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January 6, 2009 - Tuesday

Savage Bluegrass
Sam's Bar and Restaurant
US 1 South, Laurel, MD,
Phone: 301 317-7796
Time: 7:00 PM , Tickets: No cover


January 8, 2009 - Thursday

Nothin' Fancy
Phone: 540-461-0954, Email: brian@nothinfancybluegrass.com
Court Square Theater
311 South Main Street , Harrisonburg, VA
Phone: (540) 433-9189
Time: 7:30, Tickets: $15


January 9, 2009 - Friday

Chris Smither
The Bottling Works
Address: 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, Email: info@thebottlingworks.com
Time: 08:00, Tickets: $14 (under 12 free)

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Time: 7:30, Tickets: $35.00
Phone: 703-549-7500

Open Slow Jam - for Bluegrass Banjo (beginners and intermediates)
Drum and Strum
49 E. Lee Street, Warrenton, VA
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Tickets: FREE
Contact: Bruce Gair, wbgair@gmail.com or 703-407-2327.

Rattlesnake Hill
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike

Old School Bluegrass
Wheaton American Legion
Fern St, Wheaton Md
Time: 8:00, Tickets: Members & Guests


January 10, 2009 - Saturday

Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice / Kenny & Amanda Smith
Massaponax High School Auditorium
8201 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA
Time: 6:00PM, Tickets: Free Admission, Tickets Required
Bluegrass FM Fall-Winter Concert Series

The Grass Cats / The Chapmans
Berryville Bluegrass
Johnson-Williams Middle School
200 Swann Avenue, Berryville, VA
Time: Door open a 6:00PM, Concert at 7:00
Tickets: Season Tickets - $120, Advanced Tickets - $22, Tickets at Door - $25
Contact:540-837-2187 or email tickets@berryvillebluegrass.com

Larry Stephenson Band
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Time: 7:30, Tickets: $35.00
Phone: 703-549-7500

Chester River Runoff
The Friendly Inn
11074 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
Phone: 410-531-5510
Time: 9:00pm

The Bluegrass Brothers
Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association
Goodwill Fire Company, 2318 S. Queen Street in the Spry area, York, PA
Time: 7:00PM Door open 5:30, Tickets: $13.00 for SMBA members, $16.00 for non-members. Children under 12 are free.
Annual membership fee is $12.00 per family and can be paid at the show.
Contact: 717-292-6175 or 717-350-4791

The Pluckers
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike

Cathy & Marcy's Family Jamboree, Concert and Jam
Jammin' Java
227 Maple Ave. E. Vienna, VA 22180
Phone: 703-255-1566
Time: 5:00PM-6:45PM, Tickets: $10.00
The all-ages event includes a 50-minute concert with the dynamic duo and special guests. Special guest for January 10 is Christylez Bacon. Followed by a 45-minute jam.


January 11, 2009 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Old Bowie Towne Grill
8604 Chestnut Ave, Bowie, Md.
Time: 4:30-7:30


January 12, 2009 - Monday

Bearfoot Bluegrass
Institute of Musical Traditions
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church
10701 Old Georgetown Road, Rockville, MD
Time: 7:30PM, Tickets: $15.00 Advanced, $20.00 Door
Contact: 301.754.3611


January 14, 2009 - Wednesday

Chester River Runoff
Phone: 410-708-6355, Email: chesterriverrunoff@yahoo.com
Busboys & Poets
14th & V Streets NW, Washington, DC
Time: 9:00, Tickets: $10

Bluegrass Jam
The Soundry
316 Dominion Rd, Vienna, VA
Time: 7:00PM-10:00PM
This is the first of what I hope will be many jam sessions held in our brand new art gallery. Open to all ages and skill levels. Feel free to email me with any questions. Check out The Soundry and our complete calendar of events.


January 16, 2009 - Friday

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: (717)354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Welsh Mountain Home
1218 Springville Road, New Holland, PA
Time: 6:30, Tickets: donation

Chester River Runoff
Phone: 410-708-6355, Email: chesterriverrunoff@yahoo.com
Ram's Head Shorehouse
Kent Island, MD
Time: 9:00

Amanda Murphy & The Lost Indians
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike


January 17, 2009 - Saturday

Springfield Exit / The Virginia Ramblers
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Smooth Kentucky
Lucy's
21 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD
Time: 8:00pm-12mid
Contact: 419-837-2100

Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 7:30PM, Doors open 6:30, Tickets: $12.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883

Chester River Runoff
Phone: 410-708-6355, Email: chesterriverrunoff@yahoo.com
Dogfish Head Brew Pub
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Time: 9:00

Shaw Brothers & Pete Milano
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike


January 18, 2009 - Sunday

The Bluegrass Brothers
2009 Appomattox Bluegrass Concert Series
Appomattox County High School Auditorium
Appomattox, VA
Phone: 434-248-6105 or email: kellyandallen@yahoo.com
Time: 2:00 PM , Tickets: $15.00, Children 5 & under - FREE


January 20, 2009 - Tuesday

Savage Bluegrass
Sam's Bar and Restaurant
US 1 South, Laurel, MD,
Phone: 301 317-7796
Time: 7:00 PM , Tickets: No cover


January 22, 2008 - Thursday

Smooth Kentucky
The 8 X 10
10 East Cross St, Federal Hill, MD
Time: Doors 8:00pm
Contact: 410-625-2000
Opening for The Hackensaw Boys! Featuring: Patrick McAvinue and Dave Giegerich


January 23, 2008 - Friday

Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall
420 Willa Road, Newark, Delaware
Time: 8:00pm, Tickets: $17.00
Contact: (302) 635-3001
Sponsored by: Brandywine Friends of Old Tyme Music

Smooth Kentucky
The Friendly Inn
11074 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
Phone: 410-531-5510
Time: 9:00pm

New Mode Grass
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike


January 24, 2009 - Saturday

Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie
Phone: 703-304-3111, Email: bogenn@verizon.net
The Strasburg Theater
151 W King Street, Strasburg, VA
Phone: 540-465-1777, email: strasburgbluegrass@hotmail.com
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 PM, Tickets: $18/advance $22/door

Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Skystone Bluegrass
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike


January 25, 2009 - Sunday

Dailey & Vincent
2009 Appomattox Bluegrass Concert Series
Appomattox County High School Auditorium
Appomattox, VA
Phone: 434-248-6105 or email: kellyandallen@yahoo.com
Time: 2:00 PM , Tickets: $15.00, Children 5 & under - FREE


January 30, 2009 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
The Friendly Inn
11074 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, Md
Phone: 410-531-5510
Time: 9pm-1am

Amanda Murphy & The Lost Indians
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike

Run of the Mill String Band
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage
Washington, DC
Time: 6:00PM
Free
This Philadelphia band has been playing old-time, Appalachian string band music for more than 20 years.


January 31, 2009 - Saturday

Dave Propst & Scarlet Oak
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store

Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie
Phone: 703-304-3111, Email: bogenn@verizon.net
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Chester River Runoff
Phone: 410-708-6355, Email: chesterriverrunoff@yahoo.com
Stevensville Arts & Cultural Center
117 East Main Street, Stevensville, MD
Time: 8:00, Tickets: $25

City Farm
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike

Patuxent Partners
Nanjemoy Community Center
4375 Port Tobacco Road
Nanjemoy, MD 20662
Time: 7:00pm


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February 3, 2009 - Tuesday

Savage Bluegrass
Sam's Bar and Restaurant
US 1 South, Laurel, MD,
Phone: 301 317-7796
Time: 7:00 PM , Tickets: No cover


February 4, 2009 - Wednesday

Herb & Hanson
Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD
Phone: 301-581-5100, Email: tickets@strathmore.org
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $10
Indie bluegrass, including original works and interpretations of old time songs nd fiddle tunes.


February 6, 2009 - Friday

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: (717)354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Fairmount Home
1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata, PA
Time: 7:00, Tickets: donation
In the Farm Crest Gathering Room


February 7, 2009 - Saturday

The Good Deale Bluegrass Band
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 7:30PM, Doors open 6:30, Tickets: $15.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883


February 8, 2009 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Vienna Community Center
120 Cherry Street, Vienna Va.
Time: 2-3:30PM


February 12-14, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

35th SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards and 26th National Convention
Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, TN
Contact: 660-665-7172 or fax: 660-665-7450, Email: spbgma@kvmo.net


February 13, 2009 - Friday

The Del McCoury Band
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Time: 7:30, Tickets: $35.00
Phone: 703-549-7500

Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall
420 Willa Road, Newark, Delaware
Time: 8:00pm, Tickets: $17.00
Contact: (302) 635-3001
Sponsored by: Brandywine Friends of Old Tyme Music


February 14, 2009 - Saturday

Herb & Hanson
The Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Phone: 301-581-5100, Email: tickets@strathmore.org
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $10
This high energy acoustic duo performs indie bluegrass, including original works and interpretations of old time songs and fiddle tunes.

Gold Heart / Lonesome River Band
Massaponax High School Auditorium
8201 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA
Time: 6:00PM, Tickets: Free Admission, Tickets Required
Bluegrass FM Fall-Winter Concert Series

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Patent Pending
Berryville Bluegrass
Johnson-Williams Middle School
200 Swann Avenue, Berryville, VA
Time: Door open a 6:00PM, Concert at 7:00
Tickets: Season Tickets - $120, Advanced Tickets - $22, Tickets at Door - $25
Contact:540-837-2187 or email tickets@berryvillebluegrass.com

Five Of A Kind / Remmington Ryde
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.


February 12-15, 2009 - Thursday-Sunday

35th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards & 26th National Convention
Sheraton Music City Hotel
Nashville, TN


February 17, 2009 - Tuesday

Savage Bluegrass
Sam's Bar and Restaurant
US 1 South, Laurel, MD,
Phone: 301 317-7796
Time: 7:00 PM , Tickets: No cover


February 18, 2009 - Wednesday

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Time: 7:30, Tickets: $45.00
Phone: 703-549-7500


February 20, 2009 - Friday

Smooth Kentucky
Lucy's
21 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD
Time: 8:00pm-12mid
Contact: 419-837-2100

Appalachian Flyer
The Friendly Inn
11074 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
Phone: 410-531-5510
Time: 9:00pm

King Street Bluegrass
Phone: 703-408-7716, Email: kingstreetbluegrass@yahoo.com
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm
Mon-Thurs: Open Mike


February 21, 2009 - Saturday

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition / Dark Hollow
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Norman Wright & The Travelers
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 7:30PM, Doors open 6:30, Tickets: $12.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883

Dirty River
Phone: 202-729-0280, Email: wpark3@comcast.net
JV Restaurant
6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-241-9504, email: JVsRest@aol.com
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 PM, Tickets:

Patuxent Partners
Beck & Benedict Hardware Music Theatre
118 Walnut Street
Waynesboro, PA 17268
Time: 7:00pm


February 22, 2009 - Sunday

Nothin' Fancy / Williams & Clark Expedition
2009 Appomattox Bluegrass Concert Series
Appomattox County High School Auditorium
Appomattox, VA
Phone: 434-248-6105 or email: kellyandallen@yahoo.com
Time: 2:00 PM , Tickets: $15.00, Children 5 & under - FREE


February 25, 2009 - Wednesday

Herb & Hanson
The Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Phone: 301-581-5100, Email: tickets@strathmore.org
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $10
This high energy acoustic duo performs indie bluegrass, including original works and interpretations of old time songs and fiddle tunes.


February 27, 2009 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Cast the Net Cafe
38 West Central Ave, Edgewater, Md.
Phone: 956-3142
Time: 7pm

Smooth Kentucky
The Friendly Inn
11074 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
Phone: 410-531-5510
Time: 9:00pm


February 28, 2009 - Saturday

David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store

Eddie & Martha Adcock w/ Tom Gray
The Bottling Works
Address: 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, Email: info@thebottlingworks.com
Time: 07:00, Tickets: $12 (under 12 free)

David Bromberg and the Angel Band
The Weinberg Center
20 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland
Phone: (301) 600-2828.
Time: 8:00 PM, Tickets: $20.00, $25.00, $30.00

Mill Run / The Patuxent Partners
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

The Gibson Brothers
American Legion Post 238
Route 231 & 381, Hughsville, MD
Time: 7:00PM, Tickets: $15.00
Contact: Jay Armsworthy, 301-737-3004


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March 1, 2009 - Sunday

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
2009 Appomattox Bluegrass Concert Series
Appomattox County High School Auditorium
Appomattox, VA
Phone: 434-248-6105 or email: kellyandallen@yahoo.com
Time: 2:00 PM , Tickets: $15.00, Children 5 & under - FREE


March 5-8, 2009 - Thursday-Sunday

Cabin Fever Pickin Party
Holiday Inn Conference Center
Hampton VA
Contact: 804-266-4421 or visit web site for more information


March 6, 2009 - Friday

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
Cabin Fever Pickin Party
Holiday Inn, Hampton Hotel Conference Center, Hampton VA
Time: 7:00PM


March 7, 2009 - Saturday

Patent Pending / The Hillbilly Gypsies
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.


March 8, 2009 - Sunday

IIIre Tyme Out
2009 Appomattox Bluegrass Concert Series
Appomattox County High School Auditorium
Appomattox, VA
Phone: 434-248-6105 or email: kellyandallen@yahoo.com
Time: 2:00 PM , Tickets: $15.00, Children 5 & under - FREE


March 13-15, 2009 - Friday-Sunday

Festival In The Pines
Tripple Creek Music Campground
Rocky Mount, VA
Featuring: Marcie Horn & Next Step, Johnathon Dillon & Phantom Grass, Little Mountain Boys, Churchmen, Bluegrass Brothers, Daily & Vincent, James King, Larry Stephenson, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Williams & Clark Expedition, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Hard Drivin Grass, Solid Rock, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Friday Nite Bluegrass, Patrick Henry Travelers, and more.
Contact: 540-483-9839 or see the web site for more information

Wilmington Winter Bluegrass
Holiday Inn Select
Claymont, DE
Featuring: Louie Setzer & The Appalachian Mountain Boys, Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition Band, Shuey Brothers, Remington Ryde, Marc Silver & the Stonethrowers, Travers Chandler & Avery County, Hillbilly Water, Straight Drive, String & A Prayer, Home Cookin, Mark Miklos & the Raritan Valley Ramblers, Aspen Run, Homespun Bluegrass Band, Borderline, James King Band, and more.
Contact: 302-730-4065 or see the web site for more information


March 13, 2009 - Friday

The Dan Tyminski Band
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Time: 7:30, Tickets: $29.50
Phone: 703-549-7500


March 14, 2009 - Saturday

Missy Raines & The New Hip
The Bottling Works
Address: 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, Email: info@thebottlingworks.com
Time: 07:00, Tickets: $14 (under 12 free)

Tim O'Brien & Todd Burge
The Bottling Works
Address: 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, Email: info@thebottlingworks.com
Time: 08:00, Tickets: $14 (under 12 free)

Sierra Hull / Grasstowne
Massaponax High School Auditorium
8201 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA
Time: 6:00PM, Tickets: Free Admission, Tickets Required
Bluegrass FM Fall-Winter Concert Series

Nothin' Fancy / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain
Berryville Bluegrass
Johnson-Williams Middle School
200 Swann Avenue, Berryville, VA
Time: Door open a 6:00PM, Concert at 7:00
Tickets: Season Tickets - $120, Advanced Tickets - $22, Tickets at Door - $25
Contact:540-837-2187 or email tickets@berryvillebluegrass.com

Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Gary Ferguson & Friends
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 7:30PM, Doors open 6:30, Tickets: $12.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883


March 15, 2009 - Sunday

Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
2009 Appomattox Bluegrass Concert Series
Appomattox County High School Auditorium
Appomattox, VA
Phone: 434-248-6105 or email: kellyandallen@yahoo.com
Time: 2:00 PM , Tickets: $15.00, Children 5 & under - FREE


March 20, 2009 - Friday

Danu featuring Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra
The Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Phone: 301-581-5100, Email: tickets@strathmore.org
Time: 8:00 PM, Tickets: $18-$48
Danu stirs the blood and lists the heart in this concert that opens with Washington's own spellbinding Celtic conjurers, Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra.

Appalachian Flyer
The Friendly Inn
11074 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
Phone: 410-531-5510
Time: 9:00pm


March 21, 2009 - Saturday

Steep Canyon Rangers
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.


March 28, 2009 - Saturday

Time Graves & Cherokee
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store

Country Gentlemen Tribute with Bill Yates & Friends
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 7:30PM, Doors open 6:30, Tickets: $12.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band
Arcadia Bluegrass Concert Series
Upperco, MD
Time: 7:00 pm, Tickets: $8.00 Advance, $10 at the door.
Phone: 410-346-6195


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April 3, 2009 - Friday

Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 8:00PM, Doors open 7:00, Tickets: $12.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883


April 4, 2009 - Saturday

John Starling & Carolina Star
Common Ground on The Hill
Westminster, MD
Time: TBA
with Mike Auldridge, Tom Gray, Ricky Simpkins & Jimmy Gaudreau

The Scott Brannon Band / Tony Holt & The Wildwood Valley Boys
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
American Legion Post 238
Route 231 & 381, Hughsville, MD
Time: 7:00PM, Tickets: $15.00
Contact: Jay Armsworthy, 301-737-3004


April 10, 2009 - Friday

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: (717)354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Fairmount Home
1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata, PA
Time: 1:45, Tickets: donation
Good Friday Concert in Wheat Ridge Chapel


April 11, 2009 - Saturday

The Lisa Kay Band / Ernie Bradley & Grassy Ridge
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band
Phone: 703-304-3111, Email: bogenn@verizon.net
Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association
Goodwill Fire Co 2318 S Queen St, York, PA
Phone: 717-292-6175
Time: 5:30 doors open, Tickets: $13 members, $16 non-members, under 12 free


April 16-18, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

8th Annual Spring Arcadia Bluegrass Festival
Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department Carnival Grounds
Upperco, MD
Featuring: Louis Setzer, Hanover Express, Naomi & The Wood Brothers, Blades of Grass, Bluegrass Brothers, Carolina Road, Carroll County Ramblers, Remington Ryde, Dean Sapp, Larry Stephenson, Mosley Family Band, and more.
Contact: 410-374-2895 or see the web site for more information


April 18, 2009 - Saturday

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
Arcadia Bluegrass Festival
Upperco, MD

Sumertown Road / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.

Orrin Star & John Seebach
Weekend Bluegrass Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road (one block off Elden St.), Herndon, VA
Time: 7:30PM, Doors open 6:30, Tickets: $12.00
Contact: 703-435-8377 or 703-437-1883


April 23-25, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Mr. B's Spring Into Bluegrass Festival
Mr. B's Park
7243 Gatewood Road, Woodford, VA (I95 exit 110 for Ladysmith, VA)
Featuring: Dailey & Vincent, IIIrd Tyme Out, Bluegrass Brothers, Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie, Anita Fisher, James King, Mark Templton, Kody Norris, Al Batten, Charles Frazier, Paul Williams, Dark Hollow, Code Blue, Heather Berry, Ernie Bradley, Will Mullins, The Honakers, Joey Tippett, and more.
Contact: 804-449-6350 or see the web site for more information


April 24, 2009 - Friday

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band
Phone: 703-304-3111, Email: bogenn@verizon.net
Mr. B's Bluegrass Festival
7243 Gatewood Rd, Woodford,VA
Phone: 804-449-6350
Time: 3:10 & 10:10


April 25, 2009 - Saturday

Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Airville Fire Hall
Route 74, Airville PA.
Time: 7:00 - 11:00pm, Tickets: $10

The Carroll County Ramblers / Flint Hollow
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.


April 25-26, 2009 - Friday-Saturday

Graves Mountain Spring Fling
Graves Mountain Lodge
Syria, VA
Contact: 540-923-4312 or visit web site for more information


April 26, 2009 - Sunday

Smooth Kentucky
Bordy Vineyard's
12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes, MD
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm, Tickets: $12
Contact: 410-592-5015


April 29-May 2, 2009 - Wednesday-Saturday

Festival In The Pines
Tripple Creek Music Campground
Rocky Mount, VA
Featuring: Marcie Horn & Next Step, Johnathon Dillon & Phantom Grass, Little Mountain Boys, Churchmen, Bluegrass Brothers, Daily & Vincent, James King, Larry Stephenson, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Williams & Clark Expedition, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Hard Drivin Grass, Solid Rock, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Friday Nite Bluegrass, Patrick Henry Travelers, and more.
Contact: 540-483-9839 or see the web site for more information


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May 3, 2009 - Sunday

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Bluegrass Festival
Windchester Medical Center Campus, Spring Tent
Winchester, VA
Contact: 540-662-7274 or visit web site for more information


May 9, 2009 - Saturday

Kathy Mattea
The Weinberg Center
20 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland
Phone: (301) 600-2828.
Time: 8:00 PM, Tickets: $25.00, $30.00, $35.00


May 14-16, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Music Festival
Amelia Family Campground
Amelia, VA
Contact: 804-561-1954 or visit web site for more information


May 14-17, 2009 - Thursday-Sunday

Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Granite Hill Camping Resort
3340 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA
Featuring: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, JD Crowe & the New South, IIIrd Tyme Out, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Daily & Vincent, Seldom Scene, Gibson Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Claire Lynch Band, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Special Consensus, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa, Pete & Joan Wernick & Don Rigsby, and more
Contact: Web site for more information


May 22-24, 2009 - Friday-Sunday

2nd Annual DelFest
Alleghany County Fairgrounds
Cumberland, MD
Featuring: Del McCoury Band, Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Air Force, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Tim O'Brien, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Lee Boys, Joe Craven, Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass, The Davidson Brothers Band, Vinegar Creek Constituency, and more.
Contact: Web site for more information


May 23, 2009 - Saturday

Bluegrass In The Park
Brandywine Lions Park
Cheltenham, MD
Contact: 301-466-7118 or see web site for more information


May 28-30, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Graves Mountain Annual Festival of Music
Graves Mountain Lodge
Syria, VA
Featuring: Heather Berry & Tony, The Wells Family, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Cherryholmes, Next Best Thing, Country Current, Mark Templeton & Pocket Change, The James King Band, The Lonesome River Band, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Height of Grass Reunion, The Bluegrass Brothers, The Mark Newton Band, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, The Steeldrives, Seldom Scene, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Graves Mountain Jam, and more.
Contact: Web site for more information


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June 11-13, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

All-American Bluegrass Jam
Orange County Booster Park
Orange, VA
Featuring: George Clark Shifflett, III, Larry Stephenson, Bill Emerson, Ralph Stanley II, Bill Yates & The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, The Wildwood Valley Boy,s The Bluegrass Brothers, and more.
Contact: 540-825-5838 or see the web site for more information


June 11-44, 2009 - Thursday-Sunday

Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival
Mountain View Park
Wind Gap, PA
Contact: 973-584-2324 or see the web site for more information


June 12-13, 2009 - Friday-Saturday

Leaf & String Festival
Galax, VA
Contact: 276-238-8130 or visit web site for more information


June 12, 2009 - Friday

Eddie & Martha Adcock w/ Tom Gray
Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival
Address: 426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Wind Gap, PA

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band
Phone: 703-304-3111, Email: bogenn@verizon.net
All American Bluegrass Jam
1117 Bloombury Rd, Orange, VA
Phone: 540-825-5838

Bluegrass In The Woods
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Airville, PA
Contact: 717-862-3628 or see the web site for more information


June 13, 2009 - Saturday

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
All American Bluegrass Festival
Orange, VA


June 18-20, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

15th Annual Pennisula Bluegrass Festival
Marvel's Carriage Museum
Georgetown, DE
Featuring: The Carolina Rebels, Bluegrass Revue, Timmons Family, Lost-N-Time, James Reams & The Barnstormers, Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, Mill Run, Long Ryde, and more.
Contact: 302-875-2595 or see web site for more information

Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival
Grand Caverns Regional Park
Grottoes, VA
Contact: 804-921-0606 or see the web site for more information


June 20, 2009 - Saturday

Nothin' Fancy
Phone: 540-461-0954, Email: brian@nothinfancybluegrass.com
Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival
Grand Caverns‚ #5 Grand Caverns Drive , Grottoes, VA
Phone: 804-561-0705


June 27, 2009 - Saturday

1st Annual South Branch Bluegrass Festival
Wapocoma Campground
Five miles west of Romney, South Branch River Road
Romney, WV 26757
Featuring: Blue Highway, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Karl Shifflet & Big Country Show, Lonesome Highway, Appalachia
Time: 1:00PM-10:00PM, Fireworks to follow
Admission is FREE, $5 Parking Fee, Food & Craft Vendors
Contact: 304-813-7265 or 304-822-7300


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July 2-4, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Out Among The Stars Bluegrass Festival
Benton Rodeo Grounds
Benton, PA
Featuring: Blue Highway, Steep Canyon Rangers, Bluegrass Brothers, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, David Via & Corn Tornado w/Curtis Burch, Williams & Clark Expedition, Hillbilly Gypsies, Straight Drive, Bill & Maggie Anderson, Stained Glass Window, Lykens Valley Bluegrass Boys, Remington Ryde, Blue Roots, Mason Porter, Reverend Al & Jean Lumpkin & Friends, and more.
Contact: 908-464-9495 or see the web site for more information


July 10, 2009 - Friday

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: (717)354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Fairmount Home
1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata, PA
Time: 7:00, Tickets: donation
In The Farm Crest Gathering Room


July 11, 2009 - Saturday

Bluegrass on the Grass Festival
Bosler Hall
College and High St., Carlisle, PA
Contact: 717-245-1910


July 16-18, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

26th Annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival
Walton Park
Mineral, VA
Contact: 706-864-7203 or visit web site for more information


July 17, 2009 - Friday

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
Mineral Bluegrass Festival
Mineral, VA

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
Cavern Shrine Club Music Festival
Page County Fairgrounds
Luray, VA
Time: 4:00PM


July 24-25, 2009 - Friday-Saturday

Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival
PA Twpk, Exit 110 near Somerset
Friedens, PA
Contact: 814-444-8509 or see web site for more information


July 30-August 1, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Bluegrass In The Blue Ridge
Page Valley Fairgrounds
Luray, VA
Contact: 540-778-3895 or visit web site for more information


July 30-August 2, 2009 - Thursday-Sunday

21st Annual AFBA Bluegrass Festival
Mountain View Park
Wind Gap, PA
Contact: 610-349-6427 or see the web site for more information


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August 3-8, 2009 - Monday-Saturday

74th Old Fiddlers Convention
Felts Park
Galax, VA
Contact: 276-236-8541 or visit web site for more information


August 6-8, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Lil' Margaret's Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival
Goddard Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Contact: 301-475-8191 or see web site for more information


August 13-15, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival
Ameilia Family Campground
Amelia, VA
Contact: 804-561-3011 or visit web site for more information


August 15, 2009 - Saturday

Nothin' Fancy
Phone: 540-461-0954, Email: brian@nothinfancybluegrass.com
Blue Ridge Mountain Music Fest
Evans Center at Wintergreen Resort , Wintergreen, VA
Phone: (434) 325-8292


August 20-23, 2009 - Thursday-Sunday

Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Granite Hill Camping Resort
3340 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA
Featuring: Daily & Vincent, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Seldom Scene, Cherryholmes, Mike Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Josh Williams Band, Riders In The Sky, Lonesome River Band, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Blue Highway, John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Good Deale Bluegrass w/Mike Auldridge, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, Balsam Range, Goldwing Express, Blue Daze, and more
Contact: Web site for more information


August 22, 2009 - Saturday

York County Fiddler's Convention
15mi. South of York, PA
Contact: 717-862-3331


August 27-29, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Mr. B's Spring Into Bluegrass Festival
Mr. B's Park
7243 Gatewood Road, Woodford, VA (I95 exit 110 for Ladysmith, VA)
Contact: 804-449-6350 or see the web site for more information


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September 4-6, 2009 - Friday-Sunday

31st Annual William Dively Memorial Bluegrass Festival
Berlin Community Grove
Berlin, PA
Contact: 814-267-3097


September 10-12, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival
Grand Caverns Regional Park
Grottoes, VA
Contact: 804-921-0606 or see the web site for more information


September 12, 2009 - Saturday

Bluegrass On The Farm
Agricultural History Farm Park
Derwood, MD
Contact: 301-948-5053 or see web site for more information


September 12-13, 2009 - Saturday-Sunday

West Virginia State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Lazy A Campground
Hedgesville, WV
Contact: 304-264-8802 or see the web site for more information


September 17-19, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

VFMA's Jumpin Bluegrass
Chesterfield County Fairgrounds
Chesterfield, VA
Contact: 804-347-2925 or see the web site for more information


September 19, 2009 - Saturday

Mark Newton's Homecoming Pickin' Party
Maury Stadium, Fredericksburg,
Featuring: Mark Newton Band, Larry Stephenson Band, Claire Lynch, IIIrd Tyme Out, Seldom Scene, Mark Newton's Pickin' Party Jam, and more
Contact: 1-888-218-8439 or see the website for information


September 20, 2009 - Sunday

VFMA's Virginia Bluegrass Championship Contact & Hall of Fame Induction
Chesterfield County Fairgrounds
Chesterfield, VA
Contact: 804-347-2925 or see the web site for more information


September 24-26, 2009 - Thursday-Saturday

Nothin' Fancy
Phone: 540-461-0954, Email: brian@nothinfancybluegrass.com
9th Annual Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival
Glen Maury Park, 10th Street, Buena Vista, VA
Phone: 540-461-0954, email: mitchell@nothinfancybluegrass.com

26th Annual Fall Arcadia Bluegrass Festival
Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department Carnival Grounds
Upperco, MD
Contact: 410-374-2895 or see the web site for more information


September 25-27, 2009 - Friday-Sunday

17th Annual Berlin Fiddler's Convention
Main Street
Berlin, MD
Contact: 410-641-0724 or see web site for more information


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October 2-3, 2009 - Friday-Saturday

Blue Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Coopers Mountain Road
Rocky Mount, VA
Contact: 276-647-7434 or see the web site for more information


October 24, 2009 - Saturday

Delaware State Bluegrass Championship/Sea Witch Festival
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Contact: 410-641-4151 or see web site for more information

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November 21, 2009 - Saturday

Nothin' Fancy
Phone: 540-461-0954, Email: brian@nothinfancybluegrass.com
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, Email: luckettsbluegrass@verizon.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: $13
Snack bar with sandwiches, drinks , etc.


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