Please note that the jam has a new location as of October 2016! Our new location is upstairs in the Oakton Church of the Brethren Sunday school building. The dates are the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, i.e. Oct. 27, Nov. 11, and Nov. 26. Contact Jim Hewitt at mapleavenuejam@fastmail.fm for info and [...]
Every month Justin Heath teaches different classic bluegrass songs to help students take their repertoire and jamming skills to the next level. Each class focuses on melody, accompaniment, kickoffs, endings, and soloing ideas while playing the songs together as a class. All instruments and all levels are welcome! Register here: https://checkout.square.site/buy/4W22P3K4UKQODSPGCRLVGAEK
The Brunswick Bluegrass Jam at Beans in the Belfry is held on the first Thursday and second and fourth Sundays of every month. Contact: 301-834-7178, or visit http://www.beansinthebelfry.com/events/ or Facebook.
Join us for a special Sunday matinee! Son of a bluegrass legend, Ralph Stanley II has certainly earned respect as an artist in his own right. The Clinch Mountain Boys continue to delight audiences to this day with their own brand of mountain music. Folks enjoy hearing both the traditional Stanley sound and Ralph II’s [...]
Learn essential techniques and concepts of Bluegrass Fiddling with teacher Bebe Blumenthal. The goal of this class is to go beyond the basic melody of the song and explore concepts like fills, embellishments, improvisation and accompaniment! Learn about concepts like the Nashville Numbers system and movable chord shapes, and learn how they relate to fiddle. [...]
A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm. Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net
Acoustic open mic at Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant 533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751 Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm. No cover, great food available. Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.
In a career spanning more than 50 years, Alice Gerrard has known, learned from, and performed with many of the old-time and bluegrass greats and has in turn earned worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music. Known for her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s, the [...]
Get your ghoul on with murder ballads and spooky pop songs - CBS style! Cherry Blossom Special is hosting a Halloween concert featuring the Folk Villains! Proceeds from the event will be donated to the DC Bluegrass Union to help fund the Mike Auldridge Instrumental contest and educational initiatives that aim to keep the DC [...]
