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, May 28
Malama Honua: Hokule’a Worldwide Voyage celebration SatSun 10a-5p @ National Museum of the American
Indian, 4th St. & Independence Ave., SWDC; free; crew member meet & greet, w/music & dance of Hawaii;
nmai.si.edu
Rockville (MD) Hometown Holidays, on Hungerford’s Tavern Stage, E.Montgomery Ave. incl Sat: 6/Bumper
Jacksons; three other stages incl several genres of music & dance; rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=665
Viva Vienna SatSun 10a-10p, Mon 10a-6p, along & around Church & Center Sts., downtown Vienna, VA;
Incl Sat 4/Mike Terpak Blues Explosion (Main Stage)
DelFest Th-Sun @ Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD
Incl Del McCoury Band, Travelin’ McCourys, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers,
Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Sam Bush Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Wood Brothers,
The Infamous Stringdusters, Keller Williams, Jerry Douglas & the Earls of Leicester, the O’Connor Family
Band feat. Mark O’Connor, Sierra Hull, Rock My Soul feat. The Fairfield Four & the McCrary Sisters,
Elephant Revival, Aoife O’conovan, Joe Craven & the Sometimers, Cabinet, Lary Sparks & The Lonesome
Ramblers, Dale Ann Bradley, Fruition, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Hot Club of Cowtown, Steve Poltz,
Dustbowl Revival, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, The HillBenders, The Brothers Comatose, The Broomestix,
Henhouse Prowlers, Dre & the DelFest Collective, The Lil’ Smokies, Pert Near Sandstone, Mipso, Driftwood,
The Railsplitters, Grand Ole’ Ditch, The McCoury Brothers; jams, late nights, kidstuff, arts & crafts, food;
delfest.com
Windgap Bluegrass Festival Th-Sun @ Mountain View Park, Mountain Rd., Wind Gap, PA 18091
Incl O’Connor Family Band, US Navy Band Country Current, Circa Blue, Hillbenders, Jr. Sisk & Ramblers
Choice, O’Connor Fiddle Duos, Little Roy & Lizzy, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, The Doerfels, Valerie
Smith & Liberty Pike, Eddie & Martha Adcock w/Tom Grey, Zink & Co., James Reams & the Barnstormers,
Mile Twelve, Louie Setzer, Gribillie Project, Creek Bend, Angelica Grim Family Band, Remington Ryde,
Stained Grass Window, Mama Corn, Hub Hollow, Strawberry Ridge, Zepp Family, The Dishonest Fiddlers,
Chris Henry & Hardcore Grass, Susie Q, WG Bluegrass Academy, Subject to Change, Bill & Maggie
Anderson, Gordon Thomas ward, Dave & Megan w/Mountain Pride; windgapbluegrass.com
10:00 am >1pm Mike Elosh @ Farmers Market at River Hill, River Hill Garden Center, 12165 Clarksville
Pike, Clarksville, Md 21029
11:30 am +1:30 McGrath Academy of Irish Dance on Outdoor Green, Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC,
free; Ireland’s 100
+3:30 & 6:15 Lilt on Outdoor Green
1:00 pm blues jam every Saturday @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD
20737; acousticblues.com
1:00 pm Scott Barrett w/Barry Bryan @ Catoctin Breeze Winery, 15010 Roddy Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788
1:30 pm Northern Virginia Hammered Dulcimer Players meet @ Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge
Ave., McLean, VA; sites.google.com/site/nvhdplayers/home
2:00 pm ukulele open jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
+7pm Willie Barry & His Chaperones
3:30 pm Sombarkin + 4:15/Pam Ortiz Band for Chestertown Colonial Tea Party Festival along High St., in
downtown Chestertown, MD; www.chestertownteaparty.org/?page_id=21
4:00 pm City Farm Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+9 Sol Roots & Linwood Taylor
5:45 pm A Prairie Home Companion w/Garrison Keillor, Chris Thile, Heather Masse, Vince Giordano & the
Nighthawks @ Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd, Vienna Va 22182; $30-80; wolftrap.org
+also see Fri 5/27 Garrison’s final season!
6:30 pm Better Said Than Done present finalists in storytelling contest @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave.,
Vienna, VA; $15; bettersaidthandone.com
7:30 pm Durham County Poets for CoopersHouse Concert, Columbia, MD; $25 sugg’d; ResReq: 410-
772-1541 or
7:30 pm BFMS Challenging contras dance @ Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD
21210; $18/15m3m/Stdt:13/10mem; George Marshall & Tim Van Egmond + Swallowtail [George
Marshall/bdrn/conc, Ron Grosslein/fid/mand, tim VanEgmond/hamdulc, Timm Triplett/pno,
David Cantieni/fl/ws/bmbrd]; bfms.org
8:00 pm Willie De in VINYL Lounge @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; free; gypsysallys.com
8:00 pm Todd Walker & Scott Barrett @ Frederick Coffee, 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
[8:30 pm Commander Cody Band, rootsy rock + Mike Marlin opens @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC;
$12.25-20.75; thehamiltondc.com]
9:00 pm Dusty Rose Trio @ The Old Brogue, 760 Walker Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066
Sunday, May 29
Rockville Hometown Holidays incl on Bud Light Beach Stage, E. Middle Lane behind Choice Hotels office:
Sun/Dave Chappell Band, Ted Garber, Kelly Bell Band, The Nighthawks; on Hungerford’s Tavern Stage,
E.Montgomery Ave. incl Sun: 4/Lyuti Chushki; On Maryland Ave. Stage Sun; 2:30/US Navy Band
Country Current; rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=665
Viva Vienna SatSun 10a-10p, Mon 10a-6p, along & around Church & Center Sts., downtown Vienna, VA;
Incl Main Stage 2/Honky Tonk Confidential, 4/The Harry Bells; Lawyers Rd.Stage 11&1/Marshall Artz,
2:30&5/Barbara Martin, 4/Silver Line Station
11:30 am +1:30 Irish Breakfast Band on Outdoor Green, Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC, free;
Ireland’s 100
1:00 pm >6 new bluegrass jam @ new brewery: Mustang Sally Brewing Co., 14140 Parke Long Ct., Stes
A/B/C, Chantilly, VA
2:00 pm >5 Scottish jam @ John Strongbow’s Tavern, 710 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314;
Dcscottishsession.blogspot.com
3:00 pm >6 bluegrass jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
3:30 pm Eileen & the In-Betweens, environmentally conscious folk band from New Mexico @ Electric
Maid, 268 Carroll St. (Takoma), NWDC 20012; $10cash suggested; BENEFIT for Nuclear
Information Resource Service; electricmaid.org
3:30 pm Waltz w/Swallowtail @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $10; waltztimedances.org
3:25 pm Doris Justis is semi-finalist for “Vienna VA Idol;” she performs in front of Caffe Amouri, 107
Church St., Vienna, VA; finals are June 10 on Vienna’s Town Green;
Confirm time; there are three sets: 11a, 12:40p, 3:45p; viennaidol.org
4:00 pm Stealin’ the Deal @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+9p Josh Allen Band patriotic show w/guests; jvsrestaurant.com
4:00 pm Eddie & Martha Adcock & Tom Gray for house concert at Singer’s Glen, Silver Spring, MD;
ResRes: 301-816-9394 or
5:00 pm Crooks & Crows, roots rock @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD
6:00 pm Brian Gaffney @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA
7:00 pm Michelle Murray & No Part of Nothin’ (bluegrass) @ Outta the Way Café, Redland Rd., Derwood,
MD 20855
7:30 pm Corn Potato String Band [Aaron Jonah Lewis, Lindsay McCaw, Ben Belcher], vocalists & multi-
Instrumentalists for IMT @ Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll St. (Takoma), NWDC 20012;
$20/25/stdtdiscs; imtfolk.org
7:30 pm The BelleRegards (Toronto “rowdy folk”) f/Stone Room Concerts @ Bikenetic, 201 W. Jefferson
St., Falls Church, VA 22046; $20; stoneroomconcerts.com
7:30 pm Justin Hayward (fm Moody Blues) w/Mike Dawes/gtr & Julie Ragins @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt.
Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $69.50; birchmere.com
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen
Echo, Md; $13/10/mem/5youth; George Marshall & Tim Van Egmond + Swallowtail [George
Marshall/conc/bdrn, Ron Grosslein/fid/mand, Tim Van Egmond/hamdulc, Timm Triplett/pno,
David Cantieni/sax/fl/bmbrd/wsl/feet]; fsgw.org $15 for Waltz + contras
8:30 pm SunMon Pat Garvey @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
9:00 pm Possessed by Paul James, one-man roots band @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day
Viva Vienna SatSun 10a-10p, Mon 10a-6p, along & around Church & Center Sts., downtown Vienna, VA;
Incl Children’s Stage: Banjo Man Frank Cassel; Lawyers Rd. Stage: Timothy James, Kevin Olson, Falling
Home, Brian Johnson, more;
9:15 am 40 Thieves on FC Memorial Day Parade Main Stage, Park Ave. & Little Falls St.
1:30 pm +3:30 Culkin Irish Dancers on Outdoor Green, Kennedy Center, NWDC, free; Ireland’s 100
6:00 pm Queen Aisha Blues for Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I St, SWDC; $5/freeunder16;
dinner available; 202-484-7700, westminsterdc.org
7:00 pm Irish Inn Mates @ The Irish Inn, Tulane & MacArthur, Glen Echo, MD
7:00 pm The Dylz & guests, tribute to Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave.,
Vienna, VA; $10-15; jamminjava.com
8:00 pm Brian Gaffney & Brendan Mulvihill lead Irish session @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St.,
Alexandria, VA
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,
MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Carl Friedman + Jeff Steinberg/vln, Karin Loya/ce, Judy Meyers/pno
8:30 pm Wolf’s blues jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
Tuesday, May 31
6:00 pm Skylark [Alexander Mitchell/gtr/fid/voc, Elise Kress/fl/voc, Zan McLeod/gtr/bzki] w/dancers Joe
Duffey & Erika Nielsen @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St., NWDC; free;
kennedy-center.org - celebrating 100 years of Ireland
6:30 pm Brendan’s Voyage on outdoor green, Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC, free; Ireland’s 100
7:00 pm >9 Andrew Acosta @ Famous Dave’s BBQ, 370 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046
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
8:00 pm open mic in VINYL Lounge @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; free; gypsysallys.com
8:00 pm SAW open mic @ Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA
8:30 pm Steve Jacobs Band w/Big Boy Little @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
9:30 pm Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street @ Bossa Bistro (downstairs), 2463 18th St., NWDC; bossadc.com
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
33rd MidAtlantic Song Contest opens, all genres: facebook.com/Mid.Atlantic.Song.Contest -- saw.org
6:00 pm St. Patrick’s Cathedral (NY) Choir, trad/contemp Irish @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700
F St., NWDC; free; kennedy-center.org - celebrating 100 years of Ireland
7:00 pm Jim Redman @ Music Café, 26528 Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872
7:30 pm Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travelers, blues rock @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria,
VA; $29.50 ; birchmere.com
7:30 pm Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys @ Mason District Park Amphitheatre, 6621 Columbia Pike,
Annandale, VA 22003; free; weather no. 703-324-7469 (SHOW)
7:30 pm Trad session led by Zan McLeod or Philippe Varlet @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton,
MD 20902
8:00 pm open mic hosted by Vern Santmeyer @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
8:00 pm SAW open mic @ Azucar Restaurant, 14418 Layhill Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20906
8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo, Md;
$12/10mem/5stdt; Susan Taylor + Tina Chancey/fid, Colleen Reed/fl, Jonathan Jensen/pno
8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Jacqui Ann
Grennan + The Treblemakers [Emily Aubrey/fid, Robin Wilson/fl/conc/sax, Liz Donaldson/pno]
bfms.org
8:30 pm >Sat Ronan Kavanagh @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
Thursday, June 2
Herndon Festival Th 6-10, Fri 5-11, Sat 10a-11p, Sun 10a-6p in downtown Herndon, VA, around W&OD Trail
& Elden St.; vendors, carnival, kidstuff, food, business expo; three music stages, mostly rock; individual folk-
oriented performances listed at Saturday & Sunday event times below; herndonfestival.net
21st Western Maryland Blues Festival Th-Sun in City Center & City Park, Hagerstown, MD; see events
5:00 pm >7 Mary Ann Redmond band @ University Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., Hagerstown, MD; bring
Seating; part of Western MD Blues Festival
6:00 pm >9 Andrew Acosta Band @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA
6:30 pm Bobby Bales & Claude Jones host open bluegrass jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St.,
Brunswick, MD
7:30 pm “Rain Follows the Plow” dust opera @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA; $15
7:30 pm Not So Modern Jazz Quartet & jam @ St. Elmo’s, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA
8:00 pm The Ragbirds + Driftwood @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $14
8:00 pm Robin Bullock @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD; $20; uptownconcerts.org
8:30 pm Thrillbillys @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
8:30 pm >Mon Glasgow/Strutton @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
9:30 pm Feedel Band, Ethiopian jazz @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NWDC; $10
Friday, June 3
Garrett Co. Celtic Festival, Friendsville, MD; Fri6:30 Iona + Sat/9:30-4; athletic games, pipers, Irish &
Scottish dancers, clans, food, sheep, vendors, kidstuff; $15; gccelticfestival.com
Frederick Festival of the Arts FriSatSun along Carroll Creek Linear Park, downtown Frederick, MD;
Incl music (see Fri 7pm, Sat 11-5, Sun 11-5); frederickartscouncil.org
5:00 pm >8:30 Deanna Bogart @ National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, 401 Constitution Ave., NWDC;
free; Jazz in the Garden series
5:30 pm Catoctin Mountain Hwy @ Linganore Winecellars, 1360l Glissans Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771
5:30 pm Western MD Blues Festival: Anthony Rosano & the Conqueroos + 6:30/opening ceremonies +
7/Albert Castiglia + 8:15/Mike Zito & the Wheel @ City Center Lot, N. Potomac St; Hagerstown,
MD; $20adv/30gate/under13freew/adult; blues-fest.org
6:00 pm Todd C. Walker for Wine Down Friday @ Elk Run Winery, 15113 Liberty Rd., Mt. Airy, MD
21771; elkrun.com
6:30 pm Janie Meneely & Rob van Sante @ Emma’s Espresso & Wine Bar, 106 Hume Ave., Alexandria,
VA 22301
6:30 pm The Mollyhawks on outdoor green, Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC, free; Ireland’s 100
6:30 pm Hungarian Folk Dance Party in Silver Spring, MD; kids first & 7 adults; music by The Potomac