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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

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Saturday, February 18

R.I.P.: Phil Mathieu 2/10/12 – classical, folk, commercial, country guitarist, incl Ruthie & the Wranglers

9:00 am >12n + Sun Martin Family Band play colonial music for George Washington Birthday Weekend

Breakfast @ Mt. Vernon Estate, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA

22309;

1:00 pm >5 Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Blues Jam @ Archie's Barbershop, 4701

Queensbury Rd., Riverdale MD 20737;

2:00 pm Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Coolidge Audit, Library of Congress; 1st St. & Independence

Ave., SWDC; 202-707-5502; free tickets – SOLD OUT

2:00 pm >5 Hals’ Bayou Jazz band for PRJC Mardi Gras Celebration @ Rosensteel Council Knights of

Columbus, 9707 Rosensteel Ave., Silver Spring, MD;

4:00 pm Ray Owen “American Odyssey” f/Family Series @ Chesapeake Arts Center, Hammonds Lane

Theatre, 194 Hammonds lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225;$10/5kids; 410-636-6597

+8pm Ray Owen “Country Bluegrass” for MidAtlantic Music Series; $15/12mem

4:00 pm Nothin’ But Trouble @ Cat’s Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD

+9 Nate Myers & the Aces

6:30 pm Rick Millman + Hannah Spiro + Scott Sivakoff + host Joseph Isaac & Flying Dogs f/Music

Matters Showcase @ Mad City Coffee House, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd, Columbia MD 21044;

410-964-8671;

7:00 pm The Nighthawks 40th Anniversary @ Jammin Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna Va 22180; $20;



7:00 pm >9 Crumpled Hat [Rick Crump & Les Hatley] @ Main St. Café, 317 Main St. (Kentlands),

Gaithersburg, MD; 301-208-2521

7:00 pm Audie Blaylock & Redline @ Lucketts Elementary School, 14550 James Monroe Hwy (Rt.15),

Leesburg Va 20176; $15; 703-771-5281;

7:00 pm Annapolis trad dance @ Friends Meeting House, 351 DuBois Rd., Annapolis Md; $10/8; David

Giusti + Leah Weiss/fid, Gary Wright/gtr, Ahren Buchheister/bs; 630 lesson;

atds

7:30 pm SGGL [Speidel, Goodrich, Goggin & Lille] @ The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna

Va 22182; $22;

7:30 pm Christylez Bacon, beatbox, uke, vocals @ Cedar Lane UU Ch, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD

20814; donations

7:30 pm Hui o Ka Pua ‘Ilima, Polynesian dance @ ArtSpace, 410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church VA

22046; $15;

7:30 pm English Country Dance @ St. Francis Episcopal Church, 9220 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls,

VA; $10/5highschool; Bob Farrall +Alice Markham & Jeff Steinberg

8:00 pm Steven Gellman @ St. Elmo’s Coffee, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria Va; 703-739-9268

8:30 pm Bob Margolin’s Vizztone Blues Revue w/Gaye Adegbalola, Tad Walters & Big Joe Maher @

Rosedale American Legion Hall, 1311 Seling Ave., Rosedale, MD 21237; $25/35; 410-744-

2291,

8:00 pm James Leva/bjo & Cheick Hamala Diabate/ngoni solo & together @ Barns of Rose Hill, 95

Chalmers Court, Berryville, VA; $15;

8:00 pm Aca-Perco [Jennie Avila & Stephen Wright] @ Georgia Boy Café at Park Circle, 325 Virginia

Ave., Hagerstown, MD; 240-313-8219

8:00 pm Kat (Kraft) & Doug (Hedstrom) of Kat & the Travelers part of Mojo Saturday Night Blues with

Kevin Chisnell @ The Gateway Theatre, 329 W. Main St., Waynesboro, VA; $10; BEN

rebuilding the historic theatre; ; 540-943-9999,

8:00 pm Matt & Shannon Heaton for house concert, Mt. Airy, MD; ResReq: eirdrum@ or

301-829-2612

8:00 pm “All New” Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers @ George Mason Univ. Center for the Arts,

Mason Pond Dr., near Braddock Rd. & Rt. 123, Fairfax, VA; $24-48; gmu.edu/cfa

8:00 pm Mike & Kelly Lang @ Annapolis Maritime Museum, 723 2nd St., Annapolis, MD; $15/20; 410-

295-0104;

8:00 pm New Line Brass Band @ Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall, MD; $15; part of 2-week

Tribute to music of New Orleans;

8:00 pm Recklessly Abandoned (originally gathered by the late Page Wilson) @ Ashland Coffee & Tea,

100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland VA; $10/15; 804-798-1702,

8:00 pm Contras @ St. John’s Episcopal Church, 321 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, PA 17603; Andrew

Bishop + Dr. Twamley’s Audio Snakes; $8/5; wkshop 715; 717-538-5833,

8:30 pm Bobby Blue Bland @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC 20005;

$45seated/35standing; live

9:30 pm The U-Liners @ Quarry House, 8491 GA Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910

Sunday, February 19

10:30 am + 1pm The Gospel Persuaders for Gospel Brunch @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F),

NWDC 20005; $25; live

11:00 am >2 Cypress Trio Cajun Band @ Rumor Mill Restaurant, 8069 Tiber Alley, Ellicott City, MD;

$40 w/New Orleans Sunday Brunch, BEN Ellicott City Restoration Foundation

12:00 n >8 Bluegrass Benefit for Minnie McGinnis Necessary (widow of Frank) @ Mechanicsville

Moose Lodge, 27636 Mechanicsville Rd., Mechanicsville, MD; incl California Ramblers,

Jay Armsworthy, Charlie Thompson, Smoke Creek Rounders, David Norris, Bubba Abell

& Spoon Creek, Paul Adkins Band ++; $10; auctions, raffle, prizes, food, etc.; info: 240-925-

0133 or 301-737-3004

2:00 pm Hawaiian Story Theatre @ ArtSpace, 410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church VA 22046; $10;

+7:30 Gamelan Whratnala, Indonesian music & dance; $15;

2:00 pm Tom McHugh family concert, Chesapeake-themed songs @ Betterton Community Center, 100

Main St., Betterton, MD

2:30 pm Tom Dews + Tony Denikos + Rod Deacey @ Dublin Roasters, 1780 N. Market St., Frederick,

MD; 1pm/ workshop/clinic: Tips on playing harmonica in a rack; $10/freememF.A.M.E.;

2:00 pm Zephyrs & Flora for the George Washington Musicale @ Monpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk

Rd. (at rt.197), Laurel, MD 20708; $15/10mem; ResReq: 301-377-7817,

3:00 pm Andrew McKnight @ Oatlands Plantation, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg VA

20175; fundraiser concert; 703-777-3174

3:00 pm >5 Old Time jamming @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD; 301-834-

7178

+7pm The Speakeasy Boys; $5

3:30 pm Waltz with Taylor among the Devils @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Md; $10; lesson

2:45;

3:31 pm DC St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria Va

4:00 pm +6p + 8p Matt & Shannon Heaton @ Old Brogue, 760C Walker Rd., Great Falls Va 22066; $15;

Res: 703-759-3309;

4:00 pm Soweto Gospel Choir @ George Mason Univ. Center for the Arts, Mason Pond Dr., near

Braddock Rd. & Rt. 123, Fairfax, VA; $22-44/stdtdisc; pre-performance discussion;

gmu.edu/cfa

4:00 pm Steve Kraemer & the Bluesicians @ Cat’s Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore,

MD

4:00 pm Sacred Harp Singing @ Schoolhouse behind Community Building, 17801 Meeting House Rd.,

Sandy Spring, MD 20860

5:00 pm King Street Bluegrass host bluegrass jam @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church

VA

6:30 pm Lynn Hollyfield, Grace Griffith, Steve Wolf, Dave Abe, Jimmy Brink @ Davies UU Church,

7400 Temple Hill Rd., Temple Hills, MD

7:00 pm Bob Franke for Focus Music @ Church of the Resurrection, 2280 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria

Va; $18/15; 703-501-6061,

+songwriting workshop, 2 parts: Sat 1:30-4 + Sun 2-4:30; $40-60; Res: 703-501-6061

7:00 pm > Brian Gaffney @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC 20001; 202-737-3773

7:00 pm Vance Gilbert @ Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg MD; $35; 301-258-6394;

BEN Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation

7:30 pm Mike Flaherty’s Dixieland Direct @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC; 202-232-4225

7:30 pm Vasen, Swedish trio (or quartet) @ UUCh of York, 925 S. George St., York, PA 17403;

$20/16mem/10stdt;

7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,

Glen Echo, Md; $12/9; Andrea Nettleton + MetroGnomes [McGregor Yatsevitch/fid, Mark

Vidor/pno, Bob Garber/clar]

8:00 pm 26th Annual Wammies @ The State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church VA; incl Bad

Influence, Dead Men’s Hollow w/Bumpkin Pie f/Hazel Dickens tribute, King Teddy,

Thrillbillys, Warner Wms. & Jay Summerour + + + ; Seth Kibel & the Bay Jazz Project is pit

band –

8:00 pm Homayoun Shajarian, Persian vocalist w/Hesar Ensemble @ GWU LIsner Auditorium, 21st & H

Sts, NWDC; $45-65/stdtdisc;

8:01 pm SunMon Pat Garvey @ Murphys, 713 King St., Alexandria VA

Monday, February 20

7:00 pm DCBluegrass Union jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave, Takoma Park, MD; 301-270-

8008

7:30 pm Robert Cray Band + Lili Anel opens @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria. VA;

$49.50; 703-549-7500,

7:30 pm Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD 21701; 301-631-

0089; incl Ray Jozwiak + Wally Worsley + Sherry Brokus & Jim Patton

7:30 pm US Army Blues Swamp Romp, New Orleans music @ Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall,

MD; part of 2-week tribute to music of New Orleans;

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

$11/8; Diane Schmit + Judy Meyers/pno, Edie Stern/vln, Marty Taylor/conc/rec

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

9:00 pm > *Brian Gaffney @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC 20001; 202-737-3773

Tuesday, February 21

12:00 n >5 Capitol Hillbillies for Mardi Gras @ Bayou, 2519 PA Ave., NWDC; $25; 202-223-6941

And Laissez Foure (jazz), Yamomanem (brass band), White Loafer (blues rock)

5:00 pm Scott Ramminger & the CrawStickers @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church

VA

6:00 pm >8 Doc, Gary Free & friends, blue country music @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St.,

Brunswick, MD; 301-834-7178

6:30 pm >730 Phil Wiggins & Rick Franklin @ Old Soldiers Home, 100 Rock Creek Church Rd.,

NWDC 20011; 202-730-3096; use Upshur St. & Rock Creek Church Rd. Gate

6:30 pm >10 Jennifer Cutting & Steve Winick lead the mummers for 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Pub Crawl –

New Orleans-themed food & cocktails @ Capital City Cheesecake, Cedar Crossing Tavern,

Roscoe’s Pizzeria, Olive Lounge & Grill, along Carroll Ave. & Cedar St.; Mardi Gras attire

7:00 pm Cypress Trio & Cajun jam @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

20770; 301-474-5642

7:15 pm Small Potatoes [Rich Prezioso & Jacquie Manning] f/Folk Club of Herndon & Reston @

Tortilla Factory Restaurant, 648 Elden St, Herndon VA; 703-435-2402; $12/11;



7:30 pm John Mayall + Ernie Hawkins opens @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria. VA;

$39.50; 703-549-7500,

8:00 pm Ted Garber + Drew Gibson, songwriter series @ Artisphere Dome Theatre, 1100 Wilson Blvd.

(Rosslyn), Arlington VA; $8/stdt-mil-srdisc;

8:00 pm Fat Tuesday Party w/Eric Lindell @ Jammin Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna Va 22180; $20;

8:00 pm Matt Slocum & Gravel Road Bluesgrass (fiddle, guitar, bass) @ Pistone’s, 6320 Arlington Blvd.,

(7 Corners), Falls Church VA

8:30 pm Dixie Power Trio for Mardi Gras @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC

8:00 pm FSGW Contra Sonic in Ballroom, Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd. (Rosslyn), Arlington, VA;

J9 (Janine Smith) + DJ Improper spins the mix; $8/6stdts; 7:30 lesson;

8:30 pm Ruthie & the Wranglers + Little Red & the Renegades for Mardi Gras dance @ Spanish

Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $15; 7pm lesson;

[Ruthie & the Wranglers TBD; R.I.P. Phil Mathieu/gtr]

9:01 pm TuWed Ronan Kavanagh @ Murphys, 713 King St., Alexandria VA

Wednesday, February 22

7:00 pm Susan Greenbaum @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland VA; $5; 804-798-

1702,

7:30 pm Hanneke Cassel w/Ari Friedman & Keith Murphy @ Takoma Park Community Center, 7500

Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD; $18/22/stdtdisc;

7:30 pm ellen cherry, Artist in Residence @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No.Bethesda,

MD; $12;

7:30 pm Music from Japan: Echoes of the Silk Road – Fuyuhiko Sasaki, w/kugo (extinct Persian harp)

w/6-pc. ensemble (winds, vocal, perc) @ Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery, 1150

Independence Ave, SWDC; free; tix required; incl

8:00 pm Open Irish trad. session @ O’Lordan’s Irish Pub, 14 Liberty St., Westminster, MD 21157

410-876-0000

8:00 pm Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet f/dance @ The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna Va

22182; $27;

8:00 pm +10p Otis Taylor’s Contraband @ Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave., Georgetown NWDC

20007; $25; 202-337-4141,

8:00 pm Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $35; 410-268-

4545,

8:00 pm SAW showcase @ Epicure, 11213A Lee Hwy (Rt.29), Fairfax (City), VA 22030; Chris

Anderson, Holly Montgomery, Chatham Street [Christal & Peter Prout] (extended set), Tom

Nichols, Tim White, Mark Hall, open mic; Ron Goad hosts

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

MD 20906;

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

$10/8; callers April Blum, Ann Fallon, Kappy Laning, Laura Schulz, Tom Spilsbury + Colleen

Reed/fl, Jeff Steinberg/fid, Liz Donaldson/pno

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

Denison + Strings on Wings [Barb Schmid/fid & Todd Cldwell/gtr/fid]

Thursday, February 23

7:00 pm >9 Martin Family Band @ The Hill Chapel House Concert, 4 East Main St., New Market, MD

21774; $15 sugg’d;

7:00 pm >9 NEW BLUES SERIES: The Social Ramble @ El Golfo Restaurant, 8739 Flower Ave., Silver

Spring, MD 20901;

7:00 pm >9 SAW open mic, Lynn Hollyfield & David Weaver host @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway,

Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-474-5642

7:30 am Ann Rabson Band, incl Bob Margolin & Big Joe Maher @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th &

F), NWDC 20005; $27.50seated/17.50standing; live

7:30 pm Conservatory Classic Jazz Band, New Orleans to Chicago small-band swing @ Mainstay, 5753

Main St., Rock Hall, MD; free, tix required; part of 2-week tribute to music of New Orleans;

; 410-639-9133

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

Echo, MD; mostly recorded music; lesson first, request dances from 9; $5; &



8:00 pm The Satyr Hill Band @ Baldwin's Station, 7618 Main St, Sykesville, MD 21784; $15; 410-795-

1041,

8:00 pm SAW All-Star Showcase @ The Electric Maid, 268 Carroll Ave., Takoma, NWDC 20012; incl

J Raud, Chenoa Scott? (or Clark?), Karima Scott, Eric Sommer; $5

8:00 pm Otis Taylor Band w/Chuck Campbell & Anne Harris @ Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St.,

Annapolis, MD; $25; 410-268-4545,

8:00 pm The Free Rangers, bluegrass/swing @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland

VA; $8; 804-798-1702,

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

9:01 pm ThFriSat Ronan Kavanagh + Rocky Guttman @ Murphys, 713 King St., Alexandria VA

Friday, February 24

3rd Annual DC Bluegrass Festival 2/24&25 @ Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD; incl

The Boxcars, Sierra Hull & Hwy 111, Eddie & Martha Adcock w/Tom Gray, Dede Wyland & Mama

Tried, Mitch Harrell & the Virginians, band contest; – see below

6:30 pm FriSat Matt McConville @ Irish Channel Crofton, 1053 Rt.3 No., Gambrills, MD 21054

7:00 pm DC Bluegrass Festival Band Contest: 7/Flint Hollow, 7:10/Mercury Rizing, 7:20/Foggy Mt.

Hilton, 7:30/No Spare Time; 7:40/Hanover Express Bluegrass, 7:50/Split String Soup,

8/HogMaw, intermission, 8:20/Auntie Em’s Favorites, 8:30/Dark Hollow Bluegrass,

8:40/Circa Blue, 8:50/By & By, 9/Colebrook Road, 9:10/California Ramblers, 9:20/Blue

Dominion + 9:30/Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray + announcement of winner, who

will open Saturday show @ Holiday Inn College Park, 10000 Baltimore Ave., College Park,

MD; $15/freeunderage18; – jamming follows show

7:00 pm Transcendental Third @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD; 301-834-

7178

7:00 pm +Sat Flying Cows of Ventry @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA; 703-

293-9600

7:00 pm Random Neural Firings @ Occoquan Coffeehouse, 202 Commerce St., Occoquan Va; 703-492-

8976

7:30 pm Andrew McKnight @ Plan B, 202 N. Main St., Broadway, VA 22815; 540-896-2221

8:00 pm Brady Earnhart + Mike Dougherty + Brother Lou + Gene & Gayla Mills f/Fredericksburg

Songwriters Showcase @ Picker's Supply Concert Hall, above 902 Caroline St,

Fredericksburg VA; $10/5kids-stdts;

8:00 pm +Sat Cherish the Ladies @ The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna Va 22182; $25;



8:00 pm Joe Louis Walker + Popa Chubby @ Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $22.50;

410-268-4545,

8:00 pm The Blue Dogs + Lawrence Gray opens @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave.,

Ashland VA; $15/20; 804-798-1702,

8:00 pm Locust Lane Contras @ Christ the Savior Orthodox Church Hall, 5501 Locust Lane, Harrisburg

Pa; $9/8/4stdts; Karl Senseman & Terry Bachmann + Contra Rebels

8:30 pm Friday Contras @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo,

MD; $9; Kim Roberts + Waverley Station [Liz Donaldson/pno, David Knight/fid, Ralph

Gordon/ce]

9:00 pm Junkyard Saints Mardi Gras Party @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No.Bethesda,

MD; $10; standing room only;

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