Ira Gitlin

Schedule

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Wednesday, August 25

Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass (Bluegrass)

Madam’s Organ
2461 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 667-5370

9:30 PM-1:30 AM

Wednesday, September 1

Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass (Bluegrass)

Madam’s Organ
2461 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 667-5370

9:30 PM-1:30 AM

Friday, September 3-Sunday, September 5

Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival (Bluegrass)

Salem County Fairgrounds
Woodstown, NJ 08079
(302) 321-6466

This great mid-Atlantic bluegrass festival is starting up a “kid’s academy”, and they’ve asked me to help run it. This first year we’ll just be teaching fiddle, guitar, and maybe some mandolin, but we plan to expand it to cover all the bluegrass instruments in the future. Know any young pickers who might be interested?

Friday, September 10

The Oklahoma Twisters (Western Swing)

Blob’s Park Bavarian Beer Garden
8024 Max Blobs Park Rd.
Jessup, MD 20794
(410)799-7130

8:00-12:00 PM

Help us make a good showing for our first-ever performance at this iconic local dance hall! I’ll be playing lead guitar this time, and the great John Previti will be filling in on bass.

Friday, September 11

The Blue Moon Cowgirls (Acoustic Country)

Bluegrass on the Farm
Agricultural History Farm Park
18400 Muncaster Road
Derwood, MD 20855
(828)645-7070

12:00 Noon-6:00 PM

All ticket and sponsor proceeds go to the Scholarship Fund of the Traditional Music Foundation . Also appearing will be two of the hottest bluegrass bands around these days: The Gibson Brothers and Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen!

Wednesday, September 15

Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass (Bluegrass)

Madam’s Organ
2461 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 667-5370

9:30 PM-1:30 AM

Saturday, September 18

The Hard Travelers (Folk)

MTR Arena
1141 Sunrise Beach Rd.
Crownsville, MD 21032
(410)923-6816

7:00 PM

The annual benefit show for Maryland Therapeutic Riding.

Sunday, September 19

Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky Tonk Country)

Eastern Market
701 North Carolina Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Wednesday, September 22

Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass (Bluegrass)

Madam’s Organ
2461 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 667-5370

9:30 PM-1:30 AM

Friday, September 24

Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky Tonk Country)

1919
1919 Fleet St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410)276-9484

8:30 PM-12:00 AM

The drumless Backroads Trio—me, Karen, and Geff King—playing at a new (to us) spot in Charm City, a “quintessential Baltimore watering hole” with “awesome dive-bar ambiance.” Help us make a good first-time showing!

Friday, October 15

Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky Tonk Country)

Tyson’s Tavern
2112 Fleet Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 342-2112

9:00 PM-???

Another drumless evening in Baltimore.

Saturday, December 18

The Hard Travelers (Folk)

Ram’s Head Tavern
33 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410)268-4545

7:00 PM

Our annual Christmas show—always a great time!