Lansdowne Folk Club presents Stephen DiJoseph, musician, composer and filmmaker and Emmett Drueding, a Philadelphia-based guitarist, singer and songwriter on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
Held at the Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA, doors open at 7:00 PM and the show begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $20 when purchased in advance online or with an advanced phone reservation and $25 without an advance reservation. Season Series for all six concerts is $102.
For reservations, parking information, advance ticket sales and more information visit website https://folkclub.org, email Lfolkclub@gmail.com, or call (484) 466-6213. Only cash is accepted at the door. When tickets are purchased online, we do not mail physical tickets. Your purchase will be on the reservations list and giving your name at the front desk will get you admitted.
We provide free tea and coffee and have soda, water, and snacks for sale. People are free to bring food and beverages. Those who plan to eat there should email or call us in advance to reserve a table.
We suggest that our patrons park on the side streets near the Club or at the Septa train station lot two blocks away. Street parking is available on Lansdowne Court (adjacent to the 20th Century Club) or on Dudley Ave, (across Lansdowne Ave. from the 20th Century Club). Handicap parking* is behind the building.
* There is one ADA designated parking spot in the area behind the building, but we can set aside additional handicapped parking if you notify us in advance by email at Lfolkclub@gmail.com.
Anything can happen when musician, composer and filmmaker Stephen DiJoseph enters a studio or takes the stage. Whether it’s the percussive grooves of his solo guitar and vocals, the quirk and funk of his trademark jazz/classical “Pianopoetry”, the trance-electronica of his ‘Whirld Music Trio’ project or the ease and flow of his ambient orchestral productions, it’s undeniable that DiJoseph is an artist of many skills.
With 45 years, thousands of performances, 11 CD’s, multiple singles, many video productions, TV and radio appearances, Stephen’s latest accomplishment is an international distribution deal with Deko/Warner Music Group ADA for his new song collection ‘Songs dreams circumstance’.
What also makes DiJoseph unique is another very “outspoken collaborator” as he refers to his experience of living with Tourette’s Syndrome. “Tourette’s showed up for me around the same time as my passion for music, around 6 so, It’s always been the ‘art in the syndrome’ for me,” DiJoseph recalls. Learn more about him at https://www.stephendijoseph.com.
Photo credit to Abi Reimold
Emmett Drueding is a Philadelphia-based guitarist, singer and songwriter with an admiration for Chet Atkins, Nat King Cole, The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Dave Van Ronk and the many greats of jazz and country blues. Drueding has spent years developing his distinctive guitar-centric sound that draws fluidly on these influences and others.
In 2015, Drueding released his first solo EP, titled Strange Bruise to acclaim from WXPN’s The Key and popular U.K blog The Mad Mackerel. In 2017, under the moniker Sons of EL, Drueding released Let’s Hook; a raucous rock album recorded in Whispering Pines studio in Los Angeles. In 2019 he released his first solo full length album in Tightrope Walker, which was recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia featuring a multitude of some of Philly’s best players. His self-titled release, Emmett Drueding, was released in June of 2023 featuring songs he wrote and recorded at home as part of an online songwriting group during the pandemic. Check him out at https://www.emmettdrueding.com.
Other upcoming concerts include Mike Agranoff on February 26, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh on March 26, Gráinne Hunt with Jules Stewart on April 23, The Close on May 14 and Flagship Romance on June 4.
Founded in 1993, the Lansdowne Folk Club is a 501(c) (3), all volunteer non-profit corporation dedicated to presenting folk, acoustic and blues music.