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
* succeeding night of multi-day event
< always confirm with venue >
Saturday, May 16
Hawaiian Cultural Festival SatSun 10:30-4:30 @ National Museum of the American Indian, 4th St. &
Independence Ave., SWDC; free; incl Hawaiian tale feat. hula, chant, traditional & contemporary
Hawaiian music, food, hands-on activities; nmai.si.edu
National Asian Heritage Festival 10a-7p, PA Ave, between 3rd & 6th Sts., NWDC; incl 5 stages feat. Tibetan
Folk, Filipino Hop Hop, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Middle Eastern Drums, talent search ages 5-17, Fiests
Dragon, balloons, lantern making, storytelling, interactive lessons, Bollywood, hula, drumming, dance
Takoma Porch 2015, 2-6pm in Takoma Park, MD; many types of music, incl:
2/Blue Panamuse @ The Takoma Gazebo (7035 Carroll Ave.); 2+4:15/Bold Deceivers (110 Elm Ave.);
2+3/The Boundary Stones (7001 Westmoreland Ave.); 2+3/Bruce Hutton (7213 Holly Ave.);
2-6/Callithump (6704&6 Westmoreland Ave.); 4:15/The Crayfish Sisters (7137 Maple Ave.); 2+3/Crooks
& Crows (HMT, 7010 Westmoreland Ave.); 4:15+5:15/DeJohn (25 Holt Place); 4:15+5:15/Fire in the
River (HMT, 7010 Westmoreland Ave.); 3+4:15/Frost & Fire (6704-6 Westmoreland Ave.); 4:15+5:15/
Greentop Ramblers (Republic, 6739 Laurel Ave.); 2/Greta Ehrig/Suzanne Brindamour/Annette Wasilik
(7212 Cedar Ave.); 4:15+5:45/Hawaii State Society Ukulele Hui (Gazebo, 7035 Carroll Ave.); 2+3/The
Iris Bell (Republic, 6939 Laurel Ave.); 4:15+5:15/Les Hatley (7212 Cedar Ave.); 3/No.Va.Ukulele Society
(503 Tulip Ave.); 4:15+5:15/Peggy Brennan (7001 Westmoreland Ave.); 2+3/Rachell Ann Cross & the
Sparks (7300 Maple Ave.); 2+3/Red Sammy (7213 Holly Ave.); 4:15+5:15/Robert Miranda (402 Tulip
Ave.); 2/Rodeo Motel (7137 Maple Ave.); 2-6/Sarah Hensler, aka Sarah-nade & friends (503 Tulip Ave.);
2+3/Silver City (7300 Maple Ave.); 4:15-6/Squeezers 96704-6 Westmoreland Ave.); 2+3/Suburban Hearts
(7215 Maple Ave.); 2-3:45/The Takoma Mixers (24 Montgomery Ave.); 2+3/Third Strike Band (7063
Eastern Ave.); 2+3/The U-Liners (11 Pine Ave.);
28th Argentine Festival 4-10:30 @ Thomas Jefferson Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA;
Incl Claroscuro + Cristian Perez Quintet + Edgardo Leon + Francisco Cuestas + Leandro-Lele-Lovato +
Daniel Bouchet + Pontitango + Luna Surena + Carlos Gutierrez y Camille + Salvatore + Liz & Alexaey
Semyonov; $20; festivalargentino.org
Civil War Day 10a-3p incl re-enactors, drilling, spy stories, letters, period music @ Cherry Hill Park, 312
Park Ave, Falls Church, VA; free
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Sat 11-9, Sun 11-8 @ Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD; rain/shine;
Sat: Gregg Allman + Beth Hart + Bobby Rush + Tommy Castro & the Painkillers + Sisterhood of Soul +
The Record Company + The Marcus King Band SEE SUNDAY
Paid parking w/shuttles @ Naval Academy Stadium & Kent Island High School; adv$65day, $115twoday;
Gate$80day, $140twoday; bayblues.org
First Annual Baltimore Faerie Faire 10a-6p @ Church of the Guardian Angel, 2629 Huntingdon Rd.,
Baltimore, MD 21211;
1:00 pm blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737;
acousticblues.com
2:00 pm >5 Neville Dickie (stride piano) w/Conservatory Classic Jazz Band @ Calvary Lutheran Church,
9545 GA Ave., Silver Spring, MD; $25/20mem/stdtsfree; prjc.org
3:30 pm Karen Collins, Mary Battiata, Linda McRae, “Women on the Verge” @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22201; $12; iotaclubandcafe.com
6:00 pm Glen Echo Gala in the Park incl reception, dinner, awards program, dances feat. 19th Street Band;
Tom Hinds + Cabaret Sauvignon @ Glen Echo Park, Md; $200; BEN Glen Echo Park
Partnership for Arts & Culture; glenechopark.org -- dances only, $25
6:30 pm Lisa & Paul Fenstamacher, Jennifer Parde, Carlos Cysneiros, host Joseph Isaacs f/Music Matters
Showcase @ Mad City Coffee House, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd, Columbia MD 21044;
donations; 410-964-8671; www.josephisaacs.com
7:00 pm Scandia DC 30th Anniversary dance @ Greenbelt Cmty Center Dance Studio, 15 Crescent Rd.,
Greenbelt, MD; free this month; fiddler Loretta Kelley leads music; scandiadc.org
7:00 pm Annapolis Contras @ Annapolis Friends Meeting House, 351 DuBois Rd., Annapolis, MD
21401; $10/discs-sr-stdt-mem; Ben Albrandt + Strings on Wings [Barb Schmid/fid, todd
Clewell/gtr]; contradancers.com/atds
7:00 pm Lancaster contras @ Pavilion 11, Lancaster Co. Central Park, Williamson Rd., Lancaster PA
17602; $9/6stdts/freeunder16; Susan Hankin + The Gooseberries [Matthew Burke/fid, Rich
Dodson/tbjo, Dve Cottrell/acc, Jill Smith/pno; lancastercontra.org
7:00 pm Mike Surratt & the Continentals for German-American Society “Mai-tanz” at Emigsville Fire
Hall, York, PA; 717-292-3869
7:30 pm Tony Denikos + Domenic Cicala @ Electric Maid, 268 Carroll St., (Takoma) NWDC; $10 cash
7:30 pm Ian Tyson @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria VA; $35
8:00 pm Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh (Persian spiked fiddle) @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 6th & I Sts,
NWDC; $30; wpas.org -- sixthandi.org
8:00 pm Harpeth Rising + opener Harley String Band @ Stone Room Concerts, Falls Church, VA; $20
Sugg’d; RSVP: stoneroomconcerts.gmail.com
8:00 pm Paul Reisler w/Lea Morris/voc/gtr & Marshall Keys/sax, Kid Pan Alley & more @ Hylton
Center’s Gregory Family Theatre, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110;
$25adults/10kids; hyltoncenter.org
8:00 pm Boxcar Lillies @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD; $26; blackrockcenter.org
8:00 pm John Durant, Sr. @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
8:00 pm Bluemont contras @ Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro, VA;
$12/8mem-srs-stdts; Brad Saylor + Sam Morgan/fid/mand, Pat Egan/gtr/voc, Tabby
Finch/pno/acc; 7:30 workshop; bluemont.org
8:30 pm Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $18-23
8:30 pm *Pat Carroll + Rocky Guttman @ Murphy’s Old Town, 713 King St., Alexandria VA
Sunday, May 17
CCE Feis Irish Dance Festival @ Mt. St. Mary’s University Athletic Center, Emmitsburg, MD 21727;
Ccepotomac.org/ccefeis.html
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Sat 11-9, Sun 11-8 @ Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD; rain/shine;
Sun: Buddy Guy w/guest Quinn Sullivan + Jonny Lang + Charlie Musselwhite + Shemekia Copeland +
Mingo Fishtrap + Jarekus Singleton + Chesapeake Bay Blues Band; Also SEE Saturday
Paid parking w/shuttles @ Naval Academy Stadium & Kent Island High School; adv$65day, $115twoday;
Gate$80day, $140twoday; bayblues.org
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration incl 11:45/Roustabout Band + marching units to Freedom Plaza
c. 1-1:15 & Washington Revels Heritage Voices w/Federal City Brass Band closing event;
The Grand Review Parade will begin about noon, along PA Ave from 3rd St. to Freedom Plaza at 13th St.,
NWDC; grandreviewparade.org
11:00 am >3p 3rd Annual Wash. Jewish Music Festival Day in the Park @ Stead Park, 1625 P St., NWDC,
Free; incl The Pop Ups, Mister G, Naomi Less, games, crafts, etc.; rain site: DCJCC; wjmf.org
1:00 pm Harlem Gospel Choir for gospel brunch @ Howard Theatre, 620 T St., NWDC; $45; 202-803-
2899; thehowardtheatre.com
1:00 pm >4 bluegrass jam @ Frying Pan Park, Country Store, 2709 W. Ox Rd., Herndon, VA
2:00 pm >5 Wine & House @ Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd.,. Mt. Airy, MD 21771;
Linganorewines.com
3:00 pm Jon Brooks + opener Lou Dominguez for FSGW @ Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll St., NWDC
(Takoma); $15/memfree; fsgw.org
3:00 pm old time jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
4:00 pm Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society meeting Buttonbox Extravaganza, feat. Silvia
Eberly, Frank Vidergar, Cody McSherry, Rik Kaplan, Joan Grauman @ Sleepy Hollow United
Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Falls Church, VA; washingtonaccordions.org
4:00 pm >7 Songwriters Songfest @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N.East St., Frederick MD; 301-698-0039;
Jennifer Parde (of Midway Fair) + Dave Ihmels ;
5:00 pm >7 Michelle Murray & friends for Singers Glen house concert, Kensington, MD; $10 sugg’d;
http://www.reverbnation.com/q/5ty2wg
6:30 pm The Blind Boys of Alabama + Ani DiFranco @ Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St., NWDC; $75-150;
BEN Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project & Innocence Project New Orleans & JusticeAid;
Thelincolndc.com
7:00 pm Karen Collins, Mary Battiata, Linda McRae “Women on the Verge” for house concert in
Edgewater, MD; $15 sugg’d; ResReq:
7:30 pm Dark Star Orchestra, acoustic Grateful Dead tribute @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC;
$38-48; thehamiltondc.com
7:30 pm Rising Appalachia, “Wider Circles” rail tour @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria,
VA; $20
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $13/10mem/5stdts; Bob
Isaacs + Frost & Fire [Aaron Mrcus/pno/bjo/feet/voc, Hollis Easter/fl/pipe/wsl/gtr/voc, Peter
Macfarlane/fid/wsl/voc, Viveka Fox/fid/bdrn/djmbe]
8:00 pm Tab Benoit @ The State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046; $23/26
8:00 pm Dom Flemons @ Bright Box Theatre, 15 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601; $15/18;
brightboxwinchester.com
8:31 pm SunMon Pat Garvey @ Murphy’s Old Town, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
Monday, May 18
6:00 pm Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I St, SWDC;
$5; 202-484-7700, westminsterdc.org
7:00 pm DCBU Jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., takoma Park, MD; free
7:15 pm Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD; pianist Pat Post
+ feat. Spook Handy + cameos + Celeste Starchild + Dave Ihmels + regulars Rod Deacey,
John Holly, Ron Goad + Tomy Wright, others
8:00 pm Brendan Mulvihill leads trad session @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St Mark's on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville Md;
$11/8/stdtdisc; Rich Galloway + Jeff Steinberg/vln, Robin Wilson/fl/conc, Ben Hobbs/pno
Tuesday, May 19
5:00 pm >8 Mitch Morrill @ Ayse Meze in Everedy Square, 6 N. East St., Frederick, MD
7:00 pm shape note singing from Sacred Harp & Shenandoah Harmony @ Capitol Hill Presbyterian
Church, 201 4th St., SEDC
7:00 pm Takoma Dave & Cooking with Gas lead blues jam session & open mic @ VFW Post 350, 6420
Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD
7:00 pm Todd C Walker hosts open mic @ Frederick Coffee, 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
7:15 pm Susan Greenbaum w/Chris Parker/perc/voc f/Folk Club of Reston & Herndon @ Amphora’s
Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170; $12/11mem; restonherndonfolkclub.com
7:30 pm Buffy Sainte-Marie + opener Bill Danoff @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $25-40
7:30 pm Johnnyswim @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $29.50
7:30 pm Spook Handy: “Remembering Pete Seeger” for FocusMusic @ Ted’s 355 Diner, 895 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852; $15/18; focusmusic.org
8:00 pm open mic in Vinyl Lounge, Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; free adm; gypsysallys.com
8:31 pm >Sat Sanford Markley @ Murphy’s Old Town, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
9:30 pm Cheick Hamala Diabate’s Griot Street, downstairs @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; 202-
650-9351
Wednesday, May 20
7:00 pm blues jam w/Takoma Dave & Cooking with Gas @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma
Park, MD
7:00 pm Sunday kitchen Celtic jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:30 pm Ashleigh Flynn & Her Porch Climbers, Americana in Vinyl Lounge, Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no cover
7:30 pm Irish traditional session led by Zan McLeod or Philippe Varlet @ The Limerick Pub, 11301
Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902
8:01 pm Bobby McFerrin @ the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St., NWDC; $50-150 + VIP Tix; BEN Duke
Ellington School of the Arts; ellingtonschool.org
8:00 pm WThu Tribute to Hazel & Alice feat. Alice Gerrardw/Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Dudley
Connell & Sally Love, Marshall Wilborn, David McLaughlin @ AMP by Strathmore, 11810
Grand Park Ave., No. Bethesda, MD 20852; $30-40; ampbystrathmore.org 301-581-5100
8:00 pm Ships Company open chantey sing @ Galway Bay, 63 MD Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401
8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo, Md;
$12/10mem/5stdt; Joseph Pimentel & Kappy Laning + Paul Oorts/gtr/acc, Tina
Chancey/fid/gamba, Colleen Reed/fl; fsgw.org
8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Perry
Shafran + Dance du Jour [Alexander Mitchell/fid, Ralph Gordon/bs, Liz Donaldson/pno]
9:00 pm Banda Magda, Greek-based world music @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $10
Thursday, May 21
DelFest Th-Sun @ Allegany Co. Fairgrounds, 11490 Moss Ave., Cumberland, MD 21502;
Incl Sierra Hull, Gibson Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Greensky Bluegrass, Larry Keel Experience,
Del McCoury Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, David Grisman, Jason Isbell, Trampled by Turtles, The
Travelin’ McCourys, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Lake Street Dive, Hot Rize, Shovels & Rope, Jeff
Austin Band, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, Oteil & Roosevelt, Seldom Scene, Joe Craven, Blue Hwy,
Eddie from Ohio, Black Lillies, Mandolin Orange, Billy Strings & Don Julin, Dre & the DelFest
Collective, Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line, Dead Winter Carpenters, Ashleigh Flynn & the Porch
Climbers, Brothers Comatose, Town Mountain, Vickie Vaughan Band, Grand Ole’ Ditch, McCoury
Brothers, Broomestix; late shows; delfest.com
12:00 n Bing Xia, traditional Chinese Guzheng music @ Whittall Pavilion, Library of Congress,
Jefferson Bldg, 10 First St., SEDC; free; for Homegrown Concerts
6:30 pm Revels-Carpe Diem Community Sing @ Revels Studio, 531 Dale Dr., Silver Spring, MD;
Topic: Traveling & Reveling, maritime songs; guest songleaders; donations;
carpediemarts.org/revelsdc.org
6:30 pm Andrew McKnight @ Upper King William Regional Library, 694 Sharon Rd., King William,
VA 23086; all ages
7:00 p m Michelle Murray @ Seibel’s Restaurant, 15540 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
7:00 pm Tomy Wright hosts open mic @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:30 pm Yarn @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $18-23; thehamiltondc.com
7:30 pm Leo Moran & Anthony Thistlethwaite (of the Saw Doctors) @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple
Ave., Vienna, VA; $18-20; jamminjava.com