A volunteer-run Foundation in Hyattsville, Maryland dedicated to preserving the memory of Washington D.C. blues artist and barbershop owner Archie Edwards - and continuing his mission to keep acoustic Piedmont Blues music alive through Saturday blues jams, education, community, live performances & workshops.
Please support our cause with a tax-deductible donation
News and Announcements:
October is Fundraising Month for the AEBHF
Dear Friends:
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Starting in October and extending through the end of the year, The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation will be conducting our annual fundraising campaign. The foundation needs financial assistance to continue our mission. This has been an eventful year for the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation. We have noticed a dramatic increase in the number of weekly attendees at our legendary jams and we continue to attract new patrons.
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Thanks to the tireless efforts of our volunteers and the support of our community, we've been able to expand our programs and reach more blues enthusiasts than ever before. Our workshops and events have brought together people of all ages, fostering a vibrant appreciation for blues music and its rich heritage.
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We continue to provide several free concerts annually to our patrons as part of our mission to “spread the word” of acoustic blues.
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The library education program continues to be very popular and well attended and we have increased the number of educational programs that we offer. Although it is free to attendees, we provide our instructors with a stipend for their time and expertise.
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This year we hosted a fundraiser concert for Justin Golden of Richmond, VA to help defray the cost of medical treatments for a serious ailment.
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Each week it costs the foundation approximately $550.00 to open the doors to our Saturday jams.
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As we are all aware, costs of goods and services are rising. Our basic operating expenses continue to increase. Utilities, rent, hospitality, stipends, and advertising are all on the upswing.
In order to keep our unique organization operating we are in need of donations. I am asking for your generous contribution to the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation. There are several ways to make a donation: You may go to our website and donate through Paypal, you may drop a check or cash off at the Barbershop, you may send a donation by mail. Some of our supporters have set up a monthly autopay directly to us.
Thank you for your generous and continued support. See you at the Barbershop.
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Warmest regards,
Willie Leebel – President
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Fundraising Talk at The Barbershop:
Bill Wax: B.B. & Me
Friday October 24 at 8pm
* details are HERE *
Our benefit concert for Justin Golden raised over $1300!
Please see below how you can continue to support him.
A special note about our friend:
Justin Golden
Many of you know Richmond, Virginia blues and recording artist Justin Golden via his stellar performances at the Barbershop.
On the heels of several excellent recent recordings including Golden Country Volumes 1&2, 2025 was shaping up to be Justin's most musically and financially successful year to date.
Justin has recently been diagnosed with a rare, stage 4 cancer that is most commonly presents in lifelong smokers twenty years older than he is (he doesn't smoke!). He's begun chemotherapy.
Besides losing the momentum that he's worked for over the past decade, Justin will need to cancel an entire slate of gigs and appearances - which is a huge financial strain on a working musician.
Justin needs our support!
The best ways to help him are:
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​a direct contribution to his GoFundMe page,
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a direct contribution to his Vemno Account,
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purchasing a T-Shirt, album, CD or poster on Bandcamp
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streaming his music on Spotify as much as possible​
for other events, please see our CONCERTS & EVENTS and CALENDAR pages
Finding Archie's Barbershop
The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation is located at:
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​4502 Hamilton Street
Hyattsville, MD 20781
There is limited parking behind the building and some street parking in the neighborhood. There are three public parking lots located within a block of the Barbershop.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
With few exceptions the Saturday jams take place from 1 to 5pm. Jams may be canceled due to bad weather or emergency. Should a major holiday fall on a Saturday there will likely be no jam. On very rare occasions, the jam may be held at a community event instead of the Barbershop.
Before setting out, please check the AEBHF Facebook page to check for any announcements that might affect the jam.