FOLK EVENTS: WHO'S WHERE IN THE GREATER …



FOLK EVENTS: WHO'S WHERE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA

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FSGW Folklore Society of Greater Washington;

BFMS Baltimore Folk Music Society;

SFMS Susquehanna Folk Music Society

SAW Songwriters Association of Washington;

s/s Singer-songwriter

+ In dance listings: caller + musicians

& In list of artists, indicates performing together

+ In list of artists, indicates performing separately

UUCh Unitarian Universalist Church

IMT Institute of Musical Traditions

HMT House of Musical Traditions

BEN Benefit event

ResReq Reservations required

S/O Sold out

* Additional date of a multiple-date performance

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Saturday, March 16

12:00 n >3 Irish trad session @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax (City), VA 22030

1:01 pm thru Sat. all-day music by Brian Gaffney, John McGrath, Morris Minor @ The Dubliner,

No.Capitol & F Sts., NWDC

1:30 pm >4:30 Lizzie West @ Big Cork Vineyards, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779

2:00 pm acoustic open mic hosted by Mike Taylor & Phil Zakas @ The Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd.,

Damascus, MD 20872

2:00 pm Craig Rosendale @ Springfield Manor Winery, 11836 Auburn Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788

+6 Chris Smaha @ Springfield Manor

3:30 pm Down Wilson @ O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub, 3207 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201

+9:30 7 Deadlies @ O’Sullivan’s

4:00 pm 40 Dollar Fine @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

+9 Downtown Band @ JV’s

4:00 pm >7 Joe Murray & Friends @ Red Shedman Farm Brewery, Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans

Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771;

6:00 pm Joe Monasterial @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N.Washington St., Falls Church, VA

6:30 pm Bobby Long @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, Va 22180; $15/18

6:30 pm Conor Malone in Cellar Stage @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax (City), VA;

+7Flying Cows of Ventry @ The Auld Shebeen;

6:30 pm Doug Alan Wilcox + 2 Ordinary Average Guys Not from Baltimore + DL Weiner + host Joseph

Isaacs for Music Matters Showcase @ Mad City Coffee, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd., Columbia,

MD 21044;

6:30 pm Empty Ecstasy @ Seibels, 15540 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866

7:00 pm Icewagon Flu, Irish-rooted rock f/St.Patrick’s Day @ Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St., SWDC;

no cover

7:00 pm Gerry Timlin @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W.Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046

7:00 pm Falls Church Concert Band St. Patrick’s Day Concert @ George Mason High School auditorium,

7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA; incl Irish standards + O’Neill-James Irish Dancers +

singer Tess Florek; free

7:00 pm UU Church of Frederick Coffeehouse open mic hosted by Roy Greene & Brad Calhoun @ UU

Church of Frederick, 4480 Elmer Derr Rd. (Rt. 15 Mt.Zion Rd. exit to Elmer Derr Rd.),



7:00 pm Lark Rize @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N.East St., Frederick, MD

7:00 pm Willie Barry & the Chaperones @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W.Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

7:00 pm Siobhan O’Brien f/Songmaker Series @ C’ville Coffee, 1301 Harris St., Charlottesville, Va; $20

7:00 pm Scandia DC Dance Party feat. music by Paul Carlson & the DC Spelmannslag @ Greenbelt

Community Center Dance Studio, 15 Crescent Rd., Greenbelt, MD; $10;

7:00 pm Annapolis Contras @ Friends Meeting House, 351 DuBois Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401; $10;

6:30 wkshop; Ted Hodapp + Contratopia [Eric Sessions/fid, Patrice Pakiz/pno/obo/perc, Pat

O’Loughlin/conc/bjo, John Goodin/mand/gtr]; atds

7:30 pm Tom Rush w/Matt Nakoa @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va 22305; $45

7:30 pm Gathering Sparks [Eve Goldberg & Jane Lewis], Ontario folk for North Elk Coffeehouse @

St.Mary Anne’s Church, 315 S.Main St., North East, MD; $10sugg’d;

7:30 pm The Morning Star [Michael Diilulio/fid, Tracy Anne Travis/fl, Sharon Knowles/harp, John

Knowles/fid+], Irish music for house concert in Biglerville, PA; $20; ReqReq: 717-677-4420

Or fynesound@ - bring seating

8:00 pm Idan Raichel (piano & vocal concert by Israeli-born singer-songwriter; fusion of trad texts, tunes,

electronics, Hebrew, Arab, Ethiopian music @ City Winery, 1350 Okie St., NEDC 20002; $48-85

SOLD OUT

8:00 pm Kristin Andreassen (formerly w/Uncle Earl, Footworks, Sometymes Why) w/Kari Groff/fid & Mark

Schatz/bs @ The Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E.Fairfax St, Falls Church, VA 22046; $20;

; Tickets: kristin.

8:00 pm Brendan Pelan & Chick Hall @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD

8:00 pm Tinsmith [Henry Cross, Brooke Parkhurst, Rowan Corbett] for house concert in Silver

Spring/Takoma Park area; ResReq: houseculture@

8:00 pm Seamus Egan Project @ The Barns of Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA 22182; $22-27

MAY BE SOLD OUT

8:00 pm Kings Island Boys @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD

8:00 pm Kodo, Japanese drumming @ George Mason Center for the Arts, Fairfax, VA; $30-50; cfa.gmu.edu

8:00 pm FriSat Vanessa Collier (bluesrock sax/voc/gtr) + opener Jonathan Sloan, blues-rooted guitar @ The

Soundry, 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044; $20-25

8:00 pm Goitse [go wit cha] Irish quintet [James Harvey/bjo champion, Colm Phelan/bdrn champion,

Conal O’Kane/gtr, Tadhg O’Meachair/kybds, Aine McGeeney/fid/voc; in Merchant Hall, Hylton

Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110;; $26-44

+ pre-concert discussion of event

8:00 pm The Ocean Quartet St.Patrick’s Day Concert @ Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View

Lane, Purcellville, VA 20132; $27;

8:00 pm Scythian + opener Marie Miller @ Bright Box Theater, 15 N.Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601;

$22/25;

8:30 pm Great American Square Dance Revival @ St.Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525

Newton St., NWDC; $5; tba + Run of the Mill String Band;

9:00 pm Downtown Band @ JV’s, Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

10:00 pm Chris Cassaday & Matt Dumblauskas in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St.,

NWDC 20007; no cover

Sunday, March 17

St. Patrick’s Day

8:00 am Greg Snyder @ O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub, 3207 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201

+11:30 Britton James @ O’Sullivan’s

+2 & 6:30 Boyle Irish Dancers @ O’Sullivan’s

+4:30 Mike Leverone @ O’Sullivan’s

+9:30 Willem Dicke @ O’Sullivan’s

9:01 pm all-day music by Brian Gaffney, John McGrath, Morris Minor @ The Dubliner, No.Capitol & F

Sts., NWDC

9:01 pm music all day @ Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA

9:01 am live music & dance all day, incl Aidan Croke, Ciaran Quinn, The Boyle School of Irish Dancers,

The Shamrockers @ Samuel Beckett’s, 2800 S.Randolph St., Suite 110, Arlington, VA 22206

9:00 am >12n acoustic jam @ 49 West Backroom, 49 West St., Annapolis, MD

11:01 am John Lyon & Brian Dorothy @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD

+3:01 Mitchelstown

+8:01 Paul Gannon & Bob Spates

11:00 am >5 40 Thieves @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD 20854

+7:01pm Sligo Creek Band @ Lahinch

11:30 am Gerry Timlin all day @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W.Broad St., Falls Church, VA; ResReq

+5 Brook Yoder on Patio @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces

12:00 n CCE session players on Cellar Stage @ the Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax (City),

VA 22030;

+5-9 Conor Malone on Cellar Stage @ the Auld Shebeen

12:00 n >3 Brian Franke for St.Patrick’s Day @ Ned’s Irish Sports Bar, 2465 Centerville Rd., Herndon, VA

+1:30&4&8 Irish Dancers + 3-6:30/Laura Farrell + 6-9/Levi Stephens +9:30 Screaming Monkeys; opens today at 10 am;

1:00 pm Bentwood Rockers @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

+4 Tongue in Cheek @ JV’s

+830 Shaw Davis & the Black Ties fm Memphis @ JV’s, Falls Church, VA

2:00 pm >6 Rock Star Irish Red Ale Taps w/music from Magnolia Blue + Irish food @ Mad Fox Brewing,

444 W.Broad St., Falls Church, VA; no cover;

2:00 pm monthly DC Klezmer Wkshop w/guest teacher Zoé Aqua/fid @ Adas Israel Congregation, 2850

Quebec St., NWDC 20008; $20sugg’d; open community orchestra; dcklezmer/

2:00 pm >5 Tom Saputo for St.Patrick’s Day @ Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697 Spring St., Herndon, VA;

+doors open 8 am; Irish Elvis thru evening, DJ 9:30-close;

2:30 pm Iona @ Bowman Gallery, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Dr.,

Hagerstown, MD; $15/10mem; reception follows

3:00 pm The Washington Chorus celebrates St.Patrick’s Day w/Zoe Conway & John McIntyre + The Irish

Inn Mates, Culkin Dancers @ Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; $18-72;

+5:30 Washington Chorus Gala & Auction @ Watergate Hotel Ballroom 2650 VA Ave, NWDC



3:00 pm Gathering Sparks [Eve Goldberg & Jane Lewis] for house concert in Sterling, VA; $20sugg’d;

ResReq: pattihelper@

3:00 pm old time open jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W.Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

+6 Craggy Island for St.Patrick’s Day concert @ Beans

3:00 pm >6 open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Red Shedman Farm Brewery, Linganore Winecellars, 13601

Glissans Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771;

3:00 pm Celtic Woman: Ancient Land Tour 2019 @ The Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts

Center, 12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, MD 21201; $63-95.50 [resellers higher];

3:00 pm St. Patrick’s Day CommunityCeili Dance @ Del Ray United Methodist Church, 100 E.Windsor

Ave., Alexandria, VA; family-friendly, instruction; music by Irish Breakfast Band; free;



4:00 pm >7 Ryan Paladino + 7:30-10:30/ Judge Smith for St.Patrick’s Day @ Dogwood Tavern, 132 W.

Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046

4:00 pm Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society meeting celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s

Day & will be playing Irish & Italian music @ Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church, Falls

Church, VA;

4:00 pm The Befuddlers in the Front Room @ 49 West Coffeehouse/Gallery, 49 West St., Annapolis, MD;

No cover;

5:00 pm Sunday Songwriters Acoustic Open Stage @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N.East St., Frederick, MD;

Original songs; sign-up 4:30

6:00 pm Scythian & Maple Academy Irish Dancers f/St.Patrick’s Day Party @ Union Stage, 740 Water St.,

SWDC 20024; $22-40;

6:00 pm Selwyn Birchwood f/DC Blues Society @ American Legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring,

MD 20910; $20-30;

6:00 pm The Greentop Ramblers, Celtic music for St.Patrick’s Day @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway,

Greenbelt, MD

7:00 pm +Mon8pm The Howling Gaels, DC Celtic band @ Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St, NWDC 20007;

$54;

7:00 pm Bravely (NJ folkrock) + Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive (bluegrass) + Lines & Lies (rock) +

Rosie Cima (rock) @ Electric Maid, 268 Carroll St.(Takoma), NWDC 20012; $10cash

7:00 pm Dave Rowe for World Folk Music Association @ Positano Restaurant, 4948 Fairmont Ave.,

Bethesda, MD 20814; $20/25;

7:00 pm Danu @ George Mason Center for the Arts, Fairfax, VA; $30-50; cfa.gmu.edu

7:00 pm Focus/SAW showcase feat. Harley String Band, Cletus Kennelly, Snarky Sisterz [Diana Quinn &

Lisa Ann Wright] + Jay Keating MCs @ Island Pride Oasis, 617 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg,

MD 20877; $18/20;

7:30 pm Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare & members of DC Klezmer Workshop Orchestra @ Bossa Bistro, 2463

18th St., NWDC 20009; $10; dancing expected

7:30 pm FSGW Contras & Squares in Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD; $13/10mem;

Ted Hodapp + Contratopia [Erik Sessions/fid, Patrice Pakiz/pno/obo/perc, Pat

O’Loughlin/conc/bjo, John Goodin/mand/gtr;

Monday, March 18

R.I.P.: Caroline Paton, d.3/18/19; of Folk Legacy Records and singer w/Sandy

Cherry Blossom Festival performances weekdays during the bloom on ANA Stage at Tidal Basin, 1501 Maine

Ave., SWDC

10:00 am Lifelong Learning Institute w/instructor Bill Hoyle: “Hallelujah! The Music & Life of Leonard

Cohen,” incl videos, recordings, covers by noted performers; attendees will receive lyrics and be

encouraged to sing along in Gregory Family Theatre @ Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960

George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110

6:00 pm Shirleta Settles & friends f/Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I St., SWDC 20024; $5;

blues.html

7:00 pm DCBU-VFW bluegrass jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD

7:00 pm open bluegrass jam @ Blue Side Tavern, 6 S. Bentz St., Frederick, MD

7:00 pm In the Vane of… Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Annapolis artists play CSNY songs and their own

@ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $30;

7:00 pm open mic/showcases hosted by rob Hinkal + feat. Jocelyn Faro @ Teavolve Café, Aliceanna

St, Balto, MD; teavolvecafe

7:00 pm Sam Guthridge is guest with host Joe Holt for Mainstay Monday @ the Mainstay, 5753 Main

St., Rock Hall, MD 21661; $10;

7:30 pm >Sat John McGrath @ The Dubliner, No.Capitol &F Sts., NWDC

7:30 pm Todd Snider, countryfolk + opener Reed Foehl @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt.Vernon Ave., Alexandria,

Va 22305; $29.50

7:30 pm The Barefoot Movement, bluegrass quartet @ St.Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old

Georgetown Rd., Rockville, MD; $15/20;

7:30 pm Zoe Conway & John McIntyre, eclectic fiddle & guitar from Ireland f/Susquehanna Folk @ Fort

Hunter Centennial Barn, 5300 N.Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110; $24/20mem/10stdts;



8:00 pm Scott H.Biram, the “Goddamn Gallows” tour in the Wine Garden @ City Winery, 1350 Okie St.,

NEDC 20002; $18/22

8:00 pm Irish session @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W.Broad St., Falls Church, VA

8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ Church of the Nativity, 6112 York Rd., Baltimore, MD 21212;

$13/9mem/stdtdiscs; Andrea Nettleton + Geud Band of Baltimore;

8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

Tuesday, March 19

Feast of St.Joseph

10:00 am Debbie Griffin tells tales for Stories at Strawberry Park in the Angelika Theatre of the Mosaic

Center, 2910 District Ave., Merrifield, VA 22031; free

1:00 pm >2:30 Circle of Life Song Circle @ Bender Jewish Community Center, 6125 Montrose Rd.,

Rockville, MD 20852; free

4:00 pm >7 Bluegrass jam @ Victor Litz Music Center, 306 E.Diamond Ave., Gaitherburg, MD

7:00 pm Joey Campfire hosts open mic @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD

7:00 pm open mic w/Andrew Bromhall @ Laurienzo Pizza, 114 S.Main St., Mt.Airy, MD 21771

7:15 pm Ryanhood are featured w/showcases f/Reston-Herndon Folk Club @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe,

1151 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170;

7:30 pm Gathering Sparks [Eve Goldberg & Jane Lewis] @ Allyworld, 7014C Westmoreland Ave.,

Takoma Park, Md 20912; $20 sugg’d;

7:30 pm Beta Radio [Ben Mabry & Brent Holloman], Americana-folk + opener Luke James Shaffer (rock)

@ Jammin’ Java, 227 E.Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180; $12/15

7:30 pm Baltimore Old Time Jam @ Five & Dime Alehouse, 901 W.36th St.,(in Hampden), Baltimore, MD;

Alternate Tuesdays; old-time-jam.html

8:00 pm open mic w/Silky Dave in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no

Cover;

8:00 pm Moose Jaw Bluegrass + openers Hannah Jaye & the Hideaways + You & Me & You @ Songbyrd

Music House/Record Café, 2475 18th St., NWDC 20009; $12;

8:00 pm Open mic hosted by Alex Parez, usually w/feat. artist @ Art’s Tavern, 2190 Pimmit Dr., Falls

Church, VA 22043; [1st & 3rd Tuesdays]; info: alextheredrobert@

8:00 pm The Rosen Sisters play for int’l folkdance celebrating Vernal Equinox @ Kahler Hall, Harpers

Choice Village Center, 5440 Old Tucker Row, Columbia, MD 21044; $10

8:00 pm Taco Jam & open mic w/host Zac Quintana @ Mariachis, 9428 Battle St., Manassas, VA 20110;



8:30 pm The 9 Songwriters led by Justin Trawick, with Laura Love, Kentucky Avenue, Jahnel Daliya,

Christian Douglas, Chris Cassaday, Nina Marie Fernando, Hannah Jaye, Grover & special guests

@ Hill Country, 410 7th St., NWDC; $12-15; dc

8:30 pm Sol Roots & guests @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

8:30 pm >Sat Siobhan O’Brien @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA

9:30 pm Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street, downstairs @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC, free;

Wednesday, March 20

Vernal Equinox at 5:58 pm > first day of spring

Cherry Blossom Festival begins

1:00 pm Jane Dorfman tells Celtic Tales @ Friendship Heights Village Community Center, 4433 S.Park Dr.,

Chevy Chase, MD;

1:00 pm Song Circle @ Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring, MD

20901; Wendy Lanxner, song leader; +

5:00 pm Dean Rosenthal & friends, incl Tom Fridrich & Gary Wright @ 49 West Coffeehouse/Gallery, 49

West St., Annapolis, MD; no cover;

6:00 pm soprano Lubana Al-Quntar & Ramy Adly/oud, John Murchison/bs, Nezih Antakli/perc, Edvinas

Minkstimas/pno & small choir feature contemporary look @ traditional Syriac & Aramaic music

@ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; free

7:00 pm Happy Harbor Acoustic open mic @ Happy Harbor Restaurant, 533 Deale Rd., Deale, MD 20751;

7:30 pm old time jam @ Takoma BevCo, 6917 Laurel Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912; Facebook: Takoma \ Park Old Time Jam

7:30 pm Lunasa CD release show @ The Birchmere, 3701 Mt.Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305; $29.50

7:30 pm contemporary Sufi music f/Persian New Year feat. Dawn Avery/voc/ce, Larry Mitchell/gtrs, Behfar

Bahadoran/PersianInstrs, Bed’ia Whirling Dervish @ Recital Hall, Montgomery College,

Rockville Campus, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville, MD 20850; free;

Res: Elizabeth.Melanson@montgomerycollege.edu

8:00 pm Double bill: Tommy McGee Band (eclectic rockers) + Jeff Smith & the Human Wilderness String

Band @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $10;

8:00 pm Collectif Medz Bazar [musicians w/Armenian, Turkish, French, American roots], eclectic music

mix with contemporary instruments @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $20;

8:00 pm Luther Dickinson & the Sisters of the Strawberry Moon, feat. Amy Helm & Birds of Chicago @

City Winery, 1350 Okie St., NEDC 20002; $30-45

8:00 PM FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave. (at MacArthur), Glen

Echo, MD; $14/12mem/7stdts; Tom Spilsbury + Paul Oorts/mand/acc, Carrie Rose/fl, Jacqueline

Schwab/pno;

8:00 pm BFMS Squares & Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/mem9;

The Too Hot Mamas [Susan Taylor & Janine Smith] + The Dead Sea Squirrels [Craig

Edwards/fid, Cathy Mason/fid, Henry Yoshimura/gtr];

8:30 pm open mic w/Vernon Santmyer @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

9:30 pm open mic/jam hosted by Zac Quintana @ Fat Tuesday’s, 10673 Braddock Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032;



10:00 pm Sleepy Gaucho, Panamerican influenced s/s in the upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s,

3401 K St., NWDC 20007; no cover

Thursday, March 21

12:00 n Vishten, French Canadian band from Prince Edward Island in Coolidge Auditorium @ Library of

Congress, 1st & Independence Ave., SEDC; free; part of Francophonie Festival

6:00 pm Vishten, French-Canadian folk trio @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC;

Free

6:00 pm Bill Baker Band @ Hershey’s, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaitherburg, MD 20877

6:30 pm Washington Revels-Carpe Diem Community Sing @ Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll St.(Takoma),

NWDC 20012; topics: incl March birthdays, welcoming the spring, Women’s History Month;

&

7:00 pm S/Ss Shira Averbach, Yotam Ben-Horin, Raycurt Johnson (AKA Fiddla), Mieke Shuman, Brassie

(Rachel Brassfeld) @ Electric Maid, 268 Carroll St.,(Takoma),NWDC 20012; $10cash

7:00 pm open mic hosted by Dan Bourdeaux @ The Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872

7:00 pm Tomy Wright hosts open mic @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W.Potomac St., Brunswick, MD;

& F.A.M.E.

7:30 pm Kurt Crandall & True Story (Richmond blues singer/harmonica player) @ New Deal Café, 113

Centerway, Greenbelt, MD

7:30 pm Gathering Sparks [Eve Goldberg & Jane Lewis] wkshop: Explore Your Voice: Singing for Non-

Singers @ School of Musical Traditions, 1097 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 90852; $30;



7:30 pm open mic/jam w/Nancy Triplett, 7pm signup @ Patriot’s Bar & Grill, 10560 Main St., Fairfax, VA;

; info:

7:30 pm Richard Shindell @ The Soundry, 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044; $20-25

7:30 pm Missy Raines Trio @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 TownCommons Dr., Germantown, MD

20874; $25-35;

7:30 pm John Flynn @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784; $20;

8:00 pm Jacob Jolliff Band (he was mandolinist in Yonder Mt.String Band) + openers Shannon Bielski &

Moonlight Drive @ Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St., SWDC; $12-15.

8:00 pm Folksong Sing-in led by John Durant, Jr. @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902

8:00 pm Pressing Strings, Maryland eclectic trio + roots rocker Jen Van Meter opens @ Rams Head

Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD 21401; $20

8:00 pm Lonestar Legends: Kinky Friedman & Dale Watson @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave.,

Baltimore, Md 21224; seated event; Adv$28/23mem,Door$31/26mem;

8:30 pm 19th Street Band @ Hill Country, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover.

8:30 pm Wicked Jezabel w/Shirletta Settles @ JV’s, Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

Friday, March 22

Baltimore Old Time Music Festival FriSatSun @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224

Ken & Brad Kolodner host; incl Fri eve. concert + 12n-6 wkshops, sessions incl The Local Honeys + Ken &

Brad Kolodner + Corn Potato String Band + Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Bruce Molsky, Stash Wyslouch,

Allison de Groot], Montana Hobbs, Rodney Sutton, Bill Schmidt & Ann Porcella, Jake Blount & Tatiana

Hargreaves + square dance + open jam + workshops + kids show;

5:00 pm Steve Shartel & Bob Hume @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Va

+9 Lost Highway @ JV’s

6:00 pm Memphis Gold & Ms. Zeno, “The Louisiana Mojo Queen” play music of B.B.King & Koko

Taylor @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; free

6:30 pm Vienna Maple Ave.Market Bluegrass Jam NOW in Oakton Church of the Brethren (upstairs in the

Sunday School building, 10025 Courthouse Rd., Vienna, VA 22181;

mapleavenuejam@fastmail.fm

7:00 pm La Marvela (female group plays Afro-Colombian music]+ Claudio Vega [son jarocho music from

Veracruz, Mexico @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $10;

7:00 pm +10pm Anders Osborne, solo @ City Winery, 1350 Okie St., NEDC 20002; $22-35

7:00 pm Lyuti Chushki for Bulgarian Music Society @ Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, 1621 22nd St.,

NWDC 20008; free; reception follows concert

7:00 pm S/Ss Sam Steffen, Emily Hall (E.African influences), SID Silwal (Nepalese roots, indie rock),

Ripley Ballou, Jason Frye @ Electric Maid, 268 Carroll St.,(Takoma),NWDC 20012; $10cash

7:00 pm FriSat Brendan’s Voyage @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax (City), VA 22030

7:00 pm The Stewart Sisters + Kathleen Huber @ Café Montmartre, 1625 Washington Plaza, Lake Anne,

Reston, VA; $10

7:00 pm F.A.M.E. open mic @ Serendipity Market, 14 E.Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701

7:00 pm Men in Black, country/folk/gospel @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W.Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

7:30 pm FriSat Sean Fleming @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W.Broad St., Falls Church, VA

7:30 pm The High & Wides @ Charm City Meadworks, 400 E.Biddle St., Baltimore, MD; free

7:30 pm Open Mic f/Southern MD Traditional Music & Dance @ Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach

Fowler Rd., Chaptico, MD; $7/performersfree; ; sign-up: smtmdmike@

8:00 pm Dan Lipton Trio (Americana/folk/alt-country) in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401

K St., NWDC; no cover;

8:00 pm The Nighthawks @ Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St., SWDC; no cover

8:01 pm FriSat Railroad Earth + opener Lindsay Lou @ 930 Club, 815 V St., NWDC; $28/50bothnights;



8:00 pm The The Band Band, tribute @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA; $28-35

8:00 pm Lauren Mitchell, Tampa Bay blues singer @ BlackRock Center, 12901 Town Commons Dr.,

Germantown, MD 20874; $25-45;

8:00 pm Old Time Festival Concert: Local Honeys + Ken & Brad Kolodner + Corn Potato String Band +

Molsky’s Mountain Drifters @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224;

+10pm jam follows; Adv$29/25,Door$32/28mem;

8:00 pm Jack Dunlap Band hosts Spotlight Session feat. Fiddlin’ Dave & Sarah Twigg @ Bright Box

Theater, 15 N.Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601; $12/12;

8:30 pm The Currys (Americana family band) w/guests Matthew Fowler & Steve Everett in Wine Garden @

The City Winery, 1350 Okie St., NEDC 20002; $17/20

8:30 pm The Moxie Blues Band @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

8:30 pm Friday Night Contras in Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Md; $10/5under18;

Donna Hunt + Atlantic Crossing [Viveka Fox/fid/perc, Peter Macfarlane/fid/mand/wsl/feet, Rick

Klein/gtr, Brian Hamshar/sax/clar];

9:00 pm Haint Blue CD release + openers Rock Creek Revival @ Villain & Saint, 7141 Wisconsin Ave.,

Bethesda, MD; $8

10:30 pm 40 Dollar Fine in upstairs LOFT @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; no cover

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