Willow Girl, The Field in the Forest & The Windy Hemlock, Crowfoot Institute of Musical Traditions 2024-10-17 | Willow Girl, The Field in the Forest & The Windy Hemlock, Crowfoot
Open Mic at the Takoma Spark w special guest star Quiet the Mountain! imtfolk 2022-12-01 | Featured artists will be supported in part by the generosity of Dave Eisner, but also by YOU! So bring a little somethin' somethin' for the Donation Station. Tonight's featured artist is Quiet the Mountain! Tuesday night open mics at Takoma Spark*. 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 | signup at 6pm, music at 7pm Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions and School of Musical Traditions at SMT's new lesson space in Takoma Park, we've got a small room for performances and we're not afraid to use it. This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or drink if you want to eat or drink! (no alcohol please, and of course please clean up after yourself). House keyboard in the house. We're not big enough for amps or drumkits, so don't bring'em. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun - whichever's shorter. Webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy. Quiet the Mountain : Quiet the Mountain is an acoustic/folk Duo based in the Baltimore area. The group's performers are Singer/Composer Christian Alfonso and multiple award-winning fingerstyle guitarist Jimmy Stewart. Quiet The Mountain combines exquisite fingerstyle guitar and complex vocal harmonies to create beautifully crafted songs that will sweep you off of your feet. This is music with a destination. More about our feature at jimmyplaysguitar.com/quiet-the-mountain *Wuzza Takoma Spark you might ask? Dave Eisner has chosen to commemorate an arts collective we used to have here in Takoma Park by naming this NEW performance space at School of Musical Traditions after our sadly-departed Rob Nicholson's strange and wonderful gatherings. Takoma Spark - to spark creativity and inspiration into a warm and inviting, roaring (but ne'r searing) open flame!
Open Mic at the Takoma Spark w special guest star Ruthie Logsdon! imtfolk 2022-12-01 | Tonight we're going to get back to that format I adore : we're going to start inviting featured artists to celebrate the amazing talent that we've got in the area (and sometimes not-so-in-the-area). And we're going to kick it off with a woman who is INTEGRAL to the local scene : Ruthie Logsdon! You may only know her as the fronthuman of Ruthie and the Wranglers, but sometimes she's not to be wrangled. "For the last 25 years I've written songs for and performed with Ruthie and the Wranglers an Americana band. 30 Washington Area Music Awards, 6 critically acclaimed albums and national touring are a few of the successes that has kept the fun going and the music flowing. If you keep at it, the fun never stops." Featured artists will be supported in part by the generosity of Dave Eisner, but also by YOU! So bring a little somethin' somethin' for the Donation Station. Tuesday night open mics at Takoma Spark*. 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 | signup at 6pm, music at 7pm Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions and School of Musical Traditions at SMT's new lesson space in Takoma Park, we've got a small room for performances and we're not afraid to use it. This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or drink if you want to eat or drink! (no alcohol please, and of course please clean up after yourself). House keyboard in the house. We're not big enough for amps or drumkits, so don't bring'em. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun - whichever's shorter. Webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy. *Wuzza Takoma Spark you might ask? Dave Eisner has chosen to commemorate an arts collective we used to have here in Takoma Park by naming this NEW performance space at School of Musical Traditions after our sadly-departed Rob Nicholson's strange and wonderful gatherings. Takoma Spark - to spark creativity and inspiration into a warm and inviting, roaring (but ne'r searing) open flame!
Open Mic at the Takoma Spark imtfolk 2022-11-30 | Tuesday night open mics at Takoma Spark. 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 | signup at 6pm, music at 7pm Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions and School of Musical Traditions at SMT's new lesson space in Takoma Park, we've got a small room for performances and we're not afraid to use it. This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or drink if you want to eat or drink! (no alcohol please, and of course please clean up after yourself). House keyboard in the house. We're not big enough for amps or drumkits, so don't bring'em. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun - whichever's shorter. Webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy.
Happy Birthday David Eisner Open Mic. imtfolk 2022-11-23 | Ha. This surprised ME too! Yes it’s short notice, but we’re gonna have a real good time. A happy birthday open mic for David Eisner at Takoma Spark (7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912). Signup at 6pm, performances begin at 7pm hosted by me. 2 songs, 10 minutes, or 1 joke – whichever’s shorter. A joint production with rob’s Open Mics, School of Musical Traditions and Institute of Musical Traditions, this will be an ongoing series but we have NOT confirmed if it will be IMMEDIATELY continuing (every Tuesday). Consider this a soft-opening, and more importantly, a celebration of a guy who’s been kind of at the centre of the acoustic, folk, strange and displaced music scene in Takoma Park, MD for DECADES. You are welcome to bring food if you like (but clean up after yourself) but please NO alcohol, amps or drumkits. Yes. We will sing “Happy Birthday” at some point. No. It won’t count towards your songs. Yes. We’ll be video-ing and recording. No. No amps or drumkits.
Skaret - Nordensong imtfolk 2022-10-31 | Wednesday, December 14th IMT presents Nordensong. Tickets available at imtfolk.orgDrawing on the history of Scandinavian, Celtic, and American folk music, Nordensong’s rich musical world breathes new life into these ancient traditions. Composer/guitarist Karl Lundeberg has written two albums worth of music featuring his own 12-string guitar, as well as GRAMMY-nominated Loretta Kelley on Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and Laura Hummel on Swedish nyckelharpa, resulting in Nordensong’s bold, exciting sound that is a completely new re-imagination of musical eras and genres.
Måne og snø - Nordensong imtfolk 2022-10-31 | Wednesday, December 14th IMT presents Nordensong. Tickets available at imtfolk.orgDrawing on the history of Scandinavian, Celtic, and American folk music, Nordensong’s rich musical world breathes new life into these ancient traditions. Composer/guitarist Karl Lundeberg has written two albums worth of music featuring his own 12-string guitar, as well as GRAMMY-nominated Loretta Kelley on Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and Laura Hummel on Swedish nyckelharpa, resulting in Nordensong’s bold, exciting sound that is a completely new re-imagination of musical eras and genres.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Jae Jin imtfolk 2022-03-23 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob's Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 30 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Jae Jin! "Jae Jin has a way of crafting melodies that immediately take you on his journey, as if you’re watching every lyric play out in real time. His big presence, good natured heart and strong force of soulful positivity are heard in each note. If you’re not listening, you’re missing out." -John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Oldgrass Stringband imtfolk 2022-03-16 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob's Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is the Oldgrass Stringband! The Oldgrass Stringband is a DC based bluegrass group focused on traditional Bluegrass and Old-time tunes, Jazz standards, and original compositions that are inspired by all of the above. Founded by mandolinist Nick Cameron and guitarist Justin Heath and later adding Mari Carlson on fiddle and Gabby Cameron on banjo, the Oldgrass Stringband can bring the big sound of a full bluegrass band rich with exciting instrumental solos and beautiful vocal harmonies.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Poor Ellen Smith. imtfolk 2022-03-02 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob's Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 30 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Poor Ellen Smith! Bluegrass Americana music from Maryland!
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Cherith Yuly imtfolk 2022-02-23 | ilyaimy.com/events/open-mic-at-the-spring-20220222 Sandy Spring Museum | 17901 Bentley Road Sandy Spring MD A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob’s Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm – 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you’ll bring a little something to support the night’s featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required – on nights we’re indoors only the 1st 30 registrants will be admitted (and we’re probably indoors till the SPRING) – and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we’ve got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Cherith Yuly! Cherith Yuly, 27, Allen, NY born and raised. Lead singer of the Honky Tonk Casanovas. Her songwriting is self reflective, touching on topics of self love and it’s place within romance, on memories of friends slipped away, on recollections of home and it’s natural beauty using a mix of vivid imagery and vague comparisons to invite the listener to insert their own experiences into the music.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Eli Lev imtfolk 2022-02-16 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob’s Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm – 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you’ll bring a little something to support the night’s featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required – on nights we’re indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we’re probably indoors till the SPRING) – and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we’ve got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Eli Lev! Rising singer-songwriter and global citizen Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time. Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer the wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery. Prior to becoming a full time musician, the Silver Spring, MD native spent three years as an 8th grade English teacher on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. The indigenous traditions he learned during this time are the inspiration for his Four Directions project. Just as each cardinal direction holds unique characteristics in the Navajo tradition, so do each of the albums in Eli’s ‘Four Directions Project.’ Together, the series imaginatively and intrepidly connects spheres and generations within a body of work that is irresistibly uplifting, emotionally resonant, and down-to-earth authentic.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest The Honey Badgers imtfolk 2022-02-09 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob's Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is The Honey Badgers! When Michael Natrin asked Erin Magnin to dust off her rarely played fiddle and join him for a couple songs at a local showcase, the two never imagined they were creating a musical partnership that would continue far into the future. Almost eight years later, the Honey Badgers are bringing their distinctive harmonies and sincere Americana sound to stages across the mid-Atlantic. Weaving their voices together over driving guitar, lonesome violin, and punchy harmonica, The Honey Badgers create a sound that is carefree, satisfying, and fun.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Tal Naccarato imtfolk 2022-02-02 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob’s Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm – 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you’ll bring a little something to support the night’s featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required – on nights we’re indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we’re probably indoors till the SPRING) – and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we’ve got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Tal Naccarato! “…..Tal is a one-man revue of a dozen of the great blues guitar masters,…..”, (Mike Livingston, Program Chair, ‘Folk Society of Greater Washington’ (FSGW) “…Tal Naccarato plays old style ragtime and blues guitar after the fashion of such greats as Happy Traum and Dave Van Ronk. He delivers the classics of the folks like Reverend Gary Davis and Jorma Kaukonen, (and) …his own compositions in the same genre.” Mike Aggrarov, Troubadour Chairperson / The Folk Project
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Valeria & Grey imtfolk 2022-01-26 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob's Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Valeria & Grey! Valeria Stewart was part of the duo Luna with co-writer Kathleen Huber. She now performs with the trio Crooked Sparrow, and has just started a collaboration with The Grey A. She is originally from Argentina and has roots in the DC area. She was awarded a Finalist Prize this year for her song 'Por Que' by the Songwriting Association of Washington, and the song was also a weekly winner for the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Award. Her first EP ‘The Alchemist’s Journey’, was released in 2020. Grey Jacks is the lead for the band the Grey A and the music composer for the bands All Her Muses and Graduates Rise!. He has won songwriting awards from BMI as well as the Songwriters Association of Washington. the Grey A band have been touring and performing for 8+ years and released their first new single 'Providence' on bandcamp last September '21 and will release their 2nd album D8 Ur Elders this June.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Michelle Swan imtfolk 2022-01-19 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob's Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Michelle Swan! Self-reflective and acutely observant, Michelle deftly weaves lyric and note together to create intensely personal songs that tell of sentiments and circumstances nonetheless familiar to everyone.
Open Mic at the SPRING w special guest Jonny Grave imtfolk 2022-01-12 | A unique environment of music and art, Sandy Spring Museum, in partnership with rob’s Open Mics and Institute of Musical Traditions presents open mic every Tuesday from 7pm – 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER, adv. registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you’ll bring a little something to support the night’s featured artist. COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required – on nights we’re indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we’re probably indoors till the SPRING) – and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please arrive by the start of the evening. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance. You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we’ve got plenty of space to spread out. Tonight our featured artist is Jonny Grave! Jonny Grave is a guitarist, songwriter, singer, bandleader, teacher, musical historian, and photojournalist from Washington, D.C. Growing up in a musical family, Jonny Grave was introduced to the sounds of American traditional folk music early on. At age fifteen, he found himself learning slide guitar techniques from old Blues records, and by seventeen he was performing them live. Grave has performed at hundreds of venues all over the world from the red dirt floor of Gip’s Juke Joint, to the red carpet of the Kennedy Center.
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest PETRICHORD imtfolk 2021-12-22 | Our last open mic of the year at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art from 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER, adv registration REQUIRED (info & COVID restrictions below), house keyboard available upon request, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions.COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 25 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (vax card, photo thereof, or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of so please show up at the beginning of the night. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with, and we've got plenty of space to spread out.Tonight our featured artist is PETRICHORD!Based in the DC-area, Colleen Holroyd (fiddle, feet), Sophie Chang (cello), and Bobby LaRose (piano, mandolin, bones) have been playing together for contra dances and concerts for the last three years. Joining different strands of folk traditions, the trio creates a vibrant, rich experience for dancer and listener.
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest Luke Roberts imtfolk 2021-12-15 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art every Tuesday, 7pm – 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER – family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you’ll bring a little something to support the night’s featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions… and thanks to a recent VERY GENEROUS donation we even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you’d like to use it in the comments during your registration!)COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and…/calendar is required – on nights we’re indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we’re probably indoors till the SPRING) – and proof of COVID vaccination is required (or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with.Tonight our featured artist is Luke Roberts!
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest Jillian Matundan imtfolk 2021-12-08 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art every Tuesday, 7pm – 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER – family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you’ll bring a little something to support the night’s featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions… and thanks to a recent VERY GENEROUS donation we even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you’d like to use it in the comments during your registration!)COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and…/calendar is required – on nights we’re indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we’re probably indoors till the SPRING) – and proof of COVID vaccination is required (or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with.Tonight our featured artist is Jillian Matundan!“Jillian Matundan, [is] a multi-instrumentalist with a talent and intuitive grasp of songwriting, with catchy riffs, cool poignant melodies and a presence that’s at once genuine, earnest and charming. Her songs are personal, yet universal, clever yet sometimes disarming.”— Guitar International Magazine
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest Juels Bland imtfolk 2021-12-01 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions... and thanks to a recent VERY GENEROUS donation we even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you'd like to use it in the comments during your registration!)COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with.Tonight our featured artist is Juels Bland - one of the finest vocalists on the east coast with a biting onstage presence and even more biting music.
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest MLEMON imtfolk 2021-11-24 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions... and thanks to a recent VERY GENEROUS donation we even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you'd like to use it in the comments during your registration!)COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with.Tonight our featured artist is MLEMON! "MLEMON is a Northern VA-based duo that creates genre-defying music using every instrument, influence, and auditory philosophy that they can get their callused hands on. They just released Inosculation, their fifth studio album in less than two years, and they love you very much."
the SPRING Open Mic w Mark Muleman Massey imtfolk 2021-11-17 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions... and thanks to a recent VERY GENEROUS donation we even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you'd like to use it in the comments during your registration!)COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with.Tonight our featured artist is Mark "Muleman" Massey! Mark learned the hard way how to play blues…in Parchman farm prison. Jr. Kimbrough's son, David, showed him how, and when he got out of Parchman, 20 years ago, bluesman Big Jack Johnson became his mentor and dear friend, and gave Mark the nickname" The Muleman".Mark and band have played with B.B. King at his homecoming in Indianola, the Howling Wolf festival in West Point, Juke Joint Fest Clarksdale, The Chicago Blues Fest, Market street fest in Columbus, Ms.. Bentonia blues fest , and featured on the new web blues show Moonshine & Mojo Hands (coming fall of 2013..and many more live appearances all over the south…. Muleman also won 2 different times for the IBC Blues challenge in Indianola, Ms and Rosedale,Ms.
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest Flo Anito & Seth Kibel imtfolk 2021-11-10 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Come bask in a 360 degree environment of music and art every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. The evening is FREE but we hope you'll bring a little something to support the night's featured artist, or even donate to the museum or our sponsor, Institute of Musical Traditions... and thanks to a recent VERY GENEROUS donation we even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you'd like to use it in the comments during your registration!)COVID precautions mean that advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar is required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING) - and proof of COVID vaccination is required (or negative test within the past 48 hours). The performance list is generated night-of. Currently masks are required inside the museum except while eating, drinking or during your performance.You’re welcome to bring food or drink – there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with.Tonight our featured artist is Flo Anito & Seth Kibel!Seth Kibel is one of the Mid-Atlantic's premier woodwind specialists, working with some of the best bands in jazz, swing, and more. Wowing audiences on saxophone, clarinet, and flute, Seth has made a name for himself in the Washington/Baltimore region, and beyond. He is the featured performer with The Alexandria Kleztet, Bay Jazz Project, Music Pilgrim Trio, The Natty Beaux, and more. Winner of 28 Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies), including "Best World Music Instrumentalist" (2003-11) and "Best Jazz Instrumentalist" (2005, 2007-8, 2011-14).A quirky, clever songwriter with a great big voice, that is in turn, sweet, sultry, powerful, and emotive, Flo's stage presence is undeniable. Classically trained in Voice, Piano, and Cello, raised on the stages of Summer stock musical theatre, and having studied under Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University, Flo's sound is a rare hybrid. A Grand Prize winner on Ourstage, with multiple Wammy nominations for Best Pop/Rock Vocalist, Best Jazz Song, Best Jazz Group, Best Country/ Americana Group and Best Folk Group, come see why Flo Anito is wowing audiences internationally!
the SPRING Open Mic w Laura Baron imtfolk 2021-11-03 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm with a featured artist smack dab in the middle. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar required - on nights we're indoors only the 1st 20 registrants will be admitted (and we're probably indoors till the SPRING). The performance list is generated night-of. The Museum requires all attendees where masks except for when they are performing. We even have an 88-key Portable Grand Piano in the house (please note that you'd like to use it in the comments during your registration!)You’re welcome to bring food or drink – or there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with… the event is free but donations to the Sandy Spring Museum, our sponsor Institute of Musical Traditions – and most importantly the featured artist (we'll pass a Hungry Tip Jar during their set) – are highly encouraged!Tonight our featured artist is Laura Baron: Laura Baron is a singer songwriter known for her award winning music. She combines jazz tinged world music, pop and soulful acoustic performances to create her unique sound. Laura will be accompanied by Pat Barron Quinn, an excellent guitarist, bassist and vocalist.
the SPRING Open Mic w anna PS imtfolk 2021-10-27 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm with a featured artist smack dab in the middle. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar/ required to signup, and requested of the audience as well. The list is generated night-of and though we'll try to work with any requests it's only polite if you're there the whole night!These will be held outdoors assuming the weather cooperates. Currently due to COVID precautions, if we're rained, colded, dragoned or otherwise forced indoors only the first 20 registrants will be allowed entry and indoors masks are required while not performing. You’re welcome to bring a picnic dinner – or there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with… the event is free but donations to the Sandy Spring Museum, our sponsor Institute of Musical Traditions – and most importantly the featured artist – are highly encouraged!Tonight our featured artist is Anna p.s. : "They say it it's unprofessional to write in the first person, but Julia Cameron says that's just because people just don't know how to write anymore. I may not be your cup of tea, which is ok, because I prefer coffee. With cream, and I don't care if it's gone cold, or even lukewarm. I cover happy songs both because I love them, and because the songs I write are for grieving. While we need both, there's little space in our culture for the latter, and I believe we can't access joy until we've been given room for the great suffering it is to be a human being. Sharing music in bars late at night on Christmas eve, or any of the holidays where we do not have family to gather with and are looking for something...else. I cannot seem to stop moving, or making, or sharing, or get over the stories told to me at two in the morning after hours of music and many beers. This is what I have to give to the world."
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest Adele McAllister imtfolk 2021-10-20 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm with a featured artist smack dab in the middle. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and.../calendar REQUIRED TO PERFORM, and requested of the audience as well. The list is generated night-of and though we'll try to work with any requests it's only polite if you're there the whole night!These will be held outdoors assuming the weather cooperates. Currently due to COVID precautions, if we're rained, colded, dragoned or otherwise forced indoors only the first 20 registrants will be allowed entry and indoors masks are required while not performing. You’re welcome to bring a picnic dinner – or there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with… the event is free but donations to the Sandy Spring Museum, our sponsor Institute of Musical Traditions – and most importantly the featured artist – are highly encouraged!Tonight our featured artist is Adele McAllister! "I’m a 29-year-old singer-songwriter with a passion for folk music and fantasy, currently living in Washington DC. A vocalist, guitarist, and (hesitant) violinist, I combine finger-picked guitar, vocal harmonies, and folk-inspired melodies to create my music."
the SPRING Open Mic w Silence Echoez imtfolk 2021-10-13 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Every Tuesday, 7pm - 9.30pm with a featured artist smack dab in the middle. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever's SHORTER - family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar required to signup, and requested of the audience as well. The list is generated night-of and though we'll try to work with any requests, but it's only polite if you're there the whole night!These will be held outdoors assuming the weather cooperates. Currently due to COVID precautions, if we're rained, colded, dragoned or otherwise forced indoors only the first 20 registrants will be allowed entry and indoors masks are required while not performing. You’re welcome to bring a picnic dinner – or there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with… the event is free but donations to the Sandy Spring Museum, our sponsor Institute of Musical Traditions – and most importantly the featured artist – are highly encouraged!Tonight our featured artist is Joey Jenkins / Silence Echoez:Silence Echoez is a singer/songwriter from the DC area whose tunes come in flavors from café ambient to protest anthem. His music and his message emphasize reflection and action, combining influences such as Citizen Cope and Dispatch with icons such as Train and Bob Marley. As the drummer for bands including ilyAIMY and Most Savage Gentlemen, as well as the percussionist for “Goddess Rock” artist Emma G, he approaches songwriting with a nuanced sense of rhythm that often uses incorporates the influences of these musical groups as well. He has performed his original music at historical DC venues such as The Black Cat and The 930 Club, toured much of the US as well as New Zealand, and played by request for Universal Pictures at the Silver Spring, MD premier of the film Yesterday.
the SPRING Open Mic w special guest Chris Titchner imtfolk 2021-10-06 | Open mic at the beautiful Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, MD! Every Tuesday, 7pm – 9.30pm with a featured artist smack dab in the middle. 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s SHORTER – family friendly environment, webcast LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Advance registration at sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/calendar required to signup, and requested of the audience as well. The list is generated night-of and though we’ll try to work with any requests it’s only polite if you’re there the whole night!These will be held outdoors assuming the weather cooperates. Currently due to COVID precautions, if we’re rained, colded, dragoned or otherwise forced indoors only the first 20 registrants will be allowed entry and indoors masks are required while not performing. You’re welcome to bring a picnic dinner – or there’s plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with… the event is free but donations to the Sandy Spring Museum, our sponsor Institute of Musical Traditions – and most importantly the featured artist – are highly encouraged!Tonight our featured artist is Chris Titchner!Chris Titchner is a Singer-Songwriter living in Raleigh, NC. Growing up in Vermont, Titchner was influenced by 90s music like Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, and Del Amitri, and New England Folk like Dar Williams, Jim Infantino, Jonatha Brooke, and Ellis Paul. In college he formed several bands, released multiple albums, and performed around New England regularly.
the SPRING Open Mic imtfolk 2021-09-29 | Okay - so below is the venue's description with a couple of my own caveats! These will be held outdoors assuming the weather cooperates, 2 songs or 10 minutes whichever's shorter, family friendly environment. You're welcome to bring a picnic dinner - or there's plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with... the event is free but donations to the museum, Institute of Musical Traditions - and most importantly the featured artist - are highly encouraged!Join us every Tuesday for the best open mic in Montgomery County [we don't know this - it hasn't started yet - we can hope but there's a LOT of open mics out there and really we just want to make sure this provides a unique and beautiful community that's valuable to YOU! Yeah you. If'n you're available on Tuesdays!]. Hosted by Rowan Corbett, and in collaboration with the Institute of Musical Traditions, the Spring Open Mic welcomes all performers – beginners, pros, and everywhere in-between – as well as listeners, to the open air courtyard at Sandy Spring Museum. A featured artist will perform each week and the open mic will be livestreamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch (but performers must perform in-person!)Pre-registration is required to perform and requested of all attendees at sandyspringmuseum.org.A suggested donation of $10, which goes to sustaining the program, can be paid through the registration link or in-person at the program.Weather permitting, this program will occur outdoors. If weather conditions are predicted to be poor, we will notify all registrants by 1 pm the day of the event that the event will be held indoors. In that case, only the first 20 registrants will be allowed to attend, given COVID-19 restrictions. [one of the things that I feel is allowing us to return to an in-person event during COVID is that this is not a restaurant or bar - so I don't have the conflicting message of "please, while you're not performing, if we're indoors, mask up unless you're eating and drinking - oh by the way please support the venue by eating and drinking!!!"]For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at (301) 774-0022.
the SPRING Open Mic w Jeff Miller imtfolk 2021-09-22 | Join us every Tuesday for open mic at THE SPRING. We're outdoors assuming the weather cooperates, 2 songs or 10 minutes whichever's shorter, family friendly environment. You're welcome to bring a picnic dinner - or there's plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with... the event is free but donations to Sandy Spring Museum, Institute of Musical Traditions - and most importantly the featured artist - are highly encouraged! Registration is required : sandyspringmuseum.salsalabs.org/thespringopenmic921/index.html?page=registerHosted tonight by rob Hinkal and Rowan Corbett, and in collaboration with the Institute of Musical Traditions, the Spring Open Mic welcomes all performers – beginners, pros, and everywhere in-between – as well as listeners, to the open air courtyard at Sandy Spring Museum. A featured artist will perform each week and the open mic will be livestreamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. Tonight we welcome Jeff Miller!"His compositions are balletic, his live stage performance beguiling and befuddling, as one wonders, 'How is all that sound coming from one man?' Miller's new CD, 'Can You Hear the Music?' captures some of the magic of Miller live." -Stacy Leiser, Clarksville Leaf-ChroniclePre-registration through sandyspringmuseum.org required to perform and requested of all attendees.A suggested donation of $10, which goes to sustaining the program, can be paid through the registration link or in-person at the program.Weather permitting, this program will occur outdoors. If weather conditions are predicted to be poor, we will notify all registrants by 1 pm the day of the event that the event will be held indoors. In that case, only the first 20 registrants will be allowed to attend, given COVID-19 restrictions. For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at (301) 774-0022.
the SPRING Open Mic w Annette Wasilik imtfolk 2021-09-15 | Join us every Tuesday for open mic at THE SPRING. We're outdoors assuming the weather cooperates, 2 songs or 10 minutes whichever's shorter, family friendly environment. You're welcome to bring a picnic dinner - or there's plenty of local restaurants that you can order from in advance, pick up and bring with... the event is free but donations to Sandy Spring Museum, Institute of Musical Traditions - and most importantly the featured artist - are highly encouraged! Registration is required : sandyspringmuseum.org/event/the-spring-open-mic-2021-09-14Hosted by Rowan Corbett, and in collaboration with the Institute of Musical Traditions, the Spring Open Mic welcomes all performers – beginners, pros, and everywhere in-between – as well as listeners, to the open air courtyard at Sandy Spring Museum. A featured artist will perform each week and the open mic will be livestreamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. Tonight we welcome Annette Wasilik!Pre-registration is required to perform and requested of all attendees.A suggested donation of $10, which will go to the featured artist, can be paid through the registration link or in-person at the program.Weather permitting, this program will occur outdoors. If weather conditions are predicted to be poor, we will notify all registrants by 1 pm the day of the event that the event will be held indoors. In that case, only the first 20 registrants will be allowed to attend, given COVID-19 restrictions. For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at (301) 774-0022.
the first SPRING Open Mic w special guest Tom Prasada-Rao imtfolk 2021-09-08 | Join us every Tuesday for the best open mic in Montgomery County [we don't know this - it hasn't started yet - we can hope but there's a LOT of open mics out there and really we just want to make sure this provides a unique and beautiful community that's valuable to YOU! Yeah you. If'n you're available on Tuesdays!]. Hosted by rob Hinkal [hey that's me!] and Rowan Corbett, and in collaboration with the Institute of Musical Traditions, the Spring Open Mic welcomes all performers – beginners, pros, and everywhere in-between – as well as listeners, to the open air courtyard at Sandy Spring Museum. A featured artist will perform each week and the open mic will be livestreamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch (but performers must perform in-person!)Pre-registration is required to perform and requested of all attendees.A suggested donation of $10, which will go to the featured artist, can be paid through the registration link or in-person at the program.Tom Prasada-RaoTONIGHT please welcome featured artist Tom Prasada-Rao!Tom Prasada-Rao is a rare and brilliant performer. His fine voice and thrilling guitar work hold you spellbound while he heals your heart.—David Wilcox, Singer-SongwriterWeather permitting, this program will occur outdoors. If weather conditions are predicted to be poor, we will notify all registrants by 1 pm the day of the event that the event will be held indoors. In that case, only the first 20 registrants will be allowed to attend, given COVID-19 restrictions. [one of the things that I feel is allowing us to return to an in-person event during COVID is that this is not a restaurant or bar - so I don't have the conflicting message of "please, while you're not performing, if we're indoors, mask up unless you're eating and drinking - oh by the way please support the venue by eating and drinking!!!"]For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at (301) 774-0022.
IMT presents ilyAIMY imtfolk 2021-06-06 | Sun, June 6, 2021 at 1pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Broadcasting Live from Stage of Musical Traditions | 7010 Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MDAttend or tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged. Celebrating TWO wins from this year's Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, ilyAIMY has crisscrossed the nation for almost two decades. They have played everything from bait shops to biker weeks to clothing-optional resorts. They engage audiences with humor and award-winning narrative songs that pair an unforgettably soulful and powerful female vocalist with a percussive, clawhammer-like guitarist. Their infectious energy and rapid-fire lyricism is softened with cello and lush harmony, making ilyAIMY “a welcome jolt” and “an acoustically roiling, combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare,” say reviewers.Collectively their energetic brand of new-folk has garnered honors from the Ebb Bernard Songwriter Awards, Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, Kerrville Folk Festival, the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Washington Area Music Awards, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, National Association for Campus Activities, the Northeast & Southeast Regional Folk Alliances and more. They are three-time winners of the Washington Area Music Association Winners for Best Contemporary Folk Group and are known for combining their award-winning songwriting, tight male/female harmonies, signature intricate slap-style guitar work, ukulele, percussion and an eclectically humorous stage show into an exquisite package.More at www.ilyaimy.com
DYLAN 8-Oh! - IMT PRESENTS A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN imtfolk 2021-05-24 | The Institute of Musical Traditions presents an 80th birthday tribute to one of world’s best-known singer/songwriters. Although Bob Dylan won't be there, his influence will... Dylan’s impact on popular culture is far-reaching and this unique lineup of per-formers reflects the breadth of his timeless contributions to American music. Award-winning artist Billy Coulter, who will emcee and perform, previously collaborated with IMT to present three prior Dylan Tributes, has put together an homage that will surely be a memorable show. This concert showcases artists from the folk and Americana/roots music scenes with each playing several Dylan compositions that are among their favorites (and most likely yours too). “Washington’s music community is so diverse that Dylan’s work was the ideal platform to gather all these distinctive talents together on one stage” says Coulter.Much like Dylan's music career, this concert will present acoustic performances in the first part, then “goes electric” for the rest of the show. Veteran singer/songwriters Tony Denikos and Rob Hinkal (ilyAIMY), along with up-and-coming artist McKinley Clare will raise their unique voices in song to bring warmth and depth to these timeless acoustic compositions. The second set comprises three highly regarded artists from Roots-Rock community. Ruthie Logsdon of the ever-popular Ruthie & The Wranglers, brings country twang to Dylans’ brilliant lyrics, Junkyard Saints’ leader, Brian Simms, delivers a bounty of New Orleans groove and killer keyboard playing; and Billy Coulter provides the spirited “Rolling Thunder-era” energy and excitement. All backed by a rhythm section featuring Washington pros Ronnie Newmyer (bassist for Nils Lofgren, The New Keys) and Tom Fridrich (drummer for The Wranglers and The Remnants). The Institute of Musical Traditions is a nonprofit (501) (c) (3) organization, dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional music and folk arts. While promoting the work of internationally renowned artists, IMT also supports the "emerging artist" communi-ty in metropolitan Washington.
IMT : LIVE w Jenner Fox, Abby Posner & The Black Feathers of Baker Booking imtfolk 2021-05-01 | Fri, April 30th, 2021 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Jenner Fox:On the river and on the road, Jenner is a folk singer with music that ranges from a soft mandolin melody to full-blown guitar strumming that has strings on the edge of breaking. He draws his influence from river canyons, urban communities, John Prine, Josh Ritter, and the people, roads, and stories in between. His lyrics will make you laugh one moment and wipe away tears the next. His CD will live in your player long after you hear him, and will take you right back to the emotions that his talents, voice, and personality crafted. A river guide and avid hiker Jenner lives in beautiful Sisters, OR.Abby Posner:Abby Posner has been a working musician in Los Angeles for the past 16 years. She is best known for her ability to play nearly any instrument that she can lay her hands on, twisting genres, and pushing the boundaries of folk and roots music. If you have seen Abby perform live, you know she can play a mean lead-blues guitar solo, or throw down a complex Earl Scruggs banjo riff. You also may have spotted her playing drums, mandolin, or bass while using her looping pedal. In addition to her versatility, she puts passion and soul into everything she plays. In 2020 Abby Posner won the Carl Gage "Give me Shelter in Place" Songwriting award through the Topanga Folk Festival for her original song Blind Spots.The Black Feathers:The Black Feathers, made up of Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler, are two such talents. They first became aware of the magic between them while collaborating on several musical projects, becoming The Black Feathers and life partners in 2012.Americana, Folk, and Acoustic Indie Rock sensibilities coexist comfortably in their musical world, with Hughes’ guitar work buoying the kind of harmonies often only heard in family bands. Their music quickly draws the interest of listeners, but it is the stage chemistry that will keep them riveted. Having already built up a loyal following in the UK, The Black Feathers have been spreading their wings across the US. They have performed at Philadelphia Folk Festival and AmericanaFest, and have also been awarded official showcases at the North East Regional and Far-West Folk Alliance conferences.
IMT : LIVE w Jillian Matundan, Bill Starks & Pam Razon de Ocampo imtfolk 2021-02-17 | IMT : LIVE w Jillian Matundan, Bill Starks & Pam Razon de Ocampo Tues, February 16th, 2021 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Jillian Matundan is an award-winning, singer-songwriter in Northern Virginia by way of Central New York, where she was trained in classical violin from the age of three. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, she took a fifteen-year hiatus from writing and performing her own music. In 2019, she began playing songs she had only started writing a few months earlier at an open mic and has been on a tear ever since, winning awards and releasing her debut EP in June 2020. She plans to begin work on an acoustic and full-length album in 2021.More at: jillianmatundan.comAfter performing with several of the DC area's most popular groups since the late seventies, and currently as a member of Ruthie and Wranglers, Bill Starks has become recognized as a noted songwriter as well. The bluesy anthem "300 Miles From Memphis To New Orleans" won a WAMA song of the year award in 2011. "Repo Man", a honky-tonk lament about personal finances was featured on an NPR program on the economy. And Bill's debut solo CD "I See Trouble" , which featured both those tunes garnered a WAMA "Songwriter of the Year" Award. Bill has also collaborated with fellow writers Ruthie Logsdon and Greg Hardin on such tunes as "Ka-Ching" and "In the Tank", both of which were featured on the Wranglers' "Americana Express" album. Bill's most recent recording"Do You Hear Me Now" revisits some early up-tempo rockers, a reunion of original band-mates and pals, and harmony vocals from members of The Starks FamDamily. While hibernating during the 2020 pandemic, Bill has been tinkering with a handful of new song ideas, still in the works...Website: BillStarksmusic.comInfo for Pam Razon de Ocampo coming soon!
1/5 - IMT : LIVE w Justin Trawick, Laura Luv, Nora Jane & Joe Overton imtfolk 2021-01-06 | IMT : LIVE w Justin Trawick, Laura Luv, Nora Jane & Joe OvertonTues, January 5th, 2021 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Laura Luv is a singer-songwriter from Colombia. She writes songs in Spanish influenced by her life experiences and what is happening in the world today. Some of her lyrics have been interpreted by others as a call to consciousness and people can easily relate to them. For example, the song "Déjame Ser" (Let Me Be) is about animal abuse, and "Apaga la luz" (Turn off the light) is about global warming. Musically, Laura Luv has been influenced by pop, rock, folk, indie and latin music.facebook.com/lauraluvmusicJustin Trawick and The Common Good’s debut record, “The Riverwash EP”, exemplifies the raw emotional live sound Trawick and the band have cultivated over the years playing in clubs and festivals up and down the East Coast. With instrumentation consisting of acoustic guitar, upright bass, fiddle, mandolin, and pedal steel, the band’s live performance plays fast and loose with the “Americana” genre, performing heartfelt ballads followed by raucous bluegrass melodies and even moments of hip hop verses. Written by DC based songwriter Justin Trawick, “The Riverwash EP” introduces the listener to Trawick’s unique brand storytelling with five original songs about love, loss, longing, resilience, and time pulling heartstrings of listeners young and old. Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman) guest performs on guitar during “All the Places That I’ve Been”, a song inspired by Trawick’s ninety-seven year old grandmother and her stories of the World War II generation. Finally, the album closes with the band’s unique take on “Wonderwall” by Oasis, a track sure to trick the audience into thinking they’re listening to another Trawick original.justintrawick.comA feeling of optimism and warmth resonates through Nora Jane Struthers’ new album Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words which finds the artist looking back on a year of big changes. Recorded when Struthers was eight months pregnant with her first child, she worried if she would have the lung capacity to sing this set of soulful ballads and upbeat anthems. (“I had a lot of other stuff going on in my body,” she laughs.) But with her band the Party Line behind her — and her husband, musician Joe Overton, singing backup — Struthers breezed through some of the most inspired and inspiring songs of her career.More at: norajanestruthers.com
12/29 - IMT : LIVE w Greg Sule Wilson, Two Sisters and Kinfolk imtfolk 2020-12-30 | IMT : LIVE w Greg Sule Wilson, Two Sisters and KinfolkTues, December 29th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.SULE GREG WILSON: “AMERICAN GRIOT” & “URBAN SHAMAN”Súle Greg Wilson, M.A., with over fifty years experience as a community musician, inter-cultural healer, and storyteller, consciously mines tradition for the power of Success and Spirit inherent within. This calling has led him to play and dance ceildhs, horas, bembés, shouts, jooks, batucadas, the bantaba, the hora, and block party.Born and raised in Washington, DC, with school time in Ohio and New York City, Súle served as Director for the Smithsonian Institution’s Afro-American Index Project, as well as 2005’s historic Black Banjo Gathering, and he is a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops.Súle has careered as an archivist (the New York Stock Exchange, the World Bank) and an educator (New York, NY and Tempe, AZ Public Schools, Arizona State University). His work as a composer, writer, and performing artist has graced stage and screen, print and the street, taking him from Antrim to Kumasi, Newport to Bahia, Juneau to Hermosillo, and he’s been blessed to share the stage and/or studio time with Babatunde Olatunji, Pura Fé, Taj Mahal, Tania Leon, Peter Rowan, Abraham Laboriel, Ruthie Foster, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, the Copasetics, Mike Seeger, the International African-American Ballet, the Phoenix Symphony, John Sebastian, Laura Love, and more. Wilson is the producer of numerous CDs, and his book, The Drummer’s Path: Moving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional Drumming, is an inspirational standard in the field. Be on the lookout for the Funky Banjo method book, and The Moving the Spirit in Rhythm Workbooks!www.SuleGregWilson.comwww.BlackLightWorkers.comTwo Sisters is composed of two actual sisters, Guen and Liz Spilsbury, who have been singing together since the age they could carry a tune. Born to musical parents, they were introduced to both classical and folk music at a young age and fell in love with both. They sing everything from classical art songs and madrigals to work songs and bawdy ballads, blending their voices in unique harmony. They have sung in many of the ensembles in the area, including the Washington Revels and the Victorian lyric Opera Company, and have been performing as Two Sisters for the past 3 years. No siblings were harmed in the making of this duo. facebook.com/twosisterssingDarrow and Abe started playing fiddle tunes together almost a decade ago. They are excited to reunite as Kinfolk to perform traditional and new songs on fiddle, banjo, guitar, bouzouki, and more.More at: abejoynermeyers.com/kinfolkduo
11/27 - IMT : LIVE w Hubby Jenkins, Patty Reese and Cynthia Sayer imtfolk 2020-11-28 | Friday, November 27th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Patty Reese Band is known and celebrated for her ability to raise the roof with a "get down" rocker or to bring tears to your eyes with a heartfelt ballad. With 17 Wammies, Washington Area Music Awards, to her credit, including Artist of the year, Album of the year, 2 Song Writer Awards and many vocalist awards, Reese is still writing and performing throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Look for her new release in 2010! "With a voice like honey and sand, Patty Reese can hold her own with any other soulstruck singers. Her sense of dynamics brings out the drama inherent in any good song - and she can write them too."-- Michael Jaworek, the BirchmereMore at pattyreese.comHubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn he delved into his southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through America's traditional music forms. As an integral member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and later Rhiannon Giddens band, Hubby has performed at festivals and venues around the world, earning himself both Grammy and Americana award nominations. Today he spreads his knowledge and love of old-time American music through his dynamic solo performances and engaging workshops.www.hubbyjenkins.comMulti-award-winning instrumentalist/vocalist/bandleader Cynthia Sayer is acclaimed by musicians, critics, and fans alike as one of the top 4-string banjoist in the world today. Praised for her “drive and virtuosity” by The New York Times, Cynthia enchants audiences with her electrifying, swing-based performances and captivating stage presence wherever she appears.www.cynthiasayer.com
10/20 - IMT : LIVE w Muleman, Jarreau & the Sweater Set imtfolk 2020-10-21 | IMT : LIVE w Muleman, Jarreau & the Sweater SetTuesday, October 20th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Born in the Mississippi Delta, Mark learned the true meaning of the Blues down on Parchman Farm Penitentiary. He was taught by David Kimbrough, the son of Jr. Kimbrough, how to play the guitar inside Parchman, and soon after, Mark joined the Parchman Prison Band. After Mark left Parchman, he followed his love for the Blues towards bettering himself. Along the way, he met the Blues legend Big Jack Johnson. He became both a mentor and friend to Mark and even gave Mark the nickname "Muleman". 25 years later, Muleman has played a host of festivals all across Mississippi, including opening for B.B. King at his annual homecoming festival the last few years of B.B. King's career. In 2017, Muleman traveled overseas to Crissier, Switzerland to perform at the Blues Rules Crissier Festival, and Bollenblues4 in the Netherlands as well as Haarlem, Holland. Muleman has been featured on the online blues show "Moonshine and Mojo Hands" and the culinary television show "Bizarre Foods" with Andrew Zimmern. In 2016, Muleman's story was documented by audio recordings into the Library of Congress. Muleman's aspiring story and songs have touched his fans from all over the world. The combination of Muleman's distinguished voice and captivating lyricism is a force to be reckoned with. Visit his website here : markmulemanmassey.wixsite.com The Sweater Set"charming folk songs" - Washington Post "the album bursts with optimistic energy that feels positively needed in the world right now." - PopMatters "Folk music is at its best when it helps uplift the listener in a deeper sense, and the Sweater Set has lavishly honed that ability on Fly on the Wall." - Americana Highways www.thesweaterset.comAround the DMV, Jarreau (juh-ROW) Williams is known as the "man with the golden pipes.” The Alexandria, VA native and recent Wammie nominated artist is a consummate showman and charismatic front-man who brings high-energy, soul, funk, groove and a special form of kindness to each one of his performances.Williams and his band, JWX: The Jarreau Williams Experience, have been entertaining crowds at some of DC’s premier music venues such as 9:30 Club, Blues Alley, Farm Brew LIVE, and Jammin Java... and have appeared in major area music festivals like DC Music Rocks, PIKEtoberfest, The Wharf and Capitol Riverfront Summer Series.Jarreau’s professional credits include backing 4-time Grammy Award winner Michael Buble, praise and worship with President Barack Obama and the First Family, as well as performing the National Anthem for thousands in DC’s most prominent professional sports arenas.Anyone who has seen Jarreau perform will agree, it is truly an ‘experience’ from the moment he grabs the microphone. His enchanting personality and extraordinary voice has a way of creating those special moments in performance; inviting you to join in the experience right along with him.www.jarreauwilliams.com
10/6 - IMT Live : Amadou Kouyate, Brian Weber & Tea and Honey imtfolk 2020-10-07 | Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Tea & Honey serves up a unique take on contra dance music with their blend of backgrounds in old time, French Canadian, ragtime, and classical music Since Tea & Honey formed nearly two years ago, the group has played for contra dances throughout the Mid-Atlantic region including Glen Echo, Silver Spring and Baltimore, MD; FootFall Dance Weekend; the Washington Folk Festival; Birdsboro, PA & Princeton, NJ. The members of Tea and Honey bring a diverse range of musical experiences and are fearless in exploring the possibilities of dance music. Tea & Honey is: Sophie Chang - cello, Colleen Holroyd - fiddle, feet, Bobby LaRose - piano, mandolin, bones, Rebecca Weiss - fiddleMore at www.facebook.com/TeaAndHoneyBandAmadou Kouyate is the 150th generation of the Kouyate family of Manding Diali (oral historians/musicians of West Africa) and the first generation born of his father’s lineage in America. Amadou performs a musical montage on the 21-string Kora, and rhythmic presentations on Djembe and Koutiro drums. His repertoire ranges from traditional songs from the 13th century to contemporary original compositions incorporating blues and jazz riffs. In addition to his solo work, Amadou Kouyate performs with his world rock ensemble Proper SKANKS, Amadou Kouyate Ensemble, the international duo project WEEDOU Everything! and Memory of African Culture. Amadou has worked extensively with Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble, Farafina Kan and Kankouran West African Dance Company. Some of his credits include performances at The Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institution, The NAMM Show, Bristol Academy and Isle of Whyte (England), Tim Festival (Brazil), Petronio Alvarez Afro-Colombian Festival (Colombia), Garvey Festival (Costa Rica), Lowell, Baltimore Rhythm Festival, East-Lansing and Dayton National Folk Festivals, Harrisonburg International Festival, Intersections Festival (DC), DanceAfrica DC, Atlanta, and Chicago, with The National Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, National Geographic, The Creative Alliance and the Victoria World Rhythm Festival, and had played on two Grammy-nominated projects. Amadou has worked on various film and video game scores and has presented and lectured at over 30 colleges and university institutions worldwide. Amadou received the Maryland Start Arts Council Governor’s Citation, The Maryland Master/ Apprentice Award and other artistic awards from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Special Talents and Musical Theatre Scholarships at Howard University and Levine School of Music. In his traditional scholarship, Amadou has studied in Mali, Senegal, Guinea and The Gambia with master musicians of the Djali tradition including Djimo Kouyate and Toumani Diabate. Thus far, Amadou having an illustrious career as both a performer and educator. He was an Adjunct Lecturer of African Music and Ethnomusicology at the University of Maryland, and director of the African Drum Ensemble, and Artist-In-Residence at Montgomery College of Rockville, and is now working at Goucher College and UMBC. Amadou an alum of the distinguished Artist In Residence program at the renowned Strathmore Music Center, and a teaching artist at the Wolftrap Organization for the Performing Arts, and continues to present to audiences around the world.Brian Weber is a talented multi-instrumentalist who has been performing in and around the Washington, D.C. area for close to 30 years. His shows have also taken him up and down the east coast and as far west as California. Brian loves playing his originals and some covers that he spins his own unique way. He enjoys engaging the audience for a memorable musical experience every time he takes the stage. He is regularly joined by guest musicians which adds to the sound and fun! Brian says, “Stop through and stay for awhile...check out the music, make a request, sit and enjoy or get up and dance! Thanks for listening and see you at a show soon!” More at www.facebook.com/Brian-Weber-Two-Man-Trio-96192347211
10/3 - World Virtual Flatpicking Contest Final imtfolk 2020-10-04 | 1st World Virtual Flatpicking ContestEntries for Steve Kaufman and Marcy Marxer's 1st World Virtual Flatpicking Contest have now closed! The FINALS will be broadcast RIGHT HERE on Saturday, October 3 at 7pm eastern time.Thank you to our sponsors COME HEAR NORTH CAROLINA and CFMartin & Co. Raffle and prize contributions have been donated by Ear Trumpet Labs, Elderly Instruments, Truefire.com, Fishman, Down Home Guitars, Acoustic Vibes Music, Fret and Fiddle, Tonal Park: Recording, Mixing and Mastering and Gold Tone Instruments. You can still enter the raffle till 6pm on Saturday October 3rd! Visit imtfolk.org for more information.
9/15 - IMT Live : Phil Wiggins, Nic Gareiss & Trio Caliente. imtfolk 2020-09-16 | Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch," dancer and musician Nic Gareiss has been hailed by the New York Times for his "dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance" and called "the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald. A child of the folk revival, Gareiss grew up being dragged to folk festivals (against his will at the time!) in the Midwest. At these events Nic learned Appalachian, Irish, English and Canadian step dance surrounded by fiddlers, banjo-players, balladeers and folksingers. This mix of traditional music, song, and movement from rural places has become the heart of Nic's creative work as a performer. Nic has earned numerous accolades including a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for traditional singer of the year, a MA in Ethnochoreology, and the Michigan Heritage Award, his state's highest distinction bestowed on traditional artists. He has performed in sixteen countries with many of the luminaries of traditional music and dance at London's Barbican Centre, the Irish National Concert Hall, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Kennedy Center. Always jubilant, often puckishly queer, Nic Gareiss has emerged as one of the most beloved young masters of traditional dance and music.More at www.nicgareiss.com.Trio Caliente unites and inspires audiences around the globe with their inimitable blend of Flamenco, Pop, and Latin Dance Music. Enjoyed by political luminaries stateside and abroad, notable Fortune 500 companies, and venerated international organizations, festivals and concert venues around the world, Trio Caliente delivers unique sound and style to any occasion– providing an unforgettable experience for your private event.More at triocaliente.comPhil Wiggins : Washington, D.C. native Phil Wiggins, a Takoma Park, Maryland, resident, blues musician, teacher and artistic director, a two time winner of the prestigious WC Handy Blues Foundation awards, is only the third harmonica player to receive the lifetime honor of an NEA National Heritage Fellowship. Today he is the only living player of the instrument to hold the prestigious honor of being a “Master of Traditional Arts.” Often referred to by its unofficial designation as “Living Cultural Treasure” award, the fellowship honors and preserves the diverse cultural heritage in the United States. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) annually awards one-time-only NEA National Heritage Fellowships to master folk and traditional artists, to recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence, and contributions to our nation’s traditional arts heritage.More at philwiggins.com
9/1 - IMT Live : Lilt & MLEMON imtfolk 2020-09-02 | IMT Live : Lilt & MLEMON.Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.MLEMON is a duo of musical monks who have been creating funky and awe-inspiring tunes at the rate of a mile a minute since the beginning of the COVID outbreaks. Their mission is to spit in the eye of genre and to set free all music born of natural surrender to a world of infinite inspiration. Wielding a collection of more than 35 instruments, their two full-length albums, “Monkfruit” and “Cat Parade”, appear on every streaming service under the sun, while their third album “Are You Just Going to Stand There Like a MLEMON?” is due for release at any moment.More at mlemon.bandcamp.comLilt is the duo of Tina Eck on flute/tin whistle and Keith Carr on Irish bouzouki/tenor banjo. They met in the Washington DC Irish session scene some years back and found that “flute and zouk” were a good instrumental match for what they love to play: traditional dance music from Ireland. Since 2009 they have performed at countless concerts, festivals, and renowned venues. They have released four critically acclaimed CD’s: “Lilt”, “Onward”, “Little Falls”, and their latest, marking 10 years together, “X” (released 2019). Their performances capture the essentials of Irish traditional music: boundless energy, wildness and melancholy. "This is a Lilt with real fizz, platinum quality. Well done!!” - Irish Music Magazine, review of Lilt’s “X” CD, September 2019 "...one of the finest recordings of Irish music I've heard in a long time. The whole thing, from beginning to end, feels fresh, exhilarating, and wonderfully, blissfully alive." - IrishPhiladelphia.com, review of “Little Falls” CD, January 2014More at www.LiltIrishMusic.com
8/18 - IMT Live : Tom Prasada-Rao, Rob Guttenberg & Greg Klyma imtfolk 2020-08-19 | IMT Live : Tom Prasada-Rao, Rob Guttenberg & Greg Klyma.Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.IMT and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County and Koki Adasi Real Estate proudly present a performance and conversation with Tom Prasada-Rao, Rob Guttenberg and Greg Klyma!"Visually and musically, Tom is the most compelling presence to emerge in the singer-songwriter genre as I've seen in a long time."—Jim Bessman, BillboardTom Prasada-Rao writes songs of extraordinary power evoking his Indian heritage and his love of R&B. A musician’s musician, an award-winning songwriter, teacher and producer – Tom joyfully returns to the stage after a year recovering from cancer, with a bunch of new songs in his head.Known for his inspiring songs, his unique guitar style, and his smooth voice, TPR was born in Ethiopia of Indian parents. Fresh from his 15-year exile in Texas, he’s finally returned home to Washington, DC. TPR has been a fixture on the singer-songwriter scene since winning the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition in 1993. He will soon resume touring around the country, playing festivals and house concerts, teaching songwriting, and producing albums.Visit his website here : tomprasadarao.comTom Prasada-Rao sings an original song co-written with Renee Azarri called "Show You My Love". Recorded 'In The Moment' on Friday February 19, 2016 at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City, MoGreg Klyma is out to make the world a better place one song at a time. A prolific songwriter and multi-instrumental, Greg is right at home whether he's playing a folk ballad, a country waltz, or rockin' out like a high school kid. Find out more at klyma.bandcamp.comRob Guttenberg has been performing his original music over the past 30 years. During the 1970s he opened for Tom Paxton and Harry Chapin.In 1975 Rob composed the Brown University strike song, ‘Rich White American University’ which was featured on the Walter Cronkite CBS evening news. After healing from a severe brain hemorrhage in 1983, Robs’ songwriting focussed on songs about overcoming adversity, disability and social justice. As a result of a request made by the National Organization on Disability, Rob composed the song ‘FDR in a Wheelchair’, that was honored with proclamations from the U.S. States House of Representatives, and the Montgomery County, Maryland County Council. Rob continues to write songs that serve to lift spirits and encourage persons to persevere in the face of adversity.
8/4 IMT Live : Seamus Egan, Jake Blount and Flo Anito & Seth Kibel. imtfolk 2020-08-05 | IMT Live : Seamus Egan, Jake Blount and Flo Anito & Seth Kibel.Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Jake Bount is an award-winning banjoist, fiddler, singer and ethnomusicologist based in Providence, RI. He is half of the internationally touring duo Tui, a 2020 Strathmore Artist in Residence and a board member of Bluegrass Pride. Although he is proficient in multiple performance styles, Blount specializes in the music of Black and Native American communities in the southeastern United States, and in the regional style of Ithaca, New York. A versatile performer, Blount interpolates blues, bluegrass and spirituals into the old-time string band tradition he belongs to. He foregrounds the experiences of queer people and people of color in his work. His teachers include Rhiannon Giddens, Bruce Molsky and Judy Hyman. He has claimed first place in both the Banjo and the Traditional Band categories at the prestigious Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, WV. Blount has shared his music and research at the Smithsonian Institution, Yale University, and Berklee School of Music, among other venues and institutions. He has also appeared on Radiolab. He regularly teaches fiddle and banjo at festivals and camps like the Augusta Heritage Center’s Old-Time Week, the Ashokan Center’s Old-Time Rollick, and Midwest Banjo Camp. Blount tours domestically and internationally as a solo performer, with his duo Tui, and with his band The Moose Whisperers. He has performed and recorded solo, and in ensembles of up to six people. His first full-length solo album, Spider Tales, is out now on Free Dirt Records & Service Co. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart, received positive coverage from NPR, Rolling Stone and Billboard among others, and earned five out of five stars as The Guardian's Folk Album of the Month.More at jakebount.comSeamus Egan : It’s hard to think of an artist in traditional Irish music more influential than Seamus Egan. From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Records, to his founding of Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, to his current work as one of the leading composers and interpreters of the tradition, Egan has inspired multiple generations of musicians and helped define the sound of Irish music today. As a multi-instrumentalist, he’s put his mark on the sound of the Irish flute, tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, and low whistle, among others. As a composer, he was behind the soundtrack for the award-winning film The Brothers McMullen, co-wrote Sarah McLachlan’s breakout hit, “Weep Not for the Memories,” and has scored numerous documentaries and indie films since. As a bandleader, Solas has been the pre-eminent Irish-American band of their generation for the past 20 years, continuously renewing Irish music with fresh ideas, including a collaboration with Rhiannon Giddens on their 2015 album. As a performer, few others can make so instruments or such wickedly complex ornaments seem so effortless. Music comes as naturally to Seamus Egan as breath, but his mastery of the tradition is only one facet of his plans to move the music forward.More at seamuseganproject.comSeth Kibel & Flo Anito : Flo Anito is a quirky, clever songwriter with a great big voice, that is in turn, sweet, sultry, powerful, and emotive. Her stage presence is undeniable. Classically trained in Voice, Piano, and Cello, raised on the stages of Summer stock musical theatre, and studying Music under Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University, Flo's sound is a rare hybrid. Seth Kibel is one of the Mid-Atlantic's premier woodwind specialists, working with some of the best bands in jazz, swing, and more. Wowing audiences on saxophone, clarinet, and flute, Seth has made a name for himself in the Washington/Baltimore region, and beyond. He is the featured performer with The Alexandria Kleztet, Bay Jazz Project, Music Pilgrim Trio, The Natty Beaux, and more. Winner of 28 Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies), including "Best World Music Instrumentalist" (2003-11) and "Best Jazz Instrumentalist" (2005, 2007-8, 2011-14).More at www.floanito.com and www.sethkibel.com
7/21 IMT Live : Christylez Bacon, Ruthie Logsdon & Dennis Lichtman imtfolk 2020-07-22 | Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Dennis Lichtman : Dennis Lichtman is a multi-instrumentalist whose main axes are clarinet, mandolin, and fiddle. He is deeply entrenched in the early era of jazz and its permeation into other American roots genres, from ragtime to bluegrass to blues to western swing (and most importantly, the meeting-points in between). His weekly jam session at Mona’s in New York City has been called “ground zero for an emerging late-night scene of young swing and traditional jazz players” by the Wall Street Journal. His most recent clarinet album, Just Cross the River, features nine original compositions, two of which can be heard in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America.Dennis has performed and recorded as a member of The Lovestruck Balladeers, Ghost Train Orchestra, Pokey LaFarge Band, Nation Beat, Jim Kweskin Band, duo with Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, and many more in addition to his own projects, The Brain Cloud and Mona’s Hot Four. During the coronavirus lockdown he’s been staying busy and creative making Social Distance Concert videos for fans and supporters with vocalist Tamar Korn or as the Dennis Lichtman “Quarantet.”More at dennislichtman.comChristylez Bacon : Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY® Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box (oral percussion), all while continuing the oral tradition of storytelling through his lyrics.More at christylez.comRuthie Logsdon : Lead singer of Ruthie and the Wranglers! Ruthie & the Wranglers play rockin’ American Roots music (also known as FUN!) and are based in the Washington, DC area. After 25 Years of Wrangler Twang, including recording, touring and radio airplay, the band remains a cornerstone of the DC roots music scene. From original Americana Country to rousing Surf instrumentals, their clever lyrics, high energy and spritely hillbilly harmonies set them apart from the rest. More at ruthieandthewranglers.com
7/7 - IMT Live w LEA, Freebo & Rhia imtfolk 2020-07-08 | IMT Live : LEA, Freebo and Rhia.Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.LEA : “A great voice singing great songs.” That is the simplest way to introduce you to LEA’s music. While she often draws comparisons to other female phenoms like Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell and Ani DiFranco, LEA’s sound seamlessly blends gospel, jazz, country and R&B into her own style - SoulFolk.LEA was born in Baltimore to a father who toured the world playing trumpet in the funk band Black Heat and a mother who dreamed of opera while performing with her siblings in the Jones Family Gospel Singers. LEA was singing on the pulpit of the Baptist church where she grew up as soon she could speak. When she discovered the acoustic guitar as a teenager, she began teaching herself to play by writing songs. LEA’s final year in high school in Germany at a classical conservatory, where she sang with the jazz ensemble Black & White and co-wrote with the British pop trio Indigo Wild. Having shared the stage with luminaries including Odetta, Mavis Staples, Dar Williams and Anthony Hamilton, LEA performs at a far-ranging array of venues, including arts centers, universities, festivals, and places of worship. She is consistently acknowledged by the Washington Area Music Association* as one of the region’s best vocalists, songwriters and recording artists. She is a graduate of the prestigious Artist-in-Residence program at The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD and a beloved children's music performer among DC families.More at thisislea.com Freebo is a genuine folk, rock and blues icon who, after over 40 years of recording and touring with many of the great artists of our time (Bonnie Raitt 10 years, CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Neil Young, & many more) is regarded as one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of today. A multi award winner and finalist in numerous songwriting contests, Freebo was also recognized as the 'Best Folk Artist 2007' by the Los Angeles Music Awards. In addition, he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Midnight Special, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap.Freebo’s compassionate concern for the world and people around him, as evidenced both in his lyrics and his open stage banter, has helped him connect with listeners worldwide. He will take an audience from insights about what kind of positive mark we hope to leave on the world upon our own passing with “Standing Ovation” to where you stand with your pets and your partner with "She Loves My Dog More Than Me." A musical evening with Freebo will be astute, insightful, clever, and truly melodic.Here's what critics are saying about Freebo:"Freebo is more than one of LA's best players, he's also a richly gifted and distinctive songwriter, as expressive in his writing as on a bass" (Paul Zollo, Songwriters On Songwriting)"Freebo's intimate and go-down-easy personable vocals tie in light-hearted fare, social commentary and spiritual quest with love-sweet-love, and make it sound seamless." (Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville)"Standing Ovation is an astounding song which encompasses a profound view of life, destined to become a classic." (Russ Paris, Folkworks.org)"Listening to Freebo is like riding on a cumulus cloud of peaceful awareness, a cosmic blend of folk/country/rock/soul ear-pleasing genre-defying music." (Walt Falconer, Cool Album Of The Day)"Freebo sounds as if he's not really singing to you; he's talking to you. One of the best albums of the year." (John Shelton Ivany, jsitop21.com)More at freebomusic.comRhia : Rhia is a professional dance artist that specializes in folk dances from the Levant, Turkey, and Egypt -- an umbrella term being bellydance/raqs sharqi/dans oryantal for most of her work. She has been on the Maryland, DC, and Virginia circuit for almost a decade as one of the premiere dancers for countless clubs, restaurants, weddings, events for local MENAT (mid-east, north African, Turkish) communities, families, and the region at large. She is known for sticking to the dances improvisational roots as it was back in the time when dancers danced to live musicians, and when there was more play and less choreography. Rhia is a firm believer of the ability of music and dance to connect people, to connect back to our own soul, and to transform hopelessness to hopefulness, & disillusionment to enchantment.Find out more at rhiadance.com.
6/26 - IMT Live : David Manley, Pepper & Sassafras and Elena La Fulana. imtfolk 2020-06-27 | Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.
6/19 - IMT Live w Alice Howe, Gabrielle Louise & Joey Jenkins imtfolk 2020-06-20 | IMT Live : Alice Howe, Gabrielle Louise & Joey Jenkins.Friday, June 19th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com.Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged.Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way.Alice Howe : “There's an uncomplicated beauty to Alice Howe's music, and on Visions' ten songs, the beauty rarely falters.” – PopMattersMore at Alicehowe.comGabrielle Louise : "One of the finest songwriters of her generation" -David McGee, Deep Roots MagazineMore at gabriellelouise.comJoey Jenkins : Silence Echoez is a singer/songwriter from the DC area whose tunes come in flavors from café ambient to protest anthem. His music and his message emphasize reflection and action, combining influences such as Citizen Cope and Dispatch with icons such as Train and Bob Marley.
