 Common Ground on the Shore Jan. 18-20, 2014 A weekend of music, nature, and tales of the shore in lovely Chincoteague, VA.
Registration closes January 8!
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 Common Ground on the Border March 13-15, 2014 Discover the rich cultural traditions of the borderlands, as well as the struggles of this complex area. Music, art and stories will bring this region into your heart.
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| | | 2013: What were a few of YOUR favorite things? |
 Was it the traditional music, art, dance, concerts, festivals, workshops and classes of Traditions Weeks? Were you moved by meeting the veterans of the Common Ground on the Hill Veterans Initiative, which provided 30 one-week full scholarships to Traditions Weeks? Maybe it was the 2nd year of Common Ground on Seminary Ridge at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, the 42nd Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention, or the 3rd Common Ground on the Town and the 16th Annual Common Ground on the Hill Festival.  What will you experience in 2014? Our two newest ventures: Common Ground on the Shore at Chincoteague, VA, on January 18-20, 2014, and Common Ground on the Border at Sahuarita, AZ, on March 13-15, 2014. Registration is open for BOTH programs, but Common Ground on the Shore registrations CLOSES on January 8 - check out the programs HERE. We continue our commitment to the Veterans Initiative, with a goal of bringing 35 veterans to Traditions Weeks on full scholarships, as well as increasing veteran participation in programs such as Common Ground at Seminary Ridge. We are working now on another fantastic program for Traditions Weeks and the 17th Annual Festival - look for your catalog in the spring! PLUS - more of all the great programs and concerts you love at Common Ground on the Hill!
 As we move into our 20th Anniversary Year, we renew our commitment to providing programs that will deepen your connection to others through sharing, creating and learning the traditional arts. Your tax-deductible donation will help us reach our goals for the coming year, ensuring that more lives can be transformed by participation in Common Ground on the Hill. |
| January Concert - Baltimore | | Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group Friday, Jan. 10 Concert at 8 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM
For four decades, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide ranging melodicism. The list of artists who have covered their original songs include some of the greats of country music, names like Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea and Mary Black. Their songwriting has garnered rave reviews from the likes of Billboard, USA Today, CMT and The Washington Post, while A Prairie Home Companion's creator and host Garrison Keillor says, "They have been on regularly every year since [the show began], so they really are representative of the heart, the core and soul of our show." Robin & Linda have made appearances on such major programs as The Grand Ole Opry, Austin City Limits, Music City Tonight, Mountain Stage, and they continue to make frequent appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. They were also prominently featured in the motion picture written by Garrison Keillor and directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Robert Altman. Robin & Linda Williams are accompanied by Their Fine Group: mandolinist Jim Watson and fiddler Chris Brashear.
 | | Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group "Maybelle's Guitar Monroe's Mandolin" |
Concert Location: 6200 N Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21212
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| January Concert - Westminster |  Frank Solivan & Dirty KitchenSaturday, January 11 Concert at 8 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM Since Frank Solivan left the cold climes of Alaska for the bluegrass hotbed of Washington, D.C., he's built a reputation as a monster mandolinist - and become a major festival attraction with his band, Dirty Kitchen. Solivan and banjoist Mike Munford (2013 International Bluegrass Music Association Banjo Player of the Year), guitarist Chris Luquette (IBMA Instrumentalist of the Year Momentum Award winner) and doghouse bassist Dan Booth simmer a bluegrass/newgrass stew from instrumental, vocal and songwriting skills so hot, they also earned 2012 and 2013 Best Bluegrass Band honors from the Washington Area Music Association AND they have just won top honors from PopMatters.com for the Best Bluegrass of 2013! It flavors every note of their new album, On the Edge, which Engine 145 dubbed, "a fine sophomore release from one of the most exciting bands in bluegrass today." Let the hottest bluegrass band around warm up your January night!  | | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen "I Fell Short" |
Concert Location: 91 W Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 |
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Common Ground on the Hill | 2 College Hill | Westminster | MD | 21157
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