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Newfoundland Singer-Guitarist Matthew Byrne will perform this Wednesday Night in Silver Spring. See details in FSGW Concerts (below)


 

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Volunteers Needed for FSGW's Washington Folk Festival
Get hands-on experience in a wide variety of skills.
A few of hours of your time can help make the Festival possible. We need help not only during the festival weekend but on the weekends of May and June. Duties range from set-up/tear down to event planning and management, volunteer coordination, publicity, web page design, database management, fundraising, food preparation and more. To volunteer: Go to www.washingtonfolkfestival.org and fill out an on-line volunteer form. If you are interested in exploring a staff role, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. or call Dwain Winters at (301) 526-8558.

FSGW DANCES

Wednesday April 22, 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance

Tom Spilsbury calls to the music of Emily Aubrey (fiddle), Colleen Reed (flute), and Liz Donaldson (piano)

Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students

Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD

 

Sunday, April 26, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW Sunday Contra
Laura Brown calls with
The Percolators
$10/members; $13/general admission; $5/students
Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD


 

Wednesday April 29, 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance
Anna Rain calls to music by Jeff Steinberg (fiddle), Ralph Gordon (cello), and Melissa Running (piano)
Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD

Thursday, April 30, 8:00-11:00 p.m. (Lesson at 7:30 p.m.)

Spring Contra Sonic
Brian Hamshar & Janine Smith
$8 FSGW/affiliates, students; $10 general
Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD

   
FSGW CONCERTS


 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
Matthew Byrne, Traditional Songs From Newfoundland
Singer-guitarist Matthew Byrne is a leading light of Canada's Traditional Folk Scene. In addition to his solo career, Matthew is also a member of The Dardanelles, one of Canada's leading traditional folk music bands.
$ 15 (suggested donation)

Church of the Ascension Parish Hall, 633 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
 

Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Moch Pryderi present a Welsh Concert 
Passport to the World series. Sponsored by FSGW and  Creative Cauldron
$20 /General Admission; Students & Seniors: $18
Artspace, Falls Church,  410 S. Maple Avenue, Falls Church, VA


 

FSGW STORYTELLING
COME HEAR IT ON THE GRAPEVINE!
In winter, folks gather to hear stories. Now FSGW has inaugurated a new series that will fill the chilly hours of winter with life and light!


Tim Livengood, Noa Baum, and Jane Dorfman host this new series of old-fashioned storytelling.
Celebrate the timeless art of the bards with stories of all kinds.
Truths and myths and everything in between!  Thursday evenings in Takoma Park.

  • May 7 - Diane Macklin & Tim Livengood
  • June 4 - Kit Turen & Sheila Arnold Jones 
First Thursday of each month, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912
$10 suggested donation at the door.
OTHER EVENTS

Tuesday, April 21, 6:30-7:45 p.m.
REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING
April theme: Celebrating Earth Day with Songs for our Planet
Revels Studio Space
531 Dale Dr., Silver Spring, MD
Free admission. Donations appreciated!
www.RevelsDC.org / www.CarpeDiemArts.org
Info: [email protected] / 301-466-0183

Thursday, April 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

(7:00-7:30 p.m. social time-cheese, tea wine; option of post-sing social & pie,
9-9:30 p.m.)

CARPE DIEM WOMEN'S SONG CIRCLE with song leader Lea Morris

Location: Home of Jo Rasi and James Clement

7416 Baltimore Ave

Takoma Park, MD

RSVP: [email protected] / 301-466-0183 

Lea will be bringing songs in celebration of the earth, in honor of the 45th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) 

 

Friday, April 24, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
"A Bourgeois Town: Lead Belly in Washington, D.C. 
Presented by Terika Dean (Lead Belly Estate) and Alvin Singh (Lead Belly Archive).
To celebrate the 125th birthday of the legendary folk singer Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Lead Belly's great-great niece,Terika Dean and biographer Alvin Singh will discuss Lead Belly's contributions to American culture and world music.
Whittall Pavilion, Ground Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress
Free.

Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler IN CONCERT
Scottish-American fiddle/piano music.
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door.
http://imtfolk.org/
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
 
Saturday, April 25th, Noon - 8 p.m.
Live Music * Food & Drink * Kids' Zone
Kingman Island is located on the Anacostia River
575 Oklahoma Avenue NE Washington, DC (entrance at RFK Stadium Lot 6).
Biking and metro are encouraged. A free shuttle will run from Stadium/Armory Metro Station. Free parking is available in RFK Lot 6.
For directions go to http://www.kingmanislandbluegrass.com/getting-here/
Admission $20

Monday, April 27, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Archie Fisher, James Keelaghan & Jez Lowe, "Men of Words"
Three of the world's finest singer songwriters performing contemporary and traditional songs of historical significance.
Scotland's Archie Fisher, MBE, wrote  The Witch of the Westmerlands and
Dark-Eyed Molly
Canada's James Keelaghan wrote Cold Missouri Waters and Kiri's Piano
Jez Lowe wrote Black Diamonds and  The Bergen
Tickets: $22 advance, $27 door.
http://imtfolk.org/html/
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
 
Saturday, May 2, 7:00 p.m.

Free Scottish Festival
Pipe Bands, Celtic Music and Dancing. Raffles! Scottish Treats for Sale!
Free, but donations gratefully accepted. All proceeds support the Rockville High School Pipe Band, a self-supporting extracurricular activity.
Rockville High School Auditorium, 2100 Baltimore Road, Rockville, MD.
301-946-0211. Visit RHSPipeBand.org.


 

May 7-17
Ten days of music. Performers include NESHAMA CARLEBACH and the GLORY TO GOD BAPTIST CHOIR, jazz clarinet superstar ANAT COHEN, Judeo-Arabic retro-folk from THE EPICHORUS, klezmer rock band GOLEM, SHABBAT IN SONG, THE BIG BROADWAY SING-ALONG and more. The Festival closes on May 17 with the third annual WJMF IN THE PARK, a free day of concerts, crafts and games. Tickets, Info and music feed at http://www.wjmf.org/

Friday-Sunday, May 22-24
Workshops, concerts, & jams
Register by April 15 for early bird pricing
Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Folklore Society of Greater Washington
PO Box 5693
Washington, District of Columbia 20016-5693
fsgw.org