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 27
R.I.P. Jimmy LaFave 7/12/55 – 5/21/17
Kennedy Center Open House celebrates JFK’s 100th birthday; 12n-10pm throughout & around Kennedy Center,
NWDC; incl kidstuff; dance: ballet, hip-hop, swing, Korean, American Indian; storytellers, NSO, instrument
Petting zoo & costume trunk; choral music, drama; art exhibits; costumed characters; yoga, Tai Chi; skate
Boarding; rock, jazz, DJs, funk, soul, guitar; free; kennedy-center.org
Takoma Porch Concerts, on various porches 2-6pm in Takoma Park, MD; takomaporch.net
Alphabetically incl: The Aldersons + Flo Anito + Angelo Drago Band + Rock Baker + Dan Barry + Bold
Deceivers + Carol Anne Bosco + Ara Casey & Chase Willett + The Crayfish Sisters + Crooks & Crows +
DC Gypsy Jazz Jam + DeJohn + Fire in the River + Steven Gellman + Gracious Me + Greentop Ramblers +
Zia Hassan + Rob Hinkal & Rowan Corbett + Bruce Hutton + Know1Else + Frank Herman Martin +
Marian McLaughlin + Mark H.Rooney Taiko + Mike P.Ryan + Sisters Uke & friends + Stealing Liberty +
The Takoma Mixers + Matt Tarka + Wanderlight + David Potts-Dupre & friends + Caroline Ferrante +
Kentlands Acoustic Jam + The Murray & Marsh Melange + Domenic Cicala w/Gantt Kushner; lots more
Hometown Holidays in downtown Rockville, MD, along Maryland & Montgomery Aves, Gibbs St., Monroe
St., Middle Lane; food (Taste of Rockville SatSun), beverages, community groups, rides, 4 music stages;
Beach Stage 2-10pm incl Cha Wa, Big Sam’s Funky Nation; Maryland Ave.Stage 2:30-10pm incl Howard
Gospel Choir, Big Daddy Love, Shane Smith & the Saints; Hungerford Tavern Stage 2-9:30pm incl Dan
Wolff & the Muddy Crows, Skribe; Town Square Stage (family fare) incl 2-8pm incl Potomac Youth Choir,
Chin Hamaya Rockville (Okinawan taiko), Tinkus Kay’Sur MD USA (Bolivian); rockvillemd.gov
12:00 n >1 Voces Veracruzanas, Mexican music & dance in Kennedy Center Family Theatre, part of
Kennedy Center Open House
1:00 pm >3 DC Bluegrass Union jam is part of Open House on north roof of Kennedy Center, NWDC
1:00 pm blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737;
acousticblues.com
2:00 pm ukulele open jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
2:00 pm open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872
2:00 pm California Bob @ Catoctin Breeze Winery, 15010 Ruddy Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788
3:00 pm BFMS Gentle English Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD;
$12/8mem; Ann Fallon + Emily Aubrey/vln, David Crandall/fl/sax, Judy Meyers/pno
4:00 pm >6 Archie Edwards Blues foundation jam is part of Open House on North Roof of Kennedy Center
4:00 pm 40 Dollar Fine @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+9pm Linwood Taylor, Gary Brown, Clarence Turner Show @ JV’s
6:00 pm + 8p Daryl Davis, keyboardist, incl Seth Kibel/sax/clar, honors former bandmate Chuck Berry @
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; free; kennedy-center.org; part of
Kennedy Center Open House
8:00 pm D.T. Huber in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC 20007; no cover
+8:30 Upton Blues Band + Rufus Roundtree & da B’more Brass Factory @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K
St., NWDC; $12
+10:30 Jeff Smith in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s; no cover
8:00 pm FriSat Corky Siegel w/string quartet & perc: Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues @ AMP by
Strathmore, Pike & Rose, 11810 Grand Park Ave., No.Bethesda, MD; $35-45; part of Shades of
Blues series; ampbystrathmore.com
8:00 pm Michelle Swan @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
8:00 pm s/s Caitlin Canty @ Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall, MD 21661; $20/23
8:30 pm The Smokin’ Polecats w/Mary Shaver @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,
Greenbelt, MD
10:30 pm Johnny & the Headhunters, bluesrock, in THE LOFT @ The Hamilton, 14th & F, NWDC; no cover
Sunday, May 28
Hometown Holidays in downtown Rockville, MD, along Maryland & Montgomery Aves, Gibbs St., Monroe
St., Middle Lane; food (Taste of Rockville SatSun), beverages, community groups, rides, 4 music
stages incl rock, roots; Beach Stage 2-10pm incl Kelly Bell Band, the Nighthawks, Honey Island Swamp
Band; MD Ave. Stage 2:30-10p incl Hillbilly Gypsies, rock; Hungerford Tavern Stage 2-9:30 incl Mike
Surratt & the Continentals, Shamrogues, Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band; Town Square family Stage 2-8pm
incl reptiles, opera, Chinese dance, brass, breakdancing; rockvillemd.gov
1:00 pm F.A.M.E. open mic w/Todd Walker @ Dublin Roasters, 1780 N.Market St., Frederick,MD;
12:30 signup; frederickacoustic.org
2:00 pm >5 DC- area Scottish Jam @ Fiona’s Irish Pub, 5810 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria, VA22315;
http://dcscottishsession.blogspot.com/
2:00 pm >3:30 Mike Surratt & the Continentals for Hometown Holidays, Rockville, MD
http://rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=1419
3:00 pm Bluegrass open mic @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
4:00 pm [+130pm Buffet for Vets @ JV’s]
Stealin’ the Deal, country-ish @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+8:30 Eric King & the Thin Line @ JVs
4:00 pm FSGW Shape Note Singing @ 1st Christian Church of Alexandria, 2723 King St., Alexandria, VA;
fsgw.org
4:00 pm Eddie & Martha Adcock & Tom Gray for Singer’s Glen house concert; $20; 301-816-9394 or
singersglen.org
7:00 pm SAW open mic @ Marble & Rye, 2501 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204
7:00 pm The Petrified Pickers @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD
7:30 pm Seldom Scene @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $25; birchmere.com
7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $13/freeToMem/5under18;
George Marshall & Tim Van Egmond + Swallowtail [David Cantieni/winds, Ron Grosslein/fid,
Timm Triplett/pno, George Marshall/conc, Tim Van Egmond/hamdulc]; fsgw.org
8:00 pm John Mayall + opener Bill Carter @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, Md; $45
8:00 pm Little Feat @ MD Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD 21401; $85-90;
ramsheadonstage.com
Monday, May 29
Memorial Day
Hometown Holidays in downtown Rockville, MD; Memorial Day Parade from Martins Lane south on N.
Washington St., left onto Beall Ave, right on Maryland Ave, thru Rockville Town Square & left onto E.
Montgomery Ave.
40th Annual Memorial Day Jazz Festival @ Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, VA; incl 1/USArmy
Blues, 2/Seth Kibel Quartet, 3/Tom Cunningham Orchestra, 4/Al Williams, 5/Blue Crescent
Syncopators; free; indoors expected due to weather; 703-746-5592
9:15 am Andrew Acosta Band @ Main Stage, Park Ave. & Little Falls St., Falls Church, VA, f/Memorial
Day pre-parade, incl F.C. Concert Band, kidstuff in Cherry Hill Park, farmhouse tours,
ceremonies; parade begins at 2pm, down Park Ave.
4:00 pm Josh Allen Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
+8:30 Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s
7:00 pm open mic, Rob Hinkal hosts, w/feat. @ Teavolve Café & Lounge, 1401 Aliceanna St.,
Baltimore, MD; 6pm signup; ilyaimy.com - focusmusic.org
8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville,
MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Bob Farrall + Jeff Steinberg/vln, Dave Crandall/winds/Janina
O’Brien/pno+; bfms.org
Tuesday, May 30
6:00 pm >8 Andrew Acosta @ The Happy Tart, 410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church, VA
7:00 pm The Eclectiks, Celtic fusion w/guest Ben Sands on Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring Town Center, MD
7:00 pm old time jam [slow, then faster] led by Ken & Brad Kolodner @ Five & Dime Ale House, 901 W.
36th St., Baltimore, 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
8:00 pm Silky Dave hosts open mic in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC;
No cover; gypsysallys.com
8:00 pm open mic @ Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA; saw.org
8:30 pm Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors welcome home party @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls
Church, VA 22042
9:30 pm Cheick Hamala Diabate’s Griot Street @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; no cover
Wednesday, May 31
7:00 pm Community Sing led by Ysaye Barnwell @ Levine School of Music Lang Recital Hall, 2801 Upton
St., NWDC; $5
7:30 pm John Nemeth & Danielle Nicole Band, blues @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $10-15
7:30 pm Sharon Knight, Celtic-inspired songs @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,
Greenbelt, MD
7:30 pm SAW Variety Showcase, Ron Goad hosts; incl Carleigh Kaiser + Finding Fusion + Chris Vincent +
Joshua Rich + feat. guitarist Cristian Perez (Buenos Aires) w/Yana Hristova, Daniel Brown &
Evan Sands + Pamela Ferguson @ Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA; donations;
saw.org
7:30 pm Jeff Scroggins & Colorado for Baltimore house concert; $15-20 sugg’d; ResReq:
8:00 pm open mic hosted by Alex Parez @ Iota, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201; no cover
8:00 pm open mic w/Bob Hume & Martha Capone Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
8:00 pm Charlie Owen, blues @ Lahinch Tavern, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD
8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), Harvard Ave. & MacArthur
Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $12/10mem/5stdt; Stephanie Smith + Jeff Steinberg/fid, Carrie Rose/fl,
Melissa Running/pno; fsgw.org
8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Perry
Shafran + Some Assembly [Joe Klausner/fid/mand, Mary Corletta Flora/fl, Donna Boylan/pno,
Adam Lee/gtr, Ian Sturrock/perc/gtr]; bfms.org
8:30 pm monthly DC Raga Jam @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC 20009; $5; Indian classical jam
8:30 pm Nicole Belanus opens for s/s Melanie Edwards @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC 20007; $18/20
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Herndon Festival Th-Sun along Lynn St., Station St., Pine St., W&OD Trail; incl sponsor booths, carnival rides,
3 music stages, kidstuff; rock, roots; Thurs incl 7:30/Strung Like a Horse on Depot Stage; herndonfestival.net
Western Maryland Blues Festival kicks off, runs through Sunday in downtown Hagerstown, MD; see 6pm
6:00 pm >9 Brother Down @ Springfield Manor Winery, 11836 Auburn Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788;
Springfieldmanor.com
6:00 pm >8 Hard Swimmin’ Fish @ University Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., downtown Hagerstown, MD;
Free; bring seating; ID required; gates open at 4; blues-fest.org
6:30 pm open bluegrass jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:00 pm Paige Powell hosts SAW open mic @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,
Greenbelt, MD; saw.org
7:00 pm John McCutcheon @ Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD; $25/22mem/+3door;
creativealliance.org
7:00 pm open mic hosted by Dan Bourdeaux @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872
7:00 pm >8 Seth Kibel & Daryl Davis for Towson Univ. Osher Lifelong Learning Reception @ Central
Presbyterian Church, 7308 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204
7:30 pm Derek W. Curtis in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no cover
7:30 pm The New Stew feat. Jason Eskridge, Roosevelt Collier (of the Lee Boys), Yonrico Scott (of Derek
Trucks Band), Jared Stone, Matt Slocum + openers Paris Monster @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts.,
NWDC; $15/20; “super group” playing blues/soul/r&b
8:00 pm Black Masala @ Big Chief, 2002 Fenwick St., NEDC 20002; no cover
8:00 pm SAW Showcase @ Outta the Way Café, 17503 Redland Rd., Derwood, MD
8:30 pm Gangstagrass + The Whiskey Gentry @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; $15/18
9:30 pm Feedel Band @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $10
10:30 pm Moonshine Society in THE LOFT @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts.; no cover
Friday, June 2
Herndon Festival Th-Sun along Lynn St., Station St., Pine St., W&OD Trail; incl sponsor booths, carnival rides,
3 music stages, kidstuff; rock, roots; Fri incl 6:30/Bad Influence Band on Café Stage; herndonfestival.net
FriSat Annapolis Irish Festival @ Anne Arundel Co. Fairgrounds, Annapolis, MD; annapolisirishfestival.com
Incl pipers; Greene Turtle Hill Stage: 4/Screaming Orphans, 6/Kilmaine Saints, 7:30/military appreciation,
8:30/Scythian; Galway Bay Pavilion: 4/Aine O’Doherty, 5:30/Seamus Kennedy, 7:15/Shamrogues; see Sat.
46th Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention @ Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St., Westminster,
MD 21157; 9am-7pm; incl food, wine & beer garden, arts & craft vendors, kidstuff, jams; competitions incl
bluegrass band + old-time, Celtic, clogging + instrumental performance, songwriting; rain/shine; $12/10srs/
freeunder12; commongroundonthehill.org
Western Maryland Blues Festival, today is at City Center Lot, N. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD; $20/30; gates
open at 5; ID required; kids 12 & under free with paying adult; 5:30/East Coast Stroke, 6:45/opening
ceremonies, 7:15/Justin Kalk, 8:30-9:45/Selwyn Birchwood
5:30 pm >830 Teporah @ Linganore Winecellars 13601 Glissans Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, MD
6:30 pm >7:30 African Marketplace, outdoor activities & performances on the 8th Arts Park, 3225 8th St.,
NEDC; danceplace.org
6:30 pm Bad Influence Band on Café Stage, Herndon Festival, Herndon, VA
7:30 pm Caleb Stine & the Revelations + Nick & Luke in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401
K St., NWDC; no cover
7:30 pm John Roberts + Janie Meneely, Mary Garvey & Rob Van Sante for FSGW concert @ Seekers