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Bushwick Mountain Boys
Fri. June 26, 2026, 7-9 pm Vienna, VA
All Tickets – $25
The Bushwick Mountain Boys hail from the big city (NYC) but they bring a distinctly traditional sound to the DCBU House Concert Series.
Traditions Week at Camp at Common Ground on the Hill
Traditions Week at Common Ground on The Hill is coming up with Virtual sessions June 22-26 and the in person camp July 5-10, 2026. This year’s teaching staff includes Bluegrass and Oldtime Legends such as Tim O’Brien, Alice Gerrard, and many more. You can take a single class or you can sign up for a full schedule. It is commutable from DC but there is a room and board package available if you don’t want to miss the evening events and jam sessions!
The Hazel Dickens Song Contest 2026 winners have been announced!
The Hazel Dickens Song Contest celebrates the life one of the Baltimore/Washington region music’s most beloved bluegrass songwriters.
The Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition Contest honors the life and musicianship of one of America’s greatest bluegrass players.
2025 Winners Announced!
2026 Orrin Star Scholar Rita Perloff!
Congratulations goes to Rita Perloff who is the recipient of the 2026 Orrin Star Music Scholarship. Rita is a 14 year old from Oxford, Pennsylvania. Rita has been playing guitar in the band, Full Steam. Rita attends many festivals and Kids Academies. You can often see Rita and her fellow students busking around the festival grounds. With only 2 1/2 years of lessons, Rita is already playing solos! With her scholarship, Rita will attend the DelFest Music Academy.
The Orrin Star Scholarship honors the memory and generosity of a remarkable man, who lived in the DC area for most of his career and who was a friend to many in the bluegrass community. Orrin gained notoriety as a champion flat-picker and went on to enrich many of our lives with the warmth and humor of his performing and teaching.
Applications for the $500 award are accepted every year, beginning in the fall. Look for the announcement on the home page. Meanwhile, the program description is at https://dcbu.org/the-orrin-star-scholarship-program/
One important aspect of DCBU’s mission is to promote music education. We offer an instructor directory so students can locate teachers in their local area for in-person instruction. Additionally, since so many great musicians teach online classes, we’re now posting information for instructors wherever they are located. To sign-up as an instructor fill out the form by selecting the link below. Your submission will be reviewed and added to our directory within a few days.
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wapocoma Campground, Romney WV
Saturday, June 27th, 2026 – Wapocoma Campground – Romney, WV
11AM-10PM Music and vendors all day with Fireworks show.
11AM- Appalachia
12PM & 5PM – The Flybirds
1PM & 6PM – One Lane Road
2PM & 7PM – Hammaville
3PM & 8PM – The Kody Norris Show
4PM & 9PM – Dave Adkins & Mountain Soul
$5 Admission
No Coolers or Alcohol
Rain or Shine – Bring a chair
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Chincoteague Bay RV Resort & Cottages, Chincoteague VA
Camp and glamp in style at Chincoteague Island, Virginia’s waterfront RV resort and cottages campground, located directly on Chincoteague Bay. And listen to great music like…The Folk Villains!
5-8pm
Chincoteague Bay RV Resort & Cottages
2272 Main St, Chincoteague, VA 23336
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Chincoteague Bay RV Resort & Cottages, Chincoteague VA
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring MD
Heritage Montgomery is presenting a number of free events across Montgomery County, MD. The Sandy Spring Bluegrass Jam meets at the Sandy Spring Museum from 2pm-4pm on the 4th Sunday of each month. All experience- and ability-levels welcome. Acoustic instruments only. Advanced registration is encouraged. Register here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36765/production/1276092?performanceId=11809974
Heritage Days Website: https://www.heritagemontgomery.org/things-to-do/heritage-days/
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Queen City Music Studios, Staunton Virginia
Overview
Join us for a jubilant Sunday matinee featuring Don DePoy and Martha Hills: acclaimed flame-keepers of authentic American mountain music!
Me & Martha Sunday Matinee Concert by Queen City Music Studios and the Shenandoah Music Trail
Get ready for an authentic American Mountain Music experience with husband and wife duo Martha Hills & Don DePoy, aka Me & Martha! This Sunday matinee is all about great vibes, fantastic music, and good company.
Martha and Don are flame keepers of ‘real’ authentic music making, including bluegrass, old-time, folk, rural swing, and classic country. Steeped in the tradition of improvised art, they create a space where everyone can experience musical art as unfolding stories that comfort and entertain. From concert halls to street busking, they captivate audiences with their finely-curated musical offerings and spontaneous- and often amusing- banter.
ABOUT ME & MARTHA:
Martha and Don first met in Belfast, Maine in 2000 and started performing together in 2003 and they have been playing ever since. For nearly a decade, they’ve played an average of 250 shows a year, drawing on the rich wellspring of Shenandoah Valley music. For more than five decades, Don has made it his mission to promoted local musicians through concerts, festivals, recordings, museum exhibits and television programs. Joining Don in 2000 Martha has strengthened their commitment to the music community. They are members of America’s Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame and are on the traditional artist rosters of Young Audiences of Virginia and Virginia.
Many of Me & Martha’s signature songs and original creations explore the universal themes of everyday life in rural America. Their presentation includes a bit of history and original stories. They play an assortment of acoustic mountain music instruments including the fiddle, 5-string banjo, guitar, mountain dulcimer, autoharp, Dobro (resophonic) guitar, bass fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, harmonica, limber-jack and Jew’s harp.
Every performance combines music with educational opportunities. The audience is often encouraged to sing-along and takes an active role in the musical journey. Together Me & Martha have a “presence” that instantly makes everyone feel at ease and welcome.
Me & Martha are members of America’s Old time Country Music Hall of Fame and are on the artist rosters of the Virginia Commission for the Arts and Young Audiences of Virginia.
Additionally, Martha and Don are both seasoned educators and classroom teachers. In 2003 they began hosting a bluegrass jam at Waterfalls Arts Center in Belfast Maine and continued until moving to Virginia 2008. There they immediately starting hosting a weekly public bluegrass jam. As of 2026 they still host jams and conduct workshop teach musicians how to “play well with others”. Next monthly bluegrass jam at Queen City Studios in Staunton, VA June 14, 2026 2pm to 5pm.
There most recent endeavor id fulfilling a grant to the Shenandoah Music Trail, a 503(c)(3) non-profit from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. The grant allows them to perform live concerts for the most vulnerable and under served citizens of Virginia: seniors in adult day care or residential senior facilities with little or no budget.
For more information, visit their website: meandmartha.info
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