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 410-366-0808
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
* not the opening night of a multiple-night performance
< always confirm with venue >
Saturday, April 29
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival 9am-10pm @ Jefferson-Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St.
Leonard, MD 20685; $15/20; crafts, kidstuff, music, dance, fiddle & harp competitions, jams, pipes, clans,
Fencing, genealogy, rugby, hurling, Highland Athletic Games, Yann Falquet & Pascal Gemme, Drew Vervan,
Iona, Mist Covered Mountains, Celtic open mic, Wild Irish Roses, Breton dance, Broesler School of Irish
Dance, Old Dominion Dancers, Hunt School of Irish Dance, Baltimore Scottish Country Dancers, More or
Less Morris Dancers, Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers, Calico Cloggers, Tir na nOg w/Pond Scum, Greater
Washington Ceili Club w/Pond Scum, O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance, Southern MD Traditional
Music & Dance, Ken Kolodner & Rachel Eddy, Devil’s Tailors, The American Rogues, Elke Baker/Ken
Kolodner/Rachel Eddy, Maggie Sansone & friends; 6-9 Ceilidh, incl music by Falquet, Gemme & Mist
Covered Mountains; cssm.org
9:30 am >12:30pm Madrigals, Morris & Maypole @ National Arboretum, 3501 NY Ave., NEDC; free;
Incl Washington Revels Gallery Voices; part of Garden Fair & Plant Sale; fona.org
2:00 pm +7:30 Ragtime, musical set in early 20th century incl music of the era @ Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th
St., NWDC; $18-64; fords.org show runs thru 5/20
7:00 pm Patuxent Partners @ Lucketts Cmty Ctr, 42361 Lucketts Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176; $15;
luckettsbluegrass.com
7:00 pm Paul Reisler & Three Good Reasons (incl Lea Morris/voc/gtr & Marshall Keys/sax) @ Franklin
Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville, Va 20132; $15;
franklinparkartscenter.org
7:30 pm Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA;
$39.50; birchmere.com SOLD OUT
7:30 pm Mike Surratt & the Continentals for dance @ Liederkranz, 722 S. Chiques Rd., Mannheim, PA;
717-898-8451
8:00 pm Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes @ The Lmerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD
8:00 pm Seamus Kelleher @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD
Sunday, April 30
9:30 am >2 Harley String Band @ Mosaic Central Farm Market, 2910 District Ave., (Merrifield) Fairfax,
VA 22031
1:00 pm Leesburg Pike for Bluegrass Brunch @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Va 22042
+4 Eric King & the Thin Line
+8:30 Memphis Gold All Star Band
2:00 pm The Grascals @ American Legion Post 238, Rts.381 & 231, Hughesville, MD; $20; food
available; americanlegionbluegrass.com
3:00 pm Abbie Gardner (of Red Molly) + s/s Jesse Terry @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA
22180; $15-20; jamminjava.com
+7:30 pm “Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors” pr’d by Better Said Than Done tellers Stacy
Crickmer, Sharon Few, Sandra Hull, Felicia Reed, Jessica Robinson, Ellouise Schoettler, Kathy
Stershic, Allison Stevens, Anne B. Thomas, and Brandy Walker share personal stories about
uniquely female everyday challenges@ Jammin’Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, Va 22180;
$20; jamminjava.com
3:00 pm >6 Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew for dance @ College Park American Legion, 9218 Baltimore Ave.,
College Park, MD; $20; dancingbythebayou.com
3:00 pm Greater Washington Ceili Club dance @ Cherry Hill Park Ballroom, 9800 Cherry Hill Rd.,
College Park, MD; $20/15mem/teenshalf; music by Gan Ainm Quartet [Zam McLeod/gtr, Joe
DeZarn/fid, Keith Carr/bjo, Tina Eck/fl] ; gwcc-online.org
4:00 pm I Draw Slow for American Roots series @ Hill Center @ the Old Naval Hospital, 921 PA Ave.,
SEDC 20003; free, ResReq: hillcenterdc.org
7:00 pm Brother Sun (Greg Greenway, Joe Jencks, Pat Wictor) for FocusMusic @ Celebration Center for
Spiritual Living, 2840 Graham Rd., Falls Church, VA 22042; $18; focusmusic.org
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $13/freeToMem/5under18;
Tony Parkes + Tidal Wave [Sabin Jacques/acc/bones/feet, Rachel Aucoin/pno/voc, Stuart
Kenney/bs/bjo, Eric Favreau/fid]; fsgw.org
Monday, May 1, 2017
7:00 pm open mic, Rob Hinkal hosts, w/feat. @ Teavolve Café & Lounge, 1401 Aliceanna St.,
Baltimore, MD; 6pm signup; ilyaimy.com - focusmusic.org
7:30 pm Transatlantic Sessions led by Jerry Douglas & Aly Bain, incl Phil Cunningham, James Mackintosh,
John McCusker, Donald Shaw, Danny Thompson, Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle, Douglas &
Russ Barenburg + Milk Carton Kids + Maura O’Connell, Declan O’Rourke, Karen Matheson @
Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $45
7:30 pm guitarist Trace Bundy + Willy Porter duo @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180;
$25; jamminjava.com
8:00 pm traditional Irish session @ Paddy Barry’s, 8150 Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,
MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; ; bfms.org
8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JVs, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
Tuesday, May 2
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; restonherndonfolkclub.com
7:30 pm Delbert McClinton + opener Andy Poxon Band @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria,
VA; $45
7:30 pm The Stray Birds + Horseshoes & Hand Grenades @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA;
$18; jamminjava.com
8:00 pm Silky Dave hosts open mic in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;
No cover; gypsysallys.com
8:30 pm La Terza Classe, Italian bluegrass @ Hill Country, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover
Wednesday, May 3
7:00 pm acoustic open mic Wdnesdays @ Happy Harbor Restaurant, 533 Deale Rd, Deale, MD 20751
8:00 pm Wed Th Kathy Mattea feat. her guitarist Bill Cooley, “The Acoustic Living Room Tour” @ Barns at
Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna, Va 22182; $35; wolftrap.org
8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo, Md;
$12/10mem/5stdt;
8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem;
Thursday, May 4
Mid-Atlantic Norwegian Dancers’ 12th Annual Norwegian Spring Springar Spree Th-Sun in Takoma Park, MD;
Incl Thu concert; dance parties, Hardanger fiddle music by Loretta Kelley & Paul Morrissett, classes, food,
7:30 pm 10,000 Maniacs “In My Tribe” tour @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $29.50;
SOLD OUT
8:00 pm Tret Fure @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD; $18; uptownconcerts.com
Friday, May 5
5:30 pm Kipyn Martin @ North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Rd., Purcellville, Va
6:30 pm Blanco y Negro, Cuban music @ El Golfo, 8739 Flower Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20901
7:00 pm Lydia Sylvia Martin @ the Four Hour Day Lutherie, 4305 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214
7:00 pm Kate MacLeod + opener Genna Matthew for Songmaker Series @ C’Ville Coffee, 1301 Harris St.,
Charlottesville, VA; $20; facebook.com/songmakerseries/
7:30 pm FSGW open sing (note early start time) in Fulton, MD; fsgw.org - RSVP:
8:00 pm Hot Club of Baltimore, Gypsy jazz @ Montpelier Arts Center; 9652 Muirkirk rd., Laurel, MD
20708;$25/memdisc; arts.pgparks.com/Our_Facilities/Montpelier_Arts_Center.htm
8:00 pm “Pete Seeger: The Storm King” feat. multi-media performance w/Jeff Haynes @ Weinberg
Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701; $20-30; weinbergcenter.org
8:00 pm The Pam Ortiz Band + guests @ Robert Ortiz Studios, 207C S. Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620;
$15sugg’d; BEN Council on American Islamic Relations; part of series “Songs for Our Future”
hosted by Ortiz band
Saturday, May 6
8th Annual Greater Washinton, DC area Bulgarian-American Community Subor/Picnic @ Calleva Camp,
19120 Martinsburg Rd., Dickerson, MD 20842; Lyuti Chushki & friends lead the music & dance, sports,
Hayride; food for sale; $ ; www.facebook.com/bgccdc
6:30 pm Laurence Baer + Dejon + Having Fun + host Joe Isaacs for Music Matters Showcase @ Mad City
Coffee, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd., Columbia, MD 21044
7:30 pm The Young Novelists + The Honey Dewdrops for Singer Songwriter Series @ Arts Barn, 311 Kent
Square Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878; $25;
+3pm songwriting wkshop; $45wkshop&concert; gaitherburgmd.gov
8:00 pm Bumper Jacksons CD release @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224;
Adv$20/17mem/Door$23/17mem; creativealliance.org
8:00 pm >11 Square Dance @ Charlotte DeHart Elementary School, 550 VA Ave., Winchester, VA 22601;
$10; callers Matt Worley (VA Beach) + Elbert Harrison (NC) + Dom Filardo; 3 square dance
Clubs, Apple Blossom Queen & Court; thebloom.com/event/square-dance/ - part of 90th
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
8:30 pm Boy Named Banjo (Tenn.Americana band) + Branches (indie rock) + opener Seneca (folk grass) @
Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $14/16+fees; gypsysallys.com
Sunday, May 7
Donegal Insurance Bluegrass Festival 10a-4p in Tolley Dental Tent @ Winchester Medical Center, 1755 North
Sector Court, Winchester, VA 22601; $30-35; feat. Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, US Navy band Country
Current, Josh Grigsby & County Line, Sideline; /thebloom.com/product/bluegrass-festival/
Part of 90th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival (4/28-5/7)
3:00 pm >7 Dan Navarro workshop: Songwriting & the Creative Muse for Songwriters Association of
Washington @ The Surge, 1988 Kirby Rd., McLean, VA 22101; $60/50mem; saw.org
3:01 pm Magical Strings (Pam & Philip Boulding) @ Hampton Historical Site, 535 Hampton Lane, Towson,
MD 21286;
4:00 pm 8 Continentals @ Old Stein Inn, 1143 Central Ave., Edgewater, MD; no dance floor
5:00 pm Alan MacEwen + James Von Lenz + host Geoffrey Himes & others for Roots Café @ An Die
Musik Live, 409 Charles St., Baltimore, MD; $10/13; rootscafe.org or andiemusiklive.com
7:00 pm Joe Crookston + opener Villa Palagonia for FocusMusic @ George Washington Masonic Memorial,
101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria, VA 22301; $18; focusmusic.org
7:00 pm Cosy Sheridan + Rob Carlson & the Benefit Street Band for World Folk Music Association
Showcase @ Positano Restaurant, 4940 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda, MD; $15/10mem; wfma.net
7:01 pm Celtic Spring Fling for FocusMusic, feat. RonnMcFarlane, Jody Marshall, Andrea Hoag, Boyle
School of Irish Dance @ St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Rd., Alexandria, VA
22308; free; focusmusic.org
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $13/freeToMem/5under18;
Monday, May 8
7:00 pm open mic, Rob Hinkal hosts, w/feat. @ Teavolve Café & Lounge, 1401 Aliceanna St.,
Baltimore, MD; 6pm signup; ilyaimy.com - focusmusic.org
7:30 pm Songwriters’ Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St., Frederick, MD; piano: +
cameos + + feature Kate MacLeod; saw.org, frederickacoustic.org
Tuesday, May 9
Wednesday, May 10
7:30 pm Reed Turchi, blues upstairs in VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no cover
7:30 pm Low Lily [Liz Simmons/voc/gtr, Flynn Cohen/voc/gtr/mand, Lissa Schneckenburger/voc/fid] f/IMT
@ Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll St.(Takoma), NWDC 20012; $12/17; imtfolk.org
Thursday, May 11
12:00 n DC’s Finest, “The Doo Wop Cops” for Smooth Sounds for Seniors @ Montpelier Arts Center, 9652
Muirkirk rd., laurel, MD 20708; $12;
arts.pgparks.com/Our_Facilities/Montpelier_Arts_Center.htm
7:30 pm Darlingtyn, Americana upstairs in VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; free
8:00 pm Kris Kristofferson @ Warner Theatre, 513 13th St., NWDC; [Birchmere.com] ticketmaster.com
9:30 pm Los Gaiteros de Sanguashington @ Bossa Vistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC 20009; $5
Friday, May 12
Washington Revels auditions for adult chorus SatSun in Silver Spring; revelsdc.org
5:00 pm >9 Old Tyme Jam
7:30 pm Eric Brace & Peter Cooper w/Thomm Jutz/gtr @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E.Maple Ave., Vienna, Va
$15-22; jamminjava.com
8:00 pm The Bumper Jacksons CD release + openers Be Steadwell + Letitia VanSant @ The Hamilton, 14th
& F Sts., NWDC; $15-20; thehamiltondc.com
8:00 pm Jake Decker (Atlanta folkrock) upstairs in VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St.,
NWDC; no cover
+10:30pm Sofia Talvik (Swedish folk/pop/Americana) upstairs in VINYL LOUNGE; no cover
8:00 pm Le Vent du Nord @ Blackrock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD
20874; $27-35; blackrockcenter.org
8:00 pm Anne Hills & David Roth @ Cellar Stage, Faith Community United Methodist Church, Baltimore,
MD 21214; $21 ; uptownconcerts.com
Saturday, May 13
Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival 12n-9pm; incl Town Mountain, Dom Flemons, Frank Solivan &
Dirty Kitchen, The Woodshedders, Walter Martin, Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line, The War & Treaty,
The Honey Dewdrops, Cham City Junction w/Ken Kolodner, By & By, The Sligo Creek Stompers, Run
Come See, Mountain Ride, After Jack, Justin Trawick & the Common Good, Adrian & Meredith, Lisa Said,
Luray, Ladybird, Vim & Vigor, Man about a Horse, Blue Plains, The Coteries, Elena Lacayo, Julie Outrage,
Rich Daniels, The Sunrise Review, Snakehead Run, Moose Jaw, King Street Bluegrass, Split String Soup,
Two Ton Twig, Ampersand String Band, Jonny Grave, AJ Head, Crys Matthews, Gina Sobel, Sara Quintana
@ Kingman Island, along Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, accessible by DC Streetcar, Metro (Stadium-Armory
Station), bike, paid car parking in RFK Lot 7; BEN: Living Classrooms Foundation; $15-30+;
kingmanislandbluegrass.com
5:00 pm >9 Continentals duo @ Old Stein Inn, 1143 Central Ave., Edgewater, MD; no dance floor
7:30 pm Karyn Oliver + Grace Pettis for Historic Cooper’s House concerts in Oakland Mills,
Columbia, MD; $20-25 sugg’d; ResReq: or 410-772-1541
7:30 pm Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Bruce Molsky, Stash Wyslouch, Allison de Groot] @ Ft. Hunter
Centennial Barn, 530 N.Front St, Harrisburg, PA; $24/20mem/10stdts; + 6p potluck; sfmsfolk.org
+5-6pm old time mountain music wkshop; free
8:00 pm Charm City Junction w/Ken Kolodner @ Barns of Rose Hill, 95 Chalmers Ct., Berryville, VA
22611; $15/20; barnsofrosehill.org
Sunday, May 14
9:00 am >1p Harley String Band @ Bethesda Farmers Market, Woodmont & Norfolk Aves.; Bethesda, MD
10:00 am +1pm +3:30pm Mother’s Day Gospel Brunch feat. Wilbur Johnson & the Gospel Persuaders @
The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $45; thehamiltondc.com