FOLK EVENTS: WHO'S WHERE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA
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FSGW Folklore Society of Greater Washington; www.fsgw.org
BFMS Baltimore Folk Music Society; www.bfms.org
SFMS Susquehanna Folk Music Society www.sfmsfolk.org
SAW Songwriters Association of Washington; www.saw.org
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
< always confirm with venue >
Saturday, September 23
National Museum of African American History & Culture first anniversary Sat.10a-7:30p & Sun.11:30a-7:30p,
1400 Constitution Ave., NWDC; incl go-go, jazz, hip-hop, marching bands, dance performances, griots,
puppets, tours – indoors & out; free tickets; nmaahc.si.edu
Art All Night 7pm-3am incl 6 DC neighborhoods: Congress Heights, H St. NE, North Capitol St., Shaw,
Dupont Circle, Tenleytown; incl visual arts, food, music, indoors, outdoors, embassies, galleries;
artallnightdc.com
“The Devil’s Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith” feat. Miche Braden, by Mosaic Theatre Co. @ Atlas
Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St, NEDC; ThFri 8pm, Sat 3&8, Sun 3&730; $20-65; thru 10/1; atlasarts.org
6th Annual Prio Bangla Arlington Multicultural Street Festival incl food vendors, crafts, arts, music & dance @
880 S.Walter Reed Dr., Arlington, VA; sp’d by Prio Bangla
Clarendon Day 10a-7p along Wilson Blvd. & Clarendon Blvd.; incl food & drink, arts, crafts; rain/shine
Incl Christie Lenee solo, The Crooked Angels, Hayley Fahey Band, lots of rock bands; Caroline Ferrante &
The Whole Magilla, song circle w/Caroline Ferrante, Erin Frisby, Crys Matthews, Jacqueline Pie Francis;
Saffron Dance, ballet, O’Neill-James Irish Dance; clarendonday.org
Arts & Ales Festival 12n-6pm in Gateway Arts District, 4312 Hamilton St., Hyattsville, MD; incl artists, MD
breweries, food trucks, music & dance incl Indian Dance, rock, Cissa Paz, Janine Wilson Band, the Wild
Anacostias marching brass band, surf rock;
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Irish Folk Festival 12n-7pm in Fairfax City, VA; ccepotomac.org
4 stages @ Van Dyck Park, 3740 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA;
+The Auld Shebeen Irish pub, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA
Incl Open the Door for Three [Liz Knowles, Kieran O’Hare, Pat Broaders]; Billy McComiskey;
Cover the Buckle [Sean Clohessy, Sean McComiskey, Matt Mulqueen, Josh Dukes, Kieran Jordan];
Aoife Scott band (fm Black Family); vendors, exhibits, workshops, sessions
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; today & tomorrow 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl
hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music; today is cover bands; coxforms.com
Reston Multicultural Festival 11am-6pm rain/shine @ Lake Anne Plaza, Reston, VA; incl Naturalization
Ceremony, Beverly Cosham hosts & sings God Bless America; Global Café & Global Market (crafters),
Family arts activities, community organizations; 3 music stages incl Sidiki Conde & Tokounou (African drum
& dance), Indian dance, Polynesian dance, 3:30/Broto Roy Duet (Indian fusion), Nomad Dancers, Middle
Eastern dance, 5/Phil Wiggins Blues House Party; vocal harmonies, Fulia Flamenca, Mystic Warriors
(Andean), Indian Dance, Chinese martial arts, Middle Eastern Belly & Turkish Dance; kimono fashion show,
Cultural discussions, Japanese music & dance, Indian dance; [incl 2 NEH Natl Heritage Fellows];
http://www.restoncommunitycenter.com/docs/default-source/MCF/mcf-2017-program.pdf?sfvrsn=8
34th annual Middle Eastern Festival FSS, feat. authentic Middle Eastern Food, groceries, jewelry, gifts, raffles,
kidstuff, Saturday Arabic music & entertainment; Sat 11am-9pm (music til 10:30), Sun 12n-4pm @ Sts. Peter
& Paul Antiochian, Orthodox Christian Church, 10620 River Rd., Potomac, MD 20854; free
Main Street Music Fest 12n-8pm back on Main St. in Ellicott City, MD; 7 stages of music, incl Kelly Bell
Band, Mark Whiskey & the Sours, Sons of the Radio, Reve, Henchmen, Matt Tarka, MANY more
MD Renaissance Festival, Annapolis, MD SatSun > 10/22
42nd annual Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival FSS 10am-5pm @ 1330 Job Corps Rd., Shenandoah
Junction, WV 25442; $7/4youth (discounts on website); craftsmen, artisans, wines & beers; music SatSun
incl Circa Blues, Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass, The Hillbilly Gypsies, Mill Run Bluegrass, Patent
Pending; mhacfestival.org
Watermelon Park Festival Th-Sun @ Watermelon Park Campground, 3322 Lockes Mill Rd., Berryville, VA
22611; camping, concerts, dances, wkshops, contests, kidstuff, jams, food & craft vendors; campground opens
Tuesday; Saturday incl gtr, mand contests, flatfoot & clogging wkshop, band contest, the Ingramettes, Danny
Barnes Trio, Cabin Creek Boys, Quebe Sisters, Furnace Mountain (host band), Del McCoury Band, the Dead
South (10:30dancetent); watermelonparkfest.com
POSTPONED, new date TBA Songwriters Association Music Business Workshop 1-4:30 pm feat. Kari Estrin
no longer @ the Surge Church, 1988 Kirby Rd., McLean, Va 22101; $40/30mem; saw.org
11:00 am >12n Larry Rice (of Big Cheese Band) & students lead the singalong of “Nothing More” as part of
Concerts Across America to End Gun Violence, with dignitaries @ Falls Church City Farmer’s
Market, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046
11:30 am Andrew McKnight part of Founders Day Festival @ Fire Dept. Grounds, Rt. 50, Capon Bridge, WV
12:00 n >2pm Irish session in Yeats Library @ The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd.,
Fairfax, VA
1:00 pm >4 Ragged Company @ Big Cork Winery, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779
2:00 pm Wicked Olde part of Bark, Wag & Wind Fundraiser for “Operation Paws for Homes” @
Hiddencroft Vineyards, 12202 Axline Rd., Lovettsville, VA 20180;
2:00 pm open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872
2:00 pm ukulele open jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
3:00 pm Josh Bayer @ Elk Run Winery, 15113 Liberty Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771; elkrun.com
3:00 pm BFMS Gentle English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,
MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Sharon McKinley + Carl Friedman/vln, Brian Cardell/rec/fl, Francine
Krasowska/pno; bfms.org
4:00 pm Bluestone Band, bluesrock @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+9 Jameson Green, rock mostly
4:00 pm 7 Juliet Lloyd @ Red Shedman Farm Brewery, Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill
Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771; redshedman.com
5:00 pm >8 MOOseum 14th Annual Wine & Cheese Benefit & Silent Auction @ King Barn Dairy
MOOseum, So. Germantown Recreational Park, 18028 Central Park Circle, Germantown, MD;
Incl music by The New Southern Cowtippers; ResReq: by 9/16: $45;
6:30 pm >8:30 pm Steven Gellman @ Hideaway Café, 200 N. Braddock St., Winchester, VA 22601
7:00 pm FriSat Brian Gaffney @ The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA
7:00 pm Siobhan O’Brien @ Paddy Barry’s, 8150 Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner, Va 22182
7:00 pm Andrew McKnight @ Monongalia Arts Center, 107 High St., Morgantown, WV
7:30 pm Red Molly [Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner, Molly Venter] @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon
Ave., Alexandria, Va 22305; $25
8:00 pm Alison Krauss + s/s David Gray (UK s/s) @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent
Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044; $55-75; if parking, must pre-select parking; impconcerts.com
8:00 pm American Roots Night feat. Cadillac Music [Gary Wright/gtr/foc, Leah Weiss/fid/gtr/voc, Ahren
Buchheister/pdlstel/dbro/voc, Jeff Muller/bs/voc, tom Fridrich/dr/voc] @ 49 West Coffeehouse,
49 West St., Annapolis, Md; $12;
8:00 pm Mike Kelly @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
8:00 pm S/Ss John Rimel & Tom Proutt @ Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall, MD 21661; $15/18;
Mainstayrockhall.org
8:30 pm Derek Evry + Accidents + The Beanstalk Library @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201;
$10; club closing 9/30
8:30 pm Bad Influence Band @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD
8:30 pm Great American Square Dance Revival @ St.Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525
Newton St., NWDC; Hannah Johnson + Hoot & Holler [Amy Alvey/fid, Mark Kilianski/gtr,
w/Brad Kolodner/bjo & Alex Lacquement/bs]; $5; fsgw.org
Sunday, September 24
R.I.P.: Roy Odell “Speedy” Tolliver, 4/12/1918 – 9/18/2017
Film “Two Trains Runnin’” interweaves Civil Rights era & rediscovery of country blues, showing thru next
week (at last) several times daily from 1pm on @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St., NWDC; $10;
National Museum of African American History & Culture first anniversary Sun.11:30a-7:30p,
1400 Constitution Ave., NWDC; incl go-go, jazz, hip-hop, marching bands, dance performances, griots,
puppets, tours – indoors & out; free tickets; nmaahc.si.edu
“The Devil’s Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith” feat. Miche Braden, by Mosaic Theatre Co. @ Atlas
Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St, NEDC; Sun 3&730; $20-65; thru 10/1; atlasarts.org
Lahinch Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Irish Music Festival 3-7pm @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,
Potomac, MD 20854; incl 3/the Irish Inn Mates, 5/19th Street Band; outdoor bar & grill;
lahinchtavernandgrill.com
34th annual Middle Eastern Festival FSS feat. authentic Middle Eastern Food, groceries, jewelry, gifts, raffles,
kidstuff, Saturday Arabic music; Sun 12n-4pm @ Sts. Peter & Paul Antiochian, Orthodox Christian Church,
10620 River Rd., Potomac, MD 20854; free; peterpaulpotomac.org
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7, 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl hayrides, farm
animals, slides, foods, music incl 11/Georgia Lea & Stone Cold Country + 2:30/Patty Reese Band;
coxforms.com
Manassas Latino Festival 12n-5:30pm @ Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St., Manassas, VA; incl arts &
Crafts, food, kidstuff, music & dance; feat. Bolivian folkdance, Mexican folkdance, Mariachi los Amigos,
Bolivian folkdance, zumba, Costa Rican folkdance, Las Chicas Sabor Tropical, Guatemalan folkdance, La
Hora Loca (The Crazy Hour), LG Bands;
42nd annual Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival FSS 10am-5pm @ 1330 Job Corps Rd., Shenandoah
Junction, WV 25442; $7/4youth (discounts on website); craftsmen, artisans, wines & beers; music SatSun
incl Circa Blues, Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass, The Hillbilly Gypsies, Mill Run Bluegrass, Patent
Pending; mhacfestival.org
Watermelon Park Festival Th-Sun @ Watermelon Park Campground, 3322 Lockes Mill Rd., Berryville, VA
22611; camping, concerts, dances, wkshops, contests, kidstuff, jams, food & craft vendors; campground opens
Tuesday; Sunday, all day jams & river fun; watermelonparkfest.com
9:00 am Annapolis Acoustic Jam @ 49 West Coffeehouse, 49 West St., Annapolis, Md;
11:00 am >2 Doug Alan Wilcox @ Urbana Farmers Market, 3401 Urbana Pike, Urbana, MD 21704
12:00 n >3 Irish session @ O’Flynn’s Crab & Cask House, 3432 S. Hanover St., Baltimore, MD
1:00 pm Dixieland Direct @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+4 Josh Allen Band @ JVs + 8:30 Memphis Gold All Star Show @ JVs
1:00 pm Patsy’s Honky Tonk Torch & Twang for Sunday in the Country @ Hauser Estate Winery, 410
Cashtown Rd., Biglerville, Pa 17307; hauserestate.com
1:00 pm F.A.M.E. Song Circle @ Dublin Roasters, 1780 N.Market St., Frederick,MD; frederickacoustic.org
1:00 pm Heather Lloyd @ Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771
1:00 pm >11pm FSGW Contrastock @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD; feat. callers
Will Mentor, Cis Hinkle, Maggie Jo Saylor + bands Great Bear Band, Pete’s Posse, The Ripples;
$40/35mem/25stdt; 6/potluck; Fsgw.org
3:00 pm open bluegrass jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
2:00 pm >5 The Mainstay celebrates indoors & out with food, drink and music, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall,
MD 21661; RSVP: 410-639-9133 (who & how many); mainstayrockhall.org
4:00 pm Session Americana [eclectic Boston jam-type band] for American Roots Music Series @ The Hill
Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 PA Ave., SEDC 20003; $15-20; hillcenterdc.org
4:00 pm Blue Moon Cowgirls for Singer’s Glen house concert; $15 sugg’d; 301-816-9394 or
singersglen.org
4:00 pm FSGW Shape Note Singing @ First Christian Church of Alexandria, , 2723 King St., Alexandria,
VA; 6pm potluck; fsgw.org
4:00 pm GWCC dance in Anastasi Room @ Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, 5020 Battery Lane,
Bethesda, MD; $15 (season pass available); 3pm workshop; Keith Carr & friends [Joe DeZarn/fid,
Ethan James/fl, Jim Stickley/bdhn], potluck supper
5:00 pm >6:30 Mitch Fanning leads Next Gen Seisiun for younger players @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave.,
Bethesda, MD; 2nd & 4th Sundays
5:00 pm Irish session Sundays @ Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub, 600 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD;
Leaders incl Laura Byrne, Pat Egan, Julia Fitzgerald
6:00 pm Vasen, Swedish acoustic trio @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; free
6:00 pm Joe Jencks + guest Letitia VanSant @ Historic Cooper’s House, Columbia, MD; $20-25 sugg’d;
ResReq: or 410-772-1541 – WAITING LIST
7:00 pm Peter Mayer + opener Jerry Bresee f/FocusMusic @ George Washington Masonic Memorial, 101
Callahan Dr., Alexandria, VA 22301; $15/18; focusmusic.org
7:00 pm Annette Wasilik w/John Previti/bs, Andrea Hoag/vln, Kevin Dudley/gtr @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD
7:00 pm Pillowbook (Joanne Juskus/voc & Adrian Bond/gtr) @ 49 West Coffeehouse, 49 West St.,
Annapolis, Md;
7:30p m The Linemen + The Jelly Roll Mortals @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA; $15; club is
Closing with big day 9/30
7:30 pm Eric Brace, Peter Cooper & Thomm Jutz Trio @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna,
VA; $15-22; jamminjava.com
7:30 pm Ten Strings & a Goatskin @ UU Congregation of York, 925 S. George St., York, PA 17403;
$24/20mem/10stdts; sfmsfolk.org
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen
Echo, MD; $13/freeToMem/5under18;
8:00 pm +10 Ben Tankard, gospel jazz @ Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave., NWDC 20007; $40+fees
8:00 pm Ari Hest @ AMP by Strathmore, Pike & Rose, 11810 Grand Park Ave., No. Bethesda, MD; $25-30
8:30 pm Subcontinental Groove, local South Asian musician jam @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC;
free
Monday, September 25
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl hayrides, farm
animals, slides, foods, music today incl 11/Katy Morse; coxforms.com
7:30 pm Aoife Scott, Dublin s/s for IMT @ St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd.,.
Rockville, MD; $20/25; imtfolk.org
7:30 pm Vasen [Swedish trio of 5-string viola, 12-string gtr, nyckelharpa] @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple