Bluemont Performer

Dates & Location

Short Description

Avant Gardeners

7/7 Middleburg,
9/22 Colonial Beach

An exciting mix of traditional swing, Celtic and old time music with improvisation on fiddle, piano, accordion, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, percussion, banjo, and lap dulcimer.

Anthony Campbell

7/28 Colonial Beach
7/28 Luray

King George native and Today Show Superstar sings gospel, rhythm and blues, pop and rock music in his powerful baritone voice.

Carolina Chocolate Drops

6/24 Leesburg
8/24 Winchester
8/25 Fredericksburg
8/26 Ashland

A group of talented, young string musicians that have come to together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music from Carolinas’ Piedmont. The Carolina Chocolate Drops are Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson.

Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers

6/29 Winchester
6/30 Fredericksburg
7/1 Leesburg

Fronted by one of Louisiana's world-class zydeco performers, Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers electrify audiences throughout the world, and have them dancing at every performance.

Daryl Davis Band

6/17 Leesburg
7/8 Spotsylvania
7/28 Middleburg
8/3 Culpeper
8/4 Warrenton
8/25 Colonial Beach

The Boogie Woogie Man with his red-hot Boogie Woogie band; a great singer, guitarist, composer and fantastic piano player, his music features some truly classic R&R vocals; a Bluemont favorite. 

Dixie Power Trio

7/13 Culpeper
7/14 Warrenton
8/3 Stafford

Back by popular demand, a jazz/funk/rock quartet, neither purely Dixieland nor a trio, but one great band. Featuring up-tempo arrangements of classics from Louis Armstrong to Jimmy Page with coronet, accordion, tuba, guitar and drums.

Fall Line Bluegrass Band

7/21 Luray
8/5 Spotsylvania

A toe-tapping mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass; featuring Pat Ritchie on guitar and vocals, Bill Hensley on banjo, Keith Mellinger on gutar and mandolin, and Gary Phillips on bass.

Flaming Shillelaghs

7/27 Winchester
7/28 Warrenton

Spirited renditions of traditional Irish dance music, haunting ballads and, infectious humor. The Flaming Shillelaghs are Jesse Winch, Joe DeZarn, Graham DeZarn, Danny Flynn, and Laura Murphy.

The Grandsons

6/22 Winchester
6/23 Colonial Beach
6/23 Fredericksburg
6/30 Middleburg

Popular DC band plays an eclectic mix of roots rock, rockabilly, swing and country; Alan MacEwen on guitar and vocals, Matthew Sedgley on drums, Chris Watling on saxophone, and Eric Bowers on upright bass.

Susan Greenbaum

7/14 Luray
8/4 Fredericksburg

Dynamic Richmond singer and songwriter delights audiences with her powerful and versatile voice; lively combination of acoustic rock and pop music.

Huancara

8/5 Leesburg

Celebrating its 25th year, Huancara combines Argentinean folk roots with the grooves of jazz, pop, and classical music.

Junkyard Saints

8/19 Ashland
8/25 Warrenton

An underground legend on the Baltimore music scene, the Saints perform their own righteous blend of "Roots Party Music", blending New Orleans R&B, Zydeco, Latin, Ska, Jump Blues and Mardi Gras Funk. 

Danny Knicely

7/14 Middleburg
7/22 Leesburg
7/27 Culpeper

Mandolinist Danny Knicely with friends: 7/14 Middleburg, hot originals and traditional music with fiddle, bass, guitar; 7/22 Leesburg, with the Oretea brothers from Bolivia on guitar, performing gypsy rumbas and melodies from Europe, Brazil, Bolivia, and Appalachia; 7/27 Culpeper, hot jazz with Bert Carlson, Dave Morgan, and Ralph Gordon.

Magpie

8/3 Winchester

Together for more than 30 years, Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner perform traditional music, classic country, swing, blues and contemporary songs on guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, and other instruments.

Mambo Combo

7/28 Fredericksburg

A Bluemont favorite, 5-member Latin and Caribbean band plays music reminiscent of Brazilian Carnival; featuring keyboards, guitar, electric bass, conga drums, timbales and their version of the Brazilian street batucada.

Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra

6/23 Warrenton
7/6 Winchester
7/7 Luray
7/15 Spotsylvania
7/20 Culpeper
7/21 Fredericksburg

A 16-member jazz ensemble performing big band standards and classics with songs from Louie Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and more. Originally the Gary Marvel Jazz Orchestra, the group has been playing together for 14 years.  

John McCutcheon

7/6 Stafford
8/4 Luray
8/5 Ashland

One of the great performers in American folk music, a powerful singer, songwriter, storyteller and master of the banjo, guitar, autoharp, fiddle and hammer dulcimer; his performances are legendary for good humor, high energy and musical richness. 

Mark Newton Band

7/6 Culpeper
7/7 Fredericksburg
7/8 Leesburg
8/12 Ashland

Fredericksburg native Mark Newton performing contemporary, cutting edge bluegrass with an all-star band. Featuring Mark Newton on guitar and vocals, Clay Hess on guitar, John Wheat on banjo and mandolin, and Beth Lawrence on bass.

NoNeck Jazz Band

5/26 Colonial Beach

Classic jazz, roots, blues and swing from this Colonial Beach group; features Clyde E. Hunt on trumpet, Billy Hancock on bass and vocals, and friends.

Notorious

8/10 Winchester
8/11 Warrenton
8/12 Leesburg

An exciting blend of traditional American and Celtic music with jazz, blues, and original compositions; featuring Eden MacAdam-Somer on fiddle and vocals, and Larry Unger on banjo and guitar.

One Horse Town

7/15 Leesburg
7/29 Spotsylvania

A vast array of harmony singing, cowboy gospel wailing, boot stomping, alt-country/Americana, roots rocking originals, and no shortage of family fun! 2006 Washington Area Music Awards’ “New Artist of the Year”.

Pan Masters

7/20 Winchester
7/21 Warrenton
7/27 Stafford
7/29 Leesburg

A Bluemont favorite from Trinidad and Tobago; an evening of Caribbean sights and sounds with music and dancing for everyone.  The Carnival tradition includes island calypso, reggae and soca along with the band’s interpretations of Bob Marley, the Beatles and J.S. Bach. 

Mary Ann Redmond Band

7/7 Warrenton
7/13 Winchester
7/14 Fredericksburg
7/29 Ashland
8/19 Leesburg

Popular DC rhythm & blues band featuring one great singer, Mary Ann Redmond; backed by guitarist Lenny Stevens, bassist Dr. Samba and drummer Jeffrey Neal; 15 Wammies -Washington Area Music Association Awards.

John Roberts and Tony Barrand

8/11 Fredericksburg

John Roberts and Tony Barrand sing the ballads and songs of the sea, of rural pursuits, of social and sociable situations, of industrial toil and strife, and much more. An appreciation of the wealth, diversity, and vitality of the English folk tradition.

Joanne Shenandoah

7/22 Spotsylvania

A Grammy Award and Native American Music award winning artist and Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy, Joanne Shenandoah channels her love of pop, folk and classical music into her ancestrally inspired songs.

Solazo

7/13 Stafford

An all-star five-member Latin band from Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador whose music offers a unique blend of Latin contemporary dance music and soulful ballads that appeal to all ages and cultures.

The Taters

6/29 Stafford
8/10 Culpeper
8/11 Luray
8/17 Winchester
8/18 Warrenton

A truly entertaining mix of classic rock, pop, country, skiffle and old-time country rockabilly. Formerly known as the Burnt Taters, Craig Evans and Brad Tucker started singing together over two decades ago and have developed a wide repertoire, including songs by Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Beatles, Nick Lowe, along with some originals. 

Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen

6/30 Warrenton

Randy Waller, Mark Delaney, David Kirk, and Gary Creed carry on the great bluegrass music from the legendary Country Gentlemen that Charlie Waller formed 50 years ago.

The Woodshedders

7/20 Stafford
7/21 Middleburg
8/18 Fredericksburg

An acoustic Gypsy Jazz style quintet consisting of Dwayne Brooke, Ryan Mayo, Chance McCoy, Stuart Orser, and fiddlin' Dave VanDeventer. A musical fusion of nostalgia and invention, whereby every spirited improvisation nods to the traditional and winks to the avant-garde.