AAFFM EVENTS
*Friday, August 27, 2010 Fourth Fridays: concert and jam session - 7:00-8:00pm Friday evening performance, featuring "The Sedentary Ramblers" followed by jam session from 8:00-9:00pm at the Old Tucker Fountain. See www.sedentaryramblers.com for the band's whacky, entertaining bio. Join us for the performance, and bring your instruments and voices for the 1 hour jam session that encompasses an eclectic mix of acoustic music, including blues, Old Time Appalachian, '60's folk, Celtic, ragtime, bluegrass, contemporary singer-songwriter selections, and whatever strikes your fancy. This monthly event is sponsored by AAFFM on the 4th Friday of every month. These events will take various forms, depending upon the AAFFM 'host' that month, and sometimes consists of a 1 hour performance followed by a one hour jam session or song circle. Other times (such as the upcoming event), the entire 2 hours is an open jam session. Whatever form, these will be lots of fun. Bring an instrument and some songs to share at the jam or song circle.
Please note that this is a restaurant, and buying refreshments is highly encouraged!!! The Old Tucker Fountain is located at 2329 Main Street, in downtown Tucker, GA (NE Atlanta). Barbecue, sandwiches, desserts, brunswick stew, and other good food items are available for sale, so bring your appetite as well.
*Saturday, September 11 Pickin' Party on , from 6pm until 11pm. Roswell area. No smoking. Bring food to share. BYOB. Email the host at hergeng@gmail.com for directions.
*Saturday, September 25, 2010 House Concert featuring Singing Tree, “Folk Music With A Classical Twist” (Ray Belanger and Lloyd Goldstein) 7:30 pm “Acoustics at Oak’s End” event in Smyrna area in NW Atlanta, with hammered dulcimer workshops 2-5 pm (limited availability).
*Saturday, November 19, 2010 Fiddlers Green concert series begins anew on third Saturdays, starting ! It will again be at the Gardens Hills Recreation Center on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Stay tuned for the line-up! This will be in a traditional coffeehouse format, with 2-3 local up-and-coming acts...some music, some dance, some storytelling. $5 ($4 for AAFFM members) We hope you will join us. If you are interested in performing for volunteering at the events, please contact us at fiddlersgreen@aaffm.org.
OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST IN AND AROUND ATLANTA
For monthly Jams/Picks, see the Resources tab.
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Musical Bookings at the Decatur Library 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur. 7:00-8:00 pm show, doors open 6:30. Free. Contact Karen Skellie at 404-370-3070 x2264. Alternate Thursday evenings. See www.dekalblibrary.org/component/option,com_events for information.
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Catacombs Coffeehouse 2nd Thursday of each month - 7:30pm, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 5100 South Old Peachtree Rd., Norcross, GA 30092. See www.mtcarmel-umc.org/ for more information.
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Savannah Folk Music Society in Savannah, GA. Dances, concerts and other events, scheduled several times a month.
Call 912-786-6953 or see www.savannahfolk.org.
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Just-for-the-Summer Singers, conducted by Liz Frazer, will present a concert entitled "Roots of Southern Folk Music: Celtic and African Traditions." Sunday, August 8, 3:00 p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 435 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta 30308, and Monday, August 9. 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 515 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur 30030. Adults $10, Students $5, Children under 13 free. www.justvoices.org (404) 875-3266.
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Sunday evenings: Bluegrass concerts/jams
4th Fridays Folk/Traditional concerts/jams
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The Old Tucker Fountain is a restaurant/soda fountain in downtown Tucker, on Main Street. Old Tucker Fountain has regular weekly bluegrass concerts featuring local talent at 6:00pm on Sundays, with a jam session at 7:00pm until 8:00pm.
AAFFM (Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music) sponsors traditional music performances and song circles on the 4th Friday night of every month at 7:00-9:00pm - located at 2329 Main Street,Tucker, GA.
Sandwiches, desserts, brunswick stew, and other good food items are available for sale, so bring your appetite as well.
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Universal Sensations Coffeehouse at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett, 12 Bethesda Church Rd, Lawrenceville, GA. 7:30pm, Saturdays as announced. See http://uucg.org/directions.html.
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Hungry Ear Coffeehouse First Saturdays , 7:00 PM $5 donation, Northwest Unitarian Church. The Hungry Ear Coffee House is also a monthly food drive. Please show your generosity by bringing non-perishable foods such as soups, tuna, crackers or grocery store gift cards.
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Various performers - Bowman House Concert Series - See <http://myspace.com/bowmanhouseconcerts> for more information about the concert series, or contact Art Bowman <bowmanhouseconcerts@gmail.com>; 770.979.1314
Concerts begin at 8:00 pm, doors open at 7pm, at 323 Wilcrest Drive SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30044-5253 - BYOB and a dish to share.
$20 donation per person, all proceeds to the artists. Reservations required.
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Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University in Downtown Atlanta. See www.rialtocenter.org, or call 404-413-9TIX. Free Parking.
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Eddie's Attic: This is a great listening room! Eddie also has a good kitchen. If you want to see your favorite musician in an intimate setting, this is the place! See www.eddiesattic.com
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Contact us at membership@aaffm.org if you would like to host a pickin' party, concert or workshop.