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Deb’s Den Garden Concerts 2026
Welcome to Season Five of Deb’s Den Garden Concerts!
This series, held every summer in the back yard of Seattle singer-songwriter Deb Seymour, features Deb and her quests playing quality music in an intimate,
colorful setting under the trees.
Conceived in the dark days, Deb’s Den offered -and continues to offer- a Covid-safe, outdoor space to perform and listen to music without the roar of an espresso machine, or the tumping of sports TV’s in the background.
Deb performs as well and splits a show with the guest of the day. Listeners report feeling
rejuvenated and uplifted after the shows. Amazing how even well-crafted, sad love song can do that, as well as a happy, silly sing-a-song!
The 2026 Line-Up is:
Sat June 27 - 2 PM - Havilah Rand & Deb Seymour
Sat July 25 - 2 PM - Charles Trafford & Deb Seymour
Sat Aug 29 - 2 PM - Sue Quigley & Deb Seymour
(Doors open at 1:30 for each show)
Suggested donation is $20-$25 per person per show.
Pay more if you can, less if you can’t.
Deb’s address is sent out AFTER you RSPV.
Other details:
Water and shade (patio umbrellas) is offered.
Please BYOB (and snacks) if you want anything else.
—>Allergy alert: Deb has cat who may or may not join us<--
About The 2026 Season Artists:
6/27/26 Havilah Rand havilahmusic.com)
Havilah began composing at age six, developing a distinctive, soulful style influenced by artists like Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, and The Police. She trained in jazz and classical music at the Arts Academy and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City before pursuing songwriting full-time.
“After fronting the Seattle pop-rock band Wish, she launched a solo career, touring for over a decade and performing across Europe before eventually settling in Bellingham, WA. Her genre-blending music, spanning folk, jazz, country, and blues, is marked by expressive vocals and emotional depth.
Her songs fall in that country-rock area, but more like a singer-songwriter with country influences, with her voice a country-fried cross between Stevie Nicks and Sheryl Crow with a little Lucinda Williams grit.” (Mac MacDonald, Monterey Herald)
7/25/26 Charles Trafford
If Tom Waits and John Mayall had a love child, it might be Charles Trafford.
One of Seattle’s best-kept secrets, Charles is a recently retired high school English teacher who only began s seriously songwriting in his 60s—but what a start it’s been!
With a bluesy, gritty style, his songs range from deeply personal reflections and observations the struggles of modern-day immigrants to vivid narrative storytelling, including tales of rural bar room robberies gone terribly wrong.
Charles also spices up his performances with uniquely arranged covers, a style his growing fanbase has dubbed “Traffordization.”
Charles does not have a website, but you can find him on Facebook.
8/29/26 Sue Quigley (suequigley.com)
Raised in the nuclear plains of eastern Washington, Sue Quigley stole her sister’s guitar at 13 and began writing songs about escaping her hometown and chasing a different life. After college, stints fighting forest fires, and a bit of heartbreak, she settled in Seattle and began performing at open mics.
Inspired after seeing her friend Brandi Carlile (yes: that Brandi Carlile!) perform, Sue found the courage to form a band and record an EP, followed by her full-length album Perfect Chaos. The single “Paper Tiger” from that album was a runner-up for Song of the Year (SongOfTheYear.com).
Since then, Sue has performed at many of Seattle’s most iconic venues, including the Tractor Tavern, The Royal Room, Conor Byrne Pub, The Showbox, Sunset Tavern, and The Crocodile. She has also appeared at major festivals and showcases such as SXSW, the Viper Room in Los Angeles, New York City’s famed Bitter End, and a showcase in Nashville. A standout career moment was performing at center court for 6,000 Seattle Storm fans.
All Shows: Deb Seymour (Host) (debseymourmusic.com)
Seattle singer-songwriter and concert series host Deb Seymour writes whimsical folk orignals. Her song subjects range form tango-dancing Martians and hitch-hiking chickens to songs of profound loss and the never-ending task of nuturing hope rather than despair in troubled times.
Past Deb’s Den guests have included Ginny Reilly, Judy Kaplan, J.D. Cotton, Larry ’N’ Lynette, Mark Iler & Jess McKeegan, Milo Binder, Steven Cristol, The Whateverly Brothers, Carmaig / Geddon and more!