+ Jams & dances near Frederick MD USA
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Playing the same old time tunes in 2023.
July 2023
Jun 29 - Jul 4 and Jul 6-9 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington DC federal mall.
Jul 1 Square Dance, Bob Zuellig calling the dances, music by the Ozark Highballers. Rinzler Stage near the Smithsonian metro station on 12th Street. Sat , 8-9:30 pm
Jul 2 Old Time Jam at Beans in the Belfry, Brunswick MD. Gina's birthday! Sun 1-5pm
Jul 2-8 Song week at The Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC
Jul 8 Baltimore Square Dance at Mobtown Ballroom.
Jul 8 Square Dance, Bob Zuellig calling, music by Missouri-based musicians David Scrivner, Nathan McAlister, and David Cavins. Rinzler Stage near the Smithsonian metro station on 12th Street. Sat 8:30-10 pm
Jul 9-15 Celtic week at The Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC
Jul 16-22 Old Time week at The Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC
Jul 16 Old Time Jam at Howard County Farm Heritage Museum. Sun 1-5pm
Jul 19 Jonathan's jam at Takoma Park BevCo. Wed 7:30-9:30
Jul 23 Old Time Jam at Manor Mill, Monkton MD. Sun 1-4pm
Jul 23-29 Folk and Guitar weeks at The Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC
August 2023
Aug 2-6 Clifftop (Appalachian String Band Music Festival) near Babcock State Park, WV
Aug 13 Old Time Jam at Howard County Farm Heritage Museum. Sun 1-5pm
Aug 16 Jonathan's jam at Takoma Park BevCo. Wed 7:30-9:30
Aug 19 Critton Hollow String Band at Fort Ashby, WV. Sat 7-9pm
Aug 26 DC Square Dance Collective at Peirce Mill, 2541 Tilden St. NW, Washington, DC. Sat 7-10pm
Aug 27 Old Time Jam at Manor Mill, Monkton MD. Sun noon-3pm (early start this month)
Aug 31 - Sep 4 Lake Genero old time music festival.
September 2023
Sep 4 Annual Labor Day Lawnbuster Pickin Party hosted by Ken & Brad Kolodner, Baltimore MD [fb]
Sep 8-9 Rockbridge music festival in Buena Vista VA (Saturday night band is the McCoys!)
Sep 14-16 Watermelon Picker Fest in Berryville VA is cancelled for 2023, scheduled to return in 2024.
Sep 15-16 The Infamous Weekend with the Infamous Stringdusters (camping all weekend, tickets required)
Sep 14-16 Appalachian Festival at Frostburg State University in MD
Sep 15 Craggy Island at Beans in the Belfry, Brunswick MD. Fri 7-9pm
Sep 16-17 Bluemont Fair in Bluemont VA
Sep 16 ? Hoppin John (schedule to be posted)
Sep 17 Old Time Jam at Howard County Farm Heritage Museum. Sun 1-5pm
Sep 20 Jonathan's jam at Takoma Park BevCo outdoors this month. Wed 7:30-9:30
Sep 21-24 The Old Time Weekend. We have a wonderful site selected near Harpers Ferry WV. Please contact us and register for details. Wed: volunteers present for dumpster and porta john delivery. Thur: music starts. Fri: music continues. Sat: the big day with 200 people expected. Sun: cleanup.
Sep 21-24 Central Pennsylvania Ragtime & American Music Festival [tickets]
Sep 22-24 Maryland Folk Festival in Salisbury
Sep 23 Appalachian Heritage Festival concert at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown WV
Sep 24 Old Time Jam at Manor Mill, Monkton MD. Sun 1-4pm
Sep 29 Gravy Soppers are one of the acts playing Art at the Point in Point of Rocks MD. (Past events described at PointOfRocks.org)
Sep 30 - Oct 1 Baygrass Music Festival, Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis MD
October 2023
Oct 6-7 Gravy Soppers' fiddler booked elsewhere
Oct 14 Gravy Soppers and Dargon Benders string band concert at Shafer Farm in Burkittsville MD. See the poster below. Order tickets. Sat 2pm-6:30
Oct 22 Old Time Jam at Manor Mill, Monkton MD. Sun 1-4pm
Oct 21 Dakota Harper at Fort Ashby, WV. Sat 7-9pm
November 2023
Nov 10-12 Brooklyn Folk Festival
Nov 11 Screening of documentary on the Canote Twins, Silver Spring MD. Free but tickets required. Also a house concert after with limited seats, separate tickets, and $20 donation.
Nov 26 Old Time Jam at Manor Mill, Monkton MD. Sun 1-4pm
December 2023
Dec 26 Old Time Jam at Manor Mill, Monkton MD. Sun 1-4pm, tentative