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

* not the opening night, in a multiple-night run

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Saturday, May 20

Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival SatSun @ Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD

Incl Jonny Lang, The Mavericks, Ana Popovic, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robert Randolph & the Family

Band, Walter Trout, The William Bell Band, Samantha Fish, Toronzo Cannon, Sweet Leda, Mississippi Blues

Child Mr. Sipp, Frank Bang & the Cook County Kings, The Apocalypse Blues Revue, Swamp Candy;

Advance tickets $62 each day or $112both; VIP sold out; or 410-982-0799

Civil War Day 10a-2p @ Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA; learn about effects the war had on

Falls Church; incl 10-2p/period music by Civil War Comrades; reenactors; 10:30-12n/Arlington House

Victorian Dance Society; kidstuff, relics, farmhouse tours; free; 630/Civil-War-Day

McLean Day @ Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, VA 22101; 10:30am-5pm; free;

Incl rides, balloons, food trucks, games, tennis clinic, laser tag, naturalist shows; Main Stage incl USNB

Country Current, Capital Blend, Furia Flamenca, singalong, Four Star Combo; Children’s Stage incl Joy of

Dance, theatre, Robbie Schaefer, Step Afrika! – free shuttles fm McLean Baptist church, Redeemer Lutheran

Church, Trinity United Methodist Church;

Purcellville Music & Arts Festival, 10am-4pm @ Fireman’s Field, 250 S. Nursery Ave, Purcellville, VA; food,

beer, wine, workshops, arts, crafts, kidstuff; 4 stages; incl Colin Thompson, Virginia Southpaws, Eli Lev,

Teddy Chipouras, Juliana MacDowell, Andrew McKnight, Celtic Rhythm School of Dance, Golden Uke

Players, Paul Reed Smith Band; choruses, rock & pop bands; free;

11:00 am >2pm Music through the Ages: Gospel & Barbershop feat. The Fairfield Four + Alexandria

Harmonizers, Alfred Street Baptist Church Men's Choir, City of Alexandria Employee Choir,

George Washington Middle School, Jefferson Houston School, My Father's House Christian

Church, Shiloh Baptist Church, and Third Baptist Church @ Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron

St., Alexandria, VA; $5/10/freeunder6; also see Fri 5/20 6pm.

donations of canned or packeaged food welcomed

11:00 am >3 Todd C Walker + Brian Derek, Juliet Lloyd, Thomas Roue @ JoJo’s, 16 E. Patrick St.,

Frederick, MD; part of “The Thing”, acoustic stage

1:00 pm blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737;



1:30 pm >2:15 Steven Gellman is part of Gaithersburg Book Festival [10a-6p] on City Hall Grounds @ 31 S.

Summit Ave., Gaithersburg, MD

2:00 pm Damion Wolfe @ Catoctin Breeze Winery, 15010 Ruddy Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788

2:00 pm open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872

4:00 pm Alex Davis @ Red Shedman Farm Brewery, Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd.,

Mt. Airy, MD 21771;

6:30 pm Sophie Lasher + Carlos Cysneiros + Guitar Laur + host Joe Isaacs for Music Matters Showcase @

Mad City Coffee, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd., Columbia, MD 21044

7:00 pm Craggy Island @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

7:00 pm UUCF Coffee House, open mic w/Brad Calhoun & Roy Greene @ UU Congregation, 4880 Elmer

Derr Rd., Frederick, MD 21703

7:00 pm Mike Surratt & the Continentals f/German-American Society Mai-Tanz @ Emigsville Fire Hall,

York, Pa; Gert 717-292-3869

7:00 pm FSGW’s 31st Annual Washington Spring Ball @ Ballroom, Silver Spring Civic Building, Veterans

Plaza, Silver Spring, MD; music by Goldcrest [Dave Wiesler/pno, Daron Douglas/fid, Paul

Oorts/acc/strings] Adv Res (before 5/6) $38/33mem/stdts 1/2); $45/40mem;

+2:30-5 practice, same room: Anna Rain + Betsy Ross/fid, Melissa Running/pno; 5-7 dinner break

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

6:30 wkshop; Lindsey Dodson + Some Assembly [Joe Klausner, Mary Flora, Donna Boylan,

Paul Miller]; atds

7:30 pm John Gorka + Cheryl Wheeler @ Temple Isaiah, 12200 Scaggsville Rd., Fulton, MD; $30;



7:30 pm Joe Uehlein, solo for Soup & Song House Concert, Marriottsville, MD; $20sugg’d; ResReq:

soupandsong@

8:00 pm Porcelain, duo in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no cover

8:00 pm Chastity Brown/voc/bjo + opener Michael Romero (s/s, multi-instrumentalist) for Falls Church

house concert; $20 sugg’d; ResReq: stoneroomconcerts@

8:00 pm Dave Nachmanoff for Sleepy Hollow Folk Club, Falls Church, VA; $20 sugg’d; ResReq:



8:00 pm Keith Murphy for FSGW house concert, Potomac, MD; ResReq: hrhbetsy@ ;

8:00 pm Jen Cass + Nick Annis for folk ‘n Great Music house concert, Rockville, MD; ResReq;

$20-25

8:00 pm Bruce Ewan Blues Band @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD

8:00 pm John Cowan w/Darin & Brooke Aldridge + opener Bess Putnam @ Drum & Strum, 102 Main St.,

Warrenton, VA 20186; $30; ; 540-347-7484

8:00 pm Lark Rize @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD

8:00 pm Lea Gilmore & Juke Joint Allstars @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD;

$20/17mem/+3door;

9:30 pm Kiti Gartner, Americana @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover

Sunday, May 21

1:00 pm Bentwood Rockers, old-timeyfolk duo @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

+4 Josh Allen Band

1:00 pm >4 Juliet Lloyd @ Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771

3:00 pm (Brad) Cole, (Matt) Nakoa & (Robinson) Treacher for house concert in Falls Church, VA; $20

Sugg’d; ResReq: concerts@antelope-

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

4:00 pm The Revelers f/American Roots series @ Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 PA Ave.,

SEDC 20003; free, ResReq:

4:00 pm Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society meeting; incl concert by Stas Venglevski (from

Milwaukee) @ Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Falls Church,

VA; $8 donation sugg’d;

4:00 pm Greater Washington Ceili Club dance @ Cherry Hill Park Ballroom, 9800 Cherry Hill Rd.,

College Park, MD; $25/20mem/teenshalf; music by Michael Winch & friends; gwcc-

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

4:30 sign-up

6:00 pm Fez Tones Hafla, Middle Eastern music & dance @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt

Center, Greenbelt, MD

6:30 pm Revels-Carpe Diem Monthly Community Sing @ Revels Office, 531 Dale Dr., Silver Spring, MD

20910; 301-587-3835; themes: May Day, Mother’s Day, Asian Pacific Heritage Month;

donations; -

7:00 pm open mic @ Marble & Rye, 2501 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204;

8:00 pm Tom Lewis + openers Lulu’s Fate f/Baltimore Folk Music Society @ Lovely Lane Church, 2200

St.Paul St, Balto MD 21218; ADV $20/15mem/$10stdt/$5under13; add $2 after 5/17;

7:00 pm Anacostia Delta Band feat. Anthony Pirog, Joel Harrison, David Chappell celebrates Danny Gatton

& Roy Buchanan @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD; $18/15mem/+3door

7:00 pm SFMS rural blues roadhouse show feat. Acoustic Stew + Shane Speal + Roger Hammer & JD +

silent auction @ Appalachian Brewing Company Gallery, 50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA

17101; Advance tix ONLY: $30 ($35 from 5/10-5/16); ; BEN Susquehanna Folk MS

7:30 pm David Bromberg Big Band + openers Honey Child @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $34.75-

73.50

7:30 pm Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, celebrate 50 years + opener Baylor Wilson @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon

Ave., Alexandria, VA; $45

7:30 pm The Boxcar Lilies [Jenny Goodspeed/bs/gtr, Stephanie Marshall/wshbd/gtr, Susan Cattaneo/gtr]

With guest Jim Henry/dbro/mand/gtr for FocusMusic @ Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200

Baltimore Rd., Rockville, MD 20851; $15/18;

7:30 pm (Brittany) Haas, (Paul) Kowert, (Jordan) Tice Trio @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E.Maple Ave., Vienna,

VA; $22-28;

7:30 pm Seth Kibel klezmer lecture for Renaissance group @ Temple Isaiah, 12200 Scaggsville Rd., Fulton

MD 20759; 301-317-1101

7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $13/10/5under18;

Susan Kevra + Adam Broome/gtr, Jaige Trudel/fid, Rachel Bell/acc;

8:00 pm Garrison Keillor (doors 6:30), an Evening of Storytelling @ The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St.,

NWDC 20009; $55-95;

8:00 pm Little Feat @ Warner Theatre, 513 13th St., NWDC; $37-225

Monday, May 22

7:00 pm open mic, Rob Hinkal hosts, w/feat. @ Teavolve Café & Lounge, 1401 Aliceanna St.,

Baltimore, MD; 6pm signup; -

7:30 pm Robert Cray Band @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $55

8:00 pm Mon/Tues Old Crow Medicine Show performing Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde @ The Lincoln

Theatre, 1215 U St., NWDC 20009; $45; Mon SOLD OUT, try Tuesday

8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,

MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Emily Aubrey + Elke Baker/vln, Robin Wilson/fl/conc, Jonathan

Jensen/pno+;

8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

Tuesday, May 23

11:00 am Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark, blues @ Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly, MD

20784; for seniors 60^; $10

7:00 pm Juthoor Duo (Abdul-Wahab Kayyali/oud & Mohammad Tahboub/vln from Jordan) instrumental

Middle East music @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC 20009; $10-15 sugg’d

7:00 pm Miss Tess & the Talkbacks + Christopher Paul Stelling @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave.,

Baltimore, MD; $15/12mem/+3door;

7:15 pm open mic/showcases f/Folk Club of Reston & Herndon @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden

St., Herndon, VA 20170; 703-435-2402;

8:00 pm Silky Dave hosts open mic in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;

No cover;

8:00 pm open mic @ Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA;

8:00 pm Gordon Sterling jam @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA; no cover

8:30 pm Danny Blew w/Clarence Turner Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

9:30 pm Cheick Hamala Diabate’s Griot Street @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; no cover

Wednesday, May 24

7:30 pm Christopher Paul Stelling, s/s upstairs in VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;

No cover

7:30 pm Miss Tess & the Talkbacks + openers Sligo Creek Stompers @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E.Maple Ave.,

Vienna, Va; $15

7:30 pm Simone Baron, eclectic accordion concert @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No.

Bethesda, MD 20852; $17; events-and-tickets/air-simone-baron

7:30 pm SAW Variety Showcase, Ron Goad hosts; incl Diana Quinn + Lisa Wright + Know1Else [Jay, John

& Mae Keating & Kelly Diamond] + Zac Quintana + feat. The Crooked Angels [Amy J. Sullivan

Potter & Jamie Potter] @ Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA; donations;

7:30 pm Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Bruce Molsky, Allison de Groot, Stash Wyslouch] for IMT @ St.

Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville, MD 20852; $20/25/stdtdisc;



7:30 pm s/s Michael Kelly @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

8:00 pm open mic hosted by Alex Parez @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201; no cover

8:00 pm Nadine Rae & the All Stars w/Ron Holloway /sax @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church,

VA 22042

8:00 pm 19th Street Band @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD

8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), Harvard Ave. & MacArthur

Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $12/10mem/5stdt; Dan Gillespie + Alexander Mitchell/fid, Colleen

Reed/fl, Ralph Gordon/ce;

8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Ridge

Kennedy + The Organic Family Band [Michael Raitzyk/gtr, Jakob Raitzyk/fid, Rebekah

Geller/fid, Judith Gellar/FrHrn];

Thursday, May 25

DelFest Th-Sun @ Allegheny County Fairgrounds, 11400 Moss Ave., Cumberland, MD 21502;

Incl arts & crafts, kidstuff, yoga, food & drink, camping, nearby motels & hotels, pre-Fest “Academy” of

wkshops & classes with noted bluegrass musicians [5/21-24], late night sessions; incl Del McCoury Band,

Travelin’ McCourys w/guest Dierks Bentley, Trey Anastosio Band, Gov’t Mule, Bela Fleck & Chris Thile,

Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Hot Rize, Infamous Stringdusters, Steep Canyon Rangers, Marty Stuart &

His Fabulous Superlatives, Tim O’Brien, Gibson Bros.(trio), Sierra Hull, Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers,

Jeff Austin Band, Cabinet, Donna the Buffalo, Fruition, Sara Watkins, Noam Pikelny, Billy Strings, Joe

Craven & the Sometimers, River Whyless, Dead Man Winter feat.Dave Simonett (of Trampled by Turtles),

Cris Jacobs, The Broomstix, Dead Winter Carpenters, Jr.Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Dre’s Gospel Collective,

The Ballroom Thieves, Head for the Hills, Ghost of Paul Revere, Kitchen Dwellers, Grand Ole’ Ditch;



Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival Th-Sun @ Mountain View Park, Mountain Rd., Wind Gap, PA; incl Danny

Paisley, US Navy Band Country Current, Eddie & Martha Adcock w/Tom Gray, Little Roy & Lizzie, Valerie

Smith, Circa Blue, Mt. Hwy, James Reams, LOTS more; open stages, jams, kidstuff; food; bring seating;



12:00 n The Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers + Chum Ngek Ensemble, classical Cambodian music & dance for Homegrown Concerts @ Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium, 10 First St.,

SEDC; free

7:00 pm “Hello Taiwan” feat. Sean Huang + Gina Can + Biung – all from Taiwan @ Hill Center at Old

Naval Hospital, 921 PA Ave., SEDC 20003; $12/15

7:00 pm SAW showcase hosted by Billy Coulter & Bill Willisms w/guests Alan MacEwen (Grandsons) &

Julia Kasdorf @ Bump & Grind, 1200 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, Md 20910;

7:00 pm The Dylz (9 local musicians) play Bob Dylan & friends for 76th birthday tribute @ Jammin’ Java,

227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, Va; $15

7:00 pm open mic @ Malones of Manassas, 9329 Main St., Manassas, VA 20111;

7:30 pm Time Sawyer, folk trio upstairs in VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; free

7:30 pm Lynn Hollyfield hosts SAW open mic @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,

Greenbelt, MD

8:00 pm Seth Kibel Quartet @ Great Sage, 5809 Clarksville Square Dr., Clarksville, MD 21029;

8:30 pm Shannon McNally, Americana @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; $17/20

8:45 pm Dave Chappell Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

10:00 pm Cissa Paz @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC 20009; $5; 7:30 dance class w/Dee Hale; $10

Friday, May 26

5:00 pm King Street Kats for Music at the Manor, 601 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg, VA; free; bring

seating; rain/shine; incl classic cars, food, beer, wind, art vendors;

7:00 pm traditional Irish music @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD

7:30 pm Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $35

8:00 pm John Mayall + opener Bill Carter @ The Hamilton, 14th & F sts., NWDC; $19.75-45.00

+10:30 Vintage #18 in THE LOFT @ The Hamilton; no cover

8:00 pm Head for the Hills (bluegrass/rock) + Strung Like a Horse (gypsy/punk/grass) + openers Dear Creek (duo) @ The State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046; $15;



8:00 pm FriSat Corky Siegel w/string quartet & perc: Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues @ AMP by

Strathmore, Pike & Rose, 11810 Grand Park Ave., No.Bethesda, MD; $35-45; part of Shades of

Blues series;

8:30 pm The Mojo Priests, blues+ @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

8:30 pm Friday Contras in Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park, MD; $10/5under18; George Marshall +

Swallowtail [David Cantiene/winds, Ron Grosslein/fid, Timm Triplett/pno, George

Marshall/conc, Tim van Egmond/hamdulc];

9:00 pm Bad Influence Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

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