10:30 am
Finnegan's Jig
Four of DC's best-known veteran folk performers lend their talents to Finnegan's Jig. Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Jody Marshall (hammered dulcimer), and Zan McLeod (guitar) will get your toes tapping to traditional Celtic jigs and reels, and songbird Carey Creed will weave a spell as she sings contemporary and traditional songs. Jody Marshall has been performing and teaching hammer dulcimer since 1988 and was a founding member of the popular folk trio, Ironweed. Nominated for a Wammie as best folk instrumentalist by the Washington Area Music Association, her performance credits include Corcoran Gallery of Art, Maryland Renaissance Festival, Kennedy Center, and the White House. Carey Creed is a singer/songwriter whose folk- and jazz-inspired music can bring your heart and mind to a better place through poetry, pathos and humor--with a little backbeat. She was nominated for a 2007 Wammie for best folk contemporary vocalist. Andrea Hoag is one of North America's foremost performers of traditional Swedish music, and is a highly respected fiddler in several American, English, and Celtic styles. Zan McLeod is one of the most talented accompanists, producers, and arrangers in the world of Irish music. He tours and records with Irish musicians throughout the nation and abroad. Both Andrea and Zan were 2007 Wammie nominees for folk traditional instrumentalist.
Contact: jody@jodymarshall.net
Websites: Jody Marshall www.jodymarshall.net; Carey Creed careycreed.com/creed; Andrea Hoag hoagkelleypilzer.com/Home.html; Zan McLeod www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=100

1:00 pm
Reverb
A capella group Reverb's seven members, whose ages range across several decades, bring joyful energy to their gospel, R&B, and inspirational tunes. Reverb, short for reverberation or echo, has been a frequent WAMMIE nominee, including in 2007, and won the award for best gospel-inspirational harmony group in 1995. Reverb shared the stage with Nona Hendryx as they performed at an Inaugural Ball for President Clinton in 1993. In May 1997, the group opened for A&M recording artist Ann Nesby, known for her vocals with The Sounds of Blackness. In that same month, the group performed five concerts as Artists-in-Residence at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.The group has appeared on Black Entertainment Television, Fox Morning News and on numerous other television and radio programs Award as the best gospel-inspirational harmony group. In April 2004, the singers released "The Mission Statement," their first full-length CD.
Contact: langsong@aol.com
Website: www.reverbmusic.com