Tag Archives: bluegrass

🌶️St. John’s 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off!

5:00 – 7:30pm on Saturday, November 14th! St. John’s Episcopal Church Cherry Blossom special is reuniting to play one of our favorite events. We’ve played the St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Chili Cook-off event for the past 3 years and it’s a lot of fun. It’s been a while since we’ve had a full band gigContinue reading “🌶️St. John’s 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off!”

Bell Wringer (musical)

Gunston Arts Center 2700 S Lang St. Arlington, 22206 October 22 -31 2026 I’m playing in a musical! Pinkey Swear Productions is reviving the play Bell Wringer, a bluegrass musical by local playwrights Seth Alcorn and Karen Lange. The show won Best Musical at Capital Fringe in 2023 and it’s coming back just in timeContinue reading “Bell Wringer (musical)”

District Fringe Bluegrass Jam

July 18th from 8-10pm Severe Weather Contingency! In case of severe weather we will move the Jam inside to the Flicker Bar which is located at 4340 Connecticut Ave NW the Van Ness Main Street building! The DC Bluegrass Union is partnering with the District Fringe festival to put on a Bluegrass Jam at theContinue reading “District Fringe Bluegrass Jam”

Takoma Park Bluegrass Block Party!

On May 15th, 2026, from 5-7 pm, Takoma Park will host its first Bluegrass Blockparty, featuring performances by Bebe Blumenthal, Cory Chubb, and a bluegrass ensemble. Local food options will be available, and attendees are encouraged to bring instruments for jamming. Sponsored by Mainstreet Takoma, School of Musical Traditions and the DC Bluegrass Union.

CAGED Mandolin

There has been a lot written about the CAGED system for understanding the guitar, but I recently learned that you can apply the same thinking to the mandolin. I have to thank Ryan Rogers of the Dirtygrass Players for pointing this out to me. The basic gist of the CAGED system is that you canContinue reading “CAGED Mandolin”