AEBHF Events & News
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Latest Events for AEBHF
- Phil Wiggins Harmonica Workshop Sunday June 7th 10:30am to 12:30pm advanced - 1:30pm to 3:30pm for beginners.
- MSG Concert at the Barbershop - Saturday June 13 at 8:00pm
- Acoustic Jam at Bangkok Blues - Sunday June 21st 4pm to 6:45pm
- Special Fourth of July Jam! at Chevy Chase Community Center - Riverdale will be closed.
Latest Events for our "Friends of the Barbershop"
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- AEBHF Jambassadors to play the Riverdale Park Farmers Market Music Series Thursdays once a month
- Eastern Market Music Festival continues
- Tinner Hill Blues Festival honoring John Jackson Friday June 12th through Sunday June 14th
Latest Events for AEBHF:
Harmonica Workshop
with Phil Wiggins
at the Archie Edwards Blues Barbershop
4701 Queensbury Rd -Riverdale, MD
Sunday June 7th, 2009
Email Phil Wiggins and he'll hold a space for you or give Phil a call at (301) 585-4512 or cell (360) 381-0392
Cost is $40 for each workshop
Sunday June 7th: 10:30am - 12:30pm - Advance Techniques
1:30pm - 3:30pm - Basic beginners - The first hour will cover the fundamentals of playing blues harmonica and the second hour will continue with various techniques.
Phil recommends students bring a recording device and harmonicas in as many different keys as possible.
About Phil Wiggins...
Phil Wiggins was born in Washington, D.C. in 1954 and spent his childhood summers at his grandmother’s home in Alabama, where he listened to old-time hymns sung in church in the traditional call-and-response style. Phil was attracted to the blues harp as a young man and began his musical career with some of Washington’s leading blues artists, including Archie Edwards and John Jackson, and attributes his style to his years spent accompanying locally noted slide guitarist and gospel singer Flora Molton.
Wiggins' harmonica sound developed from listening to piano and horn players, as well as the music of Sonny Terry, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Little Walter, Big Walter Horton and Junior Wells. Phil also apprenticed with Mother Scott (a contemporary of Bessie Smith). Besides being a renowned harmonica player, Wiggins is also a gifted songwriter and singer.
As a harmonica-guitar duo, Cephas & Wiggins were uniquely able to exemplify the synthesis of African and European elements which co-exist in the blues. Much of the melody and imagery is Western, of course. However, the call-and-response interplay between the harmonica and guitar, the complimentary rhythms, and the microtonal slurs generated by “stretched” guitar strings and “bent” harmonica notes are all quintessentially African.
MSG - The Acoustic Blues Trio will be performing at the Archie Edwards Blues Barbershop
Saturday June 13th, 2009
8:00pm
Archie Edwards Blues Barbershop
4701 Queensbury Road
Riverdale, MD 20737
MSG equals great sound! What makes this acoustic trio truly unique is that, whether playing originals or cover songs, it authentically carries on the Piedmont Blues tradition. A rare find in this day and age.
Bio:
M.S.G. - The Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! They all perform with the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Band. They have performed at numerous regional festivals including: Blues in the 'Burg, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Artscape, and Bayou Boogaloo. They have also had the honor of performing on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage.
Open Blues Jam at Bangkok Blues Sunday June 21st, from 4pm to 6:45pm
This event is jointly sponsored by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (www.acousticblues.com) and the D.C. Blues Society. ( http://www.dcblues.org/index.php )
No cover, no
minimum, but the food is good and they start serving around 5pm.
This will be a barbershop style jam. All skill levels are welcome.
Bangkok Blues is a Thai restaurant located at 926 West Broad Street Falls Church VA 22046. Check their web site for
directions: Bangkokblues.com
For more information send an email to us.
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Independence Day Jam!
Saturday, July 4, 2009 1:00 – 5:30 p.m
Chevy Chase Community Center
5601 Conneticut Avenue
Washington, DC 20015
Hot fun in the summertime! Come out and celebrate your freedom to make music as the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation takes its Saturday jam to the people on Saturday, July 4, 2009, from 1:00 – 5:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center.
On this day, the Barbershop in Riverdale will be closed.
It’s our regular jam plus a party. As the guests of the center, we are being hosted in the lovely garden area with a stage and power for electric piano and sound. If it rains, we’ll take it inside to the auditorium. The local community will be there to play music with us and sing along. We’ll be treated to complimentary refreshments.
You can do a song or even a “mini-set” if you like. Bring your CDs for sale in case fans want to take you home with them.
Ample street parking is available. We’ll wrap up in time for you to see the fireworks or to make some of your own. J
For more information, contact Carl Aiyeola, 202-361-9050.
Latest events for our Friends of the Barbershop
Riverdale Park Farmers Market
Once a month beginning April 16, 2009 through November 19, 2009. Thursdays 4:00pm to 6:00pm - with Great Local Live Music every week
The AEBHF Jambassadors' will perform at the Riverdale Park Farmer's Market once a month:
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 23
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19.
For more information on the Farmer's Market go their website at http://www.rpfarmersmarket.org/
EASTERN MARKET MUSIC 2009
Presented by the Capitol Hill Community Foundation
The free concerts will add to the lively street fair atmosphere at the historic Eastern Market as the musicians perform outside of Port City Java, 7th and North Carolina, S.E.
The Eastern Market Music series presents a sampling of the Washington area's best blues, bluegrass, jazz, contemporary, and international musicians. The series, which began last summer, is set to run at Eastern Market on Sundays thru June 28; returning again from Sept. 6 thru Oct. 11 , after a summer break.
"We want to continue reminding everyone that Eastern Market is alive and open for business," said Nicky Cymrot, president of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, the organization that is sponsoring the music series. "And all the merchants and exhibitors are looking forward to the additional excitement of having these live musicians at the market."
Eastern Market merchants who operated in the South Hall were displaced when fire destroyed the historic market in April 2007. These merchants have been operating since August 2007 in the temporary "East Hall,"
which the City built across 7th St., SE, from Eastern Market.
SPRING SERIES
| MAY 3 | 1030am | Daryl Davis Boogie Woogie, Rockabilly |
| 1:00 pm | Blue Rhythm Boys Acoustic Blues, Swing | |
| MAY 10 | 1030am | Alexandria Kleztet Modern Klezmer |
| 1:00 pm | Bourbon Dynasty Country, Western Swing | |
| MAY 17 | 1030am | Mystic Warriors Andean Fusion |
| 1:00 pm | Hokum Jazz Jazz, Blues, Swing | |
| MAY 24 | 1030am | Finnegan’s Jig Celtic, Contemporary |
| 1:00 pm | Honky Tonk Confidential Retro/Alt | |
| MAY 31 | 1030am | Project Natale Jazz |
| 1:00 pm | Reverb A Cappella R&B, Gospel | |
| JUNE 7 | 1030am | Patty Reese & Dave Chappell Acoustic Roots |
| 1:00 pm | Ian Walters & the SwampKeepers Blues-Infused Classics | |
| JUNE 14 | 1030am | Gina DeSimone & the Moaners Swing, Blues |
| 1:00 pm | Gibraltar North African | |
| JUNE 21 | 1030am | Foggy Mountain Hilton Bluegrass |
| 1:00 pm | Sears Trio Jazz, Blues, Samba | |
| JUNE 28 | 1030am | Rick Franklin & Friends Acoustic Blues |
| 1:00 pm | Dead Men’s Hollow Bluegrass, Americana |
FALL SERIES
| SEPT 6 | 1030am | Razz’m Jazz’m Jug Band, Skiffle |
| 1:00 pm | Miss Tess & Bon Ton Parade Modern Vintage | |
| SEPT 13 | 1030am | Archie’s Barbershop Jambassadors Acoustic Blues |
| 1:00 pm | Metronomes Contemporary A Cappella | |
| SEPT 20 | 1030am | Rio Garage Brazilian Jazz |
| 1:00 pm | Little Bit a Blues Traditional Blues | |
| SEPT 27 | 1030am | Magpie Contemporary Folk, Blues, Jazz |
| 1:00 pm | Tinsmith Celtic | |
| OCT 4 | 1030am | Janine Wilson Acoustic Roots |
| 1:00 pm | Karen Collins & Backroads Band Vintage Country | |
| OCT 11 | 1030am | The Capitol Hillbillies Hokum Blues, New Orleans Jazz |
| 1:00 pm | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen Bluegrass |
CHCF funding comes in large and small contributions from hundreds of local businesses and individuals. All administrative expenses are paid by members of the foundation's board of directors, so every dollar donated goes back out in support of the community.
Contributions to the
fund can be made online through the website
Tinner Hill Blues Festival
A Tribute to John Jackson
June 12 - 14,
Falls Church, VA
Featuring the Social Ramble on Friday June 12th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for the Opening Reception for "The Chittlin Circuit Review", paintings by Rik Freeman; Virginia Tech National Capitol Regoin Campus, 7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA for information on Rik Freeman see http://www.rikfreeman.com.
The Social Ramble include David Bird, Terry Dyroff and Jim Lande.
Other Barbershop regulars - Rick Franklin, Stacy Brooks, Warner Williams are also performing along with Panel Discussions and other fun activities over the weekend. The Festival ends with MSG playing on Sunday from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM for the art exhibition "Color Me Blue" featuring pastels, oils and color giclee prints by Jackie Merritt. This will be at Shreve McGonegal 212 N. West Street Falls Church, VA
