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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