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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.
Baby Please Gimme a Break - Archie Edwards
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News and Announcements:
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
We are holding a benefit concert for Justin on Saturday, May 17
Click HERE for details!
In Concert at The Barbershop:
Roy Bookbinder
Friday May 2 at 8pm
* details are HERE *
Harmonica Workshop with:
GRant Dermody
Saturday May 10 at 11am
* details are HERE *
Free Guitar and Ukulele Lessons Beginning in March!
Held at the Hyattsville Library. Click HERE for further info.
Free Harmonica and Vocal Lessons Beginning in April!
Held at the Hyattsville Library. Click HERE for further info.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE!
There will be NO Saturday Blues Jam on June 14
We will be at the Silver Spring Blues Festival in
downtown Silver Spring, MD
for other events, please see our CONCERTS & EVENTS and CALENDAR pages
We're renovating our website; please direct comments/suggestions to our webmaster.
Finding Archie's Barbershop
The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation is located at:
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.
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