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2020
Month	Concert	Showcase
November	Cancelled	Cancelled
October	Cancelled	Cancelled
September	Cancelled	Cancelled
August	Cancelled	Cancelled
July	Cancelled	Cancelled
June	Cancelled	Cancelled
May	Cancelled	Cancelled
April	Toby Walker - Cancelled	Larry Mediate - Postponed
March	Brooks Williams - Cancelled	Jeff Smith
February	Cold Chocolate	Steve Coffee/Harley String Band
January	House of Hamil	Steve Cutts
2019
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Gaye Adegbalola	Jim Nagle
November	Small Potatoes	John DuRant
October	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Jack and Bev Osburn
September	Dana & Susan Robinson	Matt Slocum & Gravel Road Band
August	No Concert - Songs for Our Planet	Stevie Wade Potter and Rough Draft
July	No Concert - Traditional Music Night	Kathleen Huber
June	Andrew Collins Trio	Jim Nagle
May	MSG Acoustic Trio	Jillian Mantundan
April	April Mae and the June Bugs	Jeff Smith
March	Ryanhood	Aloha Boys
February	Spencer & Rains	Marilyn Leeseburg
January	Shawna Caspi	K athleen Huber
2018
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	The Honey Dewdrops	Jan & Neil Gillies
November	Spook Handy	Ben Hamblin/North Shore Drifters
October	Hubby Jenkins	Don Stallone
September	Nell and Jim Band	Joan Kennedy
August	No Concert - Beatles Night	TM Hanna
July	No Concert - Female Songwriters Night	Jim Nagle
June	Martin & Susanne	Jim Clark/ Harley String Band
May	The Matchsellers	Silver Strings MD
April	Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin	Song Garden
March	Sparky & Rhonda	Ric Sweeney
February	Jim Hurst	Ben Hamblin
January	C ricket Tell the Weather	Silver Strings MD
2017
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Abbie Gardner and Craig Akin	TM Hanna
November	Bernice Lewis	Jim Nagle
October	Beppe Gambetta	Jay Keating and Know1Else
September	Hoot and Holler	Jan & Neil Gillies
August	No Concert - Canadian Songwriters Night	The Harley String Band
July	No Concert - British Invasion Night	Nancy Truax
June	Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness	Mary Shapiro
May	Hicks and Goulbourn	Steve Potter and John Georgiou
April	Jack Williams	Chelle Fulk & Woody Woodworth
March	Runaway Home	Jan & Neil Gillies
February	Seamus Kennedy	Song Garden
January	Joan & Joni	Nancy Truax
2016
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Debi Smith	Jim Nagle w/The Stewart Sisters
November	Kate MacLeod w/James Scott	Jim Pilgrim
October	Scott Ainslee	Kevin Whalen
September	Roy Book Binder	Aloha Boys
August	No Concert - Songwriters Night	Silver Strings MD
July	No Concert - Early Rock ‘n’ Roll Night	The Stewart Sisters
June	Cosy Sheridan	Dave Law & Reston Station
May	Dave Nachmanoff	Ken Kunec
April	Harpeth Rising	Jay Keating & Know1Else
March	SAW 32nd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Winners	Bev & Jack Osburn
February	Lulu’s Fate	Kathleen Huber
January	Small Potatoes	TM Hanna

2015
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Marcy Marxer and Rolly Brown	Song Garden
November	Dave Gunning	Anna Keller
October	Beppe Gambetta	The Stewart Sisters
September	Sally Barris & Rebecca Folsom	Jim McConnell
August	Side by Side	Steve Coffee and Friends
July	(no concert)	Kathleen Huber
June	Brother Sun	Stevie Wade Potter
May	Susan Greenbaum	Harley String Band
April	Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Winners	Ben Hamblin
March	Matt and Shannon Heaton	Roger Allen Johnson
February	Doug Everton and the Hot Buttered Nuggets	George Dacre
January	Zoe Mulford and Brad Yoder	Ladies Done Waiting
2014
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	BiG WiDe GRiN	Glen Hirabayashi
November	April Mae & the June Bugs	Jan Gillies
October	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Chris Anderson plus Ladies Done Waiting
September	Sparky & Rhonda Rucker	Ric Sweeney
August	John McEuen	Kim Melton
July	(no concert )	Stevie Wade Potter
June	Malcolm Holcombe and Dana & Susan Robinson	Dan Rilko
May	Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders	Jan Gillies
April	Grace Pettis (cancelled - replaced by Denikos/Martin)	Mary Shapiro
March	Michael P. Smith	Celtic Union
Febuary	Beppe Gambetta	Jim Nagle
January	Dana & Susan Robinson (cancelled - weather)	Kathleen Huber

2013
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Grace Pettis (to be rescheduled in 2014	Anna Keller
November	Lou & Peter Berryman	Ken Kunec
October	Mark Elliot & Runaway Home	Steve Potter
September	Dave Nachmanoff	Tom Bodine
August	(no concert - "Spider" John Koerner article)	Frazier
July	(no concert - Norman Blake article)	Dan grove
June	Round Mountain	Ben Hamblin
May	Danny Schmidt & Carrie Elkin	TM Hanna
April	Albert & Gage	Jim Nagle
March	Eric Taylor	Chatham Street
February	the Stray Birds	Larry Mediate
January	The Honey Dewdrops	Nancy Truax

2012
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	The Aloha Boys	The Copper Ponies
November	Bryan Bowers	TM Hanna
October	Pint & Dale	Laura Kelmelis
September	Ari & Mia Friedman	MC Williams
August	(no concert - Uncle Dave Macon article)	Jim Nagle
July	(no concert - Bert Jansch article)	Scott Malyszka
June	Kate MacLeod & Kat Eggleston	Barb Keeler
May	Daniel Lee	Jane Tatum
April	Steve James	Tom Bodine
March	Beppe Gambetta	Roger Allen "Tex" Johnson
February	Small Potatoes	Chris Anderson
January	Bill Staines	Crys Matthews

2011
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Dana & Susan Robinson	Nancy Mitchell
November	Larry Mediate & Ron Goad	Verlon Thompson
October	Sam & Joe Herrmann	Dan Telfer
September	Craig Werth	Nancy Truax
August	(no concert - Harry Sacksioni article)	Pete Nelson ("A Capella Pete")
July	(no concert - Mac MacLeod article)	Dave Law & Reston Station
June	Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart	Barb Keeler
May	Sarah McQuaid	Ted Muphree
April	Barry & Holly Tashian	Marcy Cochran
March	Mary McCaslin	Tom Bodine
February	The Rhythm Angels	TM Hanna
January	Pat Wictor	Dan Tefler

2010
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	The Honey Dewdrops	Chatham Street
November	Terry Garland	'Kat' Farrar & the Vestibule Doggies
October	Alt Nashville Writers in the Round	Harley String Band
September	Trent Wagler & the Steel Wheels	Larry Mediate
August	(no concert - Davey Graham article)	Greg Vickers - The West Market Trio
July	(no concert - Eric von Schmidt article)	Chris Anderson
June	Mary Flower	Tex Johnson & the Ramblers
May (special insert here)	Bowen Staines	TM Hanna
April	Del Rey	Scott Paul Laurenza
March	Samuel James	(Jane & Ben from February)
February	Spook Handy	Jane Tatum & Ben Hamblin(rescheduled)
January	Hungrytown	Ellen James

2009
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Bryan Bowers	Sue Schier
November	Garnet Rogers	Ric Sweeney
October	Gordon Bok	Chuck Huber and Gigi Hoffpauir
September	Side by Side	TM Hanna & the Walthall Bros.
August	(no concert - Gwendal article)	Harley String Band
July	(no concert - Maddy Prior article)	Greg Vickers
June	Laurie Rose Griffith & Peter Mealy	Don Rembert
May	Michael Smith	Bernie Muller-Thym
April	Bill Staines	Marjorie Myers
March	Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen	Scott Malyszka
February	Sparky & Rhonda Rucker	TM Hanna
January	Anne Hills	Ric Sweeney

2008
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	(no concert - Year in Review)	Jim Nagle
November	Stacy Earle & Mark Stewart	Mike Ball
October	Barry McGuire	DM & the Divas
September	Maggie Sansone	Todd Crowley
August	(no concert - Luther Davis article)	Scott Malyszka
July	(no concert - Ivor Cutler article)	Tom Bodine
June	Jim Henry	Richard White
May	Hot Soup	Dave Law & Gerry Brown
April	Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers	TM Hanna
March	Nathan Rogers	Larry Mediate
February	Small Spuds	Lisa Taylor
January	Franklin and Harpe	Ben Hamblin

2007
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	(no concert - Year in Review)	Tomy Wright
November	Erik Balkey	Ron Goad
October	Mark Elliot	TM Hanna
September	Laura Baron & Pat Wictor	Scott Malyszka
August	Bill Staines	Larry Mediate
July	(no concert - Willard Gayheart article)	Jane Tatum
June	(no concert - Ernest Stoneman article)	Todd Crowley
May	Terry Allard Showcase	Tomy Wright
April	Iona	TM Hanna
March	Chuck Pyle	Don Rembert
February	Sparky & Rhonda Rucker	Sue Schier
January	Garnet Rogers	Keltish

2006
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	(no concert - Year in Review)	Scott Malyszka
November	Bernice Lewis	Todd Crowley
October	(no concert - Batdorf & Rodney article)	Jim Nagle
September	Lee Murdock	TM Hanna
August	Susan Greenbaum	Larry Mediate
July	Magpie	Dumb Muscle and the Divas
June	Chuck Brodsky	Nancy Mitchell
May	Roy Book Binder	Kathleen Farrar
April	Michael Smith	Mike Haley
March	Bryan Bowers	Sue Schier
February	Dana & Susan Robinson	Marjorie Myers
January	Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen	Laura Schier & Friends

2005
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	(no concert - Year in Review)	Greg Vickers
November	Magpie	Larry Mediate
October	Eric Andersen	TM Hanna
September	(no concert - Vassar Clements article)	Michelle Murray
August	Ann Hills	Jim Nagle
July	Ed Miller	Eric Forthman
June	Lou & Peter Berryman	Ben Hamblin
May	Bill Staines	Jean Bayou
April	James Keelaghan	Sue Schier
March	Bruce Davies	TM Hanna
February	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Ron Goad
January	Sheryl Warner	Greg Vickers

2004
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	(no concert - Year in Review)	Todd Crowley
November	Small Potatoes	Kevin Harp
October	Harvey Reid & Joyce Anderson	Jim Nagle
September	Tim Harrison	TM Hanna
August	Paul Reisler & Amy Speace	Beth Benedetto
July	Amilia Spicer	Bad With Names
June	Jack Hardy	Ben Hamblin
May	Bob Zentz	Ron Goad
April	Oscar Brand	Inni
March	Maggie Sansone & Friends	Zen Gospel Trio
February	Sparky & Rhonda Rucker	Kathy Martin
January	Verlett Simon & David Alberding	Laura Schier

2003
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	GoG
November	Paul Geremia	T.M. Hanna
October	John McCutcheon	Bob Saunders
September	Alastair Moock	Nina Anmahian & Friends
August	Danny Doyle	Mark Casale
July	Liz Masterson & Sean Blackburn	Jim Nagle
June	Anni Clark	Zen Gospel Trio
May	Bernice Lewis	Ray Kaminsky
April	Bill Staines	TM Hanna and the Justis League
March	n/a	Beth Bennedatto
February	Joe Hickerson & Ralph Lee Smith	Jane Sparks Tatum
January	Lou & Peter Berryman	Bob Hampton

2002
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Acapella Pete
November	Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Iron	Nina Anmahian
October	Woody Mann	Mike Ball
September	Richard Berman	T.M. Hanna
August	Al Petteway & Amy White	Tom Shabala
July	Chuck Pyle	Bob Saunders
June	Kate MacLeod	Dan Grove
May	Michaels Swan & Jerry Breese	Fred Daniels
April	Peter Keane	Kevin Harp
March	The Kennedys	Wayne Durgan
February	Garth Ross & Akire Bubar	Wyn Wilkie
January	Randy Barrett & Dulcie Taylor	Marjorie Myers

2001
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	-	Jane Sparks Tatum
November	Small Potatoes	Zen Gospel Trio
October	Si Kahn	Simple Gifts (resched. from Sept.)
September	James Keelaghan	n/a
August	Donal Leace	Momo (Kathleen Walker)
July	Carolyn Hester	Tom Shabala
June	Side by Side	-
May	Seamus Kennedy	n/a
April	Gillette & Mangsen	Dan Grove
March	Eleni Kelakos & Tim Harrison	Wyn Walke
February	Hot Soup	The Sterling Trio
January	Bob Franke & Lui Collins	Marjorie Myers

2000
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	-	Natural Habitat (Jane Tatum)
November	Catfish Hodge	Mike Ball
October	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Jim Houck
September	Darryl Purpose	Ron Goad
August	Dana Robinson	Ben Hamblin
July	Mack Bailey & Chris Rosser	Stephen Cutts
June	Bill Staines	A Capella Pete
May	Michael Smith	Dierdre Murphy
April	Chuck Pyle	Front Porch Monkeys
March	Sparky Rucker	Ray Kaminski
February	Libbyu Dunton % David Alberdin	Ellen James
January	Bob Franke & Lui Collins	Quentin Richter

1999
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	-	Jane Tatum
November	Bluesworks	TM Hanna
October	Bryan Bowers	Mike Ball
September	Lou & Peter Berryman	Jim Houck
August	Ethel Caffie-Austin	Kevin Harp and Hank Wright
July	Bill Parsons & George Turman	Ray Kaminsky
June	Curly Ennis	Dean Blehert
May	Jack Williams	Dierdre Murphy
April	Small Potatoes	Porch Monkeys
March	MoonFire	Porch Monkeys
February	Lisa Moscatiello/Hollyfield & Spruill	Eric Forthman & Larry Mediate
January	Magpie	Bill Davis

1998
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	-	Scott McKnight
November	Anne Hills	Dan Grove
October	Mike Seeger	Lea Coryell
September	Bill Staines	Dierdre Murphy
August	The Kennedys	Mike Ball
July	Michael Smith	Jim Sandy
June	Maria Sangiolo	Pat Chen
May	Roy Book Binder	Brian Baird
April	Steve Gillette & cindy Mangsen	TM Hanna
March	Iona	Ray Kaminsky
February	Les Sampou	Dierdre Murphy
January	Randy Barrett	Jane Tatum

1997
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Mike Ball
November	Harvey Reid	Don Bridges and Bobbi Bliss
October	Bryan Bowers	Chris Ellinghaus & Rick Shiflett
September	Kaye Campbell	Joe Clayton
August	Andrew McKnight & Lisa Taylor	Space Time Gourmets
July	Mary Flower	Philip Ramsey
June	James Mee	Mike Ball
May	Bruce Davies	Larry Mediate
April	Garnet Rogers	Richard Flinchbaugh
March	The Unfortunate Rakes	Todd Crowley
February	Lucy Kaplansky	Eric Sommer
January	Sparky Rucker	Space Time Gourmets

1996
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Dierdre Murphy
November	Bonnie Rideout	Dan Grove
October	Laurie Rose Griffith & Peter Mealy	T.J. Gaghan
September	Blues Works	Pat Chen & Lynn Romano
August	Bernice Lewis	Larry Mediate
July	Bill Staines	Andrew McKnight
June	Ari Eisinger	Ray Kaminsky
May	Fred Keller	Dean Blehert
April	Anne Hills	Simple Gifts
March	Chris Proctor	Teresa Byrd
February	Small Potatoes	Todd Crowley
January	Steve Hudson	Pat Chen

1995
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Ray Kaminsky
November	Roy Book Binder	n/a
October	Priscilla Herdman	Richard Flinchbaugh
September	Tom & Chris Kastle	Marilyn Dorn & Samantha
August	Mary Flower	Dan Grove
July	Richard Gilewitz	Brendan Callahan
June	Bill Staines	n/a
May	Cormack McCarthy	Pete Frailey
April	Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen	Dean Blehert
March	Connemara	Katie & Patti
February	n/a	n/a
January	-	Judith Fox

1994
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Eric Forthman
November	Duck Baker & Mollie Andrews	Les and Stephanie
October	Scott Ainslie	David Ross
September	Richard Shindell	n/a
August	Kennedy & Boudreau	Blair Shephard
June/July	The Mollies	Dean Blehert/TM Hanna
May	Tommy Sands	Joe Kolankiewicz
April	David Massengill	Barbara Ann Roszko
March	Anne Hills	Ray Kaminsky
February	Chris Proctor	Diane Martini
January	Culley & Elliot	Mike Nurray

1993
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Dierdre Murphy
November	Danny Doyle	Blair Shephard
October	Bob Franke	Ralph Lee Smith & Koyuki
September	Debi Smith & Al petteway	Richard Flinchbaugh
August	Jem Moore & Ariane Lydon	Pete Brown
July	Oscar Brand	Better Than They Sound
June	Susan Graham-White	Ray Hillman
May	-	Bill Davis
April	Bernice Lewis	Bill Rowland
March	Tommy Sands	Dean Blehert
February	-	Barbara Ann Roszko
January	Steve Key	Scott Twiford

1992
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Liza
November	Scott Ainsley	Dierdre Murphy
October	Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen	Ray Kaminsky
September	Richard Gilewitz	Wally MacNow
August	Magpie	Pete Frailey
July	Connemara	Jim Sandy
June	Cross Country	Debbie Rubenstein & Susan Board
May	Bill Staines	Joe Kolankawicz
April	Roy Book Binder	Terri Bocklund
March	Anne Hills	Tom Casey
February	Front Street	Dave Schalton
January	Ticket Back	Tress Navarrete

1991
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	Terri Bocklund
November	Tom Lewis	Forrect Allen Ward
October	Beggar's Velvet	J Conner Cable (Lyn McLarty)
September	Chesapeake	Dierdre Murphy
August	n/a	n/a
July	Bob Gibson	TM Hanna
June	Bay Trading Company	?
May	Don Haynie & Sheryl Samuel	Joe Kolankiewicz
April	New St. George Acoustic Trio	Brian Gilmartin
March	Ed Miller	Dick Moore
February	Priscilla Herdman	Gail Thompson (1st Showcase!)
January	n/a	n/a

1990
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	-
November	Hazlewood	-
October	n/a	-
September	Joe Hickerson	-
August	n/a	-
July	Iona	-
June	n/a	-
May	Doug & Willa Porter	-
April	Mack Bailey	-
March	-	-
February	Side by Side	-
January	-	-

1989
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	n/a	-
November	n/a	-
October	n/a	-
September	n/a	-
August	n/a	-
July	the Boarding Party	-
June	Tom Paxton	-
May	Jane Gillman	-
April	n/a	-
March	Sally Rogers	-
February	Magpie	-
January	Jeff Warner and Jeff Davis	-

1988
Month	Concert	Showcase
December	Sapphire	-
November	Scott Ainslie (15th)/Martin Carthy (22nd)	-
October	The Smith Sisters	-
September	n/a	-
August	n/a	-
July	n/a	-
June	Tom Paxton	-
May	n/a	-
April	n/a	-
March	n/a	-
February	n/a	-
January	n/a	-

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