One of the early successes of Hatch, Downtown Bellingham’s pop-up business incubator, Bellingham Folk School uses its new home at 1208 Cornwall St. to encourage Bellinghamsters to make music.
Anyone familiar with the local music scene will recognize the names and faces of many Folk School instructors. Cayley Schmid and Jeremy Elliott of Polecat are regulars, teaching fiddle and guitar respectively.
Bellingham Folk School offers classes in a variety of instruments for any age while still finding time to host the occasional concert and an annual folk music festival.