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Volunteer Opportunity! 
Be a co-conspirator for Folk!

FSGW Board Members make it all happen. We could not offer hundreds of dances, concerts, festivals, story sessions, jams and other events each year without dedicated board members to plan and implement our activities. We are recruiting new board members for a 1-year term beginning July 1. 

If you wish to run for the Board or if you want to recommend someone, contact the election committee at  [email protected].    

FSGW DANCES

Wednesday, March 25, 8:00-10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance
Joseph Pimentel calls to the music of Tina Chancey (fiddle), Anna Rain (recorders), and Melissa Running (piano)
Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD

Sunday, March 29, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW Sunday Contra
Canadian callers Tom Calwell and Myra Hirschberg team up with local musicians, The Love Mongrels:
  • Orrin Star -- Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar
  • Alexander Mitchell - fiddle
  • Keith Carr - cittern
Canadian Moose Calls anyone?
$10/members; $13/general admission; $5/students
Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD

Wednesday, April 1, 8:00-10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance
Stephanie Smith and Ann Fallon lead the dancing to the music of Tina Chancey (fiddle), Bruce Edwards (bassoon and concertina), 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 5, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW Sunday Contra
Perry Shafran with Atlantic Crossing
$10/members; $13/general admission; $5/students
Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD

Wednesday, April 8, 8:00-10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance
Rich Galloway leads the dances to the playing of Chelle Fulk (fiddle), Barbara Heitz (flute), and Francine Krasowska (piano)
Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD

T hursday, April 9, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. (7:30-10:00 p.m. (7:00-7:30 p.m. introductory lesson)
FSGW/Carpe Diem Second Thursday Contra/Square Dance
Anna Rain calls with Genticorum from Quebec
Sponsors: FSGW, Carpe Diem and Montgomery County Recreation Department
Free admission to first time dancers
$5 students/low-income; $8 FSGW/BFMS/CDSS members; $10 general.
Silver Spring Civic Bldg, One Veterans Plaza. Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Info: Busy Graham,301-466-0183 / [email protected]. www.FSGW.org /www.CarpeDiemArts.org

Sunday, April 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Family Dance with the Little Dust Ups String Band
Children and their parents are invited to join in the fun!
Spanish Ballroom Annex, Glen Echo Park, MD  $5

FEATURED DANCE EVENT:

April 10-12, 2015

Chesapeake Dance Weekend

Come celebrate spring's arrival at the 33rd Annual Chesapeake Dance Weekend on April 10-12, 2015. Held on the banks of the Rhode River in Edgewater, Maryland, this year's camp will feature a star-studded lineup:

  • Adina Gordon & Great Bear Trio
  • Phil Jamison & the Corn Potato String Band
  • Matthew Duveneck, Anna Gilbert, & Fiddlemuse 

There's still room, so sign up today! Scholarships are available.

   
FSGW CONCERTS


Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 p.m.
 Cape Breton Music 

Renowned Cape Breton Fiddler & Stepdancer Andrea Beaton with Dick Hensold and Troy MacGillivray
General admission: $15; free to FSGW members
Washington Ethical Society Auditorium
7750 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Please park on 16th Street
Info, tickets: www.fsgw.org


 
FSGW STORYTELLING
COME HEAR IT ON THE GRAPE VINE!
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.
  • April 2, 2015 - Tim Livengood hosts Jane Dorfman and Jackson Gillman 
First Thursday of each month
7:30-8:30PM
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912

$10 suggested donation at the door.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The schedule is as follows:
  • Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: All-Day singing from The Sacred Harp with a midday break for dinner. Please bring a dish to share. 
  • Sunday, April 12, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., All-Day singing from The Shenandoah Harmony with a midday break for dinner. Please bring a dish to share. 
The convention is free and open to the public. All are welcome and no experience is required. Copies of The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition) and The Shenandoah Harmony (2013 Edition) will be available to borrow.

Location:  The Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike (Route 193), Great Falls, Virginia. 

Support FSGW through Amazon Smile
When you buy through Amazon.com, help support FSGW by using this link, http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-6059782.
When you do, Amazon will make a small donation to FSGW. As you know through folktales such as "Stone Soup," (Aarne-Thompson tale type 1548), small donations can add up to tasty meal if enough people contribute!

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.

OTHER EVENTS

TONIGHT!
Le Bruit court dans la Ville: Quebecois Concerts
-Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 6pm (60 min. set)
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington, D.C.
-Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7:30pm
Seeker's Church, 276 Carroll Street, NW, Washington, DC
Sponsor: Institute of Musical Traditions
More information, tickets: 301-960-3655 or visit the IMT website

TOMORROW!
MARCH 25, 2015 at Noon
Library of Congress Homegrown Concert Series
Traditional Music and Song from Syria:
A Concert by Lubana Al Quntar (vocals) & Kenan Adnawi (oud)
Lubana Al Quntar comes from a Syrian family that is deeply rooted in classical Arabic music. She related to the singer and actress Amal Al Atrash (known by her stage name, Asmahan) and her brother is the renowned composer and singer Farid Al Atrash. These connections influenced her musical path and played an important role in her decision to seek a career as a professional singer. Her expressive voice allows her to add luster and richness to the singing styles of traditional Arabic Maqam. Kenan Adnawi joined the High Music Institute in Damascus, Syria in 2003 where he studied oud with Azerbaijani expert Askar Ali Akbar and graduated in 2008.
Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress

Friday, March 27, 6 p.m. 

Hesperus: Free Double Crossover with Bruce Hutton and Tina Chancey

Autoharp, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, lap dulcimer, jaw harp, mouth bow and guitar meet viol, rebec, kamenj and renaissance fiddle in this ultimate fusion event that mixes early and traditional music and instruments. A typical double crossover show may include some blues, a vaudeville number like 'Under the Chicken Tree,' a medieval cantiga, a sing-along gospel song, a renaissance dance, a version of 'Little Rabbit' on the mouth bow, a few fiddle tunes on the rebec and a big audience participation jug band finale. It's fun, mildly educational and occasionally desperately silly.

FREE CONCERT

Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

CONGRATS to Tina Chancey who won a Wammie for Best Classical Instrumentalist!


 

Saturday, March 28th, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 

Women Folk will be performing at the Takoma Park Community Center as part of the "We Are Takoma" series. Free, $10 suggested donation. For more information, visit:  www.TakomaParkMD.gov/arts/calendar


 

Sunday March 29, 4:00- 6:00 p.m. M at 

Kolot Halev Annual Concert  with Kolot HaLev Choir, Adas Israel Choral Ensemble and Guest Artist Cantor Arianne Brown.

Get new musical inspirations for your seders!  Come hear an amazing arrangement of "Go Down Moses", a jazzy Dayenu and LeShana Habaah, and other musical selections from the Haggadah that the story of our freedom. The concert will also feature songs of love, beautiful Psalms taken from the Hallel service.

Admission: $18 adults ($20 at the door) / $6 students & children.

Tickets are available at  www.kolothalev.org

Questions?  send  email to:   concert@KolotHaLev

Location: Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St NW, DC  (Cleveland Park metro-red line)
Folklore Society of Greater Washington
PO Box 5693
Washington, District of Columbia 20016-5693
fsgw.org