| Date |
Artist |
Venue |
Dancing? |
Notes |
| Tue May 1 |
New Old Jamboree |
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt |
|
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers w/ guests |
| Thur-Sun May 3-6 |
Jazzfest
2nd Weekend |
New Orleans, LA |
yes |
Thur: Lionel Richie, Toots & the Maytals, Lyle Lovett, Old Crow Medicine Show, Blind Boys of Alabama, Kermit Ruffins, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Cyril Neville's Swamp Funk, Susan Cowsill, Hot Rize, Honey Island Swamp Band, John Mooney, Stooges Brass, Joe Krown Trio, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Keith Frank, Goldman Thibodeaux, Revelers, ...
Fri: Beck, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Aaron Neville, Preservation Hall, Ruthie Foster, Marcia Ball, Little Freddie King, Nathan & the Zydeco Chachas, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Zachary Richard, Soul Rebels, CJ Chenier, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Bruce Diagrepont, CC Adcock, Topsy Chapman, ...
Sat: Aerosmith, Anita Baker, Delbert McClinton, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Better than Ezra, Cowboy Mouth, New Orleans Classic R&B Legends, Kermit Ruffins, Walter Trout, Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Lurrie Bell, Feufollet, Charmaine Neville Band, Warren Storm, Corey Henry, Astral Project, Leyla McCalla, Curley Taylor, Walter Mouton, ...
Sun: Jack White, Steve Miller Band, Smokey Robinson, Trombone Shorty, Radiators, Buddy Guy, Rebirth Brass, Galactic, Anders Osborne, Ellis Marsalis, Goerge Porter Jr. & the RUnnin' Pardners, Irma Thomas, Iguanas, Walter 'Wolfman' Washington, Xalexico, Rockin' Dopsie Jr, New Orleans Suspects, Geno Delafose, Steve Riley, Jeffery Broussard, Johnny Sansone, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Bill Kirchen, T'Monde, ... |
| Thur May 3 |
WTMD 1st Thursdays |
Canton Waterfront Park |
|
5:30pm - FREE - w/ Nighthawks, Tom Principato, Ursula Ricks Project, ... |
| Sat May 5 |
California Honeydrops |
Hamilton |
carpet |
$20/$25(seated) - 8pm - w/ Charlie Hunter |
| Sat May 5 |
Strauss Waltz Ball
w/ Olde Vienna |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$20 - 9-midnight |
| Sun May 5 |
Dwight Carrier & Blackcat Zydeco |
Creative Alliance |
yes |
8pm - $20+$3(door) |
| Sun May 6 |
Ruben Moreno |
Pearl St. Warehouse |
yes, w lesson |
3pm - $20 |
| | | | |
| Wed-Sun May 9-20 |
Artes de Cuba:
various artists |
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center |
yes |
FREE - 6-7pm |
| Sun May 13 |
Sunday Waltz
Blue Bamboo |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Wed-Sun May 9-20 |
Artes de Cuba:
various artists |
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center |
yes |
FREE - 6-7pm |
| Mon May 14 |
Blue Monday
Mark Wenner's Blues Warriors |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue May 15 |
David Wax Museum
Lowland Hum |
Pearl Street Warehouse |
no |
8:15pm - $20 - "Concert in the Blind" |
| Sat-Sun May 19-20 |
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival |
Sandy Point Park
Annapolis, MD |
grass |
Sat: Brian Setzer, Delbert McClinton, Mike Zito, Chubby Carrier, ...
Sun: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Keb' Mo', Doyle Brimhall II, Shemika Copeland, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, ... |
| Sun May 20 |
Billy Hancokc Tribute |
Pearl Street Warehouse |
concrete |
5pm - $20-30 - w/ Original Tennessee Rockets, Tex Rubinowitz, Nighthawks, Eddie Angel & Jim Dougherty, Dave Chappell, Bruce Swaim, John Previti, Jim Stephanson, Barry Hart, Daryl Davis, & the Rock-a-Sonics |
| Sun May 21 |
Celebrating Danny Gatton & Roy Buchanan |
Creative Alliance |
|
7:30pm - $18(+$3 door)+SC - w/ Anthony Pirog, Joel Harrison, Dave Chappell, John Previti, & Barry Hart |
| | | | |
| Thur-Sun May 24-27 |
DelFest |
Cumberland, MD |
|
Del McCoury, Travelling McCourys, Bluegrass Congress, Old Crow Medicine Show, David Grisman, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Jerry Douglas, Wood Brothers, Elephant Revival, Sierra Hull, Raising Appalachia, Billy Strings, Joe Craven, Lil Smokies, Cris Jacobs, Dustbowl Revival, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Dawg Trio, Richard Thompson, Infamous Stringdusters, Rhiannon Giddens, Gibson Brothers, California Honeydrops, New Orleans Suspects, ... |
| Thur May 24 |
Raul Malo |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
|
8pm - $45+SC - On Sale March 27 |
| Fri May 25 |
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues |
Amp |
|
|
| Sun May 27 |
Sunday Waltz
Addison Bleufonte |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Tue-Wed May 29-30 |
John Fogerty & ZZ Top |
Wolf Trap |
|
7pm - $45-95 |
| Wed May 30 |
Taj Mahal Trio |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $55+SC - w/ Jamie McLean |
| Thur May 31 |
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $49.50+SC |
| Fri-Sun June 1-3 |
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest |
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ |
|
Fri: Katie Henry, Rosie Ledet, & Jon Cleary
Sat: Marcia Ball, Rosie Ledet, Jeff Broussard, Bonearama, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Honey Island Swamp Band, ...
Sun: Taj Mahal, George Porter Jr., Amanda Shaw, Samantha Fish, Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Big Sam, Zydeco Revelators, ... |
| Fri-Sat June 1-2 |
Western Maryland Blues Festival |
Hagerstown, MD |
|
Fri: Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones, Low Society @ City Central Lot - FREE
Sat: Billy Branch, Biscut Miller & the Mix, Popa Chubby, Joanna Connor, Albert Castiglia, Ghost Town Blues @ City Central Lot - $45/$35(adv) |
| Fri June 1 |
John Prine
Margo Price |
Wolf Trap |
|
8pm |
| Sun June 3 |
Ry Cooder |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $110+SC - Also Monday & the 11th |
| Sun June 3 |
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen |
Hamilton |
carpet |
$20.50-25.50+SC - 7:30pm - w/ TBA |
| | | | |
| Mon June 4 |
Ry Cooder |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $110+SC - Also Sunday & the 11th |
| Tue-Wed June 5-6 |
Tab Benoit |
Rams Head Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $34+SC |
| Tue June 5 |
New Old Jamboree |
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt |
|
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers w/ guests |
| Wed June 6 |
Alison Krauss
David Crosby & friends |
Wolf Trap |
|
7:30pm |
| Thur-Sun June 7-10 |
Strawberry Park CZ Festival |
Strawberry Park, Preston, CT |
of course |
w/ Geno, Kevin Naquin, Pine Leaf Boys, Wayne Singleton & Same Ol' 2 Step, Steve Riley, Rusty Metoyer, Dennis Stroughmatt, Leroy Thomas, Slippery Sneakers, Jesse Lege, ... |
| Thur June 7 |
WTMD 1st Thursdays |
Canton Waterfront Park |
|
5:30pm - FREE - w/ Family of The Year, Typhoon, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Danielia Cotton, Natalie Prass, and more TBA |
| Thur June 7 |
Amadou & Mariam |
Birchmere "Flex Stage" |
perhaps |
7:30pm - $39.50+SC |
| Fri June 8 |
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe |
Creative Alliance |
yes |
8pm - $20+$3(door) |
| Sat June 9 |
Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival |
Kingman Island, SE DC near RFK |
|
w/ TBD |
| Sun June 10 |
Sunday Waltz
Gyrations |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun June 10 |
Campbell Brothers |
B'nai Israel
27 Lloyd St, Baltimore |
|
8pm - $20+$3(door) |
| | | | |
| Mon June 11 |
Ry Cooder |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $110+SC |
| Tue June 12 |
Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
Sheryl Crow |
Merriweather Post |
|
|
| Wed June 13 |
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite |
9:30 |
|
|
| Thur Jun 14 |
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $35+SC - w/ Dead Rock West |
| Thur Jun 14 |
Harry Connick Jr. |
Wolf Trap |
|
8pm - $42-95 |
| Sat June 16 |
Silver Spring Blues Festival |
Silver Fountain
Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring |
|
FREE - 10am-9pm - w/ Mark Wenner's Blues Warriors, Biscuit Miller & the Mix, Moonshine Society, Deletta Gilespie, Cookin' With Gas, ... |
| Sun Jun 17 |
Mike Seeger Commemorative Old Time Banjo Festival |
Birchmere |
|
7:30pm - $29.50+SC - w/ Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Dom Flemons, Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet w/ Rachel Eddie |
| Sun Jun 17 |
Junior Brown |
Creative Alliance |
|
|
| | | | |
| Wed June 20 |
Robert Cray Band |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $59.50+SC |
| Sun June 24 |
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys |
Creative Alliance |
|
8pm - $23+$3(door) |
| Sun June 24 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltzing Stars Trio |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Fri June 29 |
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
The Wood Brothers |
Wolf Trap |
|
7:30pm - $27-60 |
| | | | |
| Tue July 3 |
New Old Jamboree |
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt |
|
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers w/ guests |
| Thur July 5 |
WTMD 1st Thursdays |
Canton Waterfront Park |
|
5:30pm - FREE - w/ Lake Street Dive, Andy Bopp, Van William, The Glorious Sons, and more TBA |
| Sun July 8 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Sisters |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Wed July 11 |
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Drive By Truckers, Marcus King Band |
Wolf Trap |
|
7pm |
| Fri-Sun July 13-15 |
Red Wing Roots Festival |
Natural Chimneys, Mt Solon, VA |
|
w/ Trampled by Turtles, Josh Ritter, Steep Canyon Rangers, I'm with Her, Steel Wheels, Mipso, Honeycutters, David Wax Museum, Nora Jane Struthers, Judy Chops, ... |
| Sat July 14 |
Radio King Orchestra |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
9pm - $20 |
| | | | |
| Thur July 19 |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
7:30pm - $49.50+SC |
| Sun July 22 |
Sunday Waltz
Summer Waltz Trio |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun-Fri July 22-27 |
Old-Time, Blues & Swing Weeks |
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV |
yes & lessons |
w/ Phil Wiggins, Joan Fenton, Sunpie Barns, Eleanor Ellis, Joe Filisko & Eric Noden, Resa Gibbs, Sammuel James, Del Ray, Ian Walters, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, ... |
| | | | |
| Wed-Sun July 25-29 |
Floyd Fest |
Mile Post 170.5
Blue Ridge Parkway
Floyd, VA |
|
Old Crow Medicine Show, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, Langhorne Slim, Foster the People, Infamous Stringdusters, Antibalas, Hiss Golden Messenger, SteelWheels, ZZ Ward, Lil' Smokies, No BS Brass, Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams, Hillbenders, Blue Mule, Govt Mule, ... |
| Sun July 29-Fri Aug 3 |
Cajun, Creole, Classic Country Weeks |
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV |
yes & lessons |
w/ Ginny Hawker, Karen Collins, Arty Hill, Miss Tess, ... |
| | | | |
| Thur Aug 2 |
WTMD 1st Thursdays |
Canton Waterfront Park |
|
5:30pm - FREE - w/ Bettye LaVette, Lo-Moon, The Family Crest, The Legendary Shackshakers, Dave Hause & The Mermaid, and more TBA |
| Fri-Sun Aug 3-5 |
Buffalo by the Bayou |
Buffalo Gap Retreat
Capon Bridge, WV |
yes |
w/ Rusty Metoyer, Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy, & Joel Vidrine, & T'Monde - Camping & limited Cabin space |
| Sat Aug 4 |
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band |
Reston Town Center |
painted concrete |
7:30-10pm - FREE |
| Sun Aug 5 |
Sunday Waltz
Green Light Karma |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun-Fri Aug 5-10 |
Bluegrass amp; Vocal Weeks |
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV |
yes & lessons |
w/ Ira Gitlin, Jordan Tice, Avril Smith, Claire Lynch, Dudley Connell, Flawn Williams, Sheila Kay Adams, ... |
| | | | |
| Tue Aug 7 |
Angelique Kidjo
Femi Kuti |
Wolf Trap |
|
8pm |
| Fri Aug 10 |
Lyle Lovett & his Large Band |
Wolf Trap |
|
8pm - $30-65 |
| Sat Aug 11 |
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi |
Wolf Trap |
|
7:30pm - $28-65 |
| | | | |
| Wed Aug 15 |
Uke Fest |
Strathmore Gazebo |
|
FREE - 7pm |
| Sat Aug 18 |
Rock-a-Sonics |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
9pm - $20 |
| Sat Aug 18 |
Blasters
Laura Hope & the Ark-Tones |
Hill Co BBQ |
|
9pm - $22-25 |
| Sat Aug 18 |
Avett Brothers |
Wolf Trap |
|
8pm - w/ Nicole Atkins |
| Sun Aug 19 |
Sunday Waltz
Waverly Station Trio |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sat Aug 25 |
Rodney Crowell Trio |
Hamilton |
carpet |
|
| | | | |
| Thur Aug 30-Sun Sept 2 |
Chris Thomas King |
Blues Alley |
not so much |
8 & 10pm shows - $25-30+SC |
| Fri Aug 31-Sun Sept 2 |
Rhythm & Roots Festival |
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI |
We Shall See |
Fri: Steve Earle, DTB, Steve Riley, Los Texmaniacs, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Feufollet, CJ Chenier, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Say Darling, ...
Sat: Leftover Salmon, Asleep at the Wheel, Shinyribs, DTB, Steve Riley, Los Texmaniacs, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Bonerama, Feufollet, Dustbowl Revival, CJ Chenier, Say Darling, ...
Sun: Taj Majal Trio, Hot Rize w/ Red Knuckles, Shinyribs, Steve Rily, Los Texmaniacs, Feufollet, Dustbowl Revival, CJ Chenier, ...
|
| Sun Sept 2 |
Sunday Waltz
Devine Comedy |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
FREE - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Thur Sept 6 |
Punch Brothers |
Anthem |
|
w/ Madison Cunningham- $35-179+SC |
| Thur Sept 6 |
WTMD 1st Thursdays |
Canton Waterfront Park |
|
5:30pm - FREE - w/ Jackie Greene, Daniel Nicole, and more TBA |
| | | | |
| Sun Sept 16 |
Sunday Waltz
Notorious Folk |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| Sun Oct 7 |
Sunday Waltz
Sugar Beat |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Oct 14 |
Sunday Waltz
Some Assembly |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Oct 21 |
Sunday Waltz
Rhapsody |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sat Oct 27 |
King Teddy |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
9pm-midnight |
| | | | |
| Sun Nov 4 |
Sunday Waltz
Trio Con Brio |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sat Nov 10 |
WWII Canteen Dance w/ Eric Felten |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
9pm - $20 |
| | | | |
| Sun Nov 18 |
Sunday Waltz
Fyre |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Dec 2 |
Sunday Waltz
Honeysuckle Rose |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Dec 16 |
Sunday Waltz
Cabaret Souvignon |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Dec 30 |
Sunday Waltz
Dance Du Jour |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm |
$13 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Mon Dec 31 | New Years Eve | | | |
| Mon Dec 31 |
First Night Alexandria |
all over Old Town Alexandria |
depends on the room |
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