The DC Bluegrass Camp is coming up July 8-13 in Westminster, MD.
Staff Instructors include: Marshall Wilborn (bass), Orrin Star (mandolin), Dede Wyland (voice), Danny Weiss (guitar), Sue Cunningham (fiddle) and Randy Barrett (banjo).
This is an outstanding opportunity to spend a whole week improving your chops! (Basically, play your ass off and have fun.)
The camp is part of Common Ground on the Hill, a fabulous music/arts gathering. All ages and levels welcome (kids too!).

The Spring Fair is a great family fun day with games, pony rides, food, bake sale and so forth. Our friends in the Lyon Park community want to invite CABOMA to play that day, like a typical CABOMA Sunday jam. It's an off week for CABOMA at Lyon Park and would offer an opportunity for an additional jam at Lyon Park. Come on out if you can and pick a few tunes on a Saturday for a change - should be a fun time for all!
Thanks to Coordinator Polly Hall and all of the folks in the Lyon park area!

In the words of organizer Tara Linhardt, "...Shoot, one cannot even see just the Lonesome River Band for $15. But for $15 one can get 4 hot bands, a day full of workshops, a slow jam, contests to partake in or watch, wine tastings, food, beer, kids shows, and loads and loads of jammin!
And to make it even better it is a benefit with all the profits going to give local kids scholarships to college who otherwise could not afford to go."
Besides the LRB, the lineup includes: Big Chimney and The Hot Seats...and FOR THE KIDS, Frank Cassel, "The Banjo Man"!

Fundraiser/Festival announcement.... Moved to Watermelon Park in Berryville this year and 5 weeks later, June 15-16. Benefits Earthkorps.org - river cleanup organization!
Headliner Rhonda Vincent and the Rage with lots of regional favorites, too!
Free camping (hook-ups $15) and enviromental workshops...

http://shenandoahriversidefestival.webs.com/

UPDATE !! - DATE CHANGE

Sunday, July 10, 2-6pm
The Capital Area Bluegrass and Old-time Music Association invites all to our annual picnic and jam. We ask that you bring a side to share and your instruments, voices, and/or ears. We will provide
burgers, dogs, buns and soda.

There will be a raffle - we welcome donations in kind if they might be attractive to your fellow music lovers.

Check out the lineup of teachers at this year's DCBU Bluegrass & Old Time Music Camp. 

It is coming up soon, so go sign up now at DCBU.org.

Sunday May 1, 2:00-6:00pm - Rain or Shine!

Come out to Cherry Hill Park in Falls Church for the DC Bluegrass Union's annual spring jam session!

The event is FREE, bring your instruments for an afternoon of fun and food. Kids and families are welcome. 

The Park is located at 312 Park Ave in Falls Church.

Here is another local bluegrass festival, the 2nd Annual Loudoun County Bluegrass Festival, featuring Nothin Fancy and Della Mae.  Mark you calendar, May 7.

Check their website, www.BluegrassLoudoun.com, for more details.

Download the flier here.

If you missed last year's maiden voyage of DCBU's local festival, don't make the same mistake this year.  For those who attended the first annual DC Bluegrass Festival, expect another outstanding lineup and the same great jams in the hallways and classrooms.

April 16, 2011 at Langley High School.

Check out the official site at DCBluegrassFest.org and buy tickets early.