The Lasses will perform at the Peninsula Arts Center on Saturday, March 14.

Long Beach, Wash. — The Peninsula Arts Center welcomes the Dutch folk duo the Lasses in concert at 7 pm. Saturday, March 14.

Two Dutch girls met at an Irish session in Amsterdam and soon discovered their shared love of harmony singing and telling stories through music. They started to perform the songs they loved best, drawing from Sophie ter Schure’s Scottish folk tradition and Margot Limburg’s Irish musical heritage, music she knew like the back of her hand after years of busking with her harp-playing husband.

The snug fit of their voices was not lost on the public. The Lasses have tackled many cafés, concert halls, festivals and churches in the last two years with their folk repertoire. In 2014, Luka Bloom invited the duo to venture to the west coast of Ireland. Though each lass plays guitar as well as bodhrán, it’s their voices that are instantly recognizable: Limburg is the husky alto and Ter Schure the emotive soprano.

This year’s spring tour sees the release of the Lasses’ second album, “Daughters,” containing a selection of songs about perky girls who might have done better if they had listened to their parents. The duo performs songs that are more traditional to the United States, as well as stories from Ireland, Scotland and England.

The Peninsula Arts Center recommends early reservations by visiting www.peninsulaartscenter.org/concerts. The center is located at 504 N. Pacific Ave. Tickets are $12.

This concert benefits the Long Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization.

There will be a free open mic at the arts center at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13. Singers, poets, comedians and all other performers are welcome.