DC area folk music fans...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

Joel Mabus http://www.joelmabus.com /
Tim Grimm opening http://www.timgrimm.com /

Wednesday November 9, 8pm
Tickets: $15

O'Brien's BBQ
387 East Gude Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850
For Focus info: [phone]

We heard Joel's show in Harrisburg this past weekend...He's WONDERFUL!

[gardenista]

1. Thanks! I'm coming into town on the 3rd, and looking for good music.

I'd love it if you'd let me know if something good is coming along any time between the 3rd and the 13th! Thanks!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

2. I'll do some checking and send you a message

with my results. Do you like jazz and classical as well as folk?

Hope you enjoy your visit! :hi:

[gardenista]

6. Thanks! I like it all. Too bad I'll miss Al Pettaway and Amy White on

the 2nd. Damn.

I did some checking on my own already, and that's what I've come up with so far. Haven't looked into other genres, mostly folk so far.

:hi:

[seemunkee]

3. There have music there?

I'll get a sandwich from there on my way to the gym sometimes but never knew they had live music.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. They will tomorrow night!

You can find a schedule of Focus's upcoming events here: http://www.focusmusic.org/Schedule.html#rock

[DanCa]

5. I just got into folk music. Mabus is good. Though I like Stephan Smith

slightly more. Wish I lived in DC. www.stephansmith.com

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. Mabus' guitar style reminds me of Doc Watson

and his lyrics are brilliant. Wish you could hear it! :-)

[DanCa]

8. Doc Watson rocks now question do you consider the late Johnny Horton

folk or country? I am so glad I started playing the harp it really opened up a world of blues and folk music i never knew. Heck I am even liking blue grass a bit. Yep my horner marine band special 20 is the best present my ole man ever got me.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Johnny Horton = Rockabilly

to my ear anyway. "Folk" is such a broad term anymore...it covers World Music, Singer-Songwriters like Paxton and Nanci Griffith, Bluegrass and Oldtime, Celtic, and the old English tunes that people like Jean Ritchie and Pete Seeger recorded...

I guess you could say Rockabilly is another subgenre of Folk, unless you're one of the purists who insists that Folk must be played on acoustic instruments with as little amplification as possible.

But what do I know? The label is far less important than our enjoyment of the music. :-)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

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