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The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation ("Archie's Barbershop") is grateful to the donors and volunteers who have helped keep the work of the Foundation alive during these challenging Covid pandemic times.
Instead of spending time together in person, we have spent time in front of screens, working to keep the music and our connections to each other alive through online jams and workshops. When local health advisories allowed, we resumed in-person events including outdoor and indoor jams, keeping our community safe by following strict vaccination and masking protocols. Musicians representing Archie's Barbershop participated in both live and virtual community festivals and events.
Through it all, we have been committed to continuing the tradition learning and playing acoustic blues established by Archie Edwards in the 1950s.
The Foundation’s mission is to keep acoustic blues traditions alive though education, performance, and community. To continue, we need your help. We are
an all-volunteer organization, operating on a shoestring on funds provided by donations and the efforts of a volunteer crew. If you have been affected by what we do, or you just love the music, please consider donating to the Foundation to help us continue to be a positive voice in the world.
To donate, click on the yellow DONATE
button at the right side of the very bottom
of this page.
Acoustic Blues Jams
Saturdays, 1-5 pm
Proof of vaccination required
Weekly acoustic blues jams have resumed indoors. All attendees must present proof of
vaccination and wear masks unless singing or playing a harmonica or horn.
About the Saturday Jams
We welcome an eclectic mix of acoustic instruments -- guitars and harmonicas, piano, fiddles and mandolins, “bones” and other hand percussion instruments, flutes and horns, upright bass, accordions, vocalists, as well as unusual instruments such as washtub bass and musical saws. Listeners are welcome too!
Location of "Archie's Barbershop"
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
4502 Hamilton Street
Hyattsville, Maryland
Upcoming Events
Proof of Covid vaccination is required and masks must be worn at all Archie's Barbershop events
Acoustic Blues Jams
Saturdays, 1-5 pm
Weekly Saturday acoustic blues jams have resumed indoors at Archie's Barbershop. Proof of Covid vaccination is required, and masks must be worn unless singing or playing a harmonica or horn.
Acoustic Open Mic
Third Thursday Every Month
7:30-10:30pm
Musicians may play three songs, with a jam at the end if time permits. Listeners encouraged to attend.
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For more information about these upcoming events, go to the Events/Calendar page on this site.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation is keeping acoustic blues traditions alive. Through weekly Saturday jams, performances, workshops, exhibits, and lectures, AEBHF carries on the educational mission of celebrated Piedmont blues artist Archie Edwards.
HERITAGE
Archie Edwards (1918-1998) was a barber, teacher, storyteller, and master of the Piedmont style of blues guitar. “Archie’s Barbershop” in Northeast Washington, DC, was a gathering place where generations of musicians and friends came to listen to and learn the music.
SATURDAY JAMS
Continuing a tradition that began more than 50 years ago by Archie Edwards at his barbershop, AEBHF hosts an acoustic blues jam every Saturday afternoon. Musicians of all skill levels are welcome, and many music lovers stop by just to listen.