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Irish Songs & Dance Tunes By Beeswing Trio Friday, April 8th!

Volume 20, Issue 4 April 2016 Celebrating Piedmont Carolinas Music Since 1982

drive: the harmonious voices of Beeswing lead you on a journey through the rich soundscape of life. Margaret Rush (vocals, guitar) grew up in Dublin surrounded by a wealth of musical influences. Her plaintive singing style conveys all

this, and the power of the song itself to the listener. Since leaving Ireland, Margaret has lived in Sweden and Canada, and now has landed in North Carolina. She is an enthusiastic sharer of songs, tunes, and music tradition every-where she goes, and her respon-

sive, rhythmic, DADGAD-tuned guitar accompaniment is the springboard for Beeswing's soaring melodies and the truly enriching musical conversations that follow. Margaret is an elementary and early childhood music teacher in Raleigh and is a fixture in the area music scene. Jeanne Chirdon Herbas (banjo, vo-cals) was born and raised in Cleve-land, Ohio, amongst a family of Irish musicians. Jeanne learned her music from the playing of Sligo flute player Tom Byrne. Her style (Continued on page 3.)

We welcome Beeswing¸ a trio de-voted to traditional music who share a special love for the songs and dance tunes of Ireland, to our next Charlotte Folk Society Gather-ing on Friday, April 8th, Please join us in the beautiful listening room of the Great Aunt Stella Cen-ter, 926 Elizabeth Avenue, when the music gets underway at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7 PM. This concert is pre-sented in partner-ship with Char-lotte Irish Con-nection and Charlotte Com-munity Radio. The women of Beeswing come together across the miles entirely for the sake of the music, united in their love for tra-ditional fiddle and banjo tunes and ballads from older places and times. Singers and polished instru-mentalists all, they present a range of moods, styles, and spirit with verve and flair; their rich, inter-twining harmonies hold listeners spellbound. The winding roads of instrumental dance music. Songs and tales from the sea, the field, the factory, and of love found and lost. Songs, tunes, and stories; rhythm, melody, and

Beeswing

Bring Your Instruments & Join the Jam

April 8th!

By Ralph Gettings Monthly Charlotte Folk Society Gatherings started many years ago. Not only have they all in-cluded concerts with guest per-formers, they have all brought peo-ple together to play music. The social aspect of playing music to-gether was then extremely impor-tant to the life of our organization, and it still is today. The Gather-ings offer an opportunity to build community. Presently there is a Slow Old-Time Jam upstairs on the third floor for folks learning to play Fiddle Tunes. Until recently, we have always had a group play-ing in what could be considered a Regular Jam following the monthly concert. For an experienced player, it is an opportunity to share and enjoy playing with folks you nor-mally don't have a chance to play with. For those who play by them-selves most of the time, it is a chance to play music and laugh and have fun together. This is not a judgmental environment. The monthly Post Concert Jam still takes place in the Sanctuary and ALL are welcome, no matter your level of playing. Our tunes are mostly Fiddle Tunes, but the im-portant thing is that we enjoy play-ing music together. COME JOIN US!

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CFS Folk Calendar Folk Calendar is a publication of the Charlotte Folk Society. No articles may be reproduced without the permission of the Society. Deadline for all submissions is generally the 20th of the month preced-ing publication. Contact Wanda Hu-bicki at 704-563-7080. Submit articles by email at phubicki@carolina.rr.com, or by U. S. mail at 3610 Country Club Drive, Char-lotte, NC 28205. All rights reserved.

2016 Board of Directors President: Tom Phlegar

704-535-2154

Vice President: Mark Clemens 704-892-4914 Secretary: Janet Clark 704-536-8055 Treasurer: Luchi Aveleyra 704-537-4813 Members at Large

Ramona Moore Big Eagle 704-568-6940 Greg Clarke Sue Eldridge 704-364-9056 704-364-8858 Tom Covington Cathey Franklin 704-334-0778 704-525-3256 Alan Davis Dennis Frost 704-499-3918 704-650-8577 John Divine Wanda Hubicki 704-442-0202 704-563-7080 Karen Singleton 704-458-6453 Junior Board Members Annika Bowers 704-821-8184 Newsletter Editor Webmaster & Publicist Rick Bolen Wanda Hubicki 704-523-2849 704-563-7080 Membership Chair Web Assistant Sue Eldridge Diana Wade 704-364-8858 Founder and Board Member Emeritus Marilyn Meacham Price 803-548-5671 Charlotte Folk Society website: www.folksociety.org

The Charlotte Folk Society has ex-tensive resources to help you with your special event or conference – anything from just a taste of this re-gion’s Appalachian musical heri-tage to a full evening of music and dance with audience participation. Call Karen Singleton at 704-458-6453 to arrange for entertainment and/or instruction at reasonable rates.

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Charlotte Folk Society Mission

The purpose of the Charlotte Folk Society, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit or-ganization and an Arts & Science Council grant recipient, is to pro-mote the ongoing enjoyment and preservation of traditional and con-temporary folk music, dance, crafts, and lore.

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Aldersgate Arts & Science Council Charlotte Blues Society Charlotte Community Radio Charlotte Irish Connection Charlotte Scottish Country Dancers Charlotte Museum of History Photographer Daniel Coston Si Kahn Letty’s on Shamrock Levine Museum of the New South Maxx Music Mecklenburg Historical Assn. Myers Park Baptist Church Our State Magazine Plaza Presbyterian Church Storytellers Guild of Charlotte The Evening Muse The Swannanoa Gathering The Violin Shoppe Tosco Music Parties, Inc.

CFS Partners

Charlotte Folk Society Annual Membership Fees

Individual $30 Student $20 Family $40

Senior Individual (62+) $25 Senior Family (62+) $35

Sustaining $50 Sponsor $100

Benefactor $250 Patron $500

Lifetime $1000 Affiliate Organization $35

Folk Calendar Contributors

Thanks to Andi Hearn, Jody Mace, and Joe Newberry for sharing pho-tos with us this month. Thanks to Bill Cooke for putting together the dance calendar. We appreciate Hat and Dan Thompson for labeling and stamping the newsletter for mailing each month. Send articles to phubicki@carolina.rr.com.

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(Beeswing, continued from page 1.) and her eloquent and spritely touch on the banjo were cemented after three years living in County Cork, Ireland, where she soaked up lots of great music at festivals and ses-sions. After many years as a musi-cal anchor and regular performer in the mountains of North Caro-lina, Jeanne has settled in historic Charleston, South Carolina. Fiddler and singer Andi Hearn has spent more than 20 years learning Irish fiddle music from the tradi-tion's very best music exponents. Along the way, she has also col-lected and studied songs from the vast unaccompanied "sean-nos" ballad tradition of Ireland, as well as solo songs from all over the world. Her vocal style is as rich and hearty as her fiddle tunes. From her home in Columbia, South Carolina, she founded and directs the Redbird School of Irish Music to share traditional Irish music with her community. Celtic musicians, bring your in-struments and join Margaret, Jeanne, and Andi in a session af-ter the concert! Feel the buzz of Beeswing! Learn more here: www.beeswingmusic.com. Sample Beeswing YouTube videos at www.folksociety.org. Monthly second-Friday Charlotte Folk Society Gatherings are family-friendly and free; donations are ap-preciated and essential to holding Gatherings in the Great Aunt Stella Center. Refreshments, a song cir-cle, jam sessions, a songwriters' cir-cle, and an Appalachian dulcimer group follow the hour-long concert; visitors are welcome to join in or simply listen. Free parking is avail-able in the 4th Street Mecklenburg County parking deck, between Kings Drive and McDowell Street. Enter from the Stella Center park-ing lot or from 4th Street. Accessi-

Our June 10th Gathering is re-served for all of you musician members! The Great Aunt Stella stage belongs to you that evening to perform in our always popular and fun Members’ Showcase. If you’d like a slot, we advise that get your name in soon. Histori-cally the program fills to capacity quickly. House rules are simple – limit of two songs not to exceed a total of five minutes. Please contact Harry Taylor at harry3nc@gmail.com.

Folk Society Members’ Showcase June 10th!

ble entry and an elevator are available through the ground floor door on the parking lot side of the building. Charlotte Folk Society Gatherings are made possible, in part, with funding from the Arts & Science Council, the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Depart-ment of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

The Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club meets after every second-Friday CFS Gathering with a begin-ner-friendly jam. Loaner instru-ments are available if you want to try your hand. If you have a dulcimer you’d like to play, bring it with you and we’ll get you tuned up and play-ing in no time! Look for them in the office around the corner from the sanctuary on the second floor after the April 8th Gathering. The Club also hosts weekly Dulcimer Jams at 1 PM on Wednesdays in the Arboretum area. For more informa-tion about either weekly or monthly sessions, call Carol Rousey at 704-321-2020.

Charlotte Appalachian

Dulcimer Club Meetings

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday,

September 17th

Backcountry Days Ice Cream Social &

Old-Time Jam

Charlotte Museum Of History

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Long-time CFS favorite Joe New-berry is coming to Charlotte for a house concert on Saturday, April 9th! Hosted by Teagarden House Concerts in a South Charlotte home, the concert begins at 7 PM. Guests are invited to bring a dish to share and the beverage of their choice for a potluck at 6 PM. Ad-mission is $15; all monies benefit the artist. Space is limited. Advanced reserva-tions and payment are re-quired. Email to make res-ervations and payment and receive directions: teagar-denhouseconcerts@gmail.com. Learn about upcoming concerts at http://teagardenhouseconcerts.org. Joe Newberry is a Missouri native and North Carolina transplant who has played music most of his life. A fre-quent guest on Garrison Keil-lor's A Prairie Home Companion, Joe performs in a duo with Mike Compton, and also performs with guitarist Jon Shain. Another special side project pairs Joe with old-time music legends Bill Hicks, Mike Craver, and Jim Watson. The four-some plays to enthusiastic audi-ences around the country as often as their busy individual schedules permit. A noted teacher of traditional mu-sic and song, Joe has taught at nu-merous camps and festivals, in-cluding Ashokan, Pinewoods Camp, Vocal Week and Old-Time Week at the Augusta Heritage Center, the Australia National Folk Festival, the Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week, and the Bluff Coun-try Gathering. He was for many years the coordinator of Old-Time

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Week at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV. Joe won the songwriting prize for Gospel Recorded Performance at the 2012 IBMA Awards for his song Singing As We Rise, and was co-writer, with Eric Gibson, of the 2013 IBMA Song of the Year for They Called It Music.

Joe grew up in a family full of singers and dancers. He took up the guitar and banjo as a teenager and learned fiddle tunes from great Missouri fiddlers. He came to North Carolina as a young man and quickly became an anchor of the incredible music scene in the state. Still going strong more than 30 years later, he writes songs that consistently show up on Blue-grass charts, does solo and studio work, and plays and teaches at festivals and workshops in North America and abroad. Joe Newberry has performed at CFS Gatherings several times through the years - with Julee Glaub, with Mike Compton, and as a member of Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry - always to appreciative and enthusiastic

Save the Date!

93rd Ole Time Fiddler’s &

Bluegrass Festival

May 27-29, 2016 Fiddler’s Grove

Union Grove, NC

www.fiddlersgrove.com

Joe Newberry In Intimate House Concert April 9th!

Joe Newberry

audiences. "His songwriting has the same clean, elegant style that characterizes his banjo playing." - Richard Thompson, Bluegrass Today "He's a better musician than a lot of legends were, if you want to know the truth, and meanwhile he carries on with a good heart carrying old music into the future," states Garri-son Keillor. "Our music and litera-ture carry the gist of what's worthy about our people. I believe that," Keillor adds. "a musician like Joe em-bodies the true South. You can't have too many of these people." Sample Joe’s Prairie Home Compan-ion performances on on YouTube:

Piney Mountains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UoWf2lyxA

Missouri Borderland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5je2H8eP8g Don’t miss this one!

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Listen to an in-studio interview with nationally renowned photographer, writer, and music historian Daniel Coston during Cuz’s Corner on Wednesday, April 6th. Stream the program at CharlotteCommunityRa-dio.org, 7-10 PM. Daniel’s subjects include the Avett Brothers, Johnny Cash (his final public performance), Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, and too many others to list. Dr. Ralph Stan-ley, Son Volt, Wilco, The Monkeys, Tift Merritt and many more have used his work through the years and you will find his work on over 100 CDs to date. He has been published in numerous magazines around the world, including Time, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and more. Daniel has four books to his credit, includ-ing North Carolina Musicians: Pho-tographs and Conversations and The Briarhoppers: The Circle Rolls On.

Daniel Coston Radio Interview

April 6th Jody Mace, a CFS member and founder of Common Chord Con-certs, is excited to announce that Sam Tayloe, lead singer of Time Sawyer, is performing in a solo house concert on Sunday, April 17th, 2016. The show is at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. The sug-gested minimum donation is $8. 100% goes to the performer. Advance reservations are re-quired. Email CommonChord-Concerts@gmail.com to re-serve your spots and to get all the information on the show and the venue loca-tion. Be sure to say how many people are coming. You will receive a reply tell-ing you the address and that you're confirmed, or that you're on the waiting list. If you're confirmed it means a spot is being saved for you. There is limited space, so please let Jody know right away if you find out you can't go. You must email in order to have your reservation con-firmed. Joining the Facebook event does not confirm your reservation. Directions will be given with your confirmation. Please bring a folding chair and your own beverage. If you'd like, bring a snack to share before the show. As the lead singer and half of the songwriting team for the popular Charlotte-based touring folk/rock band Time Sawyer, Sam Tayloe helps bring to life the band’s high-energy grass-roots sound. At this intimate house show listeners will be treated to a different side of the music, with stripped-down ver-

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sions of Time Sawyer fan favor-ites, as well as some songs that will be on the band’s next album, which was recorded in February at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Re-cording Studios. In addition, lis-teners will get a chance to hear Sam’s solo material, which has not yet appeared on any album. Hear the stories behind the songs, ask questions, make requests…this will be a relaxed, interactive evening.

Hear Sam Tayloe perform Sea Green Eyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQbW340Q0No Please consider joining the Common Chord Concerts Facebook group (and invite your friends to join). Also, please visit CommonChordConcerts.com to see what they're all about. You can click on the little enve-lope at the top of the page to sign up for emails.

Sam Tayloe (Time Sawyer) House Concert Sunday, April 17th

New and redesigned Charlotte Folk Society t-shirts are now available to purchase at all CFS functions. Shirts cost only $15, including tax, and are available in Royal Blue, Charcoal, and Maroon with a small CFS logo on the front and a full size logo on the back, which includes the CFS website. Sizes are me-dium, large, extra large, and XX Large. Wear these attractive shirts to show pride in your CFS member-ship and, if not a member, your support of this organization.

Sam Tayloe

Wear Your CFS T-Shirt With

Pride!

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The Queen City Bluegrass Jam meets every other Saturday, 2-4 PM, at the Asbury Care Center at Aldersgate, 3800 Shamrock Drive, (between Eastway Drive and Sharon Amity Road) in east Char-lotte. For the exact meeting dates each month, contact Jerry Leonard at jerryleonard999@yahoo.com. Or, join the group at www.meetup.com in order to keep current. Search on that site for “Charlotte Beginner Bluegrass Jam.”

By Greg Clarke

I have been hosting a Charlotte Folk Society Bluegrass Jam at 6:30 PM every Sunday night at Tommy’s Pub for almost two years. Due to the impending demolition of Tommy’s to make way for con-dos, the Bluegrass Jam has moved to the Fireside Room at St. Stephen Methodist Church, 6800 Sardis Road (just south of light at Boyce Road), in Charlotte. There is an outside entrance to the Fireside Room at the north end of the church. There is a sign at the en-trance in the front parking lot.

We never know who will show up, but we play a variety of popular and unusual bluegrass, country, folk, gospel, and old-time tunes. If you like to hear acoustic music or perhaps participate, stop by the Fireside Room. Call Greg Clarke 704-236-1111 for details. The second weekend in April, we will be jamming on Saturday, April 9th, at 2 PM at Reedy Creek Nature Center, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte 28215. We will join forces with other groups. Please invite your friends. We will not jam on Sunday, April 10th. Sunday night jams at St. Stephen United Methodist Church resume on Sunday, April 17th. All are welcome!

Folk Society Weekly

Sunday Night Bluegrass

Jams

Catawba River Bluegrass Assn. Jam April 19th

The Catawba River Bluegrass Association sponsors an open jam at 7 PM the third Tuesday of each month at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 3100 Bethlehem Church Street, in Gastonia. This month’s jam takes place on April 19th. Contact Mike McDonald at m.mcdonald@bellsouth.net with questions. The association has pages on Facebook. The group‘s philosophy: Our group is search-ing for the perfect jam. We are bluegrass enthusiasts and practic-ing musicians. We shall follow the Jam Com-

The next Tosco Music Party takes place 7:30-10:30 PM on Saturday, April 16th. Join the party in the Knight Theater (430 South Tryon Street, Charlotte), the home for all TMP shows. This venue offers re-served seating, drinks (including alcoholic beverages) allowed in the theater, and convenient parking. Each Tosco Music Party has three pricing levels: Lower Orchestra $23 Upper Orchestra $20 Grand Tier and Mezzanine $17 A 10% discount is offered to stu-dents, groups of ten or more, or if you purchase tickets to two or more shows. Visit www.toscomusicparty.org to buy tickets and learn about featured performers. Every TMP offers the audience a chance to participate, too, with trademark sing-a-longs – words provided. Be sure to drop by the Charlotte Folk Society information table during intermission and chat with David and Tracy Fee!

April 16th Tosco Music

Party

Queen City Bluegrass Jam At Aldersgate

Alternate Saturdays

mandments and we will treat eve-ryone with respect. The purpose for setting up this group is to begin a regular jam session. Come when you can. Have a good time!

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Ed Gebauer You have two opportunities in April to take part in the CFS monthly Slow Jam! The first will be following the Gathering on Friday, April 8th, up on the third floor of the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Avenue, in Uptown Charlotte. This jam is led by fiddler Alan Davis. Free parking is available in the 4th Street county deck. You’ll take a ticket when you enter, but after 8 PM the exits are open and there is no charge for evening parking. Then, again, on Saturday, April 16th, at 12 Noon, indoors in the 1890s Ashcraft Schoolhouse at the Carl J. McEwen Historic Village, located at 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Road (Route 51) in down-town Mint Hill, North Carolina. Note: In keeping with the histori-cal and compact nature of the mu-seum property, this setting is not idel for pets, amplified instru-ments, or unattended children. We’ll do an hour of tunes in the announced key featuring the tunes listed on the CFS Slow Jam web page (link below). But when we’re finished, the regular Mint Hill Old-Time Jam starts up, and we can keep on playing! Still casual! Welcoming! Still the best way ever to get started playing your instrument. You can learn all about the Char-lotte Folk Society Slow Jams by visiting our website at www.

folksociety.org/slowjam.shtml. There you'll find all the music we play as well as mp3 files you can download and, with your instru-ment, play along. In April, we’ll be playing in the key of D! If you're new to the idea of an Old-Time Instrumental Slow Jam, here are the particulars! The groups meeting second Fridays following Gatherings and on third Saturdays in Mint Hill are led by local fiddlers. These meetings are where beginning players of all acoustic instruments are intro-duced to old-time dance tunes at a gentle pace. This is the place to start learning to jam with other players after learning those first few chords on your guitar or banjo, or your first tune on your lead instrument. If you have questions, please get in touch with Ed Gebauer at rhythmfiddle@gmail.com or Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com.

Monthly CFS Old-Time

Slow Jams

Mint Hill Monthly

Old-Time Jam April 16th

The Mint Hill Old-Time Music Jam meets monthly on third Satur-days, now that the Farmers’ Mar-ket has ended. Join us on Satur-day, April 16th. Jams begin at 1 PM and wrap up at 3 PM. Jams are open and acoustic and take place in the 1890s Ashcraft School-house at the Carl J. McEwen His-toric Village, located at 7601 Mat-thews-Mint Hill Road (Route 51) in downtown Mint Hill, and run by the Mint Hill Historical Society. Newcomers are always welcome.

If you would enjoy an extra hour of jamming, come at 12 Noon for the Charlotte Folk Society Slow Old-Time Jam, also in the Ashcraft Schoolhouse. Tunes are always in the same key as the Slow Old-Time Jam at the monthly CFS Gathering. Visit www.folksociety.org for more Slow Jam information. Contact Jack Hopkins at 704-545-4290 or 704-620-5086 for information.

With fond memories of its founder, Bill Williams, the Willow Grove Jam continues to meet on the first Satur-day of each month from 2 PM to 4 PM. Co-hosted by Charlotte Folk Society members Alan Davis and Tom Kelleher, the open jam takes place in the Activities Room at the Willow Grove Retirement Center, located at 10043 Idlewild Road, Mat-thews, North Carolina. All are in-vited to the next jam on Saturday, May 7th. The format for this unplugged jam is a play-around, like a song circle, where each person chooses a tune or song. It can be anything from gos-pel, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, or Americana in genre. The audience varies from ten to forty residents and guests. For more information, con-tact Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com or 704-499-3918.

Willow Grove Acoustic Jam

May 7th

Bill Williams

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The Tummas Dance Group carries on the tradition of English Country Dancing and usually meets every Thursday, 7-9 PM, at Matthews Or-thodox Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rice Road, in Matthews, NC. English country dancing developed in the 17th and 18th centuries and was the main form of dancing in England and the American Colonies. Participation is free; donations are appreciated. No partner is required. The dance master is Jason Mauney and he can be con-tacted at 704-309-7649 or jason-mauney@gmail.com. Due to sched-uling difficulties, the group is meet-ing only once this month, on April 7th. For more information, visit www.tummasdance.com.

Tummas English

Country Dance Group

Members receive discounts on pur-chases at The Violin Shoppe, Wax Museum, and Woody’s (Rock Hill and York). Members are automatically eligible to use the services of the Sharon-view Federal Credit Union (www.sharonview.org). Throughout the year, we often have other special opportunities that benefit members; e.g., dis-counts on tickets to concerts by other presenters. The Charlotte Folk Society is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donations are deductible as charitable con-tributions under applicable tax law. Those who make donations above their basic membership make it possible for us to continue provid-ing community outreach through free Gatherings and other events, as well as supporting our annual youth and adult scholarships to the Swannanoa Gathering. Please re-member to indicate if your em-ployer matches charitable dona-tions, as such matches increase our resources significantly. If you are a CFS member and/or donor, you can take pride in help-ing us achieve our mission and we thank you!

2016 Charlotte

Folk Society Memberships

Charlotte Folk Society member-ships are based on the calendar year. If you aren’t certain that you have renewed for 2016, please check with Membership Chair Sue Eldridge by contacting her at 704-364-8858 or sueelridge@folksociety.org. Visit www.folksociety.org to re-new online using a credit card. You can download a membership form or use the one included on the inside back page of this news-letter and either mail it in with your check or bring it to this week‘s Gathering and give it to us at the Info Table in the Café. Members receive a monthly 16-22 page newsletter, including a four-to-six page calendar of concerts, festivals, workshops, and dances throughout the state and beyond. This is one of the most compre-hensive listings in the Carolinas. Members may place free classified ads in three issues of the newslet-ter annually. Members may place free ads on our website for their products, such as CDs, books, instruments, and handcrafts. Members may also place free ads on the website for their services, such as performance, teaching les-sons, etc. Members’ house concerts are an-nounced via the newsletter and emails to CFS members.

Tom Walsh Hosts Weekly Irish Sessions

By Tom Walsh Anyone interested in traditional Irish instrumental music is wel-come to come to my house for weekly sessions, every Tuesday

evening starting at 7:30 and going until 9:30 or 10:00. I live near W. T. Harris Boulevard and The Plaza in Charlotte. The basic tune set used by the Char-lotte Folk Society will be the basis for tunes, at least initially. Anyone may introduce tunes not on the ba-sic set list, provided that they sub-mit sheet music and a sound track (or a link to one) well in advance. Both will be sent to everyone else, and we won’t try to learn a lot of tunes at once. Although playing from sheet music is acceptable, one of our goals will be to wean our-selves from the page and develop an ear for Irish music and its style. If you are interested in coming, email me at irishsessions@bellsouth.net. I will send you information on how to get to my house, and include your name on the session mailing list.

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The Wing Haven Foundation in-vites you to save the date for their 22nd year of the Gardeners' Gar-den Tour! The tour features five private, breathtaking, and inspir-ing gardens as well as open hours at Wing Haven Gardens. Enjoy music from Charlotte Folk Society both afternoons at the featured Renfrow Farms Garden, 405 West Charles Street, in Matthews. Look for our musicians on the front porch of the old farm house. Com-munity School of the Arts will pro-vide live music in the Main Garden at Wing Haven from on Saturday at 11 AM and 1 PM. Garden Tour Hours: Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM, and Sunday, 1 – 5 PM. Tickets cost $30 in advance through Friday May 6th; $35 the day of the event. Ticket price includes both days. All tickets will be available at Will Call at Wing Haven during the tour. To make other arrangements, please contact the Wing Haven of-fice at 704-331-0664 or sarah@winghavengardens.org. Visit the Wing Haven website at www.winghavengardens.com.

Charlotte Folk Society Performance Schedule

Saturday, May 7th

12 PM Singer/songwriter P.J. Brunson 1 PM CFS Celtic Session (tentatively) 2 PM David Fee (Renaissance music on eight-octave mandolin) 3 PM Lemonds Family Blue-grass Band

Sunday, May 8th

1 PM Blue Ridge Xpress (Bluegrass) 2 PM High Ridge Pickers (Old-Time, Bluegrass, Gospel) 3 PM David Fee (Renaissance music on eight-octave mandolin)

Charlotte Folk Society At

Renfrow Farms May 7th & 8th

ment, but want to dabble in another.

The Slow Session meets on the sec-ond Sunday of each month, 2-5 PM, in the Asbury Senior Care Center Chapel at Aldersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Shamrock Drive (between Eastway Drive and Sharon Amity Road), in East Charlotte. Turn off Shamrock Drive on to Willard Farrow Road at the light. The guard at the entry gate can di-rect you to the right building. If your seating preference is an armless chair, it is recommended that you bring your favorite jam chair. Con-tact Slow Session leader Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com. The next Slow Session will meet on Sunday, April 10th.

At the Regular Intermediate Session, we play from an expanded list of tunes, and it’s the place to be for working your tunes up to speed, freeing oneself from the sheet music, and adding the signature styling to the melodies that make this music so special. You can learn all about the Regular Session by visiting www.folksociety.org/celticsession.shtml.

At these website locations, you can download copies of the music we’ll play and sign up to be on the monthly email distributions that share where these sessions will be held. Or, you can contact John Goldsbury directly at johngolds-bury@folksociety.org.

Hope to see you there!

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Celtic Sessions

By Ed Gebauer

Each month, folks who enjoy play-ing Irish and Scottish music gather together in what are calle Celtic Music Sessions. The Charlotte Folk Society sponsors both Slow and Intermediate learner sessions for those that come and play.

Check out the websites below to find the links to the tune lists for the 2016 Celtic Sessions. There you’ll find the music for the Irish and Scottish melodies that will be played at the sessions!

Information about the Slow Ses-sion can be found at www.folksociety.org/celticsession_slow.shtml, and it may be the perfect place for you to play if you are:

a beginner who wants to learn to play Celtic tunes (though we as-sume you know how to play your instrument);

you're not a beginner, but you're new to Celtic tunes and want to ease in;

you're not a beginner, but you want a slow pace to work on some techniques;

you're conversant in one instru-

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dler's Grove has enjoyed a long tradition of preserving old-time and bluegrass music, and passing the legacy on to future genera-tions. On Saturday morning you'll be able to attend workshops in numerous instruments and clog-ging with the Green Grass Clog-gers and Cane Creek Cloggers. Competitions begin directly fol-lowing the workshops. The after-noon will feature a children's show. Many things take place on the Main Stage Saturday evening. You will see some special enter-tainment, clogging, and, perhaps the highlight of the evening, the Fiddler of the Festival Playoff. Also returning is the popular "Hot Licks" competition, where musicians in all instruments will compete for the title "Best Jam-mer" of the festival. This year there will be a separate Junior Hot Licks category for children. In a long-standing tradition, Sun-day morning is a lazy day of lis-tening to gospel and good music under the trees "in the Grove" - a perfect ending for the weekend. Fiddler's Grove Campground, the bucolic setting for this annual gathering of music lovers, is nicely suited for the execution and enjoyment of these great American musical traditions. The stated purpose of this festival - to preserve, promote, and perpetu-ate traditional American music - is carried out in a fashion that in-vites every ticket holder to be a part of the grand continuum. Novice or expert, listener or com-

petitor, youngster or otherwise: eve-ryone can find a niche at Fiddler's Grove. For on-going information, visit the website at www.fiddlersgrove.com, the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FiddlersGroveINC, or contact the festival administrator at info@fiddlersgrove.com. Note: Fiddler’s Grove is a family event. As a matter of public safety, alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs are not allowed on the grounds. Pets allowed with certain restrictions.

Festival Tickets Friday: Adults $10 Saturday: Adults $15 Sunday: Adults $5 Children 12 and under FREE all weekend. Entire Festival: Adults $25 pur-chased at the gate or after May 10th. Advance Purchase Tickets: $20/Adult; must be purchased online on or before May 10th. No tickets will be mailed. Online purchase receipt for Advance Purchase Tickets must be shown at the gate. Festival Tickets do not include camping.

RV Reservations A limited number of RV hookups are available. Visit http://fiddlersgrove.com/rvsites/ to reserve your spot. Plenty of over-flow RV camping is available at our cousin's campground 1 mile up the road.

Dry Camping Dry camping is available in several areas of the campground. There are no defined sites for this, and these do not include water or electric hook-ups. $15/Site/Night (Family is 2 adults and children)

93rd Ole Time Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Festival at Union Grove

May 27-29, 2016 In 1924, H.P. Van Hoy, a school-teacher and fiddler, thought of an innovative way to raise money for Union Grove School; he would hold a fiddler's convention. The convention became a tradition, car-ried on in recent years by Harper A. Van Hoy, H. P. Van Hoy's son. On May 27-29, 2016, the fourth generation of Van Hoy descen-dents will open the gate for the 93rd iteration of that acclaimed musical institution: a weekend of competition, performances by in-vited musicians, workshops, jam-ming, and the renewal of years-long friendships. This is the old-est fiddler's contest in North America, acclaimed a “Local Leg-acy by the Library of Congress, icon of the genre, and not to be missed. Details are available at www.fiddlersgrove.com. The weekend kicks off on Friday evening. The audience will hear from past winners and legendary musicians. Special entertainers for the weekend include performers with strong ties to this festival: The Cockman Family, Master Fid-dler Robin Warren, Danny Wicker and Mel Jones, The Wicker Pickers, The Shiver Show, The Edwards Family, and many more. The festival has joined forces with the Green Grass Clog-gers and Cane Creek Cloggers to add to the music with a Barn Dance. Saturday offers a day of competi-tion for musicians in individual categories, Junior Bands, and, re-turning this year, Senior Bands. This emphasis on youth competi-tion is in keeping with the mission of the festival. Since 1924, Fid-

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(African drum). There are also less common stringed instruments like Irish lap harps, tenor banjos and even a bowed psaltery. Feel free to experiment with something unor-thodox! The library is always accepting do-nations. Any such instrument should be of high enough quality and in good enough repair that it will not frustrate a beginner. But it need not be in perfect condition.

By Carol Raedy Charlotte Community Singers is a non-auditioned intergenerational folk chorus. We enjoy singing to-gether and promoting peace through music. We sing songs from various cultures, styles, and languages. We practice on Tues-days, 7-8:30 PM, in the chapel at Sharon Presbyterian Church, 5201 Sharon Road, in Charlotte. We sing out in the community one Tuesday a month. We welcome new members and visitors. Con-tact Carol Raedy at 704-367-2536 or carolraedy@hotmail.com. Check for updates at http://communitysingers.carolraedy.com.

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By David Fee Plaza Presbyterian Church (2304 The Plaza, Charlotte 28205) is the home of the Charlotte Folk Soci-ety’s well-stocked instrument lend-ing library. Visit www.folksociety.org and click on “Our Instrument Lending Library” in the list of left-hand links at the top of the page to see the instruments we own. To inquire about an instrument loan, contact David Fee at David_Fee@bellsouth.net or 704-733-8409. The instrument handoff can occur at the monthly CFS Gath-ering or another mutually agree-able time and location. Instruments can be checked out for two months with a $30 deposit. The loan can be renewed for an additional two months if no one else is waiting. As one might expect, the CFS lend-ing library is heavy on stringed in-struments. Guitars, banjos, mando-lins, fiddles, etc., are in high de-mand and get the most attention. However, there are more non-stringed instruments in the library than you might ex-pect. Two new acquisi-tions (pictured) are a concert flute and a bodhran (Irish drum). These are in addition to an accordion and a djembe

CFS Lending Library:

Check Out New Instruments!

By Diana Wade The CFS Songwriter’s Workshop will meet at the April 8th Gather-ing, following the Beeswing con-cert. It is for beginners as well as advanced songwriters wanting to share their music with a group that shares their passion for songwrit-ing. We will meet in the hallway by the second floor elevator. Anyone can bring a song to share. The number of people who will be able to share will depend on when we get started (after everyone has cleared the entrance of the church) and whether they want their song to be critiqued. If you want your song critiqued, bring copies of your lyrics for everyone to read. The main goal of the CFS Song-writer's Workshop is to help carry on the tradition of music and song-writing within our community. This is open to all ages. The elder songwriters can share their experi-ences and stories from days gone by through their music as the younger talents bring new aware-ness and perspective to the time-honored tradition of songwriting. We will all learn from each other. And after all, isn't that what music is all about? For more information, please email Diana Wade at dwade@carolina.rr.com.

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Greater Charlotte

Ukulele Meetup April 16th

The ukulele is enjoying a current wave of popularity, appealing to folks of all ages and backgrounds and lending itself to many differ-ent genres of music. The Greater Charlotte Ukulele Meetup reflects this diversity. We have members from all over the world, some of whom are experienced musicians and many that are just learning. For more information, or to join our group, visit www.meetup.com/charlotteuke. We meet on the third Saturday of each month at 1 PM at the Sam Ash Music Store, 5533 Westpark Drive, Charlotte 28217. Please join us next on Saturday, April 16th. Back by popular demand, folks new to our group or new to the uke can come early to our monthly jam to get acclimated.

Charlotte Folk Society second-Friday Gatherings at the Great Aunt Stella Center (GASC), 926 Elizabeth Ave-nue, are family-friendly and open to the public. Gatherings are free; do-nations are appreciated and essential to presenting this series in GASC. The front doors open at 7 PM; con-certs begin at 7:30 PM and last about one hour. Refreshments, a song cir-cle, a slow old-time jam, a songwrit-ers’ workshop, and the Charlotte Ap-palachian Dulcimer Club follow the concert. Spontaneous jams are wel-comed in the sanctuary. Parking ad-jacent to GASC is free. Accessible entry and an elevator are available through the ground floor door on the parking lot side of GASC.

May 13: The Kollard Kings perform stringband songs from Charlotte's heyday as a hub for country and gospel recording and broadcasting - roots of the music now known as bluegrass. Tom Estes on banjo is a past president of Charlotte Folk Soci-ety Guitarist. Donny Murray is known for his comic songs on the John Boy & Billy radio show. West Virginia-born Michael Plumley thumps the doghouse bass. Levine Museum of the New South consult-ing historian, Dr. Tom Hanchett, plays old-time fiddle. Presented in partnership with Levine Museum of

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the New South. www.kollardkings.org June 10: The popular Charlotte Folk Society Members’ Showcase returns to shine a spotlight on our many talented member musicians! Expect to hear anything from old-time to bluegrass, Celtic to honky-tonk, swing to Gypsy jazz. If you are a current member and would like to perform on the Stella stage, contact Harry Taylor at har-ry3nc@gmail.com. Charlotte Folk Society Gatherings are made possible, in part, with funding from the Arts & Science Council, the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Depart-ment of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. We are proud this season to have Charlotte Com-munity Radio, an internet-based community radio station, as our me-dia partner.

Spring 2016 Charlotte Folk Society Gatherings

Refreshments Volunteers

Please support our Gathering Re-freshments Coordinator, Tracy Fee, by volunteering to bring food for our guests this month or by help-ing her serve refreshments after the Gathering concert ends. We are glad to reimburse you for items purchased – just bring your re-ceipts to Wanda Hubicki at the CFS Info Table in the Café. Please let Tracy know if you’re willing to help her serve after the concert or if you’re bringing food: contact her at 704-733-8469 or tracy-fee@bellsouth.net.

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Well, 220 Main St., Pineville, NC, 7 PM. Con-tact Coordinator Steve Simpson at sisimp-son@aol.com; http://NSAICharlotte.com êêAPR 6, (Wednesdays), Charlotte Appala-chian Dulcimer Club, Arboretum area home, 1 PM, Free. Call Carol Rousey at 704-321-2020 for directions and questions. êêAPR 6, (Wednesdays), Cuz’s Corner, hosted by Dennis “Cuz” Frost, Charlotte Community Radio, 7-10 PM. Stream online at charlottecommunityradio.org. In-studio in-terview with photographer, writer, and mu-sic historian Daniel Coston on Wednesday, April 6th. êêAPR 6, Tosco House Party, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. APR 6, The Infamous Stringdusters w/Paper Bird, The Visulite, 8:30 PM, $18.50-22.50. APR 7, The Steel Wheels, The Neighborhood Theater, 8 PM, $22-25. APR 7, Tummas English Country Dance Group, Matthews Orthodox Presbyterian Church, located at 2701 Rice Rd, Matthews, NC 28105. 7-9 PM, Donations appreciated. êêAPR 7, Little Big String Band (Glen Alex-ander, David McGuirt & Scott Caviness), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 1600 Central Ave., Charlotte. 704-790-7335; https://tapandpeel.com/central APR 7-9, Big Lick Bluegrass Festival w/Balsam Range, The Spinney Brothers, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Malpass Brothers, Wood Family Tradition, A Deeper Shade of Blue & more, 640 South Oak Ridge Rd. (Hwy. 205), Oakboro, NC. http://biglickbluegrass.com/ êêAPR 8, Charlotte Folk Society Gathering & Jams featuring Irish Songs & Tunes by Beeswing, 926 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC. 7:30 PM, FREE; donations appreciated. Doors open 7 PM. Free parking. Refresh-ments, song circle, and jams follow concert. Presented in partnership with Charlotte Irish Connection and Charlotte Community Radio. www.folksociety.org êêAPR 8, Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, approx. 8:45 PM, free, 2nd floor office. Call Carol Rousey for information: 704-321-2020. êêAPR 8, Charlotte Folk Society Old-Time Slow Jam, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Eliza-beth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS con-cert, approx. 8:45 PM, free, 3rd floor. Tunes in the key of D. Contact Alan Davis for informa-tion: davisxyz@hotmail.com.

VENUE INFORMATION

The Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St., Asheville, NC. 828-348-5327; www.myaltamont.com

The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro, NC. 919-929-2787; www.artscenterlive.org

Acoustic Stage Private Music Club, 734 1st St., SW, Hickory, NC. www.acousticstage.co

Belk Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Ctr., 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 704-372-1000; www.blumenthalcenter.org

Blue Ridge Music Center, milepost 213, Blue Ridge Parkway, 700 Foothills Rd., Galax, VA. Call 276-236-5309, ext. 112; visit www.blueridgemusiccenter.org.

The Comet Grill, 2224 Park Rd., Charlotte. 704-371-4300.

Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place, 2 Pack Place Square, Asheville, NC. 828-257-4530; www.dwtheatre.com

Don Gibson Theatre, Theatre, 318 S. Washing-ton St., Shelby, NC. 704-487-8114; www.DGshelby.com

The Double Door Inn, 218 E. Independence Blvd. Charlotte, NC. 704-376-1446; www.doubledoorinn.com

EagleSpeak Coffee House, 3907 South Blvd. (at Scaleybark), Charlotte, NC 28209. 980-297-9643; www.eaglespeakcoffee.com

The Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St., Charlotte. 704-376-3737; www.theeveningmuse.com

Fairview Ruritan Club Concerts, Fairview Rd., SR821, Galax, VA. 276-238-0376; www.fairviewruritan.com

Fiddle & Bow Society Series, Muddy Creek Music Hall, Bethania Mill, 5455 Bethania Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106.. 336-724-9393; www.fiddleandbow.org New Venue.

Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall, 185 Cling-man Ave., Asheville, NC. 828-232-5800; www.thegreyeagle.com

The Handlebar, 304 E. Stone St., Greenville, SC. 864-233-6173; www.handlebar-online.com/index.asp

Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, 743 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC. 828-575-2737; http://isisasheville.com

Jack of the Wood, 95 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC. 828-252-5445; http://jackofthewood.com/

Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC. 704-372-1000; www.blumenthalcenter.org McGlohon Theatre, Spirit Square, 345 N. Col-lege St., Charlotte, NC. 704-372-1000; www.blumenthalcenter.org

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The Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St., Charlotte, NC. 704-358-9298; www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

Old Rock School, 400 Main St. West, Valdese, NC. Call 828-879-2129; visit www.bluegrassattherock.com

Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC. 828-225-5851; www.theorangepeel.net

Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd., Charlotte. 704-335-3100; www.ovensauditorium.com/default.asp?ovens=11

Puckett’s Farm Equipment, 2740 W. Sugar Creek Rd., Derita, NC. 704-597-8230; www.puckettsfarm.com

Purple Onion, Hwy. 176, Saluda, NC. 828-749-1179; www.purpleonionsaluda.com

Rodi, 245 W. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC. 704-864-7634; www.rodiworld.com

Stage Door Theater, 5th & College Streets, Charlotte. 704-372-1000; www.blumenthalcenter.org

Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson, NC. 704-895-9090; www.summitcoffee.com

The Sylvia Theater, 27 N. Congress St., York, SC. 803-684-5590; www.sylviatheater.com

The Visulite Theatre, 1615 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. 704-358-9200; www.visulite.com CALENDAR LISTINGS All calendar listings are subject to change and should be verified. THRU APRIL 24, We Are The Music Makers, Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. 7th St., Charlotte. Music Maker Relief Foundation is a public charity, founded by Tim and Denise Duffy and based in NC, assisting and expand-ing the careers of American musical artists. We Are The Music Makers is a photography exhibit featuring photos and stories of little known Southern musicians and southern music culture. www.museumofthenewsouth.org/exhibits/ êêAPR 5, Irish Session (Tuesdays), Home of Tom Walsh, near W. T. Harris Blvd. & The Plaza, Charlotte. 7:30-10 PM. Email Tom Walsh at irishsessions@bellsouth.net to receive direc-tions. NEW LISTING. êêAPR 5, Charlotte Community Singers (Tuesdays), Sharon Presbyterian Church Chapel, 52o1 Sharon Rd., Charlotte. 7-8:30 PM, Free. Contact Carol Raedy at 704-367-2536 or carolraedy@htomail.com. http://communitysingers.carolraedy.com APR 5, Red Rocking Chair (Jack Lawrence, Paddy Crouch, Tom Kuhn & Dale Meyer) (Tuesdays), Comet Grill, 8:30-11:30 PM. APR 5, Charlotte Nashville Songwriters Asso-ciation International Workshop Meeting, The

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êêAPR 8, Charlotte Folk Society Regular Jam, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Eliza-beth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, approx. 8:45 PM, free, sanctuary. Contact Ralph Gettings for information: 704-577-9117. êêAPR 8, Charlotte Folk Society Rise Up Singing Song Circle, Great Aunt Stella Cen-ter, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, approx. 8:45 PM, free. Contact Terri for information: tcody@bellsouth.net. êêAPR 8, Charlotte Folk Society Song-writer’s Workshop, Great Aunt Stella Cen-ter, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, approx. 8:45 PM, free, by the 2nd floor elevators. Beginners to experi-enced songwriters welcome to share their original songs. Contact Diana Wade at dwade@carolina.rr.com for information. APR 8, Leon Brown Plays Louis Arm-strong, The Stage Door Theater, 6 PM & 8:15 PM; $12-15. Presented by Jazz Arts Initiative. 704-372-1000; https://tix.carolinatix.org APR 8, Mo’ Mojo Zydeco, Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $10-12. APR 8, Mary Fahl w/Rachael Sage open-ing, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $20-22. êêAPR 9, Joe Newberry House Concert, Teagarden House Concert Series, South Charlotte Home, 7 PM Concert, 6 PM Pot-luck, $15. Pre-registration and payment required. For reservations, email teagar-denhouseconcerts@gmail.com. http://teagardenhouseconcerts.org êêAPR 9, CFS Bluegrass Jam, Reedy Creek Nature Center, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, NC 28215. Call Greg Clarke at 704-236-1111 for details.

APR 9, Old 97s w/Western Star, The Visu-lite, 8 PM, $25. APR 9, Thickety Creek Bluegrass, Mount Gilead Music Barn, 108 N. Main St., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306. 7:30 PM, $7 Adults; 12 & under Free. Music barn hours: 6:30-10 PM. Light refreshments for sale. 910-220-6426; www.mgmusicbarn.com/index.html APR 9, Eileina Dennis Sings Sarah Vaughn, The Stage Door Theater, 7 PM & 9:15 PM; $15 General Admission; $50 for table for 2. Presented by Jazz Arts Initia-tive. 704-372-1000; https://tix.carolinatix.org

êêAPR 10, Charlotte Folk Society Slow Celtic Session, Senior Care Center Chapel, Al-dersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Sham-rock Dr., East Charlotte, 2-5 PM. Please bring an armless chair. www.folksociety.org/celticsession.shtml êêAPR 10, CFS Bluegrass Jam, Fireside Room, St. Stephen Methodist Church, 6800 Sardis Rd., Charlotte (just south of the light at Boyce Rd.; outside entrance to the Fireside Room at the north end of the church; look for a sign.) 6:30 PM. Intermediate level; all are wel-come. Led by Greg Clarke; contact gregmclarke@gmail.com or 704-236-1111. CANCELED. APR 10, Rhiannon Giddens, McGlohon Thea-tre, 7:30 PM, $25-35. APR 11, Find Your Muse Open Mic (Mondays), The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. APR 13, Matt Flinner Trio w/Bob Carlin open-ing, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $15. APR 13, The Milk Carton Kids w/Caitlin Canty opening, McGlohon Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20. APR 13, The Tannahill Weavers, Isis Restau-rant & Music Hall, 8:30 PM, $15. êêAPR 14, The Testostertones (Glen Alexan-der, Michael Burgess, Randy DeBruhl, Dave Ballenger), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 4422 Colwick Rd., Charlotte. 8-10 PM. 704-714-8808; www.tapandpeel.com APR 14, Eliza Gilkyson, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $20-22. APR 14, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, The Neighborhood Theatre, 8 PM, $15-18. $3 Under 21 Surcharge at Door (Valid ID required for entry into venue) APR 15, Love Canon (‘80s Bluegrass), The Visulite, 9 PM, $12-15. APR 15, Zoe and Cloyd, Fiddle & Bow Society Series, Muddy Creek Music Hall, Historic Be-thania Mill, 5455 Bethania Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106. 8 PM, $TBA. Food available at Muddy Creek Café. 336-724-9393; www.fiddleandbow.org êêAPR 16, Charlotte Folk Society Slow Old-Time Jam, Ashcraft Schoolhouse, Carl J. McE-wan Historic Village, 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd., Mint Hill, NC. Noon- 1 PM. Free open jam. Contact Ed Gebauer at rhythmfid-dle@gmail.com. êêAPR 16, Mint Hill Old-Time Jam, Carl J.

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Calendar, continued McEwan Historic Village, 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd., Mint Hill, NC. 1-3 PM. Free open jam. Jack Hopkins at 704-545-4290 or 704-620-5086. êêAPR 16, Tosco Music Party, Knight Thea-ter, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. 7:30-10:30 PM, $17-23 + tax & fees. www.toscomusicparty.org. APR 16, Yadkin Valley Bluegrass Convention, Yadkinville Elem. School, US Hwy. 601 North, Yadkinville, NC. Doors open Noon. Bluegrass & Old-Time Contests. Prize money. Individual Competition 1 PM; registration ends 12:45 PM. Band Competition 6:30 PM; registration opens 12:30 PM & ends 6 PM. 336-409-4775; info@yadkingrass.com APR 16, Greater Charlotte Ukulele Meetup, Sam Ash Music Store, 5533 Westpark Dr., Char-lotte 28217. 1 PM, Free. Visit http://www.charlotteuke.com to learn more & to join the group. APR 16, Doyle Lawson & Quick Silver, Fairview Ruritan Club, 7:30-9 PM, $20; Under 12 Free. APR 16, North Mississippi Allstars, The Visu-lite, 9 PM, $22-25. APR 16, Jarekus Singleton, Double Door Inn, 10 PM, $12-15. Ages 21 years+. APR 16, Sons of the South Bluegrass, Mount Gilead Music Barn, 108 N. Main St., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306. 7:30 PM, $7 Adults; 12 & under Free. Music barn hours: 6:30-10 PM. Light refresh-ments for sale. 910-220-6426; www.mgmusicbarn.com/index.html APR 16, Doyle Lawson & Quick Silver, Fairview Ruritan Club, 7:30-9 PM, $20; Under 12 Free. APR 16, Annabelle's Curse; Mike Ramsey & Band, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $8. êêAPR 17, Sam Tayloe (Time Sawyer) House Concert, Common Chord Concerts Series, North Charlotte location (directions given with required advance reservation), 7 PM, $8. Doors open 6:30 PM. Bring your beverage of choice and a snack, if you’d care to share. Email Com-monChordConcerts@gmail.com to make reser-vations. www.CommonChordConcerts.com êêAPR 17, CFS Bluegrass Jam, Fireside Room, St. Stephen Methodist Church, 6800 Sardis Rd., Charlotte (just south of the light at Boyce Rd.; outside entrance to the Fireside Room at the north end of the church; look for a sign.) 6:30 PM. Intermediate level; all are wel-come. Led by Greg Clarke; contact gregmclarke@gmail.com or 704-236-1111. APR 17, Jesse Cook, McGlohon Theatre, 7 PM, $24.50.

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APR 17, Showing of A Man and His Dream, Documentary about Ralph Epperson and the early years of WPAQ Radio, w/Paul Brown and Gold Hill Bluegrass Jam Musi-cians, High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Assn. Monthly Concert & Jam, Ragsdale Civic Center, 301 E. Main St., Jamestown, NC. 2:30 PM, Free. APR 17, Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $18-20. APR 19, Catawba River Bluegrass Associa-tion Jam, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC. 7-9 PM, Free. Contact Mike McDonald at m.mcdonald@bellsouth.net with questions. êêAPR 21, Little Big String Band (Glen Alexander, David McGuirt & Scott Cavi-ness), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 1600 Central Ave., Charlotte. 704-790-7335; www.tapandpeel.com êêAPR 21, Summit Coffee Songwriters Showcase features guest musicians TBA with host Rob McHale, Summit Coffee, 8 PM. www.robmchale.com APR 21, Beavergrass Open Bluegrass Jam, The Thirsty Beaver Saloon, 1225 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC. Hosted by Jim Garrett; 8:30 PM. APR 22, Claire Lynch w/Bryan McDowell House Concert, Home of Clint & Katie Ber-nard, Valdese, NC. 8 PM; Potluck 7 PM. $20. Reservations: americanastage@gmail.com or 828-368-0381. êêAPR 23, Cane Mill Road (featuring CFS youth scholar Liam Purcell), RockyFest 2016, 3451 Rocky Face Church Rd., Hiddenite, NC 28636. Music all day 10 AM-6 PM, Free. Cane Mill Road performs 1 PM. Band conducts free bluegrass workshops; times TBA. Contact Chad Ritchie at 828-632-1093; http://rockyfacepark.com/rockyfest; www.canemillroad.com APR 23, Sideline Bluegrass, Fairview Ruri-tan Club, 7:30-9 PM, $15; Under 12 Free. êêAPR 23, Rob McHale Band, The Café 100, 100 Huntersville-Concord Road, Huntersville, NC. 7 PM. 704-274-5932; www.thecafe100.com APR 23, Rhythm Future Quartet (Gypsy jazz), The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $12. APR 23, Grass Strings Bluegrass, Mount Gilead Music Barn, 108 N. Main St., Mt. Gil-ead, NC 27306. 7:30 PM, $7 Adults; 12 &

opening, Double Door Inn, 10 PM, $10-12. MAY 1, Charlotte Blues Society Blues Bash featuring Roots & Dore, Double Door Inn, 7:30 PM, $5. www.charlottebluessociety.org MAY 2, Anthony Scruggs’ Bluegrass Jam, Belmont General Store, 6 N. Main St., Belmont, NC. 7-9 PM. Open to all – be-ginner to advanced. Listeners welcomed. Please support the Belmont General Store by purchasing cold bottled drinks, ice cream, etc. MAY 4, Larry Campbell & Teresa Wil-liams, Stage Door Theater, 8 PM, $20. MAY 5, Kim Richey, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $17-20. êêMAY 7 & 8, CFS Performances at Renfrow Farms, Wing Haven Gardeners’ Garden Tour, Renfrow Farms Garden, 405 W. Charles St., Matthews, NC. Satur-day: 12 PM P. J. Brunson; 1 PM CFS Celtic Session (tentatively); 2 PM David Fee; 3 PM Lemonds Family Band. Sun-day: 1 PM Blue Ridge Xpress; 2 PM High Ridge Pickers; 3 PM David Fee. Tickets to five-garden tour $30 prior to May 1; $35 day of the event. www.winghavengardens.com MAY 5-7, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s Bluegrass Music Festival, Denton Farm-park, Denton, NC. 336-859-2755; http://dentonfarmpark.com/event/doyle-lawson-quicksilvers-bluegrass-festival/ MAY 5-8, Spring Shakori Hills Grass-Roots Festival of Music & Dance, Shakori Hills, 1439 Henderson Tanyard Rd., Pitts-boro, NC 27312. www.shakorihillsgrassroots.org MAY 6, Pat Donohue (guitarist, singer, member of Prairie Home Companion house band), Fiddle & Bow Society Series, Muddy Creek Music Hall, Historic Betha-nia Mill, 5455 Bethania Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106. 8 PM, $TBA. Food available at Muddy Creek Café. 336-724-9393; www.fiddleandbow.org MAY 6, Stephen Kellogg, The Neighbor-hood Theatre, 8 PM, $20-22. $3 Under 21 Surcharge at Door (Valid ID required for entry into venue) êêMAY 7, Willow Grove Old-Time Jam In Memory of Bill Williams, Willow Grove Retirement Center Activities Room, 10043 Idlewild Road, Matthews, 2-4 PM; open jam. For information, contact Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com or 704-499-3918.

under Free. Music barn hours: 6:30-10 PM. Light refreshments for sale. 910-220-6426; www.mgmusicbarn.com/index.html êêAPR 24, CFS Bluegrass Jam, Fireside Room, St. Stephen Methodist Church, 6800 Sardis Rd., Charlotte (just south of the light at Boyce Rd.; outside entrance to the Fireside Room at the north end of the church; look for a sign.) 6:30 PM. In-termediate level; all are welcome. Led by Greg Clarke; contact gregmclarke@gmail.com or 704-236-1111. APR 24, Irish Session with Clanndarragh, Tyber Creek Pub, 1933 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 6 PM. APR 27, Hayseed Dixie, Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $15. êêAPR 28, The Testostertones (Glen Alexan-der, Michael Burgess, Randy DeBruhl, Dave Bal-lenger), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 4422 Col-wick Rd., Charlotte. 8-10 PM. 704-714-8808; www.tapandpeel.com APR 28-MAY 1, MerleFest w/Sam Bush, John Prine, Brandi Carlisle, Jerry Douglas, Dave Rawlings, Steep Canyon Rangers, Kruger Broth-ers, The Waybacks, Donna the Buffalo, Barefoot Movement, Scythian, T. Michael Coleman, April Verch, Tellico, Jeff Little, Wayne Henderson, South Carolina Broadcasters, Sutton, Holt & Coleman & many more, Wilkes Community Col-lege, Wilkesboro, NC. http://merlefest.org/ APR 29, Elizabeth Cook w/Derek Hoke opening, Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $15. APR 29, Tannahill Weavers, The ArtsCenter, 8 PM, $20-24. APR 29, Brian Dunne, Homefront Music Series, Wynfield Clubhouse, 14301 Wynfield Creek Pkwy, Huntersville, NC. 8 PM; Doors 7 PM. Marty DeJarnette opening at 7:30 PM. $12. BYOB; beer & wine only; bring a snack to share, if you like. Purchase tickets: http://dunne.brownpapertickets.com. http://homefrontmusicseries.com APR 30, Southern Sound Series Presents Iris Dement, McCelvey Center, 212 E Jefferson St, York, SC 29745. 7:30-10:30 PM, $32.64 including fees. Tickets online at http://chmuseums.org/upcoming-events-mc/ APR 30, Robertson Boys, Mount Gilead Music Barn, 108 N. Main St., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306. 7:30 PM, $7 Adults; 12 & under Free. Music barn hours: 6:30-10 PM. Light refreshments for sale. 910-220-6426; www.mgmusicbarn.com/index.html APR 30, The Backsliders w/ Jeffrey Dean Foster

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pipe & Caller TBA. ($8). Columbia Traditional Music and Dance, Emerald Ballroom, 1333 Omarest Dr., Colum-bia, SC. Lessons 7 PM, Dance 7:30-10:30 PM, $5. 803-796-8935; visit www.contracola.org APR 16: Cabin Fever w/Marolyn Floyd. Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers, Bryant Hall, Gym, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC. Lessons 7:30 PM, Dance 8-10:30 PM, $8. First Tuesdays. Call Carol Thompson at 336-272-3245 or email George Segebade at gsege-bade_80@msn.com. Visit website at http://feetretreat.com APR 5: Big Celtic Fun w/Emily Abel calling. Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers, Guilford Grange Hall, 4909 Guilford School Rd., off I-40 E, Greensboro. Lessons 7:30 PM, Dance 8-11 PM. $8; $6 students; under 12 free. Con-tact Janice/Paul Bruesch at 336-855-8797 or pbruesch@triad.rr.com. http://feetretreat.com APR 9: Gene Hubert Memorial Dance w/The Mighty Babylonians & Robert & Louie Cromartie & Friends calling. Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers, Clemmons Civic Club, 2870 Middlebrook Dr., Clem-mons, NC. Every Tuesday; Dance 8-10:30 PM; Lessons 7:30 PM. $8; $5 students; under 12 free. Email Austin Murray at contracul-turemusic@gmail.com. http://feetretreat.com APR 12: Spinning Wheel w/Nick Boulet. APR 19: The Ones Improper w/Jacob Le-Grone calling. APR 26: Reel Shady w/Jack Mitchell. Harvest Moon Folk Society, River Falls Lodge, near Marietta, SC, Set up 5 PM, Pot-luck 6:30 PM, lessons 7:30 PM, dance 8-11 PM, $8, Children free. Call Terry Pizzuto at 864-639-6113 or email tpzzt@clemson.edu; www.harvestmoonfolk.org APR 9: Battle Axe Band w/Jennie Wake-field calling. APR 23: ContraForce w/Caller TBA. MAR 26: Tempest w/Bob Isaacs calling. MAY 6: Friday Advanced Dance w/Zeke’s Fancy & Diane Silver calling. 8-11 PM. Ex-perienced dancers only; not for beginners & new dancers. No potluck supper. MAY 7: Band TBA w/Jeremy Childs. Harvest Moon Folk Society CityDance, Landmark Hall, 156 Landmark Dr., Taylors, SC. Lessons 7:30 PM, dance 8-11 PM, $8, Children free. Call Terry Pizzuto at 864-639-6113 or email tpzzt@clemson.edu; www.harvestmoonfolk.org APR 22: Band TBA w/The Callers Collec-tive.

MAY 12-15, LEAF Festival, Black Mountain, NC. www.theleaf.org MAY 14, 16th Bethabara Highland Games & Music Festival featuring Press Gang, Beirt Le Cheile, and The Red Wellies, Historic Be-thabara Park, 2147 Bethabara Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, 10 AM-4 PM, FREE. 336-924-8191; http://www.cityofws.org/departments/recreation-parks/historic-bethabara CONTRA DANCES Charlotte Dance Gypsies, Chantilly Commu-nity Bldg., 2101 Shenandoah Ave., Charlotte. Potluck 6:30 PM, lessons 7:30 PM, dance 8-11 PM, $8, students & 65+ $6. Gretchen at 704-537-1377 or Dean at 704-361-6387; www.charlottedancegypsies.org APR 13: Waltz Wednesday w/instruction by Lisa Faryadi & Buddy McManus. Recorded music. Instruction 7 PM. Waltz/reel 7:30-9 PM. APR 23: Band & Caller TBA. Charlotte Country Dancers, Chantilly Commu-nity Bldg., 2101 Shenandoah Ave., Charlotte. Every Monday evening. Lesson 7:30 PM. Dance 8-10 PM, $8. www.charlottedancegypsies.org APR 4: Eat More Chicken w/George Sege-bade calling. APR 11: Windmill w/Clinton Ross calling. APR 18: Spinning Wheel w/Jacob LeGrone. APR 25: Red Bud Ramblers w/Jack Mitchell. MAY 2: Groove Contraption w/Dean Hooks, Jr. calling. MAY 9: Band TBA w/Lesly Bowers calling. The Grey Eagle, Haywood Rd. & Clingman Ave., Asheville, Mondays, 8 PM, $5. Call 828-232-5800 for details; visit www.oldfarmersball.com APR 4: Speaking-In-Tunes w/Beth Molaro. APR 11: The Moon Flowers w/Charlotte Crit-tenden calling. APR 18: Piper Jones Band w/Clinton Ross. APR 25: Groove Contraption w/Jacob Le-Grone calling. Boone Country Dancers, Apple Barn, Valle Crucis Conference Ctr., Hwy. 194, Valle Crucis, NC. Lessons 7:30, dance 8 PM, $7 Adults; $5 High School Students; 12 & under Free. Wear soft-soled shoes. John Pertalion at 828-406-0580; www.boonecountrydancers.org APR 9: Spinning Wheel w/AnneMarie Walter calling. Carolina Song & Dance Assn., Carrboro Cen-tury Ctr., Greensboro St., between Weaver & Main, Carrboro, NC. Lessons 7:30 PM, Dance 8-11 PM, $8. Call 919-967-9948 for directions. Visit http://csda-dance.org/index.htm APR 17: Buz Lloyd Dance w/Crooked Stove-

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Calendar, continued Old Farmer’s Ball, Bryson Gym, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC, Thursdays, Lessons 7:30 PM, Dance 8 PM, $6. Beginning & intermediate music jam Thursdays, 7:30 PM. Information: 828-299-8823/828-298-7821 or visit www.oldfarmersball.com APR 7: Laughing Lizards w/Keith Tux-horn calling. APR 14: Gold Limo w/Beth Molaro calling. APR 21: Warren Wilson Student Band w/Phil Jamison calling. APR 28: Community Band w/Open Mic callers. Triangle Country Dancers, NCSU Student Ballroom, Talley Student Center, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC. Lessons 6:30 PM, Dance 7-10 PM, Students $6; Others $8. Dance hotline: 919-286-6624; questions 919-220-8411. www.contradanceswithwolves.org APR 30: Electrotrad w/Eileen Thorsos. Triangle Country Dancers, Carrboro Cen-tury Ctr., Greensboro St., between Weaver & Main, Carrboro, NC. Lessons 7:30 PM, Dance 8-11 PM, $9. Dance hotline: 919-286-6624; questions 919-220-8411. www.TCDancers.org APR 2: FootLoose/Contrazz Dance; $10. APR 8: Rip the Calico w/Valerie Helbert. Triangle Country Dancers, Reality Center. 916 Lamond Ave., Durham, NC. Lessons 7:30 PM, Dance 8-11 PM, $8. Dance hotline: 919-286-6624; questions 919-220-8411. www.TCDancers.org APR 22: The Elftones w/Bob Dalsemer calling. APR 29: Go Figure w/George Segebade. DANCE WEEKENDS APR 15-17: Palmetto Bug Stomp, Charles-ton, SC. Notorious and ContraForce w/Nils Fredland and Terry Doyle calling. http://charlestonfolk.weebly.com/palmetto-bug-stomp.html APR 15-17: Spring Dance Romance, Camp Millstone, Ellerbe, NC. The Coffee Zombies and Nor’Easter w/Beth Molaro and Will Mentor calling. www.tcdancers.org MAY 12-15: Spring LEAF (Lake Eden Arts Festival), Black Mountain, NC. The Sting-rays and Nova w/Steve Zakon and Will Mentor calling. www.theleaf.org/the-festival JUNE 17-19: Asheville Summer Soiree, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC. The Syncopaths and Contrazz w/Gaye Fifer and Charlotte Crittenden calling. Six hours Waltz Music by Toss the Possum. www.ashevillecontra.com

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THURSDAYS Tummas English Country Dance Group, Matthews Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rice Rd., Matthews, NC, 7-9 PM. Do-nation. 704-309-7649 or Jason-Mauney@gmail.com. www.tummasdance.com 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS Bluegrass Thursday Night, Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, Family Life Center, 5780 Allison Creek Rd., York, SC, Doors open 6 PM. Hamburgers & hotdogs for sale 6:30 PM. Music 7-9 PM, free. 803-366-1302; www.allisoncreekbluegrass.com 3rd THURSDAYS Songwriters Round, hosted by Rob McHale, Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson, NC. 704-895-9090; www.summitcoffee.com Beavergrass Bluegrass Jam, Thirsty Beaver Saloon, 1225 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC. 8:30 PM; hosted by Jim Garrett. 704-332-3612.

FRIDAYS Bluegrass Jam, E. H. Montgomery General Store, 750 Saint Stephens Church Rd., His-toric Gold Hill, NC. 7-9 PM. Call Vivian Hopkins: 704-279-5674. www.historicgoldhill.com/eh_montgomery_general_store.htm 2nd FRIDAYS **Charlotte Folk Society Gathering, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. Concert, song circle & jams. Free & open to the public; donations appreci-ated. 7:30 PM. 704-563-7080; www.folksociety.org. Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. After Folk Society concert, app. 8:45 PM. Carol Rousey at 704-321-0202. Charlotte Folk Society Slow Old-Time Jam, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. After Folk Society concert, app. 8:45 PM. Contact Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com. Visit www.folksociety.org/slowjam.shtml for music & mp3s of fiddle tunes. Charlotte Folk Society Songwriter’s Work-shop, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Eliza-beth Ave., Charlotte. After Folk Society concert, app. 8:45 PM. Diana Wade at dwade@carolina.rr.com. NEW 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS Boots-N-Slippers Square Dance, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, 7407 Steele Ck. Rd., Charlotte. 8-10 PM. Call 704-525-1940.

SATURDAYS Bluegrass Jam Session, Pat’s Gourmet Cof-fee Shop, 166 North Main St., Mooresville, 9 AM-1 PM. Call 704-662-6299. Old-Time & Bluegrass Jam Session, Dixie’s

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MONDAYS Find Your Muse Open Mic, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. Open Mic, Puckett’s Farm Equipment, 2740 W. Sugar Ck. Rd., Derita, NC. 7:30 PM. Led by house band, Three Piece Bucket. 1st MONDAYS Open Bluegrass Jam, Belmont General Store, 6 N. Main St.,, Belmont, NC, 7-9 PM, free; be-ginners to advanced and listeners welcomed. Contact Anthony Scruggs at scruggsopry-house@yahoo.com. Nashville Songwriters Association Interna-tional Meeting, Location TBA, Rock Hill, SC. 7 PM. Contact Tim Jones: 803-328-8689. 4th MONDAYS Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society, Wilkes Heri-tage Museum, 100 E. Main St., Wilkesboro, NC, 7 PM. Bluegrass & “Anything Goes“ Jams. www.wilkesfolks.org

TUESDAYS Charlotte Scottish Country Dance Society, British American School, 7000 Endhaven Lane, Charlotte 28277. 7-9:30 PM. Jack Pressley at 704-814-9647 or jpres79334@aol.com. www.charlottescottishdance.wordpress.com Charlotte Community Singers Practice, Sharon Presbyterian Church Chapel, 5201 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, 7-8:30 PM, free. New members & visitors welcomed. Carol Raedy at 704-367-2536 or carolraedy@hotmail.com. Check for updates at www.charlottecommunitysingers.org 2nd TUESDAYS Nashville Songwriters Assoc. International, Workshop Meeting, The Well, 220 Main St., Pineville, NC, 7 PM. Call Fiona MacAllister at 704-483-1671; http://.NSAICharlotte.com. 3rd TUESDAYS Catawba River Bluegrass Association Jam, Bethlehem Baptist Church, 3100 Bethlehem Church St. (just off South New Hope Rd.), Gastonia, NC, 7-9 PM. Open jam; all welcome. Contact Mike McDonald at m.mcdonald@bellsouth.net

WEDNESDAYS Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club, home of Carol Rousey in the Arboretum area of Charlotte. 1 PM. Call Carol at 704-321-2020 for directions. Bluegrass, Old-Time Country, Folk & Gospel Jam Session, Cabarrus Co. Senior Ctr., 331 Corban Ave., SE, Concord, NC. 6-9 PM. Open to the public; free. 704-920-3484. Dennis “Cuz” Frost hosting Americana Mu-sic Program, Charlotte Community Radio, 7-10 PM. Streaming at charlottecommunityra-dio.org. 1st WEDNESDAYS Tosco House Party (open mic), The Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson, Charlotte, 8 PM, $3. Host John Tosco. www.toscomusicparty.org.

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Calendar, continued Coffee Roasters, 102 S. Main St., China Grove, NC. 9 AM- Noon. Contact The Rev. Greg Yeager at 704-754-6288. 1st SATURDAYS Bill Williams Memorial Old-Time Jam, Wil-low Grove Retirement Center Activities Room, 10043 Idlewild Rd., Matthews, NC, 2-4 PM. Call Alan Davis at 704-499-3918. 3rd SATURDAYS Charlotte Folk Society Slow Old-Time Jam, Ashcraft School, Carl J. McEwen Historic Village, 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd. (Route 51), Mint Hill, NC. Open jam; 12 Noon-1 PM. Free. Ed Gebauer at rhythmfiddle@gmail.com. Visit www.folksociety.org/slowjam.shtml for music & mp3s of fiddle tunes. Mint Hill Old-Time Music Jam, Farmer’s Market, Carl J. McEwen Historic Village, 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd. (Route 51), Mint Hill, NC. Open jam; 1-3 PM; free. Jack Hopkins at 704-545-4290 or 704-620-5086. Greater Charlotte Ukulele Meetup, Sam Ash Music Store, 5533 Westpark Dr., Charlotte 28217, 1 PM. To join the group/learn more, visit www.meetup.com/charlotteuke Old Time Square Dance (Traditional Appa-lachian style), Denton Civic Ctr., W. Salis-bury St., Denton, NC. Bluegrass & old-time bands, 7-10:30 PM, $5 adults. 336-472-2802; www.dentondance.net/dentondance Folklife Demonstrations and Traditional Artists & Musicians, Historic Hagood Mill, 3 miles N of Pickens, SC, off Hwy. 178, on Hagood Mill Rd. www.co.pickens.sc.us. EVERY OTHER SATURDAY Queen City Beginners Bluegrass Jam, Asbury Care Center Living Room, Al-dersgate, 3800 Shamrock Dr., east Charlotte, 2-4 PM, free. Email jerryleonard@yahoo.com for meeting dates/search “Charlotte Begin-ner Bluegrass Jam” at www.meetup.com.

SUNDAYS Charlotte Folk Society Sunday Bluegrass Jam, Fireside Room, St. Stephen Methodist Church, 6800 Sardis Rd., Charlotte (just south of the light at Boyce Rd.; outside entrance to the Fireside Room at the north end of the church; look for a sign.) 6:30 PM. Intermedi-ate level; all are welcome. Contact jam leader Greg Clarke at 704-236-1111. 1st SUNDAYS First Sunday Revival, Petra’s, 1919 Com-monwealth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205. 8-11 PM. Free. 704-332-6608; petraspiano.bar 2nd SUNDAYS Charlotte Folk Society Slow Celtic Session, Asbury Senior Care Center Chapel, Al-dersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Sham-rock Dr., East Charlotte. 2-5 PM. Contact Session leader Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com. Dixieland Jam Sessions, Fraternal Order of Police Hall, 1201 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, 6-9 PM, free. Dinner & bar service available. Triad Scottish Fiddlers & Friends of North Carolina Monthly Meeting, 3-6 PM, Loca-tion TBA. Debbie Morris at 336-248-9529.

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