[dcab-l] The Old Time Banjo Festival

This just in from Cathy Fink...
BANJOS take over BIRCHMERE on Woody Guthrie's 100th Birthday

CONCERT- Sat. July 14th, Birchmere Music Hall, 7:30pm
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA
OLD TIME BANJO has moved again to the forefront of the acoustic music
scene
with bands and artists that pay tribute to traditional music and
embrace
contemporary aesthetics-groups such as The Carolina Chocolate Drops,
Crooked
Still and musical comedian Steve Martin. It all started with the
collecting
and recording of the great old timers by Mike Seeger along with
performances
of the New Lost City Ramblers and a movement they instigated to bring
this
beautiful music from the Appalachians to the world.
July 14 is also the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie. Can Woody
Gurthrie's
music be played on banjo? Ask Pete Seeger, who traveled with Woody for
many
years and recorded Woody's songs on banjo! The Old Time Banjo Festival
will
not be missing out on Woody's birthday. Expect some fabulous banjo
renditions of Woody's songs.

Artists:
Bill Evans - Traces the banjo from its West African roots to the New
World
Adam Hurt - Elegantly innovative clawhammer banjo virtuoso
The Old 78's - Ragtime and Classical Banjo Ensemble with bass
saxophone,
fiddle, and an orchestra's worth of banjo sizes and sounds
Evie Laden - clawhammer banjo, resonant voice, real stories and
rhythmic
dance
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Grammy winning duo playing cello banjo,
banjo
ukulele, 5 string and other hybrids

WORKSHOPS- Sunday, July 15: 12-2pm & 2:30-4:30pm
Bill Evans, Adam Hurt, Evie Ladin, The Old 78's, Cathy Fink
House of Musical Traditions, 7010 Westmoreland Ave. 
Takoma Park, MD
20912
301-270-9090
Check www.hmtrad.com and www.oldtimebanjofestival.com for updates.

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