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
* succeeding day of multi-day event
< always confirm with venue >
Saturday, October 21
Maryland Renaissance Festival SatSuns > 10/22; 10am-7pm rain/shine @ 1821 Crownsville Rd.,
Annapolis, MD 21401; closing weekend; incl arts, vendors, artisans, performers, bands;
Incl The Fool named “O” & “LaLa,” magic, ballet, stage shows/drama, The Hooligans,
The O’Dannys, Cu Dubh, archery, Shakespeare, pirates, Brinjal, pub sing; rennfest.com
Beginner harmonica wkshop w/Geoffrey “Stingy Brim” Seals, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm @ Archie’s Barbershop,
4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737; $20; acousticblues.com
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl
hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music 11-4, incl 11/Georgia Lea & Stone Cold Country, 2:30/Philip
De Stefano & friends; $10; coxfarms.com
12:00 n >6 Scott Barrett @ Catoctin Breeze Winery, 15010 Ruddy Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788
12:30 pm >2:30 pm Sharif Trio @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314
1:00 pm >4 Falls Church Arts, open house feat. arts activities for all ages, incl music by The Bluegrass Band,
led by fiddler Dan Henderson @ Falls Church Arts, 700B West Broad St., Falls Church, VA; free
1:00 pm >4 Dan McCarthy @ Big Cork Winery, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779
2:00 pm >6 Harley String Band @ Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 Yates Ford Rd., Clifton, VA
2:00 pm open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872
4:00 pm 7 Safe Harbor @ Red Shedman Farm Brewery, Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill
Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771; redshedman.com
6:30 pm Revels-Carpe Diem Monthly Community Sing @ Revels Studio Space, 531 Dale Dr., Silver Spring,
MD 20910; 301-587-3835; themes: Italian-American Heritage Month, Seasons of Life; Time &
Change; special guests, Ukrainians Andrei Pidkivka/panpipes & Solomia Gorokhivska/fid [of
Gerdan]; October birthdays; $5-10donations sugg’d; revelsdc.org - CarpeDiemArts.org
7:00 pm FriSat Sean Fleming @ Ireland’s Four Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046
7:00 pm FriSat The Quietmen @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030
7:00 pm Barrule [Tomas Callister/fid, Jamie Smith/acc, Adam Rhodes/bzki], Celtic @ Calvert Marine
Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons, MD 20688; $20/25; cssm.org/tickets/ -
calvertmarinemuseum.com
7:00 pm Mike Agranoff for Live Sounds house concert, Annapolis, MD; $20 sugg’d; ResReq: 410-268-
2192 or
7:00 pm Moon Music, folkpop @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:00 pm Annapolis Contras @ Friends Meeting House, 351 DuBois Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401; $10;
6:30 wkshop; Caroline Barnes + MetroGnomes [Bob Garber/clar, McGregor Yatsevich/fid/mand,
Mark Vidor/pno]; contradancers.com/atds
7:00 pm BFMS Autumn Assembly English Ball @ Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore,
MD 21210; dances talked through, listed on website; music by Elke Baker/vln, Marty
Taylor/winds/conc, Ralph Gordon/ce, Dave Wiesler/pno/gtr; before 10/6: $40/35mem/15stdts,
10/7-20: $45/40mem/20stdts, door (if avail) $50/45mem/20stdts; reg. by mail or online; bfms.org
+2-4:30 review session at same location - http://www.bfms.org/autumn-assembly.php
+6:30 pre-dance reception
7:30 pm Blue Moon Cowgirls for Weekend Bluegrass @ Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Rd,
Herndon, VA 20170; $15/ free under13; hclcbluegrass.wordpress.com
7:30 pm Kilshanny [Pat Egan/gtr/voc, John Knowles/fid/octmand, John Ready/tnrbjo, Joe Robinson/conc/
mand] for Stone Jug house concerts, Biglerville, PA; $20; ResReq: or
717-677-4420 – bring seating
8:00 pm Jean Rohe for Stoneroom Concerts @ the Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E.Fairfax St., Falls Church,
VA 22046; $15 sugg’d; stoneroomconcerts.com
8:00 pm Brian Gaffney @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902
8:00 pm Sligo Creek Band @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD
8:00 pm Julie Fowlis, Celtic music @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr.,
Germantown, MD 20874; $29-43
8:00 pm Martin Sexton Trio @ Weinberg Center, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701; $33/38/sr-stdt-
mil-FACdiscs; weinbergcenter.
8:00 pm Lark Rize @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
8:00 pm Scandia DC couples dance @ Greenbelt Community center Dance Studio, 15 Crescent Rd.,
Greenbelt, MD; $10; teaching 7-8pm; music by Loretta Kelley; scandiadc.org
8:30 pm Built 4 Comfort @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD
8:31 pm Billy Wilde @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
+ Sat-Mon Pat Carroll @ Murphy’s
9:00 pm Daryl Davis band + guest Ingrid Berry celebrate Chuck Berry’s 91st birthday @ Pearl St.
Warehouse, 33 Pearl St., SWDC 20024 (in The Wharf, new SW complex on river side of Maine
Ave.); $25; pearlstreetwarehouse.com
9:01 pm >Sun Connor Malone @ Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC
9:00 pm Nepali women, feat. Abhaya & the Steam Injuns (rock) + Astha Raut (Nepali song) + Malina Joshi
(actress/former Miss Nepal) @ The State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA;
$27-45; thestatetheatre.com
10:00 pm Arnell Boyd @ Dogwood Tavern, 132 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046
10:30 pm Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes in the upstairs LOFT @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; no cover
10:30 pm Tumbao y Raul Morel, Latin night @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $5
Sunday, October 22
Maryland Renaissance Festival SatSuns - CLOSING DAY; 10am-7pm rain/shine @ 1821 Crownsville Rd.,
Annapolis, MD 21401; incl arts, vendors, artisans, performers, bands; 10/Bayfield Brass, Painted Trillium,
Incl The Fool named “O” & “LaLa,” magic, ballet, stage shows/drama, The Hooligans, Natterjacks, Crimson
Pirates, Bob & Sue Esty, The O’Dannys, Cu Dubh, archery, Shakespeare, pirates, Brinjal, pub sing;
rennfest.com
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl
hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music 11-4, incl 11/Page Co. Ramblers, 2:30/Jimmy Cole; $10;
coxfarms.com
1:00 pm + 3 Zhihua Buddhist Temple Ensemble @ Arthur Sackler Gallery (reopening after reno),
Level B-1 lobby; free; first come, first seated; asia.si.edu
1:00 pm >4 Ed Barney @ Big Cork Winery, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779
1:15 pm Dixieland Direct @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+4 Josh Allen Band, breast cancer awareness @ JVs + 8pm Dan Hovey/David Kitchen Show
2:00 pm >5 Brian Derek + Ante Up + Donnie Woods & the Front Porch Boys, BENEFIT for Hurricane
Relief @ Christ Reformed UCC Church, 12 S. Church St., Middletown, MD 21769
3:00 pm >5 Skip Henderson + opener Barb Keeler for house concert nr Kilmarnock, VA; $10sugg’d;
Info/rsvp:
3:00 pm open bluegrass jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
3:30 pm Waltz w/Blue Bamboo [Barbara Heitz/fl, Elke Baker/fid, John Devine/gtr, Marc Glickman/pno,
Ralph Gordon/bs] @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD; $10;
waltztimedances.org
4:00 pm FSGW Shape Note Singing at NEW LOCATION @ Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 4th St.
(at Independence Ave), SEDC; potluck dinner break; fsgw.org
4:00 pm Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society meeting NEW LOCATION @ Calvary United
Methodist Church, 2315 S. Grant St., Arlington, VA; music of Oktoberfest featured;
4:00 pm Michelle (Murray) & Dell (Dalton Potter) w/Todd Van Gelder/perc @ Brookeville Beer Farm,
20315 GA Ave., Brookeville, MD 20888;
4:00 pm Pat Garvey @ Galway Bay, 63 MD Ave., Annapolis, MD
4:00 pm >8 Mike Surratt & The Continentals @ Old Stein Inn, 1143 Central Ave., Edgewater, MD; no dance
Floor
5:00 pm Brooks Tegler jazz @ Irish Inn at Glen Echo, Tulane & MacArthur, Glen Echo, MD
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 Brian Gaffney @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314
6:00 pm Grace Cavalieri reads her poetry + Adam Trice (of Red Sammy) + Geoffrey Himes read their poetry
& sing their Songs for Roots Café @ An Die Musik Live, 409 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD;
$10/13; Rootscafe.org
7:01 pm Connor Malone @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC
7:00 pm open mic @ Marble & Rye, 2501 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204; saw.org
7:00 pm “There’s Something about the Women” feat. Lynn Hollyfield + Crys Matthews + Caron Dale @
George Washington Masonic Memorial, 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria, VA 22301; $15/18;
focusmusic.org
7:00 pm The Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio & Spanish Wine Tasting @ Jewish Community Center of
Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031; $22-25; jccnv.org
7:00 pm The Petrified Pickers, bluegrass @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Ctr, Greenbelt, MD
7:30 pm Martin Sexton Trio, Americana + opener Rebecca Haviland & Whiskey Heart @ The Hamilton,
14th & F Sts., NWDC; $27.75-49.75; thehamiltondc.com
7:30 pm Al Stewart “Year of the Cat” classic album show w/guests The Empty Pockets + Marc
Macisso/sax+ @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305; $39.50
7:30 pm Music of Simon & Garfunkel performed by (Al) Swearingen & (Jayne) Kelli @ Jammin’ Java, 227
E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180; $20; jamminjava.com
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen
Echo, MD; $13/freeToMem/5under18; Andrea Nettleton + Turnip the Beet [Kelsey
Wells/fid/bjo/mbira/feet/voc & Jeremy Lekich/gtr/mand/djmbe/voc]; fsgw.org
8:00 pm The Gibson Brothers @ AMP by Strathmore, Pike & Rose, 11810 Grand Park Ave., No. Bethesda,
MD 20852; $30-40; ampbystrathmore.com
Monday, October 23
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl
hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music incl 11/Katy Morse; $10; coxfarms.com
7:00 pm Irish Inn Mates @ Irish Inn at Glen Echo, Tulane & MacArthur, Glen Echo, MD
7:00 pm Old-line bluegrass Mondays w/Eric Avey leading the band @ The Blue Side Tavern, 6 S. Bentz St.,
Frederick, MD
7:30 pm Songs of Love & Resistance feat. The U-Liners, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Sam Gleaves for
IMT @ St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville, Md;
$20/25/stdtdiscs; imtfolk.org
8:00 pm traditional Irish music session @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314; usually
led by Brendan Mulvihill and/or Brian Gaffney
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD;
$11/8mem/stdtdisc; Carl Friedman + Geud Band of Baltimore; bfms.org
8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
Tuesday, October 24
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl
hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music incl 11/Mr. Don; $10; coxfarms.com
10:30 am Kid lit stories from around the world, aimed at 3-7 year olds @ Washington Revels space, 531 Dale
Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910; free; revelsdc.org
1:00 pm Afternoon Tea, with music by Elizabeth Benforado/dulc & Jay Benforado/gtr @ Strathmore
Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No. Bethesda, MD; $24/21.60mem; Strathmore.org
7:00 pm >9 BFMS Song Swap @ Four Hour Day Lutherie, 4305 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214;
donations; bfms.org
7:15 pm open mic/showcases f/Folk Club of Reston & Herndon @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden
St., Herndon, VA 20170; restonherndonfolkclub.com
7:30 pm Michael Clem (of Eddie from Ohio) opens for Sara Niemietz & W.G.Snuffy Walden (pop) @
Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, Va 22180; $20
7:30 pm >10:30 Irish session @ Slainte, 1700 Thames St., Baltimore, MD
8:00 pm Silky Dave hosts open mic in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;
gypsysallys.com
8:00 pm traditional Irish session led by Dennis Botzer & C.B.Heinemann @ McGinty’s, 911 Ellsworth Dr.,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
8:30 pm Tu-Sat Sanford Markley @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
8:30 pm Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Va 22042
9:30 pm Cheick Hamala Diabate’s Griot Street, led by griot from Mali, w/guest Baou Tounkara (songstress
from Mali), downstairs @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NWDC; bossadc.com
9:31 pm >Thu The Growlers @ Rira Pub, 3125 M St., NWDC 20007
Wednesday, October 25
Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl
hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music incl 11/Banjo Man Frank Cassel; $10; coxfarms.com
1:00 pm Afternoon Tea, Specialty, Haunted Tea Party, with music by harper Carol Rose Duane & author,
Teller, illustrator Teresa Logan @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No. Bethesda,
MD; $28/25.20mem; Strathmore.org
7:00 pm “Jelly Roll Morton in Washington” – author John Szwed in conversation with LoC’s Steve Winick
In Montpelier Room, Madison Bldg, Library of Congress, Independence Ave. @ 2nd St., SEDC;
Free
7:00 pm Slaid Cleaves @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; $17-28; hillcountry.com/dc
7:00 pm Ray LaMontagne @ Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St.,
Baltimore, MD 21201; $59-302
7:30 pm Brooksie Wells in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;
gypsysallys.com
7:30 pm Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band feat. Jason Crosby, Ross James, Alex Koford, Grahame Lesh
+ guests Nicki Bluhm, Robert Randolph, Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Anthem, 901 Wharf St.,
SWDC 20024; $75-125; impconcerts.com, theanthemdc.com
7:30 pm trad Irish session @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD
7:30 pm SAW Concert hosted by Ron Goad: Brazilian guitarist Rick Udler + Cristian Perez (fm