Get Into the Banjo! DMV Black Banjo Meet-up. (Hyattsville)
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Are you in the DMV and interested in the Banjo?
Join the Black Banjo Reclamation Project (BBRP) in celebrating the BLACK roots of the Banjo at our monthly meet-up!
Learn about Black artists and musicians in the folk and old-time music space and get connected with other resources about the banjo and traditional Folk music…also don’t be shy– jam with us! (All skill levels welcome! If you have a banjo, bring it! If not, no worries–we can share!)
We host meet ups in Baltimore but we are excited to expand our meet-ups to PG County! Huge shoutout to the the Archie Edwards
**Blues Heritage Foundation **for hosting our group in their amazing space.
About the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation:
A volunteer-run Foundation in Hyattsville, Maryland dedicated to preserving the memory of Washington D.C. blues artist and barbershop owner Archie Edwards.
Continuing his mission to keep acoustic Piedmont Blues music alive, the foundation hosts:
- Saturday blues jams
- Instrument and vocal workshops (they have done banjo workshops!)
- Monthly Open Mics
- Concerts
AND MORE!
As a thank you for offering their space for BBRP banjo meet ups, feel free to make a donation to the Archie Edwards Foundation, follow them, and attend their events!
