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
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In dance listings: caller + musicians
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In list of artists, indicates performing together
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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
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succeeding night of multi-day event
<<< always confirm with venue >>>
Saturday, May 3
Pete Seeger’s 95th Birthday
Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line, 2pm w/Brad Kolodner on BluegrassCountry.org, 105.5FM
I Draw Slow, 3pm w/Brad Kolodner on BluegrassCountry.org, 105.5FM
SatSun 40th Annual MD Sheep & Wool Festival, Howard Co. Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairground Rd., West
Friendship, MD 21794; Sat 9-6, Sun 9-5; sheepandwool.org – incl Martin Family Band, Rob Caruthers &
Friends, Walt Michael & Co., Port Righ, Maggie Sansone & friends, Slim Harrison; Family Hoedown
w/Slim Harrison & the Sunnyland Band
Passport DC 10a-4p at various embassies around DC; free; incl heritage, crafts, food, arts, music, dance;
More than 50 embassies participate; hosts & interactive map at culturaltourismdc.org
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5 Annual Greater Washington area Bulgarian American Community Subor (picnic) @ Calleva, 19120
Martinsburg Rd., Dickerson, MD 20842; incl music & dance; feat. Lyuti Chushki & friends, Svitanya;
hayride, food, $7 + parking; 202-247-5805 on event day
Walker Nature Center Spring Festival 1-5pm, 11450 Glade Dr., Reston, VA; incl The Stewart Sisters + Tom
Bodine, Marcy Cochran & Scott Malyszka; nature walks, animals, plants; reston.org
5/3-4 & 5/10-11, 1+7pm: “Brother Hal” (1930s setting of Shakespeare’s Henry V, with teen cast) includes
music by Bruce Hutton, Tina Chancey & Molly Hickman @ Roundhouse Theatre, 8739 Colesville Rd.,
Silver Spring, MD; LuminoStudio.org
Mayfest 10a-9p in Everedy Square & Shab Row, Frederick, MD; incl 10:30/Doug Alan Wilcox, 11:30/Todd
C Walker, 12n/Safe Harbor, 12:30/Ken Glasser/Angeline Donohue/Barry Bryan, 1:30/Rod Deacey,
2:30/Max Honn, 3:30/Rick Hill, 4:30/Jim Rose, 5-7:30/Brian Derek
Greek folk dance workshop w/Greek guest instructor Christos Papakostos @ St. Sophia Greek Orthodox
Cathedral, 2815 36th St., NWDC 20007; $40; register: greekdancedc@gmail.com
Spring Farm Festival @ Hard Bargain Farm, Accokeek MD, 11-4; food, plans, crafts, farmlore, music,
Hay rides, kidstuff; $5/car; fergusonfoundation.org
Naptown BarBayQ Festival @ Anne Arundel Fairgrounds, Sat Sun 12n-10p; incl food, drink, kidstuff;
Music incl Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes, The ShamRogues, Swampcandy, Donegal X-Press, Old Town
Tradition, Jim Jones, Lynn Hollyfield, little bird – see Sunday
barbayq.com
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>12n Harley String Band @ Falls Church Farmers Market, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA
10:30 am Andres Salguero takes families on a bilingual musical tour of Latin America + The Uncle Devin
Show opens @ Old Town Theatre, 815½ King St., Alexandria Va; $8; theoldtowntheater.com
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>3 Irish session @ The Auld Shebeen Yeats Library, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA
22030; 703-293-9600
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>3 Split String Soup part of Taste of Merrifield, The Mosaic, 2910 District Ave., Fairfax, VA
4:01 pm Deb Callahan Band @ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD
+9:01 Wayne Dean & the Bailouts
5:30 pm The Ghost of Paul Revere @ Hill Country’s Backyard Barbecue, west lawn of National Building
Museum, 401 F St., NWDC; gates at 4pm; hillcountrywdc.com
6:00 pm Galesville Community Potluck & May Day Dance @ Galesville Memorial Hall, 952 Galesville
Rd., Galesville, MD; 6pm potluck, 7family dance; 8:30 more challenging dances; Janine Smith
+ Leah Weiss/fid & Gary Wright/gtr & friends; $10/5youth;
communitysquaredance.wordpress.com
6:30 pm Karter Jaymes, Jarad & George McGlaughlin, Rick Millman, host Joseph Isaacs f/Music Matters
Showcase @ Mad City Coffee House, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd, Columbia MD 21044;
donations; 410-964-8671; www.josephisaacs.com - BEN homeless
7:00 pm Lily & Madeleine, folk pop + electro-cellist Shannon Hayden opens @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E.
Maple Ave., Vienna, VA; $12; jamminjava.com
7:00 pm Esther Haynes @ Cassatt's Café & Gallery, 4536 Lee Hwy, Arlington VA; 703-527-3330
7:00 pm 46th National Capital Area Scottish Festival @ Rockville High School Auditorium, 2100
Baltimore Rd., Rockville, MD; free, donations accepted; incl Rockville High School Pipe
Band, City of Washington Pipe Band, MacMillan Pipe Band, MacMillan-Birtles Memorial
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Pipe Band, highland dance, Scottish Country Dance Society of Washington, Irish Dance,
Food, raffles; rhspipeband.org
Ken Glasser & friends @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
Baltimore Emerald Isle Club Ceili @ American Legion Post 183 Hall, 2301 Putty Hill Ave.,
Parkville, MD 21234; Marilyn Moore + Peter Fitzgerald & J.Patrick’s All Star Ceili Band;
$18/9over age 7; emeraldisleclub.com
Joe Uehlein, birthday tribute to Pete Seeger @ Zed’s Café, 8225 GA Ave., Silver Spring, MD
20910
Joe Newberry for house concert, Springfield, VA; $20; ResReq: littlelizajane@cox.net or
571-201-4711
+ 10am -12n + 1-3pm interm/advanced clawhammer banjo: $60 incl concert; ResReq:
littlelizajane@cox.net or 571-201-4711
Rebecca Loebe for Historic Cooper’s House Concert, Columbia, MD; $20; ResReq: 410-7721541 or coopershouse1790@verizon.net
Hickory Wind Reunion Concert [Sam Morgan/fid/mand/gtr/voc, Bob Shank/bjo/hamdulc/voc,
Mark Walbridge/voc/gtr/bzki, Glen McCarthy/bs/voc] for Community Coffee House @
Babcock Presbyterian Church, 8240 Loch raven Blvd., Towson, Md 21286; Adv$16/13mem,
Door/$18/15mem/10stdts; wwwbfms.org/babcock.php
I Draw Slow, Irish roots band @ Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St., NEDC;
$28.50/33.50/20stdt; atlasarts.org
Greg Smith & the Broken English CD release @ The Treehouse Lounge, 1006 Florida Ave.,
NEDC
Todo Tango, Pan American Symphony’s tango spectacular with dancers @ Lisner Auditorium,
21st & H Sts., NWDC; $30-45; end of DC Tango Festival
Michelle Swan @ St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; 703-7399268
Dead Men’s Hollow provide music, actors from Guillotine Theatre read letters & diary entries
from soldiers and civilians from Civil War @ The Athenaeum, 201 Prince st., Alexandria Va
22314; $10; nvffa.org/
Orrin Star for house concert, Takoma Park, MD; $20; ResReq: kaufmansi@gmail.com or 301588-8594
Paul Gannon & Mitch Fanning @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902
Alix Dobkin for house concert, Adelphi, MD; $12-25 sugg’d; ResReq: 240-593-6237 or
jwanddf@juno.com
Tomy Wright @ Frederick Coffee, 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
Strung Like a Horse + Gallows Bound opens @ Bright Box Theatre, 15 N. Loudoun St.,
Winchester, VA; $10/15; brightboxwinchester.com -- for Apple Blossom Festival
Blake Thompson Band journeys through the history of blues @ the Mainstay, 5753 Main St.,
Rock Hall, MD 21661; $15; 410-639-9133
Lucy Kaplansky @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, VA; $20/25
Baltimore Irish Trad Fest Faculty Concert @ Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern
Ave., Baltimore, MD; $25/20; incl Liz Knowles, Kieran O’Hare, Patrick Ourceau, Rose
Conway Flanagan, Pat Broaders, Eamon O’Leary, Josh Dukes, Kathleen Conneely, Brian
O’Holleran, Alex Boatright; Billy McComiskey, Donna Long, Myron Bretholz, Megan
Downes, Shannon Dunne, Jason Gaynor, Laura Byrne; baltimoreirisharts.com
POSTPONED TO 5/17 Mortes: Spyros Pilios Koliavasilis/oud+, Stavros Blicas/gtr, Tasos
Liakos/bzki, Greek music @ Mythos Mediterranean Grill, Gaithersburg, MD; $15; Res:
301-519-1093
Nickel Creek + The Secret Sisters open @ 930 Club, 815 V St., NWDC; $45; 930.com
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Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line (bluegrass/Americana) + Joe Overton & Clear Blue Sky
Opens @ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St.,. NWDC; $15/18
9:01 pm *Sean Fleming, solo @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC
9:01 pm *Sat Pat Garvey @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria VA 22314
10:00 pm Cheick Hamala Diabate is part of Funk Parade Showcase @ Tropicalia, 2001 14th St., NWDC
20009 (under Subway) after three other bands and DJs too
Sunday, May 4
Arts, Music, Food & Fun @ Town Center, MARC Station, Riverdale Park, MD; 11am-5pm, incl visual arts,
Music by Smokin’ Polecats, 11/Ed Schaeffer & Rattlesnake Hill, Tosin Musik (Nigerian-born drummer
Tosin Aribisala), Hermoza Latin Quartet, U.S. Army Field Jazz Combo, members of Archie Edwards
Blues Barbershop Band; vintage vehicles; RPArtscouncil.org
Annual DC Bluegrass Union Pic-Nic 2-6 @ Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046;
Rain or shine
22nd Annual National Cinco de Mayo Festival on National Mall between 9th & 12th Sts., SWDC; incl dancers
from Central & So. American traditions, 12n to 6pm, free
Naptown BarBayQ Festival @ Anne Arundel Fairgrounds, Sat Sun 12n-10p; incl food, drink, kidstuff;
Music incl The Fiddle Oaks, Dean Rosenthal, Side by Side, Londontowne Brass, Free State Sawyers,
Mike Kelly – see Saturday
barbayq.com
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Bluegrass Festival 10a-4p in Sprint Tent behind Winchester Medical
Center, 1840 Amherst St., Winchester, VA; incl Bud’s Collective, Balsam range, Rhonda Vincent & the
Rage, Country Current; $25; thebloom.com/bluegrass-festival/
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>6p May Revels, feat. trad music/dance, processions, May Queen, May Pole, mummers plays,
Kidstuff, food, crafts, Daiko drumming, Chinese dance, morris dance, Swedish fiddling,
Shannon Dunne dance, Pete Moss & the Bog Band, Eric Rice-Johnston/pipes, The Squeezers,
Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts & Sligo Creek Hedge teens, participatory activities; dance with
DeLaura Padovan + Steve Hickman & John Devine; Revels ensembles: outdoors @
Strathmore Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, No. Bethesda, MD; free; [parking at
Grosvenor/Strathmore Metro Garage]; revelsdc.org
11:00 am Dupont Bluegrass Jam @ the Mansion on O, 2020 O St., NWDC; slow jam also; Reserve online
1:00 pm The Harlem Gospel Choir for gospel brunch @ The Howard Theatre, 620 T St., NWDC; $35/45;
Thehowardtheatre.com
1:00 pm Norwegian dance (11;30 potluck) in Takoma Park, MD; Loretta Kelley/hardanger fiddle;
MAND.fanitull.org or 301-371-4312
1:00 pm Bluegrass jam @ Frying Pan Park, 2709 W. Ox Rd., Herndon, VA; 703-437-9101; (1st, 3rd Suns)
2:01 pm Ceili with Old Bay Ceili Band for Baltimore Irish Trad Fest
2:30 pm FSGW challenging contras & squares @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD; $10;
Will Mentor + Stingrays [Rodney Miller/fid, Max Newman/gtr, Stuart Kenney/bs]; fsgw.org
3:00 pm Anne Hills @ Mishkan Torah, 10 Ridge Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20770; $18/20/10teen&under;
Mishkantorah.org/AnneHills or 301-474-4223
3:00 pm old time jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
4:00 pm Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen @ Cedar Lane UUCh, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814;
Free; cedarlane.org
4:00 pm Mike Surratt & the Continentals @ Old Stein Inn, 1143 Central Ave., Edgewater, MD; 410-7986807 – no dance floor
4:00 pm Sunday Songwriter Songfest @ Frederick Coffee, 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD; feat: Big
Hoax + Eli Staples; 301-698-0039; todd@toddcwalker.com
4:00 pm Steve Kraemer & the Bluesicians @ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD
+9:01 Grapefruit Kings
5:00 pm >8 Irish session led by Laura Byrne, Pat Egan, Julia Fitzgerald @ Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub,
600 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD; 410-464-1000
6:00 pm Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield @ The Corner Store, 900 SC Ave., SEDC; $20/25
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>9 Patsy’s Honky Tonk Torch & Twang @ Old Bowie Town Grille (8th Anniv. celeb), 8604
Chestnut Ave., Bowie, MD 20715; oldbowietowngrille.com
Swamp Romp, New Orleans-style brass @ Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350 Braddock Rd.,
Burke, VA 22015; $25/15stdts; good-shepherd.net/music
S/Ss Owen Danoff + Joy Ike opens @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA; $13-15
FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,
Glen Echo, Md; $13/10/5under18; Will Mentor + The Stingrays [Rodney Miller/fid, Max
Newman/gtr, Stuart Kenney/bs]; fsgw.org
Mary Ann Redmond @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD
> Sat Conor Malone @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC
Linwood Taylor Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
Monday, May 5
The Stacy Brooks Band for Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I St, SWDC; $5; 202484-7700, westminsterdc.org
DC Bluegrass Union Jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD
>10 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta @ Silver Spring Civic Bldg, One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD;
Incl Mexican dance, salsa lesson & dance feat. Verny Varela Latin Combo & Ricardo Loaiza;
Carpediemarts.org
The Irish Inn Mates @ The Irish Inn, Tulane Ave. & MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD; pianist Jimbow
+ feat. Bob Sima + Chris Andersen + Billy Coulter + Matt Eden + regulars
Todd C Walker + Rod Deacey, poet John Holly, others
Irish session @ Nanny O’Brien’s, 3319 CT Ave, NWDC; 202-686-9189
Ships Co. Chantey SingAlong @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902
BFMS English Country Dance @ St Mark's on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville Md;
$11/8/stdtdisc; Tom Spilsbury + Elke Baker/vln, Paul Oorts/acc/strs, Liz Donaldson/pno
Tuesday, May 6
+7pm Family Fun Night feat. Cantare [Cecilia Esquivel & Dani Cortaza] @ El Golfo, 8739
Flower Ave., Silver Spring, Md; $5adults/kidsfree
New Old Time Jamboree hosted by Ruthie & the Wranglers with guest Bill Williams (of Jelly
Roll Mortals) + The Crayfish Sisters w/Lynn Healey + Suzanne Brindamour @ New Deal
Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD
Todd C Walker hosts open mic @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD
open mic/showcases f/Folk Club of Herndon & Reston @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden
St., Herndon, VA 20170; 703-435-2402; restonherndonfolkclub.com
Patty Reese hosts SAW songwriter series; feat: Andrea Pais + Caroline Ferante + Eli Staples @
Old Town Theatre, 815½ King St., Alexandria Va; $10/12/15balcony
Irish seisiun w/Dennis Botzer & C.B. Heinemann @ McGinty’s, 911 Ellsworth Ave., Silver
Spring, MD
>Sat Ronan Kavanagh @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria VA
open mic @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD
open mic @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC
> Sat Pete Baker @ Irish Channel, 500 H St., NWDC; 202-216-0046
Matt Kelley & the Maybe Daddies@ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, May 7
Spyros Koliavasilis & the Karpouzi Trio, Greek & Asian music f/Homegrown Music @ Whitall
Pavilion, Jefferson Bldg., Library of Congress, 1st & Independence Ave., SEDC; free; 202707-5510; loc.gov/concerts/folklife
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Lonesome Pine Bluegrass Band @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,
Greenbelt, MD
Sunday Kitchen jamming, old time @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
Glen Birch & Ellen Birch w/guest Frank Coleman @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad
Ave., Ashland, VA; $5; ashlandcoffeeandtea.com
Irish traditional session @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902
Ben Redwine & the Dirty Rice Band, New Orleans jazz @ Bethesda Jazz & Blues, 7719
Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD; $15; bethesdabluesjazz.com
Black Masala @ Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd., SEDC; free;
anacostiaartscenter.com
Irish session @ Liam Flynn’s Ale House, 22 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD
19th Street Band @ Irish Inn, Tulane ave. & MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo Md;
$10/8; Joseph Pimentel + Paul Oorts/mand/acc, Susan Brandt/fl, Liz Donaldson/pno; fsgw.org
BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9; Dave
Colestock + Baltimore open band; bfms.org
Thurday, May 8
Hackensaw Boys, 11am w/Chris Teskey on BluegrassCountry.org, 105.5FM
Suzy Boggus, 3pm w/Lee Michael Demsey on BluegrassCountr.org, 105.5FM
7:00 pm Isabella Perelman @ Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria, VA; $10; nvfaa.org
7:00 pm open mic w/James & Martha @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt,
MD
7:00 pm Clearspring, bluegrass @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD
7:00 pm Trad music sessions, Irish & 8:30 bluegrass @ Boe’s Strings, 26 S. Market St., Frederick MD;
301-662-0750, boesstrings.com
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7:00 pm Carpe Diem Contras in Great Hall, One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD; $10/8fsgw-Revels;
April Blum + Trio Con Brio [Elke Baker, Paul Oorts, Jonathan Jensen] Carpediemarts.org
7:30 pm Steve Wariner @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $29.50
7:30 pm Debra Cowan for Hill Chapel House Concerts, Grace Episcopal Church, 5740 Green Valley Rd,
New Market, MD; thehillchapelhouseconcerts.com
8:00 pm Lauren Sheehan & daughter Zoe Carpentere & Phil Wiggins/harm @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701
Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737; $15; acousticblues.com -- Phil’s birthday
8:00 pm Vance Gilbert RESKED from snow @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784;
$20; 410-795-1041; Baldwinsstation.com
8:00 pm Suzanne Vega + Ari Hest opens @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, Md; $45;
Ramsheadonstage.com
8:00 pm David Lee & Valerie Mayfield, bluegrass/Americana @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad
Ave., Ashland, VA; $10/12; ashlandcoffeeandtea.com
8:30 pm Suzy Bogguss @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC 20007; $25/30; meet & greet follows
8:30 pm the Hackensaw Boys +Brian Elijah Smith & the Wild Hearts + Two Ton Twig @ The State
Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA; $13/16; thestatetheatre.com
9:00 pm Misbehavin’ Maidens @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902
9:01 pm > Sun Rocky Guttman @ Murphy’s, 713 King st., Alexandria VA
9:01 pm Skyla Burrell Blues Band @ Cats Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD
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Friday, May 9
+9p Judy Collins @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, Md; $55;
ramsheadonstage.com
FSS Brian Gaffney @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-2939600
7:30 pm
Suzanne Vega + Ari Hest opens @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria Va; $35;
birchmere.com
7:30 pm Magpie + Bob Zentz for Carroll Café @ Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll St., (TakomaDC) NWDC;
$16online/20; carrollcafe.org
7:30 pm Contras @ Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico, MD;
$10/6mem; Kim Forry + open band (free); smtmd.org
8:00 pm POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK: 5/16 Debra Cowan f/house concert, Takoma Park, MD; $15;
ResReq: JanieMeneely@gmail.com or 443-786-0463
8:00 pm Seamus Kennedy @ Old Bowie Towne Grille, 8604 Chestnut Ave. Bowie, MD; 301-464-8800
www.obtg.com
8:00 pm Karen Collins & the Backroads Band + The Truck Farmers @ Takoma Park VFW, 6420 Orchard
Ave., Takoma Park, MD; $10 sugg’d
8:00 pm +Sa Fergus Kennedy & Steve Morris @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD
8:00 pm S/Ss Lynn Hollyfield + Carey Creed + Mary Gordon Hall for Tree of Life Concert @ UUC of
Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr., Rockville, MD 20850; $15 sugg’d/10stdts; 301-762-7666
8:00 pm Walt Michael @ Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel, MD 20708;
$25/mem&srdiscs;
mncppcapps.org/pgparks/art_events/events_and_performances.aspx?q=montpelier
8:00 pm Friendly Coffeehouse @ Calvary Baptist Church, 120 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Towson, MD;
Open mic hosted by Meg Banter & Rick Millman; bfms.org
8:00 pm Braeded Chord @ Deja Brew, 5311 Merchants View Square, Haymarket, VA 20169
8:00 pm Bumper Jacksons CD release +The Green Boys @ Bright Box Theatre, 15 N. Loudoun St.,
Winchester, VA; $12/15 incl free CDdownload or $5 CD; brightboxwinchester.com
8:00 pm Humble Tripe + Birds & Arrows, folkrock @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave.,
Ashland, VA; $10/12; ashlandcoffeeandtea.com
8:30 pm Michael Clem Trio [Michael/voc/gtr/mandla/harp, Thomas Gunn/voc/bs, Rusty Speidel/gtr/voc]
+ Speidel, Goodrich & Goggin @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC 20007;
$20/25; gypsysallys.com
8:30 pm Friday Contras @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo,
MD; $10/5under18; Wendy Graham + Glen Echo Open Band
9:00 pm Little Red & the Renegades @ Haydee’s, 3102 Mt. Pleasant St., NWDC 20010; haydees.us
9:00 pm Balti Mare, Balkan Gypsy brass from Baltimore @ Topicalia, 2001 14th St., NWDC 20001; $10
10:00 pm Chamomile & Whiskey, VA roots band @ the Bayou on Penn, 2519 PA Ave., NWDC; $5
10:01 pm South Rail @ Acre 121, 1400 Irving St., NWDC;