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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Private residence, College Park MD
If you play one of the bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro) and would like to play with others, but don’t know where to start, THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU! You’ll learn the “rules of the road” that will have you jamming in the very first session. You don’t need to read music or tablature. All you need is the ability to play G, C, D, and A chords (or, for fiddle and bass, notes that go with those chords) and change them smoothly, and we’ll show you the rest.
And if you’re already playing, but want to work on your higher-level jam skills, this is for you, too!
Contact niltigari@gmail.com for information and to register
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Hank Dietle’s Tavern, Rockville MD
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 duo produced four classic Hazel and Alice LPs on Rounder and Smithsonian Folkways that influenced scores of young women singers.
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
School of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park md
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 bluegrass scene thriving for the next generation.
Sat Nov 1st, Doors open at 6:30 pm, music starts at 7:00 pm
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