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; 410-366-0808

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 opening night in a series of performances

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Saturday, July 27

Guyana Cultural Fest, 11am @ Brandywine Lions Club Park, Brandywine, MD

National Dance Day celebration @ Kennedy Center, NWDC; incl 1-5:30 on South Plaza [incl hip-hop,

Bollywood, jazz, house, flamenco, Indian Bharatanatyam, tap, Persian, ballet + 6/Culture Shock + Manzari

Brothers in Grand Foyer, 8/Dancing under the Stars with orchestra

1:00 pm >5 blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737



1:00 pm +3, Sun 2p: Music for the Phoenix: Washington Guzheng Society [guzheng is 21-string

Chinese zither], music inspired by the legend @ Sackler Gallery, Sublevel 1, National Mall,

Independence Ave. & 12th St., SWDC

6:00 pm >8 Kelly Bell Band, blues @ Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Rd., Annapolis, MD

6:00 pm Calico Jack sings for West River Sailing Club Annual Crab Feast, Galesville, MD

7:00 pm Bill Staines + John Baker opens for Focus Music @ St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531

Riverside Rd., Alexandria, VA; $15/18;

7:00 pm Naked Blue for Acoustic on the Green @ 25 W. Market St., Leesburg VA; parking in Town

Hall Garage; free

7:00 pm The YaYas + Aengus Finnan for Panzer house concert, Columbia, MD; $20; ResReq: 410-531-

9233; spanzers@

7:00 pm The Improbables, Americana @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

7:00 pm Debi Smith @ Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton, VA 22079;

Free; weather no. 703-324-SHOW

7:00 pm Pyrates Royale @ Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons, MD; $10;



7:30 pm Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie in front of Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton, VA

20186; $5/4mem donation;

7:30 pm Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein @ Middleburg Community Center Ballfield, 300 W.

Washington St., Middleburg, VA; $5/4mem donation;

7:30 pm Bolivian Cultural Night at Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Dr., Annandale, Va 22003; Free;

Weather no. 703-324-SHOW (7469)

7:30 pm Circa Blue @ Maury Stadium, Kenmore & Hanover Sts., Fredericksburg VA;

$5/4mem donation;

7:30 pm The Nighthawks @ High Tides on the Potomac, Boardwalk, Colonial Beach, VA; $10

8:00 pm Tartit + Imharhan + Mamadou Kelly, “Caravan for Peace” in Mali @ Tropicalia, 2001

14th St., NWDC;

8:00 pm Eric Brace & Peter Cooper + Callaghan opens @ Rams Head, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $20

8:00 pm Damion Wolfe @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick MD

8:00 pm The Free Rangers @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland VA; $10

8:00 pm Frederick Contras @ Trinity School, 6040 New Design Rd (nr Grove Stadium), Frederick

MD 21703; $10/5stdts; wkshop 7p; Greg Frock + Sugar Beat [Elke Baker/fid, Susan Brandt/fl,

Marc Glickman/pno]; 301-694-6794;

8:00 pm Patsy’s Honky Tonk Torch & Twang + Bennie Potter & Western Electric for dance @ American

Legion Post 217, 9218 Baltimore Ave. (Rt.1), College Park, MD 20740; $10

8:30 pm Chopteeth @ Iota Club & Café, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201; $12

9:00 pm Hildemaro celebrates Peruvian Independence @ Ceviche, 117 N. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg,

MD

9:01 pm Sean Fleming Band @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD

10:30 pm Maureen Andary in The Loft @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC

Sunday, July 28

10:00 am >11a Most Sundays, BanjoMan Frank Cassel @ Takoma Park Farmers Market, Carroll &

Laurel Aves., Takoma Park, MD; look in front of the Post Office

1:00 pm Jacques Johnson for Gospel Brunch @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC 20005;

$30; live

1:30 pm Trampled Under Foot, blues @ Rams Head, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $15, all ages matinee

2:00 pm *Music for the Phoenix: Washington Guzheng Society [guzheng is 21-string

Chinese zither], music inspired by the legend @ Sackler Gallery, Sublevel 1, National Mall,

Independence Ave. & 12th St., SWDC

2:00 pm >6 CABOMA Jam @ Lyon Park Community Center, N. Filmore St & Pershing Dr, Arlington

VA; 703-527-9520,

2:30 pm Tomy Wright @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

3:00 pm >6 PRJC monthly jam, incl Wash. Conservatory Traditional Jazz Band open/close @ Normandie

Farm Restaurant, 10710 Falls Rd., Potomac, MD 20854; $10 non-jammers;

4:00 pm FSGW Sacred Harp Singing @ First Christian Church, 2723 King St., Alexandria VA

4:00 pm >6 The Capitol Hillbillies w/Rollo the rolling piano outside Riverby Books, 417 E. Capitol St.

SEDC; 202-543-4342

4:00 pm >7 Songwriters Songfest @ Frederick Coffee Co., N. 100 East St., Frederick MD; 301-698-0039;

Nikia Sayre + Jen & Mike + Cameron Maready; todd@

4:00 pm Steve Kraemer & the Bluesicians @ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD;

410-276-9866

4:00 pm >5:30 Gaye Fifer leads Dutch Crossing Workshop in Spanish Ballroom Annex, Glen Echo Park,

MD; $10; music by Coffee Zombies

4:45 pm teller Noa Baum: Impossible to translate but I’ll try for 2013 Capital Fringe Festival @ Goethe

Institute/Main Stage, 812 7th St., NWDC 20001;

5:00 pm The Nighthawks @ the New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

5:00 pm >8 Jr. Bynum & Mac Walter @ Donna’s Tavern, 6607 Pine Ave., Dundalk, MD 21222

5:00 pm Summer Party w/The Joy Band & the Polka Kids dancers @ Blobs Park, 8024 Max Blobs Park

Rd., Jessup, MD 20794; $8;

6:30 pm Ruthie & the Wranglers@ Lakefront, Columbia MD

6:30 pm Village Jazz Band @ Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. East, Vienna Va

7:00 pm Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie @ Loudoun County Courthouse, 18 E. Market St., Leesburg, VA;

$5/4mem donation;

7:00 pm Rob Hinkal hosts acoustic open mic @ Old Bowie Town Grille, 8604 Chestnut Ave. (at 11th),

Bowie, MD 20715;

7:30 pm Eric Brace & Peter Cooper + Callaghan opens @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna VA;

$12/15;

7:30 pm Lea w/Will Henderson/bs @ Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St., NWDC;

7:30 pm Rebecca Loebe + Victoria Vox @ Iota Club & Café, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22201;

$12;

7:30 pm Incendio @ Mason District Park Amphitheatre, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003

7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,

Glen Echo, Md; $13/10; Gaye Fifer + Coffee Zombies [Tom Cunningham/fid/gtr, Dianna

Davis/kybds/clar, Bob Douglas/perc]

8:00 pm Kat & the Travelers duo @ The Hot Spot, 901 W. Broad St. (Willow Oaks Plaza), Waynesboro,

VA

9:00 pm Mac Arnold & Plate Full o Blues (Muddy Waters bass player) w/guest Linwood Taylor @ JV’s,

6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

Monday, July 29

6:00 pm Charlie Sayles & the Blues Disciples for Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I St, SWDC;

$5; 202-484-7700

7:00 pm DCBluegrass Union “vocal” jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave, Takoma Park, MD; 301-

270-8008

7:30 pm Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD; feat. guitarist

Marjorie Thompson + Ricardo + Kipyn Martin + Rick Janssen + pianist Eli Staples + regulars

Todd C Walker, Rod Deacey, poet John Holly, Tomy Wright, percussionists Ron Goad & Walt

Wagner + 4pm Marjorie Thompson guitar masterclass; $25; res: roddc@

8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St Mark's on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville Md;

$11/8/stdtdisc; April Blum + Jeff Steinberg/vln, Dave Crandall/winds, Jonathan Jensen/pno;



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

9:00 pm Irish session @ Nanny O’Brien’s, 3319 CT Ave, NWDC; 202-686-9189

Tuesday, July 30

10:30 am Barbara Effron tells Summer Adventures stories in Strawberry Park in front of Angelika

Theatre, Mosaic Center, 2910 District Ave., Merrifield, VA 22031

6:00 pm Blue Country @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD

7:00 pm Scrub Pines @ New Deal, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

7:00 pm Tomy Wright hosts open mic @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD

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

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

8:00 pm The 9 Songwriters Series @ Ioa, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22201; $10

8:00 pm Moonshine Society @ The 219, 219 King St., Alexandria VA 22314

8:00 pm Popa Chubby + Bad Influence Band opens @ Rams Head, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $21.50

8:01 pm The Arcadians, New Orleans jazz @ King’s Tavern, 19 S. King St., Leesburg, VA;



8:30 pm Seamus Kennedy @ Harry Browne’s, 66 State Circle, Annapolis, MD

9:00 pm Steve Jacobs Band with Big Boy Little @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA

Wednesday, July 31

6:00 pm Alasdair Roberts, Scottish singer/songwriter @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, NH Ave. &

F St., NWDC; free; kennedy-

7:00 pm Bruce Ewan & Steve Jacobs @ Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale Park,

MD; free;

7:00 pm Sunday kitchen Celtic & old time jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick,

MD

7:30 pm Cathy Ponton King @ Mason District Park Amphitheatre, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA

7:30 pm Poco + Pure Prairie League @ Rams Head, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $49.50

7:30 pm Vagabond Opera @ The Hamilton, 14th & F NWDC; $17/19

8:00 pm Faraway [Sara Davenport & Brian Franke] EP release + Heather Mae + Zia Hassan opens @

Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna VA; $15;

8:00 pm Michelle Murray hosts SAW open mic @ El Nopalito Grill, 2259 Bel Pre Rd., Silver Spring,

MD 20906; signup

8:00 pm SAW Variety Showcase & open mic incl Levon Helm & The Band tribute, feat. Rod Deacey,

Claudia SanSoucie, Elizabeth Stone, Chuck Haskins, Jimmy Cherry, Larry Mediate @ Epicure,

11213A Lee Hwy (Rt.29), Fairfax, VA 22030;

8:01 pm the Sweater Set open for Amy Lavere @ Bier Baron, 1523 22nd St., NWDC; $10/12

8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo Md;

$10/8; Anna Rain + Jeff Steinberg/fid, Colleen Reed/fl, Francine Krasowska/pno

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

Senseman + Baltimore open band;

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge, Page Valley Fairgrounds, Luray, VA, Th12n-9p, F11a-9p, Sat11a-9p; incl

Mark Templeton & Pocket Change, Nu Blu, Patent Pending, Sonrise, Lost & Found, Aspen Run, Mill Run,

Bill Yates & Country Gentlemen Review, Bluegrass Brothers, many more;

25th Annual Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass ssociation Bluegrass Festival, Mountain View Park, Wind Gap,

PA; Th-Sun; incl Willow Creek, Freight Hoppers, Homegrown String Band, Special Consensus, Dan

Paisley, James Reams, Nothin’ Fancy, youth bluegrass academy, lots more;

9:30 am +1130 Taikoza, Japanese drums & dance for Backyard Theatre for kids @ Strathmore, 10701

Rockville Pike, No. Bethesda, MD; $8/7.20mem; limited mansion parking; bring blanket/low

seating;

10:30 am Robbie Schaefer for kids @ Wolf Trap Theatre in the Woods, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna Va

22182; $10; family series

5:00 pm Little Red & the Renegades for Evenings on the Ellipse @ Fairfax Co. Government Center,

12000 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax, VA

6:00 pm >8 Patty Reese duo, blues @ Dorsey’s Search Village Center, Dorsey Hall Dr. off Rt.108,

Columbia, MD

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

7:00 pm Trad music sessions, Irish & 8:30 bluegrass @ Boe’s Strings, 26 S. Market St., Frederick MD;

301-662-0750, confirm

7:30 pm Mystic Warriors @ Nottoway Park, 9601 Courthouse Rd., Vienna Va 22181

7:30 pm The Nighthawks for Main Street Music Festival Kentlands, Main St. & Midtown Rd,

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

7:30 pm Glen Echo International Folkdancers @ Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Glen

Echo, MD; $5; 301-466-3018; &

8:00 pm open jam hosted by King Street Bluegrass @ King Street Blues, 5810 Kingstowne, Center,

Alexandria, VA 22315; 703-313-0400

8:01 pm Jerry Garcia birthday tribute feat. John K Band (John Kadlecik of Further & DSO) with Joe

Uehlein & the U-Liners and On the Bus @ Howard Theatre, 620 T St., NWDC; BEN Rex

Foundation

8:30 pm Big Boy Little hosts blues jam @ Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC; 202-232-4225

Friday, August 2

Riverfront Blues Festival FSS @ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park, Wilmington, DE; incl Fri/James Cottom

Band, John Primer, Moreland & Arbuckle –

FSS 25th Anniversary Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Dodds Farm, 44 County Rd. 7D, off Rt.22, Hillsdale,

NY 12529; incl Chester River Runoff, CJ Chenier, Clayfoot Strutters, Dan Navarro, Dar Williams, Eliza

Gilkyson, Ellis Paul, Wild Asparagus, The Kennedys, Mary Gauthier, Nerissa & Katryna Nields, Red

Molly, Spuyten Duyvil, Stray Birds, Susan Werner, Vance Gilbert, workshops, kidstuff, dance stage, lots

more;

FriSat Common Ground on Seminary Ridge @ Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, 61 Seminary

Ridge, Gettysburg PA 17325; incl wkshops, choir, stories of Gettysburg; incl Sparky & Rhonda Rucker,

the Singing & Praying Bands of Maryland, fiddle tunes [Walt Michael, Tom Lather, Alexander Mitchell,

Ralph Gordon], historical hymns [Stephen & Beth Folkemer], Civil War era dance w/music by Dearest

Home;

11:30 am >130pm Naked Blue @ Kings Contrivance Village Center, Eden Brook Dr. & Guilford Rd.,

Columbia, MD

1:00 am teller & griot Diane Macklin reads @ Smithsonian Museum of African Art, 950 Independence

Ave., SWDC

5:00 pm >830 Brian Simms, keyboards for Jazz in the Garden @ National Gallery of Art Sculpture

Garden, National Mall between 7th St. & Constutution Ave. NWDC; free;

6:00 pm >8 Pan Fried Steel, steel drum band @ River Hill Village Center, Rt. 108 & Daybreak Circle,

Columbia, MD

6:30 pm Ruthie & the Wranglers @ Rockville Town Square, Rockville MD

7:00 pm Pam Ortiz Band w/Laurie Canaan/vln & Doug Corbin/bs@ Evergrain Bread Co., 203 High St.,

Chestertown, MD; 410-778-3333

7:00 pm T.Edwin Doss, Roy Brooks & Anika @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W.Potomac St., Brunswick,

MD

7:00 pm Dixie Power Trio @ Market Square, 1001 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401; free

7:30 pm Alt Washingtonia (Bavarian) @ Lake Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink Park Rd., Springfield, VA

22152; free; Weather no. 703-324-SHOW (7469)

7:30 pm Mariachi Los Amigos @ Royal Lake Park, 5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax, Va

22032; free; weather no. 703-324-SHOW (7469)

7:30 pm Furnace Mountain @ Old Frederick County Courthouse, Rouss Ave. & N. Cameron

St., Winchester, VA; $5/4mem donation;

7:30 pm Jeanette Williams for Sully’s house concert, Columbia, MD; ResReq: soccerdr@

8:00 pm The Bankesters for Weekend Bluegrass @ Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Rd.,

Herndon VA 20170; $12;

8:30 pm FSGW open sing in Silver Spring, MD; topic is “Testing” – ANY kind of test; ;

rsvp 301-589-4008

8:30 pm Friday Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo,

MD; $10/5under18; Rachel Shapiro + Cosmic Otters [ Jonathan Whitall/fid, Edgar

Wallace/fid, Meg Dedolph/gtr, Eric Schedler/acc/pno]

10:00 pm Moonshine Society in the Loft @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC

10:30 pm Chip Taylor @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; $15-20;

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