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Fri 3/6 - Say Sister! Guitar Festival w Yasmin Williams, Marcy Marxer, Lisa Liu, Cathy Fink and Piedmont Blūz.
Friday March 6th, Institute of Musical Traditions presents the Say Sister! Guitar Festival at 7:30pm.
Seekers Church | 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012 | 7.30pm | Tickets $30 adv (+$2 processing fee), $35 door.
Say Sister! Guitar Festival will feature five master female guitarists of different styles. The artists will collaborate on songs and tunes as well as perform their own pieces.
The festival follows last year’s highly successful “Say Sister! Women in Old Time Music” festival curated by Cathy Fink. Expect the unexpected with virtuosity, levity and community all around women who are redefining the beloved instrument! All artists will be on stage for both sets, collaborating and performing separately in a magic evening of guitar love.
Featuring:
Yasmin Williams – Innovative & Avant Garde
The New York Times called her “one of the country’s most imaginative young solo guitarists.” NPR said, “Yasmin Williams is a fingerstyle guitarist who taps, slaps and slides up and down the fretboard of her instrument with a commanding sense of scenery that flickers between the strings.” Her latest album, Arcadia has been a game changer for innovative guitar.
Marcy Marxer- Bluegrass, Old Time, Rockabilly, GRAMMY winner
She has played acoustic music on Emmy Award winning National Geographic specials, platinum shipping Eva Cassidy CD’s and on over 75 recordings and instructional materials created with her partner, Cathy Fink. “As close to flawless folk/bluegrass as it gets.” – Billboard Magazine
Lisa Liu – Jazz & Django
"Liu performs with a confident grace that reveals an intuitive command of her instrument, and her versatile picking style ranges from a playful nimbleness to straight-up jamming."-Christa Titus/Billboard Magazine
Cathy Fink - Mother Maybelle Carter style, Folk styles, GRAMMY winner
Cathy has sustained a 52 year career in roots music, mostly with partner Marcy Marxer. She is dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments of women in roots music and recently published a course on the guitar playing of Mother Maybelle Carter with Peghead Nation. Also an ace old-time banjo player. Of the duo - “Spellbinding acoustic musicians, with a rare master of American roots styles.”–Boston Globe
Valerie and Benedict Turner are Piedmont Blūz, ambassadors of Country Blues music, the Piedmont style of fingerpicking, and roots percussion. Valerie's fingerpicking is reminiscent of the intricate stylings of Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, and Etta Baker. Benedict tastefully accompanies Valerie with a washboard, bones or harmonica.
THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT. There will be NO tickets available at the door.
Previous events
4/25 - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Cultural Arts Center: Theatre One, 7995 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring, MD 20910
Saturday April 25th, Institute of Musical Traditions and Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center present Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at 7:30pm. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Main Stage 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
General $25, MC Student $5, Student $10
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4/13 - Breabach (children's admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
Friday March 6th, Institute of Musical Traditions presents the Say Sister! Guitar Festival at 7:30pm. Seekers Church | 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012 | 7.30pm | Tickets $30 adv (+$2 processing fee), $35 door.
Saturday February 28th, Institute of Musical Traditions presents Joe Troop & the Truth Machine at 7:30pm. Seekers Church 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012 | 7:30pm
2/13 - Skye Consort & Emma Björling
Cultural Arts Center: Theatre Two, 7995 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring, MD 20910
Friday February 13th, Institute of Musical Traditions and Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center present Skye Consort & Emma Björling at 7:30pm.
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 2 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tickets are priced at $5 for MC Students, $10 for “other” students, and $25 for general admission. Tickets are now available at
General $25, MC Student $5, Student $10
Thursday January 29th, Institute of Musical Traditions and Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center present Frigg at 7:30pm. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 2 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
General $25, MC Student $5, Student $10
12/15 - Annual Celtic Holiday Show w Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner & Elke Baker (childrens' admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
12/15 - Annual Celtic Holiday Show w Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner & Elke Baker (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
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12/1 - Windborne (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
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12/1 - Windborne (childrens' admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
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11/3 - Corey Harris (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
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10/27 - Ensemble Galilei (childrens' admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
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10/27 - Ensemble Galilei (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
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10/11 - Nicol-Brown 42nd Amateur Invitational Contest
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
FREE ADMISSION, thanks to the EUSPBA, The Piobaireachd Society, and other generous donors. Your donations are welcome at the door or online for the benefit of the Nicol-Brown and IMT. Support the future of piping.
10/10 - Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest Judges' Recital
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
FREE ADMISSION, thanks to the EUSPBA, The Piobaireachd Society, and other generous donors. Your donations are welcome at the door or online for the benefit of the Nicol-Brown and IMT. Support the future of piping.
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
Garnet Rogers has established himself as ‘One of the major talents of our time”. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer”, Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
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