Ira Gitlin
Schedule
If you’d like to receive notices about upcoming performances and events, please e-mail me.
Friday, August 21
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky-tonk Country)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
7:00-9:00 PM
Monday, August 24-Friday, August 28
Pete Wernick’s Bluegrass Camp
Silver Bay YMCA
87 Silver Bay Rd.
Silver Bay, NY 12874
(518) 543-8833
I’m looking forward to teaching bass again this August at Pete Wernick’s Bluegrass Camp. This is a full-spectrum camp, with instruction in playing instruments, singing, jamming, vocal harmony, and more—all in a spectacularly beautiful setting on the shores of Lake George in upstate NY.
BUT—
There’s room for more bass students! If you think you’re interested (or know anyone who might be), check out the link below.
And Pete tells me, “If a bass player needs a discount to attend, Pete has often been willing to accept a proposed tuition break when we’re short of bass players. You can write him at pete@drbanjo.com.”
For more information, or to register, go here.
Friday, September 4-Sunday, September 6
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival Kids’ Academy
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Salem County Fairgrounds
735 Harding Hwy.
Woodstown, NJ 08098
The Kids’ Academy is a fun and educational program that introduces young pickers to the joys of making music together. Its staff of excellent instructors is led by Sarah Larsen. This year I’ll be coaching the “Rising Pickers”—an advanced group of kids who have a little more experience on their instruments. If you know any young budding musicians who might be interested, please be sure to let them and their families know about it. You can read more about it here.
Wednesday, September 9
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Friendship Heights Village Center
4433 S. Park Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
7:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, September 12
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your own gathering? Click here to get in touch with me.
Friday, September 18
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky-tonk Country)
The Urban Winery
2315 Stewart Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)585-4100
7:00-9:00 PM
This’ll be our first time at this out-of-the-way but inside-the-Beltway place. Weather permitting, we’ll be outdoors. Turn the parking lot into a dance floor!
Saturday, September 19
Solo Banjo
Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Hollywood Shopping Center
9801 Rhode Island Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
12:00 noon-2:00 PM
Saturday, September 19
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your own gathering? Click here to get in touch with me.
Friday, September 25
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky-tonk Country)
Great and Small Therapeutic Riding
17320 Moore Road
Boyds, MD 20841
(301)349-0075
7:00-9:00 PM
Friday, September 25
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky-tonk Country)
Takoma Park Folk Festival
Takoma Park Middle School
7611 Piney Branch Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
4:00 PM
Monday, September 28
“Get Your Lonesome On” Bluegrass Jam
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00-9:00 PM
Bring an instrument, have a beer—what’s not to like, eh?
Saturday, October 3
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase—but instead of a special guest, we’ll be celebrating the release of our album! Along with the music, there’ll be hi-jinks, shenanigans, tomfoolery, and maybe even some monkey business. Come join us!
Saturday, October 17
Solo Banjo
Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Hollywood Shopping Center
9801 Rhode Island Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
12:00 noon-2:00 PM
Saturday, November 7
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase. We can’t reveal who our guest artists are just yet, but check back soon!
Friday, October 16
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky-tonk Country)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
7:00-9:00 PM
Friday, December 11
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band (Honky-tonk Country)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
7:00-9:00 PM
