Folk Events: Who S Where in the Greater Washington, Dc Area

FOLK EVENTS: WHO’S WHERE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA FYI: page setup at .6” all around; tab at .8” – for totally readable list ………….. Key: :01 Likely time; this list is not sure FSGW Folklore Society of Greater Washington; www.fsgw.org BFMS Baltimore Folk Music Society; www.bfms.org 410-366-0808 SFMS Susquehanna Folk Music Society www.sfmsfolk.org SAW Songwriters Association of Washington; www.saw.org s/s Singer-songwriter + In dance listings: caller + musicians & In list of artists, indicates performing together + In list of artists, indicates performing separately UUCh Unitarian Universalist Church IMT Institute of Musical Traditions HMT House of Musical Traditions BEN Benefit event ResReq Reservations required S/O Sold out <<< always confirm with venue >>> Saturday, July 14 RIP: Lionel Batiste (Treme Brass Band) Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday Annapolis Irish Festival 11a-5p @ Anne Arundel County Fair Grounds, 1450 Generals Hwy,Crownsville, MD; incl 3 music stages, dance, food, vendors, pipers, kidstuff; Icewagon Flu, Scythian, New Century Irish American Arts Company, Screaming Orphans, The Rovers, Albannach; Brendan Pelan, Crossing Celtic, Broesler Irish dancers, Seamus Kennedy, Kilmaine Saints; TIPC, Barleyjuice, Culkin Irish dancers, Brendan’s Voyage, Hunt Irish dancers, McGunley Irish Dancers, pipers; $15adv; annapolisirishfestival.com Django Gypsy Fest 12n-9 @ Eliker’s Grove Park, 511 Roth Church Rd., Spring Grove, PA 17362; Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub, Evan Perri (Hot Club of Detroit) & Gonzalo Bergara, Gypsy Moth Trio feat. Daisy Castro, Hot Club du Jour, Shepp (Ameranouche), grand finale; bring seating; Rain or shine; $35/40/freeunder16; wagonshedconcerts.com – djangogypsyfest.com 24th Annual Colombia National Day, 3-10pm @ Thomas Jefferson Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22206; after 6:30, incl Colombia FolkloricDance troup, El Tayrona, Los Tayronitas (kids dance group), Danza Nuestra Tierra (from Bogata); $12/15; arlingtonarts.org Taste of Reston includes music by Cathy Ponton King Blues House Day of Fun 11a-7p, Food & Music in Outdoor Pavilion of Winchester Eagles Club, 700 Baker Lane, Winchester, VA; incl Rick Derringer, Hard Swimmin’ Fish, Little Ivory Blues Band, Stacy Brooks, Jumptown; $10/15; BEN Habitat for Humanity; winchesterblueshouse.com Bloomin’ Bash, 1105 Giles Mill Rd., Bunker Hill, WV; 9-5, incl bluegrass: Stoney Creek, Drymill Road, Circa Blue; gardening wkshops, food, farm lore; $10/5kids; hillbillydaylillies.com 11a-5:30p 3rd Annual Ukulele Festival @ Lake Anne, 1609 Washington Plaza, Reston, VA; incl Victoria Vox, Bruce Hutton, Kathy & Marv Rietz, Lelehuna, Pat Quinn & Gina DeSimone, Sweater Set, Aloha Boys, Paul Hemmings Uketet, open jam; rain or shine; lakeanneplaza.com 8th Annual Hotter Than July Fry ‘n’ Blues 4p-mnt @ American Legion Hall, Silver Spring, MD; dcblues.org Incl Dave Panzer & the Bluesicians, Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes, In Lay Man Terms, DC Blues Society Band w/Ayaba Bey, The Bush League, Almost Blue, Unruly Blues Band, Ida Campbell, Blues Obsession, XPress, dance party jam SatSun Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival @ Calvert Co. Fair Grounds, 140 Calvert Fair Dr., Prince Frederick, MD; incl Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kelly Bell Band, Sam Grow Band, Courtlyn Carr, Patty Reese Band; $28-175/freeunder6; 9pm Sat, music continues at various restaurants; somdsunmusicfest.org 10:00 am >12:30 Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley @ Bethesda Artists Market, Norfolk Ave. between Fairmont & St. Elmo Aves., Bethesda, MD 11:00 am >5 annual Pow Wow of Washington Internships for Native Students Program on quad in front of Kay Spiritual Center, American University, Ward Circle, NWDC; incl music, food, info on Native cultures; American.edu/SPExS/WINS 1:00 pm >4 Random Neural Firings @ Winery at La Grange, 4970 Antioch Rd., Haymarket, VA 20169; 703-753-9360 1:00 pm >5 blues jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737 acousticblues.com 5:00 pm >9 Mike Surratt & Continentals @ Old Stein Inn, 1143 Central Ave., Edgewater, MD; 410-798- 6807 5:00 pm Charlie Zahm & Tad Marks @ Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 461 College Pkwy, Arnold, MD; BEN; 410-544-3799, gloriadei.org 5:00 pm >8 Carlos Cysneiros (fm Tres Amigos), Bucky Duster, Paddy Kilrain, host Joseph Isaacs for Music Matters Showcase @ Anna’s Café, 8827 Centre Park Dr., Ste.D, Columbia MD; 443- 546-4131 6:00 pm >7 “One Man’s Civil War” through the eyes of Judy Cook’s great-great-grandparents, letters & Songs of the Civil War with projected images @ Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitors Center (air conditioned); free 6:00 pm >9 Esther Haynes Trio featured for Open Mic @ Capital City Cheesecake, 7071 Carroll Ave.,. Takoma Park, MD; Rob Hinkal hosts 8:00 pm Norwegian dance & 6:30 potluck, Takoma Park, MD 20912; Loretta Kelley/hardangerfiddle; MAND.fanitull.org, 301-371-4312 7:00 pm Cathy Ponton King @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD; free; blackrockcenter.org 7:30 pm Old Time Banjo Festival, feat. Bill Evans, Adam Hurt, The Old 78s, Evie Laden, and directors Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria. VA; $29.50; 703-549-7500, birchmere.com oldtimebanjofestival.com + Sunday workshops by the performers 12-2 & 2:30-4:30 @ House of Musical traditions, 7010 Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD; 301-270-9090; hmtrad.com 7:30 pm U-Liners + Magpie for Guthrie Centennial Tribute @ Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD; $15; imtfolk.org SOLD OUT 7:30 pm Lilt [Tina Eck/fl & Keith Carr/bzki/tbjo] & Mitch Fanning/fid, Jesse Winch/bdrn & dancers for Irish Cultural Night + movie @ Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Dr., Annandale, VA 22003; free; weather no. 703-324-7469 7:30 pm Moch Pryderi, music of Wales & Brittany for Swift Run House Concerts, Fairfax Station, VA; $20; ResReq: 703-426-1450 or [email protected] 7:30 pm Dixie Power Trio @ Maury Stadium, Kenmore & Hanover Sts., Fredericksburg VA; Bluemont.org weather location: James Monroe High School, 2300 Wash. Ave. 7:30 pm Mary Ann Redmond @ Middleburg Cmty Center Ballfield, 300 w. Washington St., Middleburg, VA; bluemont.org - weathersite: Hill School Dornin Science Ctr Barn, 1755 Halfway Rd. 7:30 pm FSGW storyswap in Silver Spring, MD; RSVP: 301-588-5516 8:00 pm Andrew Acosta & the New Old Time String Band @ Lubber Run Amphitheater, N. 2nd & Columbus Sts., Arlington VA; free; Arlingtonarts.org 8:00 pm *Dennis Vaughan & Rick Avedikian @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902; 301-946-3232 8:00 pm ilyAIMY @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-474- 5642 8:00 pm Jeff Autry & Shad Cobb + Gary Keel & Friends @ Drum & Strum, 49 E. Lee St., Warrenton, VA 20186, $15; Res: 540-878-1301 8:00 pm Mike Elosh @ St. Elmo’s Coffee, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria Va; 703-739-9268 8:00 pm Django Gypsy Fest, feat. Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Laub, Gonzalo Barbera, Evan Perri for Wagon Shed Concerts @ Stringed Instrument Repair, 109 N. 2nd St., New Freedom, PA 17349; 717-235-7465 Wagonshedconcerts.com 8:00 pm The Taters @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland VA; $10; 804-798-1702, ashlandcoffeeandtea.com 8:00 pm Buskin & Batteau w/Marshall Rosenberg/perc @ Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall, MD 21661; $20; 410-639-9133 8:00 pm Harry Pritchett @ Frederick Coffee Company, 100 East St., Frederick MD; 301-698-0039 8:00 pm Mike Westcott Trio @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD 21701; 301-631-0089 8:00 pm Patsy & the Hall Brothers @ Sapphire Restaurant, Town Center Shopping Center, 13308 Laurel Bowi Rd., Laurel MD 20708; 301-490-0555 8:00 pm BFMS 2nd Saturday Squares & Contras @ St. Mark’s on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD; $13/9; Susan Taylor + The MetroGnomes 8:30 pm Anders Osborne + Oli Browne Band @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC; $27.50; thehamiltondc.com 9:30 pm Jonny Grave @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC 20004; 202-556-2050, hillcountrywdc.com 9:30 pm Michael Mulvaney w/Randy Latimer @ Cowboy Café, 4792 Lee Hwy, Arlington VA; 703-243- 8010 10:30 pm The Rogues, other Irish music for after-Festival party @ Fado, One Park Place, Annapolis MD; 410-626-0069

Sunday, July 15 Peruvian Festival of Virginia @ Prince William Co. Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Rd., Manassas, VA; incl Hnos, Yaipen, Jose Alberto El Canario, Dina Paucer, others SatSun Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival @ Calvert Co. Fair Grounds, 140 Calvert Fair Dr., Prince Frederick, MD; incl Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kelly Bell Band, Sam Grow Band; $28-175/freeunder6; 11a-6p; somdsunmusicfest.org 10:00 am +12:30 Jacques Johnson & friends for gospel brunch @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC; $25; thehamiltondc.com 12:00 pm >3 Keith Carr/tbjo/bzki & Doc Botzer/pno lead Sunday brunch Irish session @ P. Brennan’s, 2910 Columbia Pike, Arlington VA 22204; 703-553-1090, pbrennans.com 1:30 pm Harlem Gospel Choir for gospel brunch @ The Howard Theatre, 620 T St., NWDC; Thehowardtheatre.com 3:00 pm Jefferson Street Strutters host Virginia Jam Afternoon @ Cedar Knolls Restaurant, 9030 Lucia Lane, Alexandria VA; $10/jammers&stdtsfree; 3:00 pm FSGW Family Dance @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD; $5; DeLaura Padovan + Gypsy Meltdown [Colleen Reed/fl, Liz Donaldson/acc, Keith Gillis/gtr] 3:30 pm Waltz w/Green Light Karma @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $10; 2:45 lesson; glenechopark,org 4:00 pm >8 Steelpan Jam @ Plaza Stage, 150 National Plaza, National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD; free; nationalharbor.com 4:00 pm Sacred Harp Singing @ schoolhouse behind Community Bldg, 17801 Meetinghouse Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860; potluck follows; confirm: 301-774-3183 or [email protected] 4:00 pm >7 F.A.M.E./SAW sp’d Sunday Songwriters Songfest @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 East St., Frederick MD; 301-698-0039; incl 4/Brother Lou, 4:45/Karen Johnson, 5:30/Rodrigo Paiva, [email protected] 4:00 pm >8 Mike Surratt & the Continentals @ Blob’s Park, 8024 Max Blobs Park Rd., Jessup, MD; 410- 799-7130; blobspark.net 5:00 pm Traditional Irish session led by Brendan Mulvihill @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902; 301-946-3232 5:00 pm Ed Schaeffer & Rattlesnake Hill [incl John Brunschwyler/bjo/voc, Beardy Baseman/bs/voc, Ken Wise/mand/voc] @ Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville Rd., Frederick, MD 21702, 301-898-3085 5:00 pm Alexandria Kleztet @ McLean Central Park, 1468 Dolly Madison Blvd., McLean, VA 5:00 pm >7 Darbuka Dawg Hafla, Middle Eastern music & dance @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-474-5642 6:00 pm >9 No. Virginia Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony @ Manassas Moose Lodge, 9305 Brentville Rd., Manassas VA; $10; incl Bob Israel, Butch Grant, Chris Polk, Cliff Schaumburg, David "Buck" Thaler, Gaye Todd Adegbalola, Jeff Taylor, Jenny Langer Poppen, John D. O'Connor, Marianna Previti, Mary Shaver, Michael "Jr" Tash, Tom Principato, Wolf Crescenze, Lorraine Campbell, Sandee Story, Terri Hubbell. Post-Humanous Musician Inductee: Roy Buchanan; 7:00 pm The Hot Seats @ Loudoun County Courthouse, 18 E. Market St., Leesburg VA 20176; bluemont. -- weather location: Leesburt United Meth. Church, 107 W. Market St. 7:00 pm Seamus Kennedy @ Pat Troy’s, 111 Pitt St., Alexandria, VA; 703-549-4535 7:00 pm Peter Kater/pno & R.Carlos Nakai/NativeFlute @ Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd., Oakton, VA; $25; 703-281-1767 7:00 pm Susan Werner CANCELLED in Reisterstown, MD; uptownconcerts.com 7:00 pm Lyuti Chushki, Bulgarian music for International Folk Dance group @ Williamson Pavilion, Lancaster Co. Central Park, Lancaster, PA; $15/10stdts; potluck 5:30; [email protected] 7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, Md; $12/9; DeLaura Padovan + Green Light Karma [David Knight/fid, Andrew Marcus/acc, Dave Wiesler/pno/gtr] 8:00 pm Colleen Shanley & Grand Junction @ Lubber Run Amphitheater, N. 2nd & Columbus Sts., Arlington VA; free; Arlingtonarts.org 9:00 pm Brook Yoder @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA; 703-241-9504

Monday, July 16 6:00 pm Lil Royal Steppin’ Up for Blue Monday @ Westminster Church, 400 I St, SWDC; $5; 202- 484-7700 7:00 pm DCBluegrass Union jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave, Takoma Park, MD; 301-270- 8008 dcbu.org 7:30 pm Maria Muldaur @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC; $22.50; thehamiltondc.com 7:30 pm Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD 21701; 301-631- 0089; featured: Donna Frost 8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St Mark's on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville Md; $11/8; Diane Schmit + Carl Friedman/vln, Robin Wilson/fl/conc, Judy Meyers/pno

Tuesday, July 17 10:30 am Tu/Wed Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem for kids @ Wolf Trap Theatre in the Woods, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna Va 22182; $8; wolftrap.org 6:30 pm >730 Maureen Andary for Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation @ Soldiers Home, 100 Rock Creek Church Rd., NWDC 20011; 202-730-3096; use Upshur St. & Rock Creek Church Rd. Gate; acousticblues.com 7:15 pm open mic/showcases f/Folk Club of Herndon & Reston HAVE MOVED !!! NEW LOCATION: Amphora’s Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170 703-435-2402; $1; restonherndonfolkclub.com 7:30 pm Blitzen Trapper + Sarah Jaffe open @ Birchmere FlexStage, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria. VA; $19.50; 703-549-7500, birchmere.com 7:30 pm + 9:30 Orchestre Ply-Rythmo de Cotonou, Benin groove band @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC; $22.50-38; thehamiltondc.com 8:00 pm Tu/Wed Wilco + Lee Rinaldo Band @ @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna Va 22182; $35-45; wolftrap.org

Wednesday, July 18 11:45 am >1:30 pm Maggie Sansone Celtic Duo @ CentralSpace, Wilson Blvd. & N. Moore St., Arlington VA; rosslynva.org, free; 703-522-6628 12:00 n Ruze Dalmatinke, Croation song from Washington f/Homegrown Music @ Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Bldg., Library of Congress, 1st & Independence Ave., SEDC; free; 202- 707-5510 6:00 pm Ruze Dalmatinke, Croation fm WA @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, NH Ave. & F St., NWDC; free; kennedy-center.org 6:00 pm Kidsinger Jim, cowboy songs interactive @ Plaza Stage, Ellsworth Dr., Downtown Silver Spring, MD; free; downtownsilverspring.com 8:00 pm Zan McLeod & Mitch Fanning lead traditional Irish session @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902; 301-946-3232 7:00 pm >9 Randy “Windtalker” Motz, American-Indian style flute & ensemble @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-474-5642 7:00 pm Pyrates Royale @ Centennial Park South, 10000 Rt. 108, Ellicott City, MD 7:30 pm Rebirth Brass Band @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC; $33; thehamiltondc.com SOLD OUT 7:30 pm The Other Georgia (men’s trio from Boston) + Niavi Georgian Folk Ensemble of DC perform Music from Caucusus Georgia @ Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St., NWDC; $15/10stdts- srs 8:00 pm Ship’s Company Chantey open pub sing @ Galway Bay, 63 Maryland Ave., Annapolis MD 21401; shipscompany.org 8:00 pm The Scrub Pines @ St. Elmo’s Coffee, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria Va; 703-739-9268 8:00 pm CHANGED LOCATION THIS WEEK: FSGW English Country Dance @ Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Glen Echo Md; [Town Hall floor maintenance] $10/8; Tom Spilsbury + Jeff Steinberg/fid, Dan Gillespie/rec, Francine Krasowska/pno 8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9; Susan Taylor + Devine Comedy [John Devine/gtr, Steve Hickman/fid, Marty Taylor/conc/wsl] 9:00 pm Big Hillbilly Bluegrass [Bob Perilla, Mike Munford, Tad Marks, Stefan Custodi, Elizabeth Day] @ Madam’s Organ, 2461 18th St., NWDC

Thursday, July 19 ThFriSat: 29th Annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival @ Walton Park, Mineral VA; incl Ralph Stanley II, Larry Stephenson Band, The Little Roy & Lizzie Show, Gold Wing Express, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, The Lewis Tradition, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Dark Hollow, George Clark Shiflett III & Dixie Flyer, Shenandoah Drive, Wildwood Valley Boys, The Little Mountain Boys, Virginia Ramblers, Mill Run; mineralbluegrass.com 10:30 am Robbie Schaefer for kids @ Wolf Trap Theatre in the Woods, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna Va 22182; $8; wolftrap.org 7:00 pm >9 Snakehead Run @ El Golfo Restaurant, 8739 Flower Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20901; 301- 608-2121 7:00 pm Trad music sessions, Irish & 8:30 bluegrass @ Boe’s Strings, 26 S. Market St., Frederick MD; 301-662-0730, boesstrings.com confirm 7:30 pm Mama’s Black Sheep [s/s Ashland Miller/gtr/voc & Laura Cerulli/dr/voc] + s/s Christine Havrilla @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna Va 22180; $15; jamminjava.com 7:30 pm ThFri Shawn Colvin + Kat Edmonson opens @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria. VA; $49.50; 703-549-7500, birchmere.com 7:30 pm John McCutcheon @ Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 W. Ox Rd., Herndon VA 20171; free; weather Number 703-324-7469 7:30 pm Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders @ Nottoway Park, 9601 Courthouse Rd, Vienna Va 22181, weather no. 703-324-7469 7:30 pm Jim Messina @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC; $48.50-59; thehamiltondc.com 7:30 pm Glen Echo International Folkdancers @ Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Glen Echo, MD; mostly recorded music; lesson first, request dances from 9; $5; fsgw.org & dancingplanetproductions.com 8:00 pm Brad Howard leads folksong sing-in @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902; 301-946-3232 8:00 pm Seth Glier + Ryan Hommel opens @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784; $12; uptownconcerts.com, baldwinsstation.com 8:00 pm Not So Modern Jazz Quartet @ St. Elmo’s Coffee, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria Va; 703- 739-9268 7:00 pm >9 Seth Kibel & Bay Jazz Project @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-474-5642 10:30 pm “4 x 2” storyteller Jon Spelman & multi-instrumentalist Tina Chancey: an hour of short stories on Lincoln, Frankenstein, Shakespeare and the Brothers Grimm for “Over the Line Festival” @ Round House Theatre, 8641 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD; $15/10underage30-mem-srs; 240-644-1100 – roundhousetheatre.org +Sat 12n & 9p

Friday, July 20 10:30 am Banjo Man Frank Cassel for young kids @ Jammin Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna VA; $5; 703-255-1566, jamminjava.com 5:00 pm RAINED OUT West Side String Band f/Fridays at 5 @ Town Square, King & Queen Sts., Martinsburg WV; Travelwv.com 5:00 pm WEATHERED OUT Ruthie & the Wranglers @ National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, between 7th & 9th & Constitution Ave. & Madison St., NWDC 6:00 pm Andrew McKnight @ River Hill Village Center, Rt. 108 & Daybreak Circle, Columbia, MD 6:30 pm Sarah Bennett Swanner, blues @ Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., Vienna Va; free; bring Seating, 703-255-6360 7:30 pm The Taters @ Old Culpeper County Courthouse, 25 W. Davis St., Culpeper, VA; bluemont.org (weather site, the train depot, 109 Commerce St.) 7:30 pm Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein @ Old Frederick Co. Courthouse, Rouss Ave. & N. Cameron St., Winchester, VA; bluemont.org – weather site: 1st Presby.Church, 116 S. Loudoun St. 7:30 pm Tommy Lepson band @ Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria VA 22309; free; Weather number 703-324-7469 7:30 pm The Hot Seats @ Royal Lake Park, 5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax, VA 22032; free; weather no. 703-324-7469 8:00 pm Kevin James @ Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902; 301-946-3232 8:00 pm Hard Swimming Fish @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-474-5642 8:00 pm Junkyard Saints close out the Festival Stage, Mt. Royal Ave.near Mosher St., for Artscape in Baltimore MD 8:00 pm The Stray Birds @ Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland VA; $10/15; 804-798-1702, ashlandcoffeeandtea.com 8:30 pm Friday Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD; $9; Sargon DeJesus + Sligo Creek Stompers [Sarah Foard/fid, Adrian Erlinger/bs/gtr/ mand/dbro/lapsteel, Jess Eliot Myhre/voc/clar/wshbd/uke/euph/melodica, Chris Ousley/bjo/gtr/ uke/bs/vod/bdrn] 9:00 pm Papa Grows Funk, New Orleans music @ The Hamilton, 600 14th St. (14th & F), NWDC 20005; $27.50; thehamiltondc.com/live 9:00 pm Little Red & the Renegades @ Haydee’s, 3102 Mt. Pleasant St., NWDC 20010