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
* Additional date of a multiple-date run
< always confirm with venue >
Saturday, November 29
Civil War Christmas 101-2p @ Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 312 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046; incl re-
enactors, period decorations, music, carols, readings, poetry, kidstuff.; free, donations accepted
12:00 n >2 Diana Quinn & Mike Wood for Downtown Holiday Market around 8th & F Sts, NWDC
+5-7 Ian Walters & Friends
1:00 pm >5 blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737
4:00 pm Billy Thompson Band @ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Pt./Baltimore, MD
5:00 pm >6 Davis Bradley Duo [Kathy Davis & Bradley Bishop, mand/gtr/bs/voc, bjo/gtr/bs/harm/voc @
Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse, 201 F St., NEDC 20002; free; ebenezerscoffeehouse.com
5:00 pm >8 FriSatSun Mt. Vernon by Candlelight incl tours, fireside caroling, dancing, period music,
cider & cookies; mountvernon.org -- + next three weekends
7:00 pm Caroline Ferrante & friends @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:00 pm Galesville Community Square Dance @ Memorial Hall, 952 Galesville Rd., Galesville, MD;
5:30/doors, 6/potluck, 7/familydance, 8:30/challenging; $10/5ages5-17; Janine Smith +
Leah Weiss/fid & Gary Wright/gtr & friends; communitysquaredance.wordpress.com
7:30 pm Canticleer, holiday program @ St. John’s Episcopal church, 3240 O St., NWDC; $40/25stdts;
Stjohnsgeorgetown.org
7:30 pm Jimmy Gaudreau & Orrin Star for Weekend Bluegrass @ Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090
Sterling Rd, Herndon, VA 20170; $15; hclcbluegrass.wordpress.com
8:00 pm Joe Bonamassa @ Dar Constitution Hall, 18th & D Sts., NWDC; $90-145+fees
8:00 pm Rob Robinson @ St. Elmo’s, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA
8:00 pm Seraphic Fire Christmas @ George Mason univ. Center for the Arts, 4400 University Dr.,
Fairfax, VA; $30-50/youthhalf; 703-993-8888; cfa.gmu.edu
8:00 pm Cousins [Mac Walter & John Cronin, w/Sean Cronin/bs, Jamie Wilson/perc, Tuck
Reisinger/mand] @ 48 West Coffeehouse, 49 west st., Annapolis, MD; $10; 410-626-9796
8:00 pm Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders Concert filming @ Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441
Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville, VA 20132; $20/15stdt-sr; 540-338-7973
8:00 pm Susan Greenbaum Band holiday show @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland,
VA; $16/20; ashlandcoffeeandtea.com
8:30 pm Miss Tess & the Talkbacks open for NRBQ @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $23-28
+10:30 Shartel & Hume in the LOFT
8:31 pm The Nighthawks + Andy Poxon, Lil Ronnie Owens open for Baltimore Blues Soc. @ Rosedale
American Legion Hall, 1331 Seling Ave., Rosedale, MD 21237; $25/30; mojoworkin.com
8:45 pm Mortes: Spyros Pilios Koliavasilis/oud+, Stavros Blicas/gtr, Theologos Fragos/bzki, Greek music
@ Mythos Mediterranean Grill, 8371 Snouffer School Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20879; $15;
Res: 301-519-1093
9:00 pm Linwood Taylor @ Bare Bones, 9150 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City,. MD
9:15 pm BG & the Mojo Hands @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
9:30 pm Randy Thompson Band @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover
9:30 pm Cathy Ponton King w/Mike Melchione/gtr @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD
10:00 pm Ian Walters Trio @ Roofers Union, 2446 18th St., NWDC
10:00 pm Robert Lighthouse @ Republic, 6939 Laurel Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912
10:00 pm Skyla Burrell @ Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC
Sunday, November 30
10:30 am +1pm The Gospel Persuaders for gospel brunch @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $45;
Thehamiltondc.com
11:00 am Mark Walbridge/tbjo & Doc Botzer/pno lead trad session @ P. Brennan’s, 2910 Columbia Pike,
Arlington, VA
12:00 n >2 Seth Kibel & Sean Lane for Downtown Holiday Market outdoors around 8th & F Sts., NWDC
+2:30-4:30 Alpha Dog Acoustic Blues
+5-7 Music Pilgrim Trio
1:00 pm The Harlem Gospel Choir for gospel brunch @ The Howard Theatre, 620 T St., NWDC; $35/45;
Doors 11:30; Thehowardtheatre.com
3:00 pm George Winston @ Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, No. Bethesda, MD; $28-
58/25.20-52.20mem; Strathmore.org
3:00 pm Potomac River Jazz Club Jam feat. The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band @ Normandie Farms
Restaurant, 10710 Falls Rd., Potomac, MD 20854; $10non-jammers/kidsfree; 301-983-8838
3:00 pm Bluegrass open jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
3:30 pm Waltz with Cabaret Sauvignon @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $10; 2:45 lesson;
Waltztimedances.org
4:00 pm Chanticleer, holiday show @ GMU’s Hylton Performing Arts Center Merchant Hall, 10960
George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA; $30-50/youthhalf; hyltoncenter.org
4:00 pm Steve Kraemer & the Bluesicians @ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Pt./Baltimore, MD
+930 Timmy Shelley Band
4:01pm Sol Roots Band jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
+8:30 pm Ladies of the Blues: Lisa Lim & Lydia Warren @ JV’s, Falls Church, VA
5:00 pm trad Irish seisiun @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD
5:00 pm +7 Jody Marshall Holiday concert, incl Paul Nahay/pno, Jim Queen/fid, Carey Creed/voc @ Old
Brogue, 760C Walker Rd., Great Falls, VA; $17/12under12
5:00 pm Amanda Murphy & the Lost Indians @ Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville Rd., Frederick, MD
5:00 pm Irish seisiun @ Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub, 600 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD
5:30 pm Hootenanny @ Bertha’s, 734 S. Broadway, Fells Point/Baltimore, MD;
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,
Glen Echo, Md; $13/10/5under18; Tom Hinds + Cabaret Sauvignon [Andrea Hoag/fid, Karen
Ashbrook/hamdulc, Paul Oorts/mand, Dave Weisler/pno]
7:30 pm Hard Swimmin’ Fish @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD; $10
8:00 pm Mary Ann Redmond @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD
8:00 pm Norwegian dance party in Silver Spring, MD; hardanger fiddler Loretta Kelley; potluck 630;
MAND.fanitull.org
Monday, December 1, 2014
1:00 pm Elizabeth Benforado/hamdulc & Jay Benforado/gtr for Tea @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701
Rockville Pike, No. Bethesda, MD 20852; $28/25.20mem; meet some of the artists
specializing in miniatures; Strathmore.org
6:00 pm Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner Blues Band for Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I
St, SWDC; $5; 202-484-7700, westminsterdc.org
7:00 pm DC Bluegrass Union Jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD
7:15 pm Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD; pianist Colette Rohan
+ feat. Bob Sima + cameos Teporah + Jerry Bresee + Mike Kelly + regulars Rod Deacey,
John Holly, Ron Goad + Tomy Wright, others
7:30 pm UMd Korean Percussion Ensemble @ Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center, Stadium Dr., U MD, College Park, MD 20742; free; 301-405-2787
8:00 pm Brian Gaffney & Brendan Mulvihill lead Irish session @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St.,
Alexandria, VA
8:00 pm Ship’s Company sea chantey pub sing @ Limereick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St Mark's on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville Md;
$11/8/stdtdisc; Ann Fallon + Carl Friedman/vln, Marty Taylor/winds/conc, Karin Loya/ce;
New dancer orientation 7:45; bfms.org
8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam w/Tom Maxwell & guest Wave Milor @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls
Church, VA
9:01 pm Capital Blues Ensemble @ 219 Restaurant, 219 King St., Alexandria VA
Tuesday, December 2
“Fiddler on the Roof” Tues-Sat > 1/4/15 @ Arena Stage, 1101 6th St., SWDC; features klezmer music;
Range: $50-119; arenastage.org
“Five Guys Named Moe” Tues-Sat > 12/28/14 @ Arena Stage, 1101 6th St., SWDC; blues-based music;
Incl Jobari Parker-Namdar; Range: $40-127; arenastage.org
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 The People’s Choir D.C., holiday travel singalong @ Stetson’s Restaurant (upstairs), 1610 U St.,
NWDC; free; facebook.com/apeopleschoirdc
8:00 pm open mic in Vinyl Lounge @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;
8:00 pm new bluegrass jam hosted by Crazy after Midnight @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church,
VA
8:00 pm James Taylor & His All-Star Band @ Baltimore Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD;
$68-88; royalfarmsarena.com
9:01 pm Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes @ Cat’s Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, December 3
12:00 n >2 Jonny Grave for Downtown Holiday Market outdoors around 8th & F Sts., NWDC
+5-7 Seth Kibel & Sean Lane
7:00 pm >8 Iona Celtic Christmas @ Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy
Chase, MD
7:00 pm Sunday Kitchen old time jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:30 pm author Liel Leibovitz on “A Broken Hallelujah: Rock & Roll, Redemption, and the Life of
Leonard Cohen” @ DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St., NWDC 20036;
$13.50/11.50mem; washingtondcjcc.org
7:30 pm blues jam hosted by Steve “Wolf” Crescenze feat. Tom Maxwell/gtr @ Blair’s Londontown Pub,
726 Londontown Rd.., Edgewater, MD 21037; 410-956-9799
7:30 pm Old Dominion Cloggers + Calico Cloggers holiday show @ Goodwin House Bailey’s
Crossroads, 3449 S. Jefferson St., Falls Church, VA; free; 703-820-1488
8:00 pm trad Irish seisiun @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD
8:00 pm Eliot Bronson CD release @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, VA; $10/12
8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo Md;
$10/8; Rich Galloway + Becky Ross/fid, Dan Gillespie/rec, Francine Krasowska/pno; fsgw.org
8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Perry
Shafran + Perpetual e-Motion [Ed Howe/efid, John Cote/gtr/didj/voc; bfms.org
8:30 pm Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble for dance @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $15/20;
Dancingbythebayou.com
Thursday, December 4
12:00 n >2 Sow It Goes [Abigail Palmer/harp, Robbie Taylor/gtr, Eric Selby/dr], Celtic jazz fusion for
Downtown Holiday Market Outdoors around 8th & F Sts., NWDC
+5-7 King St. Bluegrass
5:30 pm >7 The Braeded Chord, holiday music @ Peterson Jewelers, 425 Meadowbrook Shopping
Center, Culpeper, VA 22701
5:45 pm +6:30 Family Fun Night Out feat. Bruce Hutton + Molly Hickman @ El Golfo, 8739 Flower
Ave., Silver Spring, MD; $5adults/kidsfree; classactsarts.org
6:00 pm Lox & Vodka celebrate Chanukah & the holidays @ US Botanic Gardens, 100 MD Ave.,
SWDC; free; usbg.gov
6:00 pm Calvert High School Music Theatre Ensemble + the Swanson Choral Group include folk &
popular songs @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St., NWDC; kennedy-center.org
7:00 pm Michelle Murray & Friends w/Dalton Potter, Alan Oresky, Gary Lee Gimble, Chris Veatch @
Seibels Restaurant, 15540 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
7:00 pm ClearSpring @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
[7:30 pm Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA;
$45]
7:30 pm Grapevine: an evening storytelling fat. Renee Brachfeld & Mark Novak + Granny Sue Holstein,
Noa Baum hosts @ Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD;
$10 donation suggested;
7:30 pm Glen Echo Intl Folkdancers @ Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Glen Echo, MD; $5; 301-466-3018; dancingplanetproductions.com
8:00 pm Sara Curtin @ Roofers Union café, 2446 18th St., NWDC 20009
8:00 pm Amy Ray Band (of Indigo Girls) @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD 21401;
$22.50; ramsheadonstage.com
8:00 pm Ellis Paul + Kipyn Martin @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD 41784; $20;
uptownconcerts.com SOLD OUT
8:00 pm Jose Feliciano @ Rams Head Center Stage, 7002 Arundel Mills Circle #7777, Hanover, MD
21076; $45; marylandlivecasino.com
8:00 pm Riders in the Sky Christmas Show @ Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane,
Purcellville, VA 20132; $30; franklinparkartscenter.org
8:00 pm Jonathan Byrd, Corin Raymond, The Pickup Cowboys @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N.
Railroad Ave., Ashland, VA; $12/15; ashlandcoffeeandtea.com
8:30 pm Big Boy Little hosts blues jam @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC; free; zoobardc.com
8:30 pm Thrillbillys w/Johnny Castle @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
9:00 pm Automatic Slim @ Bare Bones, 9150 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City,. MD
Friday, December 5
Eliot Bronson, 11 am on Chris Teskey Show, BluegrassCountry.org – 105.5FM
Norwegian Holiday Festival Fri 10a-7p & Sat 9a-4p @ Christ Lutheran Church, 3810 Meredith Dr., Fairfax,
VA; incl cooking, weaving, embroidery demonstrations; music & dance performance; sales, café,
traditional breads, sandwiches; org’d by Sons of Norway; norwaydc.org
2:30 pm >4:30 Jim Stephanson, roots/eclectic guitar for Downtown Holiday Market outdoors around 8th
& F Sts. NW
+5-7pm Ian Walters & Friends
[6:00 pm +9 Herman’s Hermits @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $43.50]
7:00 pm Lark Rize @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:00 pm The Nighthawks @ The Globe Theatre, 12 Broad St., Berlin, MD 21811; $22-27; 410-641-
0784; globetheater.com
7:00 pm sign-up open mic + feat. Mountain Air [Bobbi Smith & Lisa Donohue w/Bob Murphy/bs] for
First Friday Coffeehouse @ Trinity Orchard House, 4599 Shepherdstown Rd. (Rt.45),
Martinsburg, WV 25401; $10;
7:30 sign-up; Steve Warner hosts; 304-876-2915 or myspace.com/firstfridaycoffeehouse
7:30 pm Fri Sat: Dar Williams celebrates 20th anniversary of “The Honesty Room” @ Birchmere, 3701
Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA $35 -- acoustic guitarist Trevor Gordon Hall opens tonight
7:30 pm Jammin’ Java’s 13th Anniversary Party w/Luke Brindley & Friends incl Jon Carroll + Owen