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.

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Please support our cause with a tax-deductible donation

News and Announcements:

2026 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
ARCHIE EDWARDS BLUES HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Dear Friends of Archie’s Barbershop-

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. Much of our income is generated by generous donations from supporters of Archie’s Barbershop.

2026 has been a very productive year for Archie’s Barbershop. Our activities include:

Hosting a record number of concerts.
Extending our beginning guitar, harmonica, ukulele and vocal lessons at the Hyattsville Library.
Making improvements in our location with stage lighting, sound reinforcement and audio-visual capabilities. Through a generous donation we were able to replace the carpeting with vinyl flooring in the main room.
Sponsoring a bus trip to Talbotton, GA to the Talbotton Blues Festival hosted by Jontavious Willis and the Smithsonian Institution.
Hosting monthly meetups of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project and were able to secure 5 donated banjos from Hungry for Music.
Hosting 3 free Homegrown Concerts. These are concerts performed by musicians who met at Archie’s Barbershop and went on to perform professionally. More are planned for 2027.
Hosting a fundraiser for one of our groups, DRT-Y Blues, who won the local International Blues Challenge and will be competing in Memphis in January.

All of these activities are in addition to our legendary weekly jam, the monthly open mic and ukulele workshop, scheduled concerts and workshops.

In order to keep the Barbershop operating we are in need of donations. It costs about $550 weekly to keep the Barbershop up and running. I am asking for your generous contribution to the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation. There are several ways to make a donation:

you may drop a check or cash off at the Barbershop,
you may send a donation by mail,
you may donate through PayPal by clicking this button:

Some of our supporters have set up a monthly auto-pay directly to us.

We are dedicated to carrying on the work of Archie Edwards to preserve and continue acoustic and Piedmont blues. Thank you for your generous and continued support. See you at the Barbershop.

Best Regards-
Willie Leebel – President
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation

In Concert at The Barbershop:
Jon Shain & FJ Ventre
Friday November 13 at 8pm
* details are HERE *

Slide Guitar Workshop with:
Jon Shain
Saturday November 14 at 11am
* details are HERE *

In Concert at The Barbershop:
DARYL DAVIS
Sunday November 22
* details TBA *

The Barbershop's Annual:
HOLIDAY PARTY
Saturday December 5 at 8pm
* details TBA*

for other events, please see our CONCERTS & EVENTS and CALENDAR pages

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.

Please support our cause with a tax-deductible donation

News and Announcements:

2026 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER ARCHIE EDWARDS BLUES HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Dear Friends of Archie’s Barbershop-

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2026 has been a very productive year for Archie’s Barbershop. Our activities include:

Hosting a record number of concerts.

Extending our beginning guitar, harmonica, ukulele and vocal lessons at the Hyattsville Library.

Making improvements in our location with stage lighting, sound reinforcement and audio-visual capabilities. Through a generous donation we were able to replace the carpeting with vinyl flooring in the main room.

Sponsoring a bus trip to Talbotton, GA to the Talbotton Blues Festival hosted by Jontavious Willis and the Smithsonian Institution.

Hosting monthly meetups of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project and were able to secure 5 donated banjos from Hungry for Music.

Hosting 3 free Homegrown Concerts. These are concerts performed by musicians who met at Archie’s Barbershop and went on to perform professionally. More are planned for 2027.

Hosting a fundraiser for one of our groups, DRT-Y Blues, who won the local International Blues Challenge and will be competing in Memphis in January.

All of these activities are in addition to our legendary weekly jam, the monthly open mic and ukulele workshop, scheduled concerts and workshops.

In order to keep the Barbershop operating we are in need of donations. It costs about $550 weekly to keep the Barbershop up and running. I am asking for your generous contribution to the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation. There are several ways to make a donation:

you may drop a check or cash off at the Barbershop,

you may send a donation by mail,

you may donate through PayPal by clicking this button:

In Concert at The Barbershop: Jon Shain & FJ Ventre Friday November 13 at 8pm * details are HERE *

Slide Guitar Workshop with: Jon Shain Saturday November 14 at 11am * details are HERE *

In Concert at The Barbershop: DARYL DAVIS Sunday November 22 * details TBA *

The Barbershop's Annual: HOLIDAY PARTY Saturday December 5 at 8pm * details TBA*