July 12, 2009, from 1-4 pm, Charlotte Folk Society Old Time Music Jam & Ice Cream Social. At Historic Rosedale Plantation, 3427 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Free and open to the public. Full article here.

• The front doors to the concert space do not open until 7 PM; concerts will begin at 7:30 PM. Gatherings are free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.
• Monthly Gatherings feature an hour-long concert, followed by slow & fast jam sessions and a song circle. (For details on the Slow Jam, go here.)
• Except where noted, concerts are at the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Avenue Charlotte. Map here. Ample surface parking is available adjacent to the Stella Center, with free parking available after 7 PM in a nearby parking deck. Call 704-563-7080 with questions.

August 14, 2009: Bluegrass, gospel & more by The Snyder Family Band, featuring Zeb and Samantha. Zeb, 14, took 1st place in the adult guitar competition at Mt. Airy this year. Ten -year-old Samantha won the title of "Fiddler of the Festival" at Union Grove last year. Visit their website here.

September 11, 2009: Known for his outstanding fingerstyle Piedmont blues, guitarist and vocalist Andy Cohen follows in the footsteps of the Rev. Gary Davis and other southeastern bluesmen. Visit Andy's website here.

October 9, 2009: Old-time and bluegrass master musicians Joe Newberry (Big Medicine) and Mike Compton (Nashville Bluegrass Band). Amazing synergy from two musician's musicians! Vist Joe's website here and Mike's here.

November 13, 2009: Back by request, CFS Members Showcase. A chance for our many talented musicians to shine!

December 12, 2009: CFS Holiday Jam & Potluck features a short performance of holiday music by Little Windows (Julee Glaub & Mark Weems) (website here), known for exquisite unaccompanied vocals in Appalachian & Celtic traditions. Dilworth United Methodist Church, 605 East Blvd., Charlotte. 5-9:45 PM. Bring a dish to share or donate $5 towards expenses.

January 8, 2010: The Last Resort Band plays bluegrass infused with some soul & rock 'n' roll. Four-member band features fiddler extraordinaire, Glen Alexander, and banjo master, Sammy Shelor, founder of the Lonesome River Band. Visit their website here

February 12, 2010: 80-year-old John Dee Holeman is a Piedmont NC blues guitarist, singer & buckdancer. Recipient of the NEA Folk Heritage Award in 1988 & the NC Heritage Award in 1994, he is a national treausre. More on John Dee here.

March 12, 2010: Annual Young Talent Showcase highlights impressive talents of our young musicians, including 2009 Marilyn Meacham Price Swannanoa Scholarship winner, Tyler Mitchell.

April 9, 2010: A very special evening of Irish poetry and song with Little Windows (Julee Glaub and Mark Weems)(website here), and Dr. Edwin Wilson, a retired Wake Forest University professor whose classes were always sought after. Dr. Wilson is an expert on Blake, Yeats & Thomas, whose passion truly makes poetry come alive for listeners.

May 14, 2010: Notorious (Eden Mac-Adam-Somer and Larry Unger) perform traditional American, Celtic, & Eastern European songs and tunes on fiddle, banjo & guitar. Based in Massachusetts, Notorious is especially popular with contra dancers. They have toured extensively in the U.S. and England. Visit their website here.

June 11, 2010: The Whippersnappers, Emmy, Casey, and Avery McGuirt have grown up in the Folk Society. With their dad, David, they play bluegrass, gospel, and folk music and have performed at Gospel Shout, Festival in the Park, as part of the Singing Christmas Tree, and many other events. WNCN's Carolina Traveler featured The Whippersnappers in a 2008 segment.

Our Gatherings are made possible, in part, with funding from the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

The Charlotte Folk Society hosts a monthly open Old Time Acoustic Music Jam at the Asbury Care Center Living Room at Aldersgate at 3800 Shamrock Drive. Jammers should drive past the museum towards Sharon Amity Road and make a right turn at the traffic light at Tipperary Place. Stop at the Guard Gate and say that you're going to the Asbury Care Center to the Folk Society jam session. The guard will direct you to the correct building and the receptionist in the Asbury Care Center will direct you to the Living Room. Generally, the jam takes place on the second Sunday of each month, from 2 to 4 PM. The format allows for each musician to take a turn sharing or leading a song or tune. Contact Jam Coordinator Tom Kelleher at 704-366-9441 for more information. For the next dates, check the right side of our home page.