The Boxcars, Sierra Hull and Highway 111 will be headlining the event. Also appearing: US Navy Band Country Current, Eddie & Martha Adcock w/Tom Gray, Mama Tried, Mitch Harrell and the Virginians, Big Chimney

The festival is Friday, Feb. 24 to Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 at The Holiday Inn, College Park.
10000 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

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This annual festival of roots music takes place Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 starting at 10 a.m. at Carroll County Farm Museum.

This year’s festival features Buckwheat Zydeco, The Calvin Cooke Band, and Jesse McReynolds with Professor Louie & The Crowmatix.

For more information about performers, times, and tickets, visit the festival Website.

Headlining the festival are the award-winning Gibson Brothers and the Claire Lynch Band. Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group will also be there, along with Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa, Gold Heart and Chester River Runoff.

The DC Bluegrass Festival honors the 70-year tradition of bluegrass music in the greater DC area. This family-friendly, alcohol and smoke-free event offers a full day of bands, instrument workshops, vendors and much more.

Langley High School is located at 6520 Georgetown Pike in McLean, VA 22101. Tickets: $30 for DCBU members, $35 for non-members and $10 for students 18 and under. A $25 evening ticket is also available.

For more information, visit the DC Bluegrass Festival Website.

These 5 Events will each feature 5 bands and take place from Monday, September 27th to Saturday, October 2nd on-site at the Nashville Convention Center attached to The Renaissance Hotel.

Participation is free both for bands and guests of the concerts who are attendees of the IBMA World of Bluegrass 2010.

The Mast Farm Inn is a Lifetime Organization Member of The IBMA. For more information, visit The Mast Farm Inn’s website.

Musical instrument workshops will be offered in traditional Irish fiddling from world-class fiddler Willie Kelly; button-accordion virtuoso Mary Rafferty Clancy and others. The Irish dance schools performing at the festival will explain the nature of the various dances they perform and, space permitting, will have audience participation.  In the crafts area, there will be a presentation on Irish genealogy search methods and documents by Ballycastle Enterprises focusing on retrieving Irish birth, baptism, and marriage certificates.  Danny Costello, author of the novel The Rag Tree will be present to discuss and sign copies of his book.  And a children’s stage will feature young performers in a family-friendly atmosphere.

For more information and schedules, visit the CCE Irish Folk Festival Website.

Hazel Dickens and the Claire Lynch Band will perform at McDaniel College’s Alumni Hall Theater Thursday, July 15 at 8 p.m.

Many know Claire Lynch as the legendary female vocalist from the classic bluegrass group Front Porch String Band, the voice on Moonlighter and Lovelight, or the harmonizer from Dolly Parton’s bluegrass CD’s, The Grass is Blue and Little Sparrow.

The greater Washington, D.C. area is home to some of the finest musicians and bands in bluegrass and oldtime music. The region has been a hotbed of talent and creativity for more than sixty years and has birthed such major acts as the Stonemans, Reno and Smiley, Emmy Lou Harris, Hazel Dickens, Ola Belle Reed, Mike Seeger, the Country Gentlemen, the Johnson Mountain Boys, the Seldom Scene and many others. Mindful of that tradition, the D.C. Bluegrass Union joins with Common Ground on the Hill to present a week of instrumental, band and vocal classes taught by some of Washington’s best performers and teachers—plus some very special additions. We welcome beginning to advanced players of all ages to an unparalleled week of learning, jamming, singing, concerts and bluegrass/oldtime camaraderie. Parents, bring your kids and enroll them in World Village while you play music!

For a listing of the complete program in the series or to purchase tickets, visit the Common Ground website.

Workshops and Events

Common Ground on the Hill offers two separate Traditions Weeks of courses, performances and activities. Participants generally choose to enroll in the full program for either one or both weeks. Full-time enrollment entitles you to participate in all courses, activities and evening events throughout the week you are attending. If you live nearby and wish to commute, you may enroll part-time in one or more courses offered each week and select individual evening events. Evening concerts and lectures are also open to the community.

During both Traditions Weeks there is an extensive youth curriculum, “World Village.” During Traditions Week II we will offer a new program specifically geared for teens and young adults.

The sessions culminate in an awards concert on July 15, where Common Ground on the Hill presents the Robert H. Chambers Awards for Excellence in the Traditional Arts at Alumni Hall Theater on the campus of McDaniel College.

For more information, visit McDaniel College’s website.

Headlining the festival is the band Mountain Heart. Also appearing are Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie, Country Current, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Walt Michael & Company and the Patuxent Partners.

The festival will feature instrument workshops, a kids’ instrument petting zoo, food, craft vendors and more. Jamming is encouraged!

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the DC Bluegrass Union website.

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6:30 p.m., November 14, 2009
James Lee Community Theater, located in the James Lee Community Center
2855-A Annandale Road
Falls Church, VA

Tickets are $18 for DCBU members and children 12 and under; $22.00 for the general public.
For information or to reserve tickets, call (703) 916-0655 or go to DCBU’s website.