Festival jams
When musicians gather onstage for jams, there’s often unexpected fun and sometimes a bit of magic.
When musicians gather onstage for jams, there’s often unexpected fun and sometimes a bit of magic.
The Washington, DC area will be host to some terrific acoustic music acts during the month of May, ending with a stellar lineup at DelFest over the Memorial Day weekend. With the coming of beautiful spring weather, this is a perfect time to hear some live music. Regular readers know that I’m a big fan of the Monday Night Concerts of the Institute of Musical Traditions. The 2008-2009 season wraps up in May, but not before a May 4th concert in celebration of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday (I bet they’ll be some righteous sing-alongs) and the final DC-area concert of the Canadian band Tanglefoot on May 11th. According to the IMT website, Tanglefoot is “Stan Rogers meets Van Halen.” For some straight-ahead traditional bluegrass, check out the DC Bluegrass Union’s Spring Concert on May 9th with Dan Paisley & Southern Grass. Then over the Memorial Day weekend, all bluegrass lovers in the Mid-Atlantic region will be heading to Cumberland, Maryland, for the second annual DelFest, hosted by the Del McCoury Band. There’s a stellar line-up, including Old Crow …
The Infamous Stringdusters, a terrific bluegrass and acoustic music band, will be playing in the Washington, DC area on Saturday, November 1st, in the fall concert of the DC Bluegrass Union. Highly recommended! If you can’t get to Washington, then check out this YouTube video to get a taste of the band’s sound. More to come… DJB