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
* not the opening night, of a multiple-night performance
< always confirm with venue >
Saturday, June 10
Capital Pride Weekend, incl Saturday parade, Sunday festival & concert around Dupont Circle, DC and festival
Along PA Ave., NWDC; not much folk content; Sun 5:45pm Heather Mae,
Early American Song & Dance for Colonial Market Fair SatSun @ Benjamin Banneker Historical Park &
Museum, 300 Oella Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228; incl Washington Revels Jubilee Voices, re-enactors;
Sharon McKinley & Tom Spilsbury + Steve Hickman & Marty Taylor for traditional dance; fifes & drums,
hambone & ring shout; Native American dances; event free; parking $5; colonialmarketfair.com
BFMS assisting in participatory dances, singing & music sessions
Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival 2017 12n -7pm in & around Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave.,
Baltimore, MD; free; incl concerts, demos, wkshops, oystering & crabbing, screen painting; incl Gospel
Peacemakers, beso dance lesson, Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, Shannon Dunne dance, Pablo Antonio
Y La Firma, Native American dance, hip-hop, Beijing Opera, drum circle, Walt Michael & Company, Gary
Bartz & Todd Marcus jazz, African-American stories, Phil Wiggins Blues, Korean Dance, poetry slam,
Mariachi Azteca, Irish session feat. Sean & Mikey McComiskey & Matt Mulqueen, quilting, photos, native
beadwork, decoy carving, piñata, food traditions, Ethiopian coffee ceremony; msac.org/folklife-festival
10th Annual Cajun Festival 11am-6pm @ Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville, VA;
Incl music by Voodoo Blues Band + Dixie Power Trio; bring seating; food to buy; craft vendors; $10-20;
Breauxvineyards.com
8:00 am >12n Early Bird Blues feat. Southbound Steel w/Charles Solomon & Rick Steele @ Falls Church
Farmers Market, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046
10:00 am blues-themed Lorenzo the Magician + Blues Book Display @ Mary Riley Styles Library, 120 N.
Virginia Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046; book section thru June
11:00 am Tas Cru’s Musical Workshop @ Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church,
VA; tinnerhill.org
12:00 n >4pm Okra’s 3rd Annual Cajun Occasion Crawfish Boil on the Manassas Museum Lawn, 9101
Prince William St., Manassas, VA; incl Louisiana buffet & crawfish boil; wine & beer garden,
music by Kitty & the Fat Cats; $40-60/kids free w/adult;
1:00 pm blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737;
acousticblues.com
1:00 pm >8pm Tinner Hill Blues Festival @ Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA; $20/25
1:10/Linwood Taylor + 2:10/”Lil Maceo” Kareem Walkes w/guest Slam Allen + 3:20/Beverly
“Guitar” Watkins + 4:30/Tas Cru & his band of Tortured Souls + 5:45/The Nighthawks +
6:45/Mud Morganfield feat. The Nighthawks; continues at nearby venues
1:00 pm Karen Jonas @ Big Cork Winery, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779
1:00 pm >4 F.A.M.E. song circle @ Dublin Roasters, 1780 N. Market St., Frederick, MD;
frederickacoustic.org
2:00 pm open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872
4:00 pm Bob Perilla Bluegrass Show @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+9pm Kareen Walkes Show
4:00 pm Brahman Noodles, Americana @ Red Shedman Brewery, Linganore Winery, 13601 Glissans Mill
Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771; redshedman.com
6:30 pm >9:30 No.Virginia Ceili for Ancient Order of Hibernians @ Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd,
Fairfax, VA 22030; $15/25fam/freeunder18/$5GMUstdts; Marilyn Moore + Shepherd’s Pie
7:00 pm Los Gaiteros de San Guashington (Columbian) for Global Sounds series @ Hill Center at the Old
Naval Hospital, 921 PA Ave., SEDC 20003; $12/15; hillcenterdc.org
7:00 p m Big Tow @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 n. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046
7:00 pm Private Story @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:30 pm Mike Seeger Commemorative Old Time Banjo Festival feat. Tony Trischka, Kaia Kater, Michael
Miles, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA;
$29.50; birchmere.com
+Sun old time banjo wkshops, $40: 12n-2p Beginning clawhammer banjo w/Kaia Kater; 12n-2p
Clawhammer banjo blues w/Michael Miles; 2:30-4:30pm Play well with others w/Cathy Fink &
Marcy Marxer @ House of Musical Traditions, 7010 Westmoreland Ave., Takoma
Park, MD 20912; hmtrad.com/collections/workshops/products/sun-june-11-old-time-banjo-
festival-workshops
7:30 pm FSGW/VITG storyswap @ Jane Dorfman’s in Bethesda; RSVP:
7:30 pm Iona w/dancer Marsh Searle (from Footworks) @ SwiftRun Celtic Concerts, house concert in
Fairfax Station, VA; $20sugg’d; ResReq: 703-426-1450 or
7:30 pm Mara Levine w/Gathering Time for Deer Creek Coffeehouse @ Grace Memorial Episcopal Church,
1022 Main St., Darlington, MD 21034; d$10/5youth; deercreekfolk.com
8:00 pm Steve Neuboren, singer/songwriter/cover artist in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s,
3401 K St., NWDC; no cover; gypsysallys.com
+9pm Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $15/20
8:00 pm Mavis Staples joins Joe Jackson (new wave pop) @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd.,
Vienna VA; $30-85; wolftrap.org
8:00 pm The Steel Wheels + opener Scott Miller @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $20
8:00 pm Cecilia Grace @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
8:00 pm Lauren Sumner @ Vini Culture, 20 N. Market St., Frederick, MD
8:00 pm BFMS 2nd Saturday Squares & Contras @ St. Marks on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,
MD; $13/9mem/stdtdiscs; David Kaynor + Polka Pants Band [Andrea Hoag/fid, Rebecca
Weiss/fid, Charlie Pilzer/pno, David Kaynor/fid] 7:30 wkshop; bfms.org
8:30 pm DragonSong, world music & Belly Dance @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,
Greenbelt, MD
8:30 pm Siobhan O’Brien @ Killarney House, 584 W. Central Ave., Davidsonville, MD 21035
9:00 pm Chopteeth + opener Dan (Steele) & Friends @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $15/20
9:00 pm Justin Shapiro @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046
9:00 pm Tinner Hill After party w/Kareem Walkes & Slam Allen @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls
Church, VA 22042; cover tinnerhill.org
9:30 pm Colonel Josh & the Honky Tonk Heroes @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover
10:30 pm Moonshine Society in upstairs LOFT @ Hamilton, 14th & F Sts, NWDC; no cover
Sunday, June 11
1:15 pm Dixieland Direct @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+4:15 pm Bluehouse Project Show
+8:30 Johnny Artis Band
1:00 pm Damion Wolfe @ Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771
1:00 pm Drew Adams @ Big Cork Winery, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779
1:30 pm Harlem Gospel Choir, part of DC Jazzfest, for brunch @ The Howard Theatre, 620 T St., NWDC
20001; $20-40;
2:00 pm >5 Gospel Fest & old fashioned picnic @ Tinner Hill Historic Site, 106 Tinner Hill Rd.(at S.Wash.
St), Falls Church, VA 22046;; bring blanket/lawn chairs; music by Carter Singers & Barbour
Travelers, Susan R. Carter, Damon Foreman/gtr; Fancy Hat Contest; free; food for sale;
Tinnerhill.org
2:00 pm >5 Alex Barrett @ Catoctin Breeze Winery, 15010 Ruddy Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788
3:00 pm open bluegrass jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
3:00 pm >5 Robert Pereira @ Elk Run Vineyards, 15113 Liberty Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771
3:00 pm Cillian Vallely/upipes & David Doocey/fid/conc for Stone Jug House Concerts, Biglerville, PA;
$20; ResReq: or 717-677-4420; bring seating
3:00 pm FSGW Family Dance @ Glen Echo Park Ballroom Annex, Glen Echo, MD; $5; David Kaynor &
+ Polka Pants [David Kaynor/fid, Andrea Hoag/fid, Rebecca Weiss/fid, Charlie Pilzer/pno]
4:00 pm Zemer Chai: “Home, A Concert for Our Times” @ Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County,
8215 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD; incl music by Salomone Rossi, Mordechai Zeira, Noa,
Chaya Alberstein; special guest Cantor Matthew Klein; Adv$20-40/door$25
4:00 pm Strathmore Children’s Chorus: Celtic Sounds, feat. Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance +
A.Mario Loiederman Middle School for the Creative & Performing Arts Choir @ Strathmore
Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, No. Bethesda, MD 20852; $20-25; strathmore.org
4:00 pm Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society Meeting, incl performances @ Sleepy Hollow United
Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Falls Church, VA; annual member concert;
washingtonaccordions.org
5:00 pm CP Blues @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046
5:00 pm teller Susan Gordon”s “So Both Shall Live” @ Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030;
$10
5:00 pm acoustic music/bluegrass jam @ Sterling Golf Club, 333 S. Sterling Blvd., Sterling, VA
20164; www.facebook.com/SterlingClubJam#!/SterlingclubJam?sk=info
6:00 pm >9 Silver Spring Blues Week Kickoff feat. Warner Williams & Jay Summerour @ El Golfo
Restaurant, 8739 Flower Ave., Silver Spring, MD
7:00 pm Michael Rider (alt pop s/s) + Zoe Ravenwood (alt-folk s/s) + Bitter Medicine (rock trio) @ Electric
Maid, 268 Carroll St.(Takoma), NWDC; $10
7:30 pm Bruce Robison & the Back Porch Band, Texas acoustic + s/s openers Elise Davis + Teddy
Chipouras @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, Va 22180; $17-25; jamminjava.com
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $13/10/5kids; David Kaynor
+ Polka Pants [David Kaynor/fid, Andrea Hoag/fid, Rebecca Weiss/fid, Charlie Pilzer/pno]
8:01 pm 7pm doors SunMon: Rodrigo y Gabriela, 10th Anniv. Tour + opener Ryan Sheridan @ 930 Club,
815 V St., NWDC; $45 [$12 parking]; Sunday SOLD OUT; Monday still available
9:30 pm Tongue in Cheek, neo-traditional American jazz @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC 20009; $5
Monday, June 12
6:00 pm Ken & Brad Kolodner @ South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Ave., Bethany Beach, DE 19930
7:00 pm The Charles Bliss Blues Band f/Silver Spring Blues Festival on Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD
7:30 pm Songwriters Showcase feat. pianist Colette Rohan + cameos Mark Irons + Raquel Orsini & Hank
Hunt + feat. Laura Baron + poet Rod Deacey @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,
MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Diane Schmit + Becky Ross/vln, Robin Wilson/fl/conc, Jonathan
Jensen/pono+; bfms.org
8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
Tuesday, June 13
9:00 am >4:30 pm: Storytelling Conference @ Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD
21201 & MD State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Ave., Baltimore,
MD 21201; keynote speaker: Anne Sheldon; pre-registration advised;
Info: voicesintheglen.org/events/
6:00 pm >8p U-Liners, w/Rickie Simpkins/fid @ Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD
20902; bring seating; free
7:00 pm Tony & Tooky & friends f/Silver Spring Blues Festival on Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD
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 >10:30 Siobhan O’Brien @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046
8:00 pm Brian Franke hosts open mic @ Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA; saw.org
8:00 pm Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
8:30 pm Ryan Culwell, Texas music @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover
Wednesday, June 14
11:30 am >1:30pm Shane Gambil/gtr/s/s @ Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St., Manassas, VA 20110
7:00 pm Cookin’ with Gas leads blues jam f/Silver Spring Blues Festival on Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring,
MD; all free
7:00 pm Better Said Than Done storytelling at the lake @ Lake Anne Coffeehouse, 1612 Washington Plaza
N., Reston, VA 20190; free
7:30 pm Grapevine Storytelling hosted by Noa Baum, feat. Tim Livengood, the No Looking Back Players
[Gerald Fiers, Luray Gross, Bill Wood, Phil Orr] @ Busboys & Poets, 235 Carroll St.(Takoma),
NWDC; $15 sugg’d;
7:30 pm SAW Variety Showcase, Ron Goad hosts; incl Anna Keller + Mike Ryan + Sara Latimer + Richard
Weil + Paul Loether + Eli Lev w/painter Dave White + feat. The Braeded Chord [Doris
AuMacDonald & Sharon Dennis @ Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA; donations;
saw.org
8:00 pm Hamish Anderson (Australian bluesrock singer/guitarist) + opener Rosu Lup (Phila. folk rock
band), downstairs @ SongByrd Music House, 2475 18th St., NWDC 20009; $10/12
8:00 pm open mic hosted by Alex Perez @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA
8:00 pm open mic w/Bob Hume & Martha Capone @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
8:00 pm Nattali Rize, world beat @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180; $15-25
8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), Harvard Ave. & MacArthur
Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $12/10mem/5stdt; Melissa Running + Becky Ross/fid, Ralph Gordon/ce,
Francine Krasowska/pno; fsgw.org
8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Greg Frock
+ Broadwater [Andrew Broater/fid/hamdulc/pans/rec, Gerry Hemming/gtr, Ed
VandenBosche/ce/rec]; 7:30 new dancer wkshop; bfms.org
8:30 pm Siobhan O’Brien @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac MD 20854
9:00 pm Banda Magda, Greek-born Magda Giannikou leads world music @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St.,
NWDC 20009; $10
Thursday, June 15
7:00 pm Built for Comfort Band f/Silver Spring Blues Festival & summer Concert series, on Veterans Plaza,
Silver Spring, MD; free
7:30 pm On the Bus, Grateful Dead tribute @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD
20814; $15; bethesdabluesjazz.com
7:30 pm Joan Shelley, KY s/s/gtr + opener Jake Xerxes Fussell, folk blues @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple
Ave., Vienna, Va 22180; $15; jamminjava.com