Ira Gitlin
Schedule
If you’d like to receive notices about upcoming performances and events, please e-mail me.
Saturday, December 7
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guests Geraldine.
Friday, December 13
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Morgan’s Coffeehouse
Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church
6750 Woodbine Road
Woodbine, MD 21797
(410)970-2485
7:00 PM
Sunday, December 15
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703)771-5281
2:30 PM
Saturday, December 21
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your event? Contact me at ira@iragitlin.com.
Friday, January 3
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00 PM
Saturday, January 4
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase—but a really special one. Not only will we be celebrating Dede’s three-quarters of a century on Earth; our featured guest will be Danny Paisley, one of the great traditional singers of our generation!
Friday, January 24
Tribute to Hazel Dickens and Dede Wyland
Earp’s Ordinary
10420 Main St.
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 539-6960
Details TBA.
Sunday, January 26
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
New Deal Café
113 Centerway
Roosevelt Center
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 474-5642
6:00-8:00 PM
Monday, January 27
Bluegrass Jam
Takoma SPARK
7112 Willow Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(240) 690-1910
7:00-9:00 PM
Come join me and my co-host Mary Naden for an evening of musical fun and fellowship!
Saturday, February 1
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Special guests TBA.
Sunday, February 9
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
New Deal Café
113 Centerway
Roosevelt Center
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 474-5642
6:00-8:00 PM
Saturday, February 22
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
7:00-9:00 PM
Monday, February 24
Bluegrass Jam
Takoma SPARK
7112 Willow Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(240) 690-1910
7:00-9:00 PM
Come join me and my co-host Mary Naden for an evening of musical fun and fellowship!
Saturday, March 1
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guests TBA.
Friday, March 7
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00 PM
Sundays, March 9, 16, 23, and 30
Wernick Method Bluegrass Jamming Class
College Park, MD
If you play one of the bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro) and would like to play with others, but don’t know where to start, THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU! You’ll learn the “rules of the road” that will have you jamming in the very first session. You don’t need to read music or tablature. All you need is the ability to play G, C, D, and A chords (or, for fiddle and bass, notes that go with those chords) and change them smoothly, and we’ll show you the rest.
And if you’re already playing, but want to work on your higher-level jam skills, this class is for you, too!
Topics covered will include the following:
•Jamming ground rules and etiquette
•Learning new songs on the fly
•Leading songs
•Finding melodies
•Faking solos
•Harmony singing.
For more information, or to register, go here.
And if you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this info along!
Saturday, March 29
(The Oklahoma Twisters (Western Swing)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
9:00 PM-12:00 midnight
Monday, May 12-Thursday, May 15
Wernick Method Bluegrass Jamming Camp
Granite Hill Camping Resort
3340 Fairfield Rd.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)642-8749
If you play one of the bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro) and would like to play with others, but don’t know where to start, THIS CAMP IS FOR YOU! You’ll learn the “rules of the road” that will have you jamming in the very first session. You don’t need to read music or tablature. All you need is the ability to play G, C, D, and A chords (or, for fiddle and bass, notes that go with those chords) and change them smoothly, and we’ll show you the rest.
And if you’re already playing, but want to work on your higher-level jam skills, this camp is for you, too!
Topics covered will include the following:
•Jamming ground rules and etiquette
•Learning new songs on the fly
•Leading songs
•Finding melodies
•Faking solos
•Harmony singing.
For more information, or to register, go here.
And if you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this info along!
