tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54789292011-04-21T21:30:36.531-04:00Excellent Singer songwriters in the "new" folk tradition abound in the DC-Baltimore area. This blog is about the local music scene. NSP_MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631063792226140432noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478929.post-39289302225523378822008-05-28T20:18:00.012-04:002008-06-16T13:33:52.348-04:00

Fabulous Singer/SongWriter Pat Wictor - www.patwictor.com/Sunday June 22, 2008 1pm Park Near Columbia Md Free Concert, Pot-Luck PicnicRSVP PLEASE 443-803-8546Pat Wictor walks on stage and sits down. He places a Guild DV-52 flat across his lap and begins playing slide guitar. The sounds are snaky and sizzling..." (Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live). Steeped in American "roots" music, Pat is a

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The Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) starts tonight, but we arrive tomorrow. Looking forward it!

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BEFORE THE CONCERTStanding in line can makes folks feel helpless and dehumanized. But at the Birchmere lines have been the party before the party. Doors open at 5 to pick up tickets and get line numbers for seats. But when I arrive at 3:30 I am not the first in line. The Birchmere has the wall in front of the door thoughtfully lined with benches. We are in the shade and quite comfortable on

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10-18-05 - Bruce Cockburn Birchmere (Arlington Va) Set List (* indicates an instrumental song)*Rouler Sa Bosse ("To Knock About The World")Going to the CountrySilver WheelsMighty Trucks of Midnight*King Kong Goes to TallahasseeWondering Where The Lions AreLet the Bad Air OutIf A Tree Falls*ElegyWait No MoreBreak*Water into WineAll the Ways I Want You?? Put It in Your HeartThis is

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Erik Balkey and the Malvinas at the Panzer House Concert, 8-13-05Since doors open at the Panzers at 6:30pm for the 7 pm. show, we walk in at 6:30 to reserve good seats. Erik Balkey greets us with "I thought I'd see you guys here". I forget to tell Erik how much I love his Songwriter's Tour Guide, like a super songwriter blog. We meet friends who are going to Kerrville's September concert.

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Gina Forsyth and Emma's Revolution at Takoma Park House Concert, 8-12-05The Malvinas, who are they? My partner asks. Have we ever heard them?No but they are coming to the Panzers House Concert, and we always love folks who play there. Plus Erik Balkey who we adore is opening. So we make a reservation to go Saturday night, August 13.However I get an email that Emma's Revolution will be at a

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Concert in the Rockland Park, Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland on Sunday, June 27 RACHEL BISSEX (www.rachelbissex.com) ELIOT BRONSON (www.eliotbronson.com and www.thebrilliantinventions.com/ ) CLETUS KENNELLY (www.cletuskennelly.com) LORI KELLEY (www.lorikelley.com and http://www.lorikelley.com/LKandCK.html) Folkfan is celebrating with some very favorite performers on Sunday June 27, 2004.

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Lori Kelley and Cletus Kennelly at Janet's Java in Alexandria VA 2-21-04 Lori Kelley got "famous" in Key West singing at Captain's Tony's. I think, as I look around at Janet's Java, Lori must feel right at home here. The pictures above the coffee machine are island scenes with parrots and big island flowers. The stage area is in front of a gigantic circle of a golden yellow soft sculpture

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David Wilcox is performing Sunday Night, February 29, 2004 at 7pm in Columbia, Maryland! Two friends of mine from North Carolina are sick that they can't make it up here to see him. In January, when I told them about the concert, they both said they wanted to come. We started making plans. but things have come up and they can't. They couldn't believe I've met David Wilcox in person. They

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Tinsmith and Kim Buchanan at Focus Inn - Mount Rainier, MD on February 21, 2004 Rachel Cross introduces Kim Buchanan as her sister (not literally but as in sister in song - sister in spirit). Kim is from North Carolina, a wife and Mom and tells us that getting to go out and tour and leave the family behind is like a mini-vacation. A treat for her and a treat for us. Kim's Set Includes: We

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Valentine's Day Concert - The Michael Bowers Band with Siobhan Quinn at Moore Music in the House, Rockville Md on February 14, 2004 In an interview in the Gazette a few days ago, Michael Bowers promises a Valentine's Day surprise at this Moore Music in the House concert. He says there will be "romance in the air" and a place for romantic couples to hold hands. Host Scott got an unprecedented

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A Valentine's Evening of Love-Songs with Mack Bailey, Christina Muir & Mary Sue Twohy at Cellar Stage in Baltimore, Md on February 13, 2004 With sweethearts like these 3 singer-songwriters, and a Valentine's Day theme, who would guess that one of the performers would wonder on stage "could be called a X-rated folk show?" Is the theme of love songs just too steamy, or is Christina's

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Eliot Bronson and Josh Lamkin at SNAFU in Frederick Maryland November 9, 2003 Sunday Night All Folked Up! SNAFU. What an inventive name. The open mike starts at 7pm, then the featured acts appear around 8 pm and afterwards there is a song circle. Lots of music and a good sized crowd. Some great Eliot Bronson fans in the audience. Eliot and Josh (The Brilliant Inventions) have a set list

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Modern Man at Focus Inn Alexandria on February 8, 2004 Virginia TV is filming the show this night for a cable station in maybe Fairfax Va. Hopefully the Focus Inn web site will alert at least Virginians to the day/time the show is aired. There is a huge crowd for this venue (I find out later a record 70 or so in attendance). Modern Man are 3 very funny guys, each an outstanding solo musician

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Eliot Bronson and Josh Lamkin, John Seay opening, at an Arnold Md House Concert on November 6, 2003 The hostess, another major Eliot Bronson fan, has been remarried since I was in this home last for an Eliot Bronson concert. I remember her children, older now, are fans of Eliot's too. A lovely poster reflecting the wedding commitment ceremony hangs over the mantle behind the impromtu "stage

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Josh Ritter Opening for Joan Baez at Lisner Auditorium. October 25, 2003 Josh Ritter's Set I am not sure of the title or words to Josh's first song. I seemed to hear: Peter said to Paul, you know all those words we wrote - talking to God…-Paul said to Peter you have to ride yourself a little harder - got a girl in the war - turn up the music and hope she makes it through - the keys to the

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Greg Trooper and Brooks Williams at Cellar Stage on October 17, 2003 Sitting behind us are Greg Trooper fans, Carol, Bob and Amanda. They can't believe he is the opening act. They tell us they were recently at the New Song Festival where they saw Vance Gilbert, Johnsmith and Last Train Home (the band that played at Amanda's wedding). I've been listening to Greg Trooper song samples from his

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Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul at Cellar Stage in Baltimore October 11, 2003 Today, October 11th is Vance Gilbert's birthday, and he is spending it with his best friend Ellis Paul and all of us giving us the present of his music! The woman in front of me, in the line at the door, is carrying 2 pretty gift bags. She tells me her name is Yetta. Since this is Vance's birthday and she heard Ellis

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We're About Nine at Park School October 10, 2003 Before the show, Rebecca, a a huge We're About Nine fan and student at Park School ( a Baltimore independent school for very bright students} tells us she helped get We're About Nine here to her school. There is another band also at the sound check. Turns out they are not the openers, they are the "middlers". I knew We're About Nine were the

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Wellstone World Music Day on 10-25-03 and Pierce Pettis on 10-3-03 at The Falls Church in Fall Church Virginia Per this web site - http://www.wellstoneworldmusicday.com/ - the upcoming anniversary of Senator Paul Wellstone's tragic death, is to be celebrated with a number of concerts dedicated to his memory. If you are part of a musical event on 10-25-03, considering dedicating it the memory

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Naked Blue and Danzig and Woolley at Panzer House Concert - September 28, 2003 Tonight the Panzer House Concerts present two very talented couples. Naked Blue are Jennifer and Scott Smith and in this pair Jen sings the lead vocal and her partner Scott backs her up. Sherry and Steve met Naked Blue at the North East Folk Alliance (NERFA) in about 1999 and have been trying to get them here since

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Jack Williams and Cliff Eberhardt on September 27, 2003 at Moore Music in the House, Rockville MD Scott Moore presented Cliff Eberhardt as the feature on a "demented" Valentine's day show at The Moore Music in the House shows about 5 years ago. (Scott: "demented" because Cliff writes maybe too eloquently about unrequited love?) Anyway, as Scott says, Cliff lives in Massachusetts and has

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Tracy Grammer at the Jammin Java on September 17, 2003 - Erik Balkey opens, and Eliot Bronson (guitar and vocals) and We're About Nine (mostly vocals) accompany Tracy Grammer We're About Nine are singing back up vocals with Tracy during the sound check as we walk into the Jammin Java. And Mary Sue Twohy and Rick and Audrey, performers we've seen again just recently, are like us, early

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Lea's CD Release Party September 16, 2003 at Institute for Musical Traditions Silver Spring MD Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer were singing here the last time I came to IMT. We're About Nine were so proud to open for the incredible duo, and I sat with another pair of singer-songwriters, Rick and Audrey, and talked with them about poetry and music. I now think of Dave Carter and how I will

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Peter Mayer with Rick and Audrey opening on September 13, 2003 at House in the Woods, Frederick Maryland Area John Mornini, a Focus Inn supporter we saw last at the Dawson’s, is directing traffic to parking in the field beside the barn as my husband drives in at the House and the Woods. I always think of the Thanksgiving song “over the river and through the woods” which fits the directions to

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Lori Kelley and Cletus Kennelly, Cerulean Grove and Bailey Jester at Cellar Stage, September 12, 2003 The opening show for the Fall 2003 season begins with a trio of three different acts as a benefit for the series. The big season opening is next week with John Gorka. I particularly want to see, as always Lori and Cletus. We bring a couple who are active in Marriage Encounter, and I want

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Eric Schwartz and Christina Muir with Ann Mayo Muir on September 10, 2003 at Vic’s Music Corner, Rockville, Md “What kind of girl do Vic and Reba think I am” booking me with Eric Swartz. These are some of Christina opening words. Reba response was quick: “Is that why you brought your mother along?" Of course Christina says, at the Takoma Park Folk Festival they booked me to play my modern

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September 6, 2003 - Joanne Juskus, Brian McQuade and The Dharma Bums and Zeala at the The Creative Alliance at the Patterson Theatre Baltimore The refurbished Patterson Theatre sparkles and shines like a new building. The music area we are in has a friendly café feel. We bring in drinks (sodas, snacks, wine or beer are available) and popcorn from the adjacent "bar" area. There are rows of

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John Seay, Paul Iwancio (Lea Jones opening, cameo by Eliot Bronson) at Songwriter's Showcase - First Friday at Aletha's Fine Art Gallery, Monkton Md on September 5, 2003 The music this time is in an a new elegant art gallery. The "stage" is appropriately in front of a picture of a young girl playing a mandolin. The ceiling is very tall on this second floor of the gallery. The entire crisp

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George Wurzbach and Dan Pelletier at the Panzer House Concert on September 1, 2003 There are no guitars, but two keyboards fill the front of the Panzer living room. This is "acoustic sing-songwriter" music on keyboard. Although there is just barely room for both keyboards, is there rooms for 2 such larger than life personalities? I won't say ego, that is too trite - though George does

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Robin Bullock at Baltimore House Concert, August 31, 2003 A man with a guitar case is at the door ringing the same apartment we are headed for. I know this is not Robin Bullock so I ask him if he is also a performer tonight. The man (whose name I learn later is Joshua) says - No, I brought my guitar to show it to Robin. I ask then, did you take lessons with Robin? He said - yes, actually

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8-30-03 - The Fourth Annual Country Roads Folk Festival at the Historic Almost Heaven Farm in West Virginia The hay wagon cart is full of festival goers, instead of hay. All wait to be shuttled down to the festival site down the hill. I get an awe filled comment on my tee shirt - you went to Falcon Ridge? I am surprised. This may be the same woman who tells us that she recently moved here

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Vic's Music Corner - August 27, 2003 - Lucie Blue Tremblay and Rachel Bissex Bad summer thunderstorms caused a power outage here last night. The volunteer at the door wonders nervously if he'll have to give money back if the predicted thunderstorm tonight also outs the power. Rod, who does the sound here (as well as music in Baltimore), is a co-worker of mine, and we catch up on stuff about

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Pete and Maura Kennedy at the Holleywould House Concert in Laurel Md. on August 24, 2003 Maura is talking to some fans as I enter. One is a young girl I saw at Falcon Ridge and see at many singer-songwriter concerts. Maura is telling them how she herself codes the Kennedy's web site, and how she is aware of coding to be found by search engines. How cool, discussing internet search engines

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We’re About Nine (with Andy and Denise Opening) at Kittamaqundi Lakefront, Columbia MD August 20, 2003 Da Vinci’s Notebook started playing an hour ago at another free outdoor concert tonight; theirs is at Lake Centennial, about 10 minutes away from here. Residents here in Columbia MD have some of the best music of the summer to choose from tonight. We love Da Vinci’s Notebook, but we choose to

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August 25, 2003 - Soon, I promise, I will post notes on We're About Nine at the Kittamaqundi Lakefront in Columbia Maryland on August 20, 2003 and about the Kennedy's at a charming new House Concert in Laurel, Md on August 24, 2003. Meanwhile, I have been planning to use this blog (web log) also to let my friends know what great singer songwriter music I am really really anticipating. I

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Lori Kelly, Cletus Kennelly and Dave Alberding with a Cameo by Brian Maddox at the Dawson's House Concert on Sat, August 17, 2003 Two small fluffy dogs, Gwen and Bessie, come running to greet us as we walk in. The cat Oregano, appears when she chooses and moves slowly, not intimidated by anyone. The hosts, Gene and Sue, may be very busy with plans for their daughter's wedding next month in

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Eliot Bronson and Christina Muir, August 15, 2003 - At the 333 Coffeehouse Annapolis Md There are big round tables, long rectangular tables and rows of chairs - lots of seating choices at the 333 Coffeehouse in Annapolis Maryland. Too many seat choices tonight. It's been a traumatic week, what with electricity blackout in the NorthEast, and the loss of coffeehouse address files from Max Ochs

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Pierce Pettis at Baldwin’s Station on August 12, 2003 A couple, middle age (our age ), tell us they drove from Pennsylvania to Virginia to hear Pierce Pettis on Saturday, 8-9-03 at the Jammin Java, and then drove down to Maryland to hear him again tonight!. They are at our table. Baldwin’s Station has large tables so we often sit with people we don’t know. The other couple at this table are

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August 9m 2003 -Joanne Juskus opening for Pat Humphries and Sandy O. at House in the Woods in Adamstown, MD (just south of Frederick) Lights illumine the path from the house to the barn area. Two dogs wander in and out among all the people. House in the Woods is a rustic house concert, a concert in a barn type structure on a working farm. The barn holds 100 in a combination of folding chairs

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Falcon Ridge Folk Festival July 25 to 27, 2003 in Hillsdale, New York Clean Like Disneyland But Better The first thing we see is colorful tents and the green green hill side. The grass stays relatively litter free despite 10,000+ people on Sat night. This is not the Disneyland DaVinci's Notebook sings about, it is the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Volunteers in orange tee shirts, not paid

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Panzer House Concert (PHC) on July 19, 2003 This evening’s Panzer house concert is my last concert before the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (FRFF) starting 7-24-03 . (See the 7-1-03 Folkfan blog entry for my last PHC review.) And there is a FRFF tie in – Trina Hamlin, won a top 3 spot on the FRFF emerging artist showcase the year that Eric Schwartz also won. She shares a split bill tonight with

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Peter Mayer at the 333 Coffeehouse in Annapolis on July 18, 2003 This Peter Mayer does not tour with Jimmy Buffet - that is a different Peter Mayer. I haven't heard the other one, but this Peter Mayer I hear over and over and over. The first time was at the Center for the New American Dream (CNAD) in 1999. I went to hear his song about the New American Dream, written after Peter read a book

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Bruce Cockburn at the Birchmere, Alexandria VA 7-15-03 Set List Tried and Tested Lovers in a Dangerous Time Mighty Trucks of Midnight Burn New lyrics - "Vietnam was yesterday, Kabul and Bagdad was today" and Commies Are now bad guys Bruce invited the audience to sing along on this one, but I don't notice enthusiastic audience participation. However there is applause. Afterward someone

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7-12-2003 – Dawson House Concert in Potomac, Md As we enter the Dawson House Concert, the host Gene is trying to tune in a tape of a TV show of one of his past house concerts from a Montgomery County local TV channel. While the host is trying to watch a tape of one of his past shows, tonight we are here to see is a live concert. I think Gene does not find show, I am not sure. But see the

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We're About Nine was introduced at Baldwin's Station on Wednesday, July 9, 2003, as a local group (every group is local somewhere!) which was showing promise a few years ago and is getting better all the time. I'll say amen to that. I saw them razzed mightily by Vance Gilbert (was it 3 years ago) at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival . Vance had a workshop in which he offered to critique new and

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July 3, 2003 - Hot Soup at the Columbia Maryland Lakefront The people in Hawaiian style shirts and Parrot Head hats are going to a different concert. We hope some very loud music near Clydes restaurant will stop, because it is not the music we came to hear. And the tarps and blankets on the Lake Kittamaqundi lawn are not for our concert; people are homesteading turf for the fireworks tomorrow

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Question of the day on Wed, 7-2 - will we make it to live music this week? A friend of mine may go see Lea tonight at the Starbucks at Shoppes at Metro (UCO), 3601 East-West Highway, Hyattsville MD (across from PG Plaza) from 6:30 to 8:30. I'd like to go but I don't think I can make it. Hot Soup, 3 gorgeous women who do harmonies and comedy (like Vance but prettier) will be at the

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Sunday is the day people in my faith tradition typically go to religious services. I want to know why I am living, what life means, how to be fully human, and how to experience the transcendent. Earlier today, visiting someone I have known most of my life, we talk about retirement, and how long our parents lived and how much time we may have, the typical mid-life crisis questions. I go for

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ELIOT BRONSON at the Jammin Java on Friday June 27 With my eyes closed I ride in the car listening to Eliot's CD. As the his song "Tomorrow" plays I dreamily think how I blogged Eliot's words "this is a song about being here now, this is called "Tomorrow" But I come into present awareness that the car isn't moving. Could we be in stop and go traffic in Virginia already? I sit up to see

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On Sunday, David and I drive to the Univ of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC) to find The Commons, the student union area, so he will know where to go to hear Eliot Bronson from noon to 1 pm on Tues, 6-23-03. The building is closed, but we can see a purple coffee cup on the glass and the words "Common Grounds". I was here once before and saw Richard and Audrey perform. They were at the bottom

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Mack Bailey at Baldwin's Station.- Part 3 of 3. This is about what happened between Mack's first and second set. To recap, at the end of the first set, Mack sang two John Denver songs. . When Mack is singing Wandering Soul, I wonder what does that sound like? Oh it sounds a bit like my favorite John Denver record (yes, record) Seasons of the Heart. I wore this record out playing it over and

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6/18/03 Mack Bailey's 2nd Set on 6-18-03 at Baldwin's Station. One Heart Am I Ready? by Chris Nole, who produced Mack Bailey's new album. Mack says if Chris Nole ever comes to this area we should be sure to see him. Mack remarks - this is going to be a mellow set. He tells us he was sitting in a recording studio just playing with a new tune on the piano and a friend came in and heard it

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6/18/03 Getting back again to Mack Bailey at Baldwin's Station on 6/18/03. I am sitting with a friend, who like my husband is celebrating a June birthday, so this show is a great opportunity to meet during their "birthday month". Our friend, Wendy, presents occasional house concerts for people like Charlie Zahm (he is a favorite in this crowd) , Robin Bullock, and Castlebay. They are mostly

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Great concert last night with Mack Bailey at Baldwin's Station, a fancy gourmet restaurant in a restored former train station in Skyesville MD. Trains still use the tracks, and last night there more trains than usual. I will write more on the concert very soon. It will take a little time to write up just the set-list.... Meanwhile I just got emails telling me about 2 concerts I can't attend

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Sunday 6-15-03 - Part II There are 50+ people counted here at this outdoor “house” concert/father’s day cookout at the Moore's http: //www.mooremusic.org/ People come and go. In introducing Zeala, http://www.zeala.net/ , for the second set of this Moore House, Scott asks how many “Zea-lots” there are in the audience. Some young people sitting near us and others clap hard. The band

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Sunday, 6-15-03 A man walks and says "We're here!" adding his beach chair to the chairs in several rows at the top of a small incline looking down at the stage, the wooden deck on the back of the Moore's house, 3 steps above the ground. Canopies cover both the deck and the food area to the right of the house. This Father's Day Moore house concert is a cookout with music in the backyard (

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6-14-03 - On entering, I see the hostess, Brenda, sprinkling white powered sugar on a flat cookie shaped like a guitar. The cookie is labeled "pumpkin chocolate chip,' This 'house concert" in Woodsboro Md north of Frederick, is in the Paper and Ink Art store (a mailorder store actually). Usually in a wonderful concert area upstairs which is now about 110 F., hours before the show the hosts

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I am in the MLK Library setting up this blog to talk about the concert I am attending tonight north of Frederick - a house concert with Laura Baron and Pat Barron - Baron and Barron. http://www.emmitsburg.net/folk/

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