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Storytelling In Song By The Rob McHale Band At May 8th Gathering

Volume 19, Issue 5 May 2015 Celebrating Piedmont Carolinas Music Since 1982

of the year in the Charlotte Music Awards and a finalist in Dallas Songwriters Association competi-tions, Rob also has received honor-able mention in songwriting con-tests run by American Songwriter Magazine and Billboard.

In addition to performing through-out the Southeast, Rob McHale hosts the Summit Coffee Songwrit-ers Showcase in Davidson that fea-tures local, regional, and touring artists. The popular monthly series enters its sixth year in June 2015. The Rob McHale Band is com-prised of Rob (vocals, guitar), Pat McHale (harmonica), Mike Alicke (electric guitar), Frank Berridge (bass), and Mary Hawes (percussion). (Continued on page 3.)

New! Songwriter’s

Workshop May 8th

By Diana Wade We are delighted to announce the start of a monthly Songwriter's Workshop following the next Char-lotte Folk Society Gathering, Fri-day, May 8th. It is for beginners as well as ad-vanced songwriters wanting to share their music with a group that shares their passion for songwrit-ing. We will meet in the foyer of Great Aunt Stella after the main performance. 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. Our first gathering will also seek input from the attendees regarding what they would like the songwriting workshop to accomplish. 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 (Continued on page 3.)

We welcome the Rob McHale Band to our Gathering stage on Friday, May 8th. Join us in the Great Aunt Stella Center at 926 Elizabeth Ave-nue in the edge of Uptown Char-lotte. The music gets underway at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7 PM. Arrive early to be sure of admis-sion. Rob McHale is a storyteller in song. His songs take you through a small town, down a dirt road, or on an histori-cal journey – and bring you back home again. He has lived in North Carolina since a young age and feels rooted in the culturally rich region of the Carolinas.. Through his extensive travels and hands-on folk experience, he has developed a deep link to Roots and Americana music. Rob has released two recordings, Company Town (2010) and Fields (2014). Both have garnered critical praise. Reviewers have compared his writing to that of J. J. Cale, Neil Young, and Gordon Lightfoot. A two-time nominee for folk artist

The Rob McHale Band

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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.

2014 Board of Directors President: Tom Phlegar

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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 Karen Singleton 704-442-0202 704-458-6453 Junior Board Members Annika Bowers 704-821-8184 Davy Fee 704-236-3285 Newsletter Editor & Publicist Wanda Hubicki 704-563-7080 Webmaster Rick Bolen Web Assistant 704-523-2849 Diana Wade 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 Annual Membership Fees

Individual $30 Student $20 Family $40

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

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Folk Calendar Contributors

Thanks to Greg Clarke, David Fee, and Rob McHale for providing pho-tos. Thanks to Bill Cooke for put-ting together the dance calendar. We appreciate Hat and Dan Thompson for labeling and stamp-ing the newsletter for mailing each month. Write Wanda Hubicki at phubicki@carolina.rr.com to con-tribute calendar items.

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"This [Surrounded Again] is the best song I have heard about Custer, and I have heard them all." – Ranger Michael Donahue, Author and Historian, The Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, Mon-tana "A socially conscious writer with intelligent lyrics . . ." – Randy Walker, WSGE 91.7 FM

To learn more about Rob McHale and sample his songs and video perform-ances, visit http://robmchale.com and www.reverbnation.com/robmchale. Monthly sec-ond-Friday Charlotte Folk Society Gather-ings are family-

friendly and free; donations are appreciated and essential to holding Gatherings in the Great Aunt Stella Center. Refresh-ments, a song circle, jam ses-sions, and an Appalachian dulci-mer group follow the hour-long concert; visitors are welcome to join in or simply listen. Free parking is available in the 4th Street Mecklenburg County parking deck, between Kings Drive and McDowell Street. En-ter from the Stella Center park-ing lot or from 4th Street. Acces-sible entry and an elevator are available through the ground floor door on the parking lot side of the building. Drivers may drop off passengers requiring accessible entry; a Folk Society volunteer will assist them into the building.

(Rob McHale Band, continued from page 1.) The band will be familiar to many of you, as they performed numerous times on the Folk Society Stage at Festival in the Park. Pat McHale, Rob’s brother, has been playing har-monica for more than 50 years and performs with numerous churches, choral groups, and theater ensem-bles. He has conducted harmonica seminars as far away as India, Kyrgyzstan, and the Philippines. Mike Alicke has been playing the guitar profession-ally for over 35 years. He has toured in the United States with his Indie band and he also works as a studio musician. Frank Berridge has been playing the bass profes-sionally since the ‘60s, enjoying long stints New York City and San Di-ego, California. Mary Hawes is the newest member of the band and a talented percus-sionist. She plays a variety of per-cussion instruments, including the congas and the cajon. "Music of a hundred years ago, from yesterday or today - whenever you place them, the songs of Rob McHale should be taught in school, because they reflect vibrant history, the value of tradition and living social com-ment. This North Carolina-based poet, musician, and composer writes folk Americana songs that walk you through their narratives in an en-tirely involving way. They bring home the wealth of heritage and place it firmly in the present, they observe the days we live in and offer valuable meaning." – Tom Franks, Folk Words Magazine, London, Eng-land

(Songwriter‘s Workshop, continued from page 1.) by through their music as the younger talents bring new awareness and per-spective 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.

Rob McHale

CFS member Bill Williams hosts an open Old-Time Jam on the first Sat-urday of every month from 2 PM to 4 PM in the Activities Room at the Willow Grove Retirement Center, located at 10043 Idlewild Road, Mat-thews, North Carolina. The next Willow Grove Jam will take place on Saturday, June 2nd. For information, call Bill Williams at 704-573-6154 or 704-517-2822 (cell).

June 6th Willow Grove Old-Time Jam

Don’t miss this one. See you there! Charlotte Folk Society Gather-ings are made possible, in part, by funding from the Arts & Science Council.

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Kings and the Charlotte Folk Soci-ety afterwards! This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Li-brary – celebrating their archive of Charlotte-area music history, in partnership with Levine Museum and Charlotte Folk Society. For more information, call 704-416-0150.

Come out to the Charlotte Friends Meeting (570 Rocky River Road West, Charlotte, NC 28213) on Satur-day, May 9th, 1-4 PM to hear The Kollard Kings recreate the sounds of the late 1930s, when Charlotte out-shone Nashville as a country music recording center.

Enjoy songs by the “Father of Blue-grass,” Bill Monroe, and the legen-dary Carter Family, as well as such local luminaries as Mainer’s Moun-taineers and Arthur Smith. The Kollard Kings are Tom Estes (a past president of Charlotte Folk Soci-ety) on banjo, Donnie Murray (songwriter for the John Boy & Billy radio show) on guitar, West Virgin-ian Michael Plumley on bass, and Levine Museum historian, Dr. Tom Hanchett, on fiddle. Visit their web-site at www.kollardkings.org. Musicians, please bring your instru-ments and jam with The Kollard

tors. I expect there are many such folks amongst our membership and musical community, and that’s where you come in. We’ll likely need to apply for grants in order to pay for teachers/facilitators and some supplies, so computer and grant writing skills will be a plus. Please call me at 704-458-6453 or email me at clog-ginkaren@earthlink.net if you have some teaching/education back-ground plus the inspiration to be part of this adventure.

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Let Me Be Your Salty Dog: Charlotte’s Stringband

Heyday May 9th

The Kollard Kings

By Karen Singleton As part of our efforts towards con-tinued sustainability for the Char-lotte Folk Society, we are revisit-ing the need to increase our edu-cational outreach. And we’re cer-tain that there are untapped re-sources amongst our membership to help us jump start this expan-sion in the second half of 2015. The positive feedback from our 2004 Folk Arts Camp was a clear indication of interest from our membership. as well as the com-munity at large, in exploring the rich musical traditions of this Ap-palachian region as featured in our monthly Gatherings. This could include workshops (beginner to advanced levels) by Gathering performers, introduc-tory classes in lap dulcimer, com-munity singing, percussion, inter-generational storytelling, commu-nity dance, and much more. The possibilities are abundant. But the planning and implementa-tion of such activities and events will require a committee of educa-

Invitation To Musicians For June 20th

Event The Piedmont Unitarian Univer-salist Church at 9704 Mallard Creek Road in Charlotte is having a crafts fair on Saturday, June 20th, 8 AM-2 PM. There will be tents and some indoor spots for musi-cians and dancers to jam, stroll, or do some sets. If you would like to volunteer your time to perform, please contact Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com or 704-281-0658.

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Society at various festivals & activities.

Excellent condition. $50.00 each. Will include two 7 x 20 ft. side curtains.

Call Tom Phlegar at 704-535-2154.

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polkas, slip jigs, and songs. The group is comprised of Bethli and Mark Clemens on bodhran (traditional Irish drum) and guitar, respectively; Alan Davis on fiddle, accordion, and harmonica; John Goldsbury on whistle and flute; and Tom Walsh on fiddle. The popular Myers Park High School Bluegrass Club has been de-

lighting audi-ences with their vocal and instru-mental skills for several years. Its tal-ented mem-bers include fiddler Kate Aberman; Angel Paez on guitar, fiddle, and mandolin; Ryan Lip-

shay on bass; and Anne-Frances Jar-rell on banjo. Band club sponsor Greg Clarke will accompany on gui-tar. Angel Paez is the 2015 CFS Wil-liam Thomas Covington Swannanoa Scholarship winner. Danny Wicker is Delta blues/fingerstyle guitarist in the tradition of “Blind Willie” Johnson, Jorma Kaukonen, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Robert Johnson. Armed with only his resonator guitar and an old acoustic, Danny can keep entire cit-ies entertained for hours! DeWitt Crosby, Meg Houlihan, and Diana Wade will close out the even-ing with songs in three-part har-mony ranging from gospel to The Beatles. All three have a passion for harmony and song arrangement, and are present or former students of local voice teacher, Julie Dean.

Charlotte Folk Society’s popular Folk Jubilee is on tap again for Thursday, May 21st, at NoDa’s Evening Muse, 3227 North Davidson Street. Note that the start time is earlier than usual. We’ll begin at 6:30 PM with a song circle led by former Charlotte Symphony Orchestra violinist and Celtic fiddler, Dennis Spring. At 7:00 PM – and each half-hour after – a new group will take the stage for a twenty-five-minute set. Enjoy high-energy Celtic music by Wild Thyme, fol-lowed by a Folk Society favorite, the Myers Park High School Bluegrass Club. Popular bluesman Danny Wicker will be up next with a Delta blues set. The evening will close out with the all-women trio of Diana Wade, Meg Houlihan, and DeWitt Crosby, as they perform tra-ditional song arrangements in three-part harmony. Admission is a very reasonable $3 per person, for per-formers and audience alike. Enjoy the Myers Park High School Bluegrass Band, followed by high energy Celtic music by Wild Thyme. 2015 CFS Marilyn Meacham Price Swannanoa scholarship winner Liam Purcell will travel down from Deep Gap to perform with his band, Cane Mill Road. The evening will close out with the all-women trio of Diana Wade, Meg Houlihan, and DeWitt Crosby as they perform traditional song arrangements in three-part har-mony. Wild Thyme performs Celtic music with emphasis on jigs, reels, waltzes,

CFS Folk Jubilee May 21st!

Myers Park High School Bluegrass Club

Charlotte Appalachian

Dulcimer Club Meetings

The Charlotte Appalachian Dulci-mer Club meets after every sec-ond-Friday CFS Gathering with a beginner-friendly jam. Loaner in-struments 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 playing in no time! Look for them in the office around the corner from the sanc-tuary on the second floor after the May 8th concert. The Club also hosts weekly Dulci-mer Jams at 1 PM on Wednesdays in the Arboretum area. For more information about either weekly or monthly sessions, contact Carol Rousey at 704-321-2020.

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.”

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tunes. He wanted something which would tug at the heart strings of the record buyer but would be new.

A. P. gathered songs from a number of different sources. Some of the Carter Family songs came from a body of music they knew. Some came from songs they heard on ra-

dio or on a record. Many other songs came from the black tradition via his friend Lesley Riddle, an early sidekick of Brownie McGhee. The Carter song I have chosen to trace is When I’m Gone. Harper Van Hoy, founder of Fiddler’s Grove, used to tell me that in order for a song to truly be an Old Time song, its roots had to be before the turn of the twentieth century. When I’m Gone certainly has that pedigree. It was written by a cou-ple of minstrel performers, W. H. Delehanty and Irish born T. H. Hengler, in 1874. In the book Mon-archs of Minstrelsy, the author de-scribes the duo as the greatest min-

By Tom Estes Tom Estes is a past president of the Charlotte Folk Society and plays banjo with The Kollard Kings, a group dedi-cated to the music recorded in Charlotte during the 1930s. This is the third of a series of articles Tom has written related to the RCA Victor Recording Sessions in Charlotte. You will really need to follow the links in this article to get the most out of it. Alex Haley’s 1978 novel, Roots, and the resultant 1988 miniseries created an industry specializing in tracing family history and pedigrees. You have seen in the past two articles that there were a number of times in which an Old Time song recorded in the Queen City has popped up in the repertoire of contemporary rock, blues, jazz, or folk artists. I thought it might be interesting to trace the history of one particular song. For the most part, the 1931 Charlotte Victor Sessions involved a group of established acts who had recorded in other locations for Ralph Peer. One of those was the Carter Family. They launched their 1931 recording tour in Charlotte. It would wind up fifteen days later in Louisville, Ken-tucky with their recording two songs with Jimmie Rodgers. The Carters laid down seven tracks in Charlotte: Weary Prodigal Sun, My Old Cottage Home, When I’m Gone, Sunshine in the Shadows, Let the Church Roll On, Lonesome for You, and Can’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore.

A. P. Carter was the songsmith of the group, having been trained in shape note singing and fiddle playing. Re-member from past articles that Vic-tor’s Artist and Repertoire man, Peer, insisted on songs; not just fiddle

strels “the world ever knew or ever will know.” A. P. may have gleaned the song from Princeton, West Virginia fiddler Alfred Reed. Reed’s version can be heard here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sZF4gLh7gh0 Nobody knows exactly where A. P. Carter got the song. It was re-corded on some early cylinders. He might have heard it there. But what is sure is that he put it through the creative process he used on so many of the songs he collected. This was the same proc-ess which was encouraged by Ralph Peer, a process which made the songs unique enough to be copyrighted. One musicologist compares A. P. Carter’s reworking of his song catalog to the process used by a chef – taking the ingredi-ents which already exist and mak-ing something special through com-bining them and cooking them in the creative oven. The result was something special. Sara’s alto voice carries a great lead. And this is one of the few early Carter Family songs in which you hear Maybelle and A. P. sing-ing harmony. But one of the most inventive things in the recording is Maybelle’s’s guitar rhythm. You can hear the Carter Family version here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtxjd9_the-carter-family-when-i-m-gone-remastered-country-music-experience_music?start=131. One can hardly recog-nize the song as the same one sung by Blind Alfred Reed, but it is. It had been cooked through Carter’s creative process. This song caught the attention of J. E. and Wade Mainer, who were looking for material in 1937. They added the high lonesome sounds of

The Charlotte Sessions: Roots of an Old Time Song

The Carter Family

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The Charlotte Appalachian Dulci-mer Club will be hosting nationally acclaimed dulcimer performer and composer Neal Hellman for a workshop and house concert dur-ing the afternoon on Sunday, July 12th (exact times and location to be announced). You may attend the workshop or the concert, or both. Admission to the workshop only is $20; concert only is $10; attend both for $25. Seating will be lim-ited. So, please contact Mark Wil-lingham at 980-254-8059 as soon as pos-sible to make reser-vations if you are interested in at-tending or if you would like more information. Neal Hellman, nationally ac-claimed performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer, has been active in performing, writing, teaching, and recording acoustic music for the past 30 years. Neal’s latest recording, Emma’s Waltz, is a colorful dance through traditional and contemporary acoustic music styles. Featuring seventeen different musicians playing compositions from Ireland, Scotland, Finland, America, and France. Neal's other recordings include: Autumn In the Valley, Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) and Oktober County, all on the Gourd

the mountains and kept the Carter rhythm. You can hear that version here: https://youtu.be/UmXSOPDe5-Y Then, the song morphed again when it was recorded by Charlie Monroe in Rock Hill, South Carolina. But you can still hear the rhythmic guitar work introduced by Maybelle. Listen to that version here: https://youtu.be/L7sL5PSn8Uw After that, the song sat dormant for 50 years until it was picked up and reworked by Luisa Gerstein. She did a Reddit video of the song. She changed a few lyrics, and took May-belle’s rhythm to another level with her group, Lulu and the Lamp-shades. At first, like A. P., Luisa copyrighted the song. The Carter Family sued and an agreement was reached in which A. P. and Luisa shared authorship. You can hear the version posted on Reddit here: https://youtu.be/DWCOYJg9ps4 (Take my word for it – it’s worth go-ing through the commercial to hear what they did.) Finally, Anna Kendrick picked the song up and used Louisa’s cups rhythm in the movie Pitch Perfect. She was nominated for an Academy Award for that movie. This is the way it came out on the big screen: https://youtu.be/cmSbXsFE3l8 For any naysayers who think Old Time Music is dead – you don’t have to look far to find it. Charlotte music is being played everyday on the ra-dio, on ipads, on phones – even on ring tones! It did my heart good to show my granddaughter that what she knew as The Cups Song was ac-tually one of those tunes that I often embarrass her with. And knowing what I do about A. P.’s creative li-cense with his music and Peer’s de-sire to remake traditional music into something which would appeal to contemporary audiences, I know they would both approve.

Music label. In collaboration with Joe Weed, Neal wrote the score for Princess Furball, a children's video by Weston Woods which won a 1993 American Library Association Commendation. An original composition, written

by Neal and per-formed by Jay Unger and Molly Mason, is featured on the Ken Burns production Not for Ourselves Alone. Neal has placed a number of other tracks on the films of Ken Burns in-cluding Horatio's Drive, National Parks: America's Best Idea, and The Dust Bowl.

He is the author of many books on the Appalachian dulcimer, includ-ing Celtic Songs & Slow Airs for Mountain Dulcimer, The Dulcimer Chord Book, The Hal Leonard Dul-cimer Method, and Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer. As founder, director, and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music record label, Neal has pro-duced over forty albums, including Simple Gifts, The Fairie Round, Tender Shepherd, The World Turned Upside Down, and Jeffer-son’s Fiddle, creating a uniquely distinctive sound, featuring a vari-ety of acoustic instrumental ensem-bles, rich in texture and tonal color. Visit www.gourd.com/hellmann.html to sample audio and video performances by Neal Hellman.

Neal Hellman Appalachian Dulcimer Workshop & Concert

Sunday, July 12th

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Do you consider Gypsy Jazz a folk music? Gypsy Jazz is an invention. It is a cult following of the music of Django Reinhardt, its inventor. In many ways it is closer to blue-grass than jazz. Because the mu-sic remains as a tradition, I con-sider it a folk music.

How was your experience work-ing with David Grisman? I recorded Gypsy Rumble with David Grisman about ten years ago. The project went by very quick. We met in the studio, re-corded the songs, and went on a short tour. I like his production and songwriting, and it’s had some effect on my own recordings since. How have Eastern influences shaped the sound of your music? My primary influence is Plato, who believed in the intrinsic beauty of things. From this phi-losophy, I try to look at music from every angle possible. I try to make my music not too personal or self-indulgent, but rather “bring my own stone” to the mu-

By Davy Fee Stephane Wrembel is a French gui-tarist who plays in the spirt of Django Reinhardt, not the shadow of Django. His performance at the Eve-ning Muse on Saturday, April 18th, was a fusion of music from the old and new worlds of Gypsy Jazz. On stage was Wrembel, a second guitarist, a standup bass player, and a drum-mer. For the first set Wrembel had a special guest guitarist and vocalist from France, David Gas-tine. Gastine started off with a couple of French standards by Charles Tre-net and then sang some country standards, includ-ing Country Roads. The set ended with Sweet Georgia Brown, with both he and Wrembel soloing at a break-neck pace. In the second half of the show, Wrembel captivated the audience with original compositions from his Origins and Dreamer of Dreams al-bums. The sound maintained the classic Gypsy touches but the addi-tion of drums hit the audience in the gut. Wrembel highlighted his songs which have been featured in Woody Allen films, such as the waltz Bistro Fada from Midnight in Paris and Big Brother from Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The turnout was good and Wrembel left the enthusiastic audience begging for more. Following is a short interview with Stephane Wrembel performed be-fore the show regarding his music and influences.

sic of the universe. You should not try to shape music to your own de-sire; for instance, bending music to technology is disaster. Other than your own recordings, what albums or artists do you sug-gest to the readers of the CFS news-letter? Ralph Towner, Paris Texas sound-track, Hamza El Din, Carlo Gesu-aldo, Sabicas, and Django Rein-hardt. Is there anything else you would like to say to the Charlotte Folk Society? I will leave you with a Buddhist quote: “Come and see for your-self.” More information about Stephane Wrembel, along with his discogra-phy, can be found at Stephane-Wrembel.com.

Review & Interview With Guitarist Stephane Wrembel

By Carol Raedy Community Singers are a non-auditioned intergenerational folk chorus. We enjoy singing together and promoting peace through mu-sic. We sing songs from various cultures, styles, and languages. We practice on Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM, in the chapel at Sharon Presby-terian Church, 5201 Sharon Road, in Charlotte. On some second Tuesdays, we perform for commu-nity events. We welcome new members and visitors. Contact Carol Raedy at 704-367-2536. Check for updates at http://communitysingers.carolraedy.com.

Community Singers

Invite You!

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By Ed Gebauer

Each month, folks who enjoy playing Irish and Scottish music gather to-gether in what are called Celtic Mu-sic Sessions. The Charlotte Folk Soci-ety sponsors both Slow and Interme-diate learner sessions for those that come and play.

Check out the websites below to find the links to the expanded and up-dated tune lists for the 2015 Celtic Sessions! More fabulous Irish and Scottish melodies to choose from when playing at the sessions!

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

a beginner who wants to learn to play Celtic tunes (though we assume you know how to play your instru-ment);

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 tech-niques;

you're conversant in one instrument, 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 Char-lotte. Turn off Shamrock Drive on to Willard Farrow Road at the light. The guard at the entry gate can di-

Charlotte Folk Society

Celtic Sessions

rect you to the right building. If your seating preference is an arm-less chair, it is recommended that you bring one with you. Contact Slow Session leader Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com. The next Slow Session will meet on Sunday, May 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!

grass enthusiasts and practicing musicians. We shall follow the Jam Commandments and we will treat everyone with respect. The purpose for setting up this group is to begin a regular jam session. Come when you can; have a good time.

Catawba River Bluegrass

Association Jam

May 19th The Catawba River Bluegrass Asso-ciation 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 May 19th. Contact Mike McDonald at m.mcdonald@bellsouth.net with questions. The association has pages on Facebook. The group‘s philosophy: Our group is searching for the perfect jam. We are blue-

Folk Society Sunday Night

Bluegrass Jam Tommy’s Pub

CFS Board member Greg Clarke hosts a weekly Charlotte Folk Society Bluegrass Jam on Sun-days at 6:30 PM at Tommy's Pub, 2007 Central Ave, Charlotte. The jam is for intermediate players but all are welcome. None of us are spectacular pickers but all are expected to pick up a new tune right away. We do know how to sing. You might like this jam for the variety of songs we play. In ad-dition to traditional bluegrass songs, we do songs by Bob Dy-lan, Johnny Cash, Merle Hag-gard, and Willie Nelson. Phil Davis brings in an off-the-wall tune every now and then, and I try to introduce one or two songs each week. The Plaza Midwood location occasionally draws other artists and bands to drop in to play with us. The owner and the bartender at Tommy's love bluegrass. The first beverage for pickers is on the house. We're grateful for the location. Please stop by to pick or just to watch. Call Greg Clarke at 704-236-1111 for de-tails.

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and topnotch instrumentation, while melding old-time Southern music with Americana, jazz, and more. Recipients of the Interna-tional Bluegrass Music Associa-tion’s Momentum Band of the Year award in October 2014. "They are among the very best of the emerging bands of the early 21st century." – Art Menius (www.barefoot-movement.com) The Hashbrown Belly Boys will open at 7 PM. The Charlotte Folk Society will announce our 2015-2016 Gather-ing Schedule of Performers in the June newsletter. We think you’ll be as excited as we are!

CFS Gatherings are made possible, in part, with fund-ing from the Arts & Science Council.

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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 essen-tial to presenting this series in GASC. The front doors open at 7 PM; concerts begin at 7:30 PM and last about one hour. Refreshments, a song circle, a slow old-time jam and the Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club follow the concert. Spontane-ous jams are welcomed. 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.

June 12: The Barefoot Movement is a young, high-energy quartet com-prised of Tommy Norris (mandolin), Noah Wall (fiddle), Hasee Ciaccio (upright bass) and Alex Conerly (guitar). Originally from Johnson City, Tennessee, they now make their home in Nashville. Known for their precise, hard-edged harmonies

June 2015 CFS Gathering

The Barefoot Movement

The Tummas Dance Group carries on the tradition of English Country Dancing and meets every Thursday, 7-9 PM, at St. Michael's Church, 2811 Margaret Wallace Road, Mat-thews. Participation is free; dona-tions are appreciated. English country dancing developed in the 17th and 18th centuries and was the main form of dancing in England and the American Colo-nies. Today, this type of dancing is a carried on world wide and dances fitting this style are still being com-posed. The dancing is easy to mas-ter and is great exercise. Come and join the Tummus Dance; no partner required. The group would also welcome musicians who would be interested in playing for the dances. The dance master is Ja-son Mauney and he can be con-tacted at 704-309-7649 or jason-mauney@gmail.com. Visit the web-site for more information: www.tummasdance.com.

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CFS Instrument Lending Library

The new CFS instrument lending li-brary is open and hosted by Plaza Presbyterian Church (2304 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205). Visit www.folksociety.org to see available instruments. Borrowers must be 18 years of age, have a current state-issued issued ID, and also have a $30 refundable deposit fee for the two-month lending period. Write to DavoFee@gmail.com to inquire.

Refreshments Volunteer Coordi-nator Justine Koch invites you to join her team. If you enjoy shop-ping, baking, or meeting our visi-tors, please consider helping with this important aspect of hospital-ity for our Gathering guests. Just bring your receipts for purchases and see Wanda Hubicki in the Café for reimbursement. Many thanks to Justine for her commitment to making our con-cert guests feel welcomed. If you’d like to be involved in this way, please contact Justine at koch1@bellsouth.net. Please write “FS Refreshments” in the subject line.

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torical Site Schoolhouse will go on hiatus until the third Saturday in Oc-tober. Hey, it's Festival Season in the Carolinas, and we would encourage everyone to attend one of these fabu-lous playing and listening opportuni-ties! For the weekends you'll be in town, beginning May 2nd, please join the regular Mint Hill Old-Time Jam for a few hours starting at 9 AM every Sat-urday in front of the restored Ira V. Ferguson Country Store building ad-jacent to the Farmer's Market on the Carl J. McEwen Historical Site Prop-erty. This Jam draws on the reper-toire of the Slow Jam as well as other Old-Time songs and tunes played at a gentle pace. While we're out ”under the trees,” it may be a good idea to bring along your favorite jamming chair! Also, in keeping with the historical and com-pact nature of this gorgeous outdoor facility, the setting is not ideal for pets, amplified instruments, or un-attended children. If you have questions, please get in touch with Ed Gebauer at rhythmfid-dle@gmail.com or Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com.

By Ed Gebauer Don’t miss this opportunity to take part in the monthly CFS Old-Time Slow Jam! Join us following the Gathering concert on Friday, May 8th, up on the third floor of the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave-nue, in Uptown Charlotte. 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. If you're new to the idea of an Old-Time Instrumental Slow Jam, here are the particulars! The group meeting ssecond Fridays following Gatherings is led by lo-cal fiddler Alan Davis. This is the place 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. 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 May, we’ll be playing the tunes in the key of G! During the warmer summer months, the Slow Jam normally held at the Carl J. McEwen His-

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Time Music Jams May-October

By Rita Hartmann The Mint Hill Old-Time Music Jam at the Carl J. McEwen Historical Vil-lage is now on the Summer/Farmer’s Market schedule. It starts at 9 AM every Saturday, May through Octo-ber, and ends at 1 PM. Come out and spend a day like 100 years ago:

May 16th Greater

Charlotte Ukulele Meetup

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, May 16th.

live music, live people, real food . . . Contact Rita Hartmann (AKA “Fiddle of Terror”) at haye-fourfour@hotmail.com for more information. The Village is located at 7601 Mat-thews-Mint Hill Road (Route 51) in downtown Mint Hill and is run by the Mint Hill Historical Society.

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beth Avenue, Charlotte, NC. 7:30 PM, FREE; donations appreciated. Doors open 7 PM. Free parking. Refreshments, song circle, and jams follow concert. www.folksociety.org êêMAY 8, Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, ap-prox. 8:45 PM, free. Call Mark Willingham for information: 980-254-8059. êêMAY 8, Charlotte Folk Society Old-Time Slow Jam, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Eliza-beth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, approx. 8:45 PM, free. Tunes in the key of G. Contact Alan Davis for information: davisxyz@hotmail.com. êêMAY 8, Charlotte Folk Society Song-writer’s Workshop, Great Aunt Stella Center Lobby, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, following the CFS concert, approx. 8:45 PM, free. Begin-ners to experience songwriters welcome to share songs. Contact Diana Wade at dwade@carolina.rr.com for information. MAY 8, Blues Out Back Concert featuring Abe Reid, Gaston County Museum of Art & His-tory, 131 W. Main St., Dallas, NC. 6:30-8 PM; Free. 704-922-7681, Ext. 105; www.gastoncountymuseum.org MAY 8, A Scottish Ceilidh with Isla, Fiddle & Bow Society Series, Muddy Creek Music Hall, Historic Bethania Mill, 5455 Bethania Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106. 7 PM, $10, Musi-cians $5; cash/checks only. Food available at Muddy Creek Café. 336-724-9393; www.fiddleandbow.org MAY 8, Dweezil Zappa Guitar Master Class, Neighborhood Theatre, 3 PM, $75. MAY 8, Zappa Plays Zappa: Accept No Sub-stitutes, Neighborhood Theatre, 8 PM, $30-35; all ages. MAY 8, Matthew Mayfield with a Band, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $12-15. êêMAY 9, Let Me Be Your Salty Dog: Char-lotte’s Stringband Heyday with The Kollard Kings, Friends Meeting House, 570 Rocky River Rd., Charlotte, NC. 1-4 PM; FREE. Open jam session follows program. Sponsored by the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in partnership with Le-vine Museum of the New South & Charlotte Folk Society. êêMAY 9 (Saturdays), Mint Hill Old-Time Jam, Carl J. McEwan Historic Village, 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd., Mint Hill, NC. 9 AM-1 PM. Free open jam. Rita Hartmann at 704-496-4321 or hayefourfour@hotmail.com. MAY 9, Highland Games & Music Festival w/Isla, Keith Murphy (Nightingale), Craicdown,

All calendar listings are subject to change and should be verified.

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., Char-lotte. 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.

The Garage, 110 West 7th St., Winston-Salem, NC. 336-777-1127; www.the-garage.ws

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

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.

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blumenthalcenter.org 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

Ri~Ra Irish Pub, 200 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 704-333-5554; www.rira.com

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

Stage Door Theater, 5th & College Sts., Char-lotte. 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 êêMAY 6, Tosco House Party, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. MAY 6, The Chris O’Leary Band (blues), Dou-ble Door Inn, 9 PM, $12-14. Ages 21+. êêMAY 6 (Wednesdays), Charlotte Appala-chian Dulcimer Club, Arboretum area home, 1 PM, Free. Call Carol Rousey at 704-321-2020 for directions and questions. MAY 7, Tummas English Country Dance Group (Thursdays), St. Michael’s Church, 2811 Margaret Wallace Road, Matthews, NC. 7-9 PM, Donations appreciated. www.tummasdance.com MAY 7, Little Big String Band, The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 1600 Central Ave., Charlotte. 704-790-7335; www.tapandpeel.com

MAY 7-10, 40th LEAF (Lake Eden Arts Festival) w/Donna The Buffalo, The Duhks, Sierra Hull,Martha Redbone Roots Project, Preston Frank Zydeco, Clayfoot Strutters & many more. www.theleaf.org/the-festival êêMAY 8, Charlotte Folk Society Gathering & Jams featuring North Carolina Singer/Songwriter Rob McHale & Friends, 926 Eliza-

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Historic Bethabara Park, 2147 Bethabara Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 10 AM-4 PM. Free. 336-924-8191; www.cityofws.org/departments/recreation-parks/historic-bethabara MAY 9, Shana Blake Band, EagleSpeak Cof-fee House, 9 PM. MAY 9, Danny Ellis in Concert, Presented by Streamside Concerts, Arden, NC 28704. BYOB Potluck Dinner 6:30 PM, $20 suggested donation. Advance reservation & payment required. Request tickets by emailing salire@yahoo.com or mail a check made out to Sally Sparks to 721 Streamside Dr Arden, NC 28704. MAY 9, Crusher Run Bluegrass, Mount Gil-ead 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 MAY 9, Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $10-12. MAY 9, Shana Blake Band, EagleSpeak Cof-fee House, 9 PM. MAY 9, 3rd Annual Elkin Valley Fiddlers w/Beyond the Blue, Gaining Ground, Joe Thrift, Company Store Band, Kitty & The Stray Cats, Blues Legend John Dee Holeman with Big Ron Hunter, Elkin Municipal Park, 399 Highway 268 West, Elkin, NC. 11 AM-7 PM, Admission free; small parking charge. Free contra dance & music styles workshops. Food vendors. http://foothillsartscouncil.org/elkin-valley-fiddlers MAY 10, The Buck Stops Here (Modern old-time/bluegrass), Music of the Carolinas Se-ries, Daniels Auditorium, NC Museum of History, 5 E Edenton St., Raleigh, NC. 3 PM, Free; pick up tickets at 2 PM outside the audi-torium. Doors open 2:45 PM. www.pinecone.org/music-of-the-carolinas.php êêMAY 10, Charlotte Folk Society Slow Celtic Session, Senior Care Center Chapel, Aldersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Shamrock Dr., East Charlotte, 2-5 PM. Please bring an armless chair. www.folksociety.org/celticsession.shtml êêMAY 10, CFS Bluegrass Jam (Sundays), Tommy’s Pub, 2007 Central Ave., Charlotte. 6:30 PM. Intermediate level; all are welcome. Led by Greg Clarke; contact gregmclarke@gmail.com or 704-236-1111. MAY 10, Los Morales (Bolero style music), Veracruz Mexican Restaurant, 391 Towne

Centre Blvd, Pineville, NC 28134, 7 PM. Reser-vations recommended. 704-889-7856. www.grupolosmorales.com/calendar#post-456 MAY 10, Rob McHale, Silver Fork Winery, 5000 Patton Road, Morganton, NC 28655. 12 PM; Admission $$. 828-391-8783; http://silverforkwinery.com MAY 10, The Buck Stops Here, Music of the Carolinas Series, Daniels Auditorium, NC Mu-seum of History, 5 E Edenton St., Raleigh, NC. 3 PM, Free; pick up tickets at 2 PM outside the auditorium. Doors open 2:45 PM. www.pinecone.org/music-of-the-carolinas.php MAY 11, Open Mic w/Three Piece Buckett (Mondays), Puckett’s Farm Equipment, 7:30-10:30 PM. MAY 11, Find Your Muse Open Mic (Mondays), The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. MAY 12, Red Rocking Chair (Jack Lawrence, Paddy Crouch, Tom Kuhn & Dale Meyer) (Tuesdays), Comet Grill, 8:30-11:30 PM. MAY 12, Laurelyn Dossett & Scott Manring, Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, 1421 Westover Ter-race, Greensboro, NC, 6:30-9:30 PM. 336-337-0707; www.lucky32.com/fried_chicken.htm MAY 12, Charlotte Nashville Songwriters As-sociation International Workshop Meeting, The Well, 220 Main St., Pineville, NC, 7 PM. Contact Coordinator Steve Simpson at sisimp-son@aol.com; http://NSAICharlotte.com MAY 12, Laurelyn Dossett & Scott Manring, Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, 1421 Westover Ter-race, Greensboro, NC, 6:30-9:30 PM. 336-337-0707; www.lucky32.com/fried_chicken.htm MAY 14, Homefront Music Presents Matt Bed-narsky, Wynfield Forest Clubhouse, 15722 Wynfield Creek Pkwy., Huntersville, NC. 7 PM, $12. Pre-sold tickets only. BYOB; beer & wine only. Please bring muchies to share. http://homefrontmusicseries.com êêMAY 14, The Testostertones (Glen Alex-ander, Michael Burgess, Randy DeBruhl, Dave Ballenger), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 4422 Colwick Rd., Charlotte. 8-10 PM. 704-714-8808; www.tapandpeel.com MAY 14, Ani DiFranco, The Neighborhood Theatre, 8 PM, $35-40. MAY 14, Michael Tracy w/Darby Adkins, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $12-15. MAY 14, Jon Shain, The Purple Onion, 7:30-9:30 PM.

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Calendar, continued MAY 14, Songwriters in the Round with host Chris Sanchez, EagleSpeak Coffee House, 7 PM. MAY 14, The Honeycutters, Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $12-14. MAY 15, Harpeth Rising (Trio of women; fu-sion of folk, newgrass, rock & classical), Fiddle & Bow Society Series, Muddy Creek Music Hall, Historic Bethania Mill, 5455 Bethania Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106. 8 PM, $14; cash/checks only. Food available at Muddy Creek Café. 336-724-9393; www.fiddleandbow.org MAY 15, Karan Casey, Diana Wortham Theatre, 8 PM, $15-30. MAY 15, Tom Principato, Double Door Inn, 10 PM, $15-18. MAY 15, Suzy Bogguss, The Neighborhood Theatre, 8 PM, $25-35. MAY 16, Greater Charlotte Ukulele Meetup, The Roasting Oven & Grill, 855 Gold Hill Rd., Fort Mill, SC, 1 PM, Free. Visit http://www.charlotteuke.com to learn more & to join the group. MAY 16, Armed Forces Appreciation Day w/Pretty Little Goat String Band, Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center, 138 Hagood Mill Rd., Pickens, SC 29671. 10 AM-4 PM. Music 12-3 PM. Folk life demonstrations & traditional crafts; split oak basket makers. Military history, reenactments, and tributes. Free. Bring a blan-ket or lawn chair. Contact Director Billy Craw-ford at 864-898-2936; www.visitpickenscounty.com/calendar. MAY 16, Luke Bell, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $8-10. MAY 16, Bruce Katz Band w/Traffic Jam, Dou-ble Door Inn, 9 PM, $10-12. MAY 16, Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival w/Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Harper & Midwest Kind, Joe Robinson Jazz Band, West End Mambo Latin Jazz Band, and more, Corner of N. Lee & W. Kerr Streets, Sailsbury, NC. 2-10:30 PM. www.rowanbluesandjazz.org MAY 16, High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Association Pickin’ in the Park w/Jeanette Wil-liams Band, Edwards Family, Fret High, South-ern Gentlemen, Southern Magnolia, Sweetwa-ter, The Twisted Grass Entourage, Clyde Davis Memorial Stage, Hagan-Stone Park, 5920 Hagan-Stone Park Rd., Pleasant Garden, NC. 9:30 AM-7 PM. FREE. Instrument workshops; storytel-ling by Mebanesville. For a camping reserva-tion, call 336-641-7275 for a specific campsite or visit haganstone.guilfordparks.com. 336-202-1536; www.highlonesomestrings.org MAY 16, Red Bluff Ramblers Bluegrass, Mount Gilead Music Barn, 108 N. Main St., Mt. Gilead,

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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 MAY 17, Melissa Mummert, The Evening Muse, 7:30 PM, $10. MAY 19, Rick Spreitzer Trading Songs w/Douglass Thompson & Jamie Kay, Ea-gleSpeak Coffee House, 7-10 PM; no cover. MAY 19, Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $12-15. MAY 19, Martha Bassett & Friends, Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, 1421 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC, 6:30-9:30 PM. 336-337-0707; www.lucky32.com/fried_chicken.htm MAY 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. MAY 20, Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Boys, Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $10. êêMAY 21, Charlotte Folk Society Folk Jubilee featuring the Myers Park Bluegrass Club, Wild Thyme, Danny Wicker, and DeWitt Crosby, Meg Houlihan, and Diana Wade, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. Song circle with Dennis Spring at 7:30 PM. êêMAY 21, Summit Coffee Songwriters Showcase with Chuck Johnson and host Rob McHale, Summit Coffee, 7 PM. www.robmchale.com êêMAY 21, Glen Alexander (fiddle), David McGuirt (guitar & mandolin) & Scot Cavi-ness (fretless bass), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 4422 Colwick Rd., Charlotte. 8-10 PM. 704-714-8808; www.tapandpeel.com MAY 21, Beavergrass Open Bluegrass Jam, The Thirsty Beaver Saloon, 1225 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC. Hosted by Jim Garrett; 8:30 PM. MAY 21-23, Lil John’s Mountain Music Fes-tival w/Dailey & Vincent, Michael Cleve-land & Flame Keeper, Nathan Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Lonesome River Band, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, and more, Cane Creek Campground, 1256 Longest Acres Rd., Snow Camp, NC 27349. 336-376-8324; www.littlejohnsmountainmusic.com MAY 22, P. J. Brunson, Ken Widis & Amy Lawton, Sylvia’s Songwriter Series, Sylvia

sic Barn hours: 6:30-10 PM. Light refresh-ments for sale. 910-220-6426; www.mgmusicbarn.com/index.html MAY 30, Donna Duncan Band, Ea-gleSpeak Coffee House, 8 PM. MAY 30, Scythian, Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $20. MAY 30, Time Sawyer, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $10-12. MAY 31, The Gravy Boys, E. Carroll Joy-ner Park, 701 Harris Rd., Wake Forest, NC. 5 PM. Free. Bring lawn chairs. Rain loca-tion: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587-2932. www.pinecone.org JUNE 1, Anthony Scruggs’ Bluegrass Jam, Belmont General Store, 6 N. Main St., Belmont, NC. 7-9 PM. Open to all – begin-ner to advanced. Listeners welcomed. Please support the Belmont General Store by purchasing cold bottled drinks, ice cream, etc. êêJUNE 3, Tosco House Party, The Even-ing Muse, 8 PM, $3. JUNE 5, Mike Farris, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $18. JUNE 5, Joe Ely w/Lucette, Double Door Inn, 7:30 PM, $17-20. JUNE 5, Mean Mary (Nashville singer/songwriter/guitarist/banjoist), Fiddle & Bow Society Series, Muddy Creek Music Hall, Historic Bethania Mill, 5455 Bethania Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106. 8 PM, $12; cash/checks only. Food available at Muddy Creek Café. 336-724-9393; www.fiddleandbow.org JUNE 5-6, Bluegrass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Veterans Memorial Park, Mt. Airy, NC. Competitions, jamming. 336-345-7388; mtairyfiddlersconvention.com JUNE 6, Fiddler Brittany Haas (Crooked Still), Bassist Paul Kowert (Punch Broth-ers), and Guitarist Jordan Tice (Tony Tris-chka), Acoustic Stage, Hickory, NC. TBA PM; $12.50. www.acousticstage.co êêJUNE 6, Willow Grove Old-Time Jam, Willow Grove Retirement Center Activities Room, 10043 Idlewild Road, Matthews, 2-4 PM; open jam. Information: Bill Williams at 704-573-6154 or 704-517-2822. JUNE 7-13, Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC. Workshops, jamming. Registration re-quired. 828-689-1167; mhc.edu/oldtimemusic

Theater, 9 PM, $10. MAY 22, Carolina Story w/Noah Guthrie, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $10. MAY 22-24, Fiddler’s Grove Festival featuring Steve Kilby, Donnie Dobro, Edwards Family, Spirit Fiddle, Cockman Family, Bobby Martin, Sally Spring, Edwards Family, Shiver Show, Green Grass Cloggers, Molly Barrett, Lissy Rose-mont, Mel Jones, and Don Pedi, Fiddler’s Grove Campground, Union Grove, NC. Workshops, concerts, competition, kids’ activities, camping. Adults: Fri. $10, Sat. $15, Sun. $5; 3 Days $25; ages 12 & under admitted Free. 704-682-1350; www.fiddlersgrove.com MAY 23, Travis Frye & Blue Mountain, 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. Free food 6-7:15 PM. 910-220-6426; www.mgmusicbarn.com/index.html MAY 23, Steph Stewart & The Boyfriends, The Purple Onion, 8-10 PM. MAY 26, Dr. John & The Nite Trappers w/Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Knight Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20. MAY 27, “The 9 Songwriter Series,” The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $8-10. MAY 27, Bex Marshall (blues), Double Door Inn, 9 PM, $5. êêMAY 28, The Testostertones (Glen Alexan-der, Michael Burgess, Randy DeBruhl, Dave Bal-lenger), The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, 4422 Colwick Rd., Charlotte. 8-10 PM. 704-714-8808; www.tapandpeel.com MAY 28, David Childers & Bruce Piephoff, The Purple Onion, 7:30-9:30 PM. MAY 28, Diane Durrett w/Steff Mahan, The Eve-ning Muse, 8 PM, $8-10. MAY 29, Shannon Whitworth w/Neil Cribbs (blues & soul), Lee Street Theatre, N. Lee St. & E. Kerr St., Salisbury, NC. 7:30 PM; Doors 7 PM. $15 + tax General Admission. 704-310-5507; www.leestreet.org/tickets MAY 29, Pierre Bensusan, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $20-22. MAY 29, Delbert McClinton, The Neighborhood Theatre, 8 PM, $35-40. MAY 30, Thickety Creek Bluegrass, Mount Gil-ead Music Barn, 108 N. Main St., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306. 7:30 PM, $7 Adults; 12 & under Free. Mu-

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Ave., Asheville, Mondays, 8 PM, $5. Call 828-232-5800 for details; visit www.oldfarmersball.com MAY 11: Avant Gardeners w/Charley Har-vey. MAY 18: Euphoria String Band w/Roberta Kogut calling. MAY 25: Moon Flowers w/Lauren Kriel. Boone Country Dancers, Apple Barn, Valle Crucis Conference Ctr., 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 JUNE 13: Boom Chuck w/Dean Snipes. 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 MAY 15: Buz Lloyd Dance ($8). Columbia Traditional Music and Dance, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 2501 Heyward St., Columbia, SC. Lessons 7 PM, Dance 7:30-10:30 PM, $8; $5 w/Student ID. 803-796-8935; visit www.contracola.org MA:Y 16: Cabin Fever w/Victor Gascon. 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 MAY 16: Tickle, Scratch & Groove w/Connie Carringer 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 MAY 12: Barefoot w/Louie Cromartie. MAY 19: Spinning Wheel w/Emily Abel. MAY 26: Austin & Luke w/Dean Snipes. JUNE 9: Warren Doyle w/Caller TBA. 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 MAY 23: Firefly w/Bob Dalsemer calling. MAY 30: Whistlin’ Rufus w/Doug Single-ton calling. JUNE 6: Nova w/Will Mentor calling. JUNE 12: Friday Advanced Dance w/Nova

êêJUNE 12, Charlotte Folk Society Gathering & Jams featuring The Barefoot Movement, 926 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC. 7:30 PM, FREE; donations appreciated. Doors open 7 PM. Free parking. Refreshments, song circle, and jams follow concert. www.folksociety.org JUNE 12-13, Charlie Poole Festival, Governor Morehead Park, Eden, NC. Concerts, competi-tions, jamming. 336-623-1043; charlie-poole.com JUNE 12-13, Pop Ferguson Blues Heritage Fes-tival: “Keep the Jook Joint Jumpin’” featuring Big Bill Morgenfield, Mac Arnold, Pop Ferguson, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Trudy Lynn, and Barbara Carr, Lenoir, NC. Fri. $20-20; Sat. $30-40; 2 Days $40-60. Tickets: 1-877-993-8499; ez-tixx.com JUNE 13, Bluff Mountain Festival with Garnet Ridge, Junior Appalachian Musicians Program, Green Grass Cloggers, The Midnight Plowboys, Crooked Pine Band, Betty Smith, Butter Hollar Stringband, Roger Howell & Friends, Joe Penland, Ballad Singer Set & Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake, Grounds of Hot Springs Resort and Spa, Hot Springs, NC. 10 AM-6 PM, Free. 828-649-1301; http://madisoncountyarts.com/events/the-20th-annual-bluff-mountain-festival-2/ JUNE 14, Two of a Kind (Bill Myers and Dick Knight, African American Trail of Music in Eastern NC), Music of the Carolinas Series, Da-niels Auditorium, NC Museum of History, 5 E Edenton St., Raleigh, NC. 3 PM, Free; pick up tickets at 2 PM outside the auditorium. Doors open 2:45 PM. www.pinecone.org/music-of-the-carolinas.php 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, $9, students & 65+ $7. Gretchen at 704-537-1377 or Dean at 704-361-6387; www.charlottedancegypsies.org MAY 13, Waltz Wednesday! Free; 7:30-9 PM. Hosts Lisa Faryadi & Buddy McManus. MAY 16: Indian Summer w/Callers Open Mic. MAY 30: Shea, Moore, Gold & Light w/Susan Kevra calling. Charlotte Country Dancers, Chantilly Commu-nity Bldg., 2101 Shenandoah Ave., Charlotte. Every Monday evening. Lesson 7:30 PM. Dance 8-10 PM, $7. www.charlottedancegypsies.org MAY 11: Band & Caller TBA. MAY 18: Band & Caller TBA. MAY 25: Band & Caller TBA. The Grey Eagle, Haywood Rd. & Clingman

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Calendar, continued w/Will Mentor calling. No potluck. Experi-enced dancers only; not for beginners & new dancers.

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 MAY 22: The Asheville Cats w/Warren Doyle calling.

Old Farmer’s Ball, Bryson Gym, Warren Wil-son 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 MAY 7: Buddy System w/Beth Molaro. MAY 14: Warren Wilson Student Band w/Phil Jamison calling. MAY 21: The Syncopaths w/Tamara McGovern calling. MAY 28: The Feet Retreat Band w/Susan Kevra calling.

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 MAY 8: Eric the Cat w/Charley Harvey. JUNE 6: FootLoose/Contrazz Dance; $10.

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 MAY 21: Swallowtail w/George Marshall & Tim Von Egmond calling. MAY 23: No Dance. MAY 29: Advanced Dance for Experienced Dancers w/Shea, Moore, Gold & Light & Susan Kevra calling. DANCE WEEKENDS MAY 7-10, Spring LEAF, Black Mountain, NC. Free Raisins, Buddy System & Clayfoot Strutters w/Adina Gordon & Charlotte Crit-tenden calling. www.theLEAF.org

JUNE 19-21, Asheville Summer Soiree, War-ren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC. Great Bear Trio & Friends and The Morrison Brothers w/Seth Tepfer & Barbara Groh calling. Six hours waltz music w/Toss the Possum. www.ashevillecontra.com ONGOING EVENTS MONDAYS Find Your Muse Open Mic, The Evening Muse, 8 PM, $3. Open Mic, Puckett’s Farm Equipment, 2740

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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. Mu-sic 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., Historic Gold Hill, NC. 7-9 PM. Call Vivian Hopkins: 704-279-5674. www.historicgoldhill.com/eh_montgomery_general_stor.htm 2nd FRIDAYS **Charlotte Folk Society Gathering, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Char-lotte. Concert, song circle & jams. Free & open to the public; donations appreciated. 7:30 PM. 704-563-7080; www.folksociety.org. Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club, Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Char-lotte. 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. 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 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; 9 AM-1 PM; free. Rita Hart-mann: 980-949-8687 or hayefourfour@hotmail.com. Morning Jam Session, Cook Shack, Union Grove, NC. Exit 65 off I-77 North; turn west; travel 2 miles; sits on left of road. Call Pal Ireland at 704-539-4353 for directions. Bluegrass Jam Session, Pat’s Gourmet Coffee Shop, 166 North Main St., Mooresville, 9 AM-1 PM. Call 704-662-6299. Old-Time & Bluegrass Jam Session, Dixie’s Coffee Roasters, 102 S. Main St., China Grove, NC. 9 AM- Noon. Contact The Rev. Greg Yeager at 704-754-6288. 1st SATURDAYS Willow Grove Old-Time Jam, Willow Grove Retirement Center Activities Room, 10043

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; beginners to advanced and listeners wel-comed. Contact Anthony Scruggs at scrugg-sopryhouse@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, Watson Stage, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC, 7 PM; 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. Community Singers of Charlotte Practice, Sharon Presbyterian Church, 5201 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, 7-8:30 PM, free. Carol Raedy at 704-367-2536. 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 wel-come. 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. Too Wet to Plow, Philosopher’s Stone Tavern, 7th & Caswell Sts., Charlotte, 7 PM, no cover. 704-350-1331. Bluegrass, Old-Time Country, Folk & Gos-pel Jam Session, Cabarrus Co. Senior Ctr., 331 Corban Ave., SE, Concord, NC. 6-9 PM. Open to the public; free. 704-920-3484. 1st WEDNESDAYS Tosco House Party (open mic), The Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson, Charlotte, 8 PM, $3. Host John Tosco. www.toscomusicparty.org. THURSDAYS English Country Dance, St. Michael’s Angli-can Church, 2811 Margaret Wallace Rd., Mat-thews, NC, 7-9 PM. Donation. 704-309-7649 or JasonMauney@gmail.com. www.tummasdance.com

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Calendar, continued Idlewild Rd., Matthews, NC, 2-4 PM. Call Bill Williams at 704-573-6154/704-517-2822 (cell). 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. SUSPENDED UNTIL OCTOBER. Greater Charlotte Ukulele Meetup, Sam Ash Music Store, 5533 Westpark Dr., Char-lotte 28217, 1 PM. To join the group/learn more, visit www.meetup.com/charlotteuke Old Time Square Dance (Traditional Ap-palachian style), Denton Civic Ctr., W. Salisbury 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, Tommy’s Pub, 2007 Central Ave., Charlotte, 6:30 PM. Intermediate level; all are welcome. Contact jam leader Greg Clarke at 704-236-1111. Celtic Sessions, RiRa Irish Pub, 208 N. Tryon, 7-9 PM, food available, no cover. 704-333-5554. 2nd SUNDAYS Charlotte Folk Society Slow Celtic Session, Asbury Senior Care Center Chapel, Al-dersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Shamrock Dr., East Charlotte. Contact Ses-sion leader Alan Davis at davisxyz@hotmail.com. Dixieland Jam Sessions, Fraternal Order of Police Hall, 1201 Hawthorne Lane, Char-lotte, 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.http://sites.google.com/site/triadscottishfiddlers/ 3rd SUNDAYS Storytellers Guild of Charlotte, Home of Ramona Moore Big Eagle, 9904 Avensong Crossing Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28215. 3:30 PM, Free. Storytellers & listeners both welcome. Ramona Moore Big Eagle at ramona.bigeagle@gmail.com or 704-568-6940. NEW LOCATION.

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