Fri 3/31 - Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman

Steve Baughman and Robin Bullock play a traditional dance tune from Brittany, which they have arranged as a fingerstyle guitar duet. Recorded 12/10/10 in Macon, Georgia.

Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman

Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman

This is the opening tune on Robin and Steve's new album, ALONE AND TOGETHER, available at CD Baby and at a Google near you.

Friday March 31st, 2023   
Institute of Musical Traditions presents Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman.   
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church | 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852 | 7:30pm   
Tickets are $20 in advance (+$2 box office fee) and $25 at the door

The magnificently rich sound of two acoustic guitars conjures up the ancient musical landscapes of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany in the hands of Celtic guitar masters Steve Baughman and Robin Bullock. These two virtuosos together in concert, surrounded by guitars (and the occasional cittern, mandolin or banjo) and completely relaxed with their audience, form an irresistible onstage synergy. Traditional airs, jigs and reels blend with the timeless harp compositions of Ireland’s legendary bard Turlough O’Carolan, hypnotic Breton dances, rollicking Appalachian fiddle tunes and soulful meditations from both sides of the Atlantic, as two of North America’s leading Celtic guitarists join forces to create a uniquely beautiful sonic experience. 

Steve and Robin met as instructors at the Swannanoa Gathering’s Guitar Week in 2000, sat down to share a few tunes informally, immediately realized that something very special was happening, and proceeded to capture that magic on their debut duo CD Celtic Guitar Summit. Honored by Acoustic Guitar Magazine with three “Editor’s Pick” awards as one of the top CDs of the year, Celtic Guitar Summit “sheds new light on O’Carolan’s enchanting melodies and on the long history of Celtic music they inspired,” according to The Washington Post. Sing Out! hailed Celtic Guitar Summit as “a shimmering collection of haunting melodies, ringing tones and consummate musicianship,” while Dirty Linen warned that the CD was “guaranteed to lower your blood pressure. Other side effects may include uncontrollable smiling or blissful humming.” 

Since then, Steve and Robin have toured as a duo whenever their schedules would allow, on both coasts of the U.S. as well as in Canada and Italy, made cameo appearances on each other’s solo CDs, and finally, in 2014, teamed up in the recording studio again for their long-awaited second CD, Alone and Together, earning five-star rave reviews from Amazon to Allmusic.

 

IMT requires that masks be worn by attendees to protect themselves and others but will no longer require proof of vaccination. Please do not attend any IMT concerts if you are not feeling well. If you have already purchased tickets, let us know by emailing office@imtfolk.org. 

Doors open half an hour before showtime, online ticketing ends at 3pm day-of show. 

Though PayPal is used as our credit and debit card processor, no, you don't have to have a PayPal account. When you click "payment method" you will see a yellow button that says "checkout with PayPal". You will still be able to use a credit or debit card at that point. Please add your phone number and home address to the notes field so that we may contact you in the event of cancelation, or to thank you with a letter for donations as appropriate.

Mon 4/10 - Spælimenninir

" a blast of warmth from the chilly shores of the northern Atlantic"

" a blast of warmth from the chilly shores of the northern Atlantic"

"Gosh, they’re wonderful” - Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion, Minnesota Public Radio

"Gosh, they’re wonderful” - Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion, Minnesota Public Radio

Monday April 10th, 2023   
Institute of Musical Traditions presents Spælimenninir.   
Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza | 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 7:30pm   
Tickets are $25 in advance (+$2 box office fee) and $30 at the door 

Spælimenninir’s music is as familiar as an old time barn dance and as exotic as the landscape of the Faroe Islands, the band's home in the North Atlantic. It’s music of the Nordic counties drawing on traditions centuries old and compositions new as today. The multinational background of the members and combination of instruments make the music unique; no other band in the world sounds like Spælimenninir . Kristian, Sharon Ívar, Erling Lars and Charlie, traveling and performing together for more than 45 years, continue to inspire and elate multi-generational audiences.

Spælimenninir (“the folk musicians”) is a lively group of six musicians that play traditional and contemporary folk music from Scandinavia on fiddle, recorder, piano, guitar, mandolin, acoustic bass and vocals. The group’s home base is the Faroes, but Spælimenninir is not strictly a Faroese band, neither in personnel nor music. Having played together for over 40 years, the current line-up includes one native Faroese, two Americans and three Danes. This international collaboration has resulted in a varied repertoire, which reflects each member’s heritage and illustrates the links between the music traditions of the Scandinavian countries and the United States. 

Spælimenninir’s wide range of material, skilled musicianship and jovial stage presence always combine to create an entertaining and informative evening. Spælimenninir has toured widely in the Nordic Countries; Scotland, Orkney and Shetland; continental Europe and the United States playing at folk festivals, dances, clubs, and concerts and conducting educational programs in schools and universities.

More about Spælimenninir at spaelimenninir.com

IMT requires that masks be worn by attendees to protect themselves and others but will no longer require proof of vaccination. Please do not attend any IMT concerts if you are not feeling well. If you have already purchased tickets, let us know by emailing office@imtfolk.org. 

Doors open half an hour before showtime, online ticketing ends at 3pm day-of show. 

Though PayPal is used as our credit and debit card processor, no, you don't have to have a PayPal account. When you click "payment method" you will see a yellow button that says "checkout with PayPal". You will still be able to use a credit or debit card at that point. Please add your phone number and home address to the notes field so that we may contact you in the event of cancelation, or to thank you with a letter for donations as appropriate.

Tuesday Night Open Spark

Every Tuesday
Institute of Musical Traditions presents the Tuesday Open Spark - a listening-room style open mic with weekly featured artists.   
School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD  20912 | signup at 6pm, music at 7pm | The evening is free but we DO solicit donations for our featured artists every week!

Upcoming featured artists include: 3/7 w Bobby Thompson, 3/14 w Girl Blue, 3/21 w From the Dirt, 4/4 w Michelle Swan, 4/11 w Nicole Belanus, 4/18 w Billy Coulter, 5/2 w John Peiffer, 5/23 w Susan Rowe...

This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or drink if you want to eat or drink! (no alcohol please, and of course please clean up after yourself). House keyboard in the house.  We’re not big enough for amps or drumkits, so don’t bring’em. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun – whichever’s shorter. The evening is sponsored by Institute of Musical Traditions, AT School of Musical Traditions, hosted by rob's Open Mics.

Webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy.

Please note that this isn't an IMT venue per se so that the below COVID policy is NOT in effect. Please do NOT come if you're feeling ill. Just tune into the webcast and join us when you're feeling better!

updated COVID policy for IMT venues (as of 10/20/22):

IMT requires that masks be worn by attendees to protect themselves and others but will no longer require proof of vaccination. Please do not attend any IMT concerts if you are not feeling well. If you have already purchased tickets, let us know by emailing office@imtfolk.org. 

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Fri 3/31 - Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman

Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD

Friday March 31st, 2023
Institute of Musical Traditions presents Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman.
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church | 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852 | 7.30pm
Tickets are $20in advance (+$2 box office fee) and $25 at the door IMT requires that masks be worn by attendees to protect themselves and others but will no longer require proof of vaccination. Please do not attend any IMT concerts if you are not feeling well. If you have already purchased tickets, let us know by emailing office@imtfolk.org.

Doors open half an hour before showtime. The Check-out with PayPal button allows you to pay with your credit card or with your PayPal account.

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Mon 4/10 - Spælimenninir

Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD

Monday April 10th, 2023
Institute of Musical Traditions presents Spælimenninir.
Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza | 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 7:30pm
Tickets are $25 in advance (+$2 box office fee) and $30 at the door Doors open half an hour before showtime. The Check-out with PayPal button allows you to pay with your credit card or with your PayPal account.

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We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supported by contributions from individual donors and by funding from the Maryland State Arts Council as well as the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supported by contributions from individual donors and by funding from the Maryland State Arts Council.

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supported by contributions from individual donors and by funding from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Institute of Musical Traditions Inc. is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

Institute of Musical Traditions Inc. is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.