Scroll down to find Bluegrass and Bluegrass-Related events in the Washington, DC area and surrounding vicinities. Verify the Dates, Times, and Admission Fees, before traveling to any of these events.
All Day
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, Baltimore MD
Celebrating old-time mountain music singers-songwriter Ola Belle Reed, this gallery exhibit features photos, videos and items from the Maryland Traditions Archive’s Ola Belle Reed collection.
Co-curated by the Library Gallery’s Curator of Exhibitions Emily Cullen and Media and Communications Studies Professor Bill Shewbridge with Tim Newby, author of Baltimore: The Hard Drivin’ Sound & its Legacy (McFarland and Company, Inc. 2015).
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Essential Mandolin Pro Tips for Back Porch Pickers, Advanced Improvisors & Everyone In Between
Tim Connell will present (live via Zoom) his original general mandolin skill-building seminar, complete with LIVE Q&A.
Tim is offering this workshop free of charge.
Here’s a taste of what he will cover in the webinar:
• The 3 Most Common Obstacles to Your Success
• How to Practice the Smart Way
• Developing Rhythmic Literacy
• Developing Harmonic Literacy
• Breaking Things into Individual Skills
The webinar is fun, engaging and full of real-world examples. You’ll leave armed with a full daily warm-up routine guaranteed to improve your musicianship within weeks!
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Calvert Elks #2620, Prince Frederick MD
High Fidelity
Sunday April 16, 2023
Many folks remember the great bluegrass records from the 1950s and ‘60s. The power and soul of that music has won the hearts of people across the globe. Few bands have come along in recent years that directly draw their influence from that classic era of the music’s history. High Fidelity is a rising group whose love and devotion to that music is unsurpassed. The name alone says it all: HIGH FIDELITY. How many record albums have you seen from the ‘50s and ‘60s that bear those words? Herein lies the heart of what this group of young performers is all about.