fynesound
has performed in various member
variation since 1998 and at many notable venues
which have included:
The Corcoran Gallery, Washington Revels Company, Potomac Celtic Festival, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, The Library of Congress,
The Smithsonian, The First National Book Festival,
In this schedule you will find links highlighted in blue to some of these venues.
2009
DECEMBER
4 Fairfax Presbyterian Church Annual Christmas Dinner, Fairfax, VA *Performance at 8:30 p.m.*12 The Magic of the Celtic Musician, DeWitt Wallace Museum, Williamsburg, VA *Children's Concert at 10:30 a.m.*
12 Drive the Cold Winter Away, DeWitt Wallace Museum, Williamsburg, VA *Holiday Concerts - 1:30 and 4 p.m.*
NOVEMBER
1 Old Brogue, Great Falls, VA *Performances at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.*
MAY
30 Heritage Days , Westernville, NY *Evening Concert*
APRIL
18
Washington Area Folk Harp Society Benefit Concert, Knox Presbyterian Church, Falls Church, VA
*Concert at 7:30 pm*
JANUARY
24 Stone Jug House Concert: Featuring Music of Robert Burns, Gettysburg, PA. Info: 717-677-4420 or 301-938-5395
*Fynesound in Concert at 7:30 pm*
2008
JANUARY
3 Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD *Karin with Carillon 6:30 to 8:30 pm,
19 Private Event, Charlottesville, VA *John and Karin with Bob Mitchell and Jody Marshall
MARCH
14
A Celtic Circle Concert, Woodstock, VA *Fynesound featured with Masterworks Chorus at 7:30 pm*
28
Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival - Spring, Harper's Ferry, WVA *Karin performs with Carillon dulcimer band at 1 pm* APRIL 26
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Games *Fynesound on the Pub Stage at 2 pm*
MAY
Sharon & John in Scotland, enjoying sessions til the wee hours of many many mornings
JUNE
8 One Day Hike Annual Picnic at Carderock, MD, Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings
14 Potomac Celtic Festival, Leesburg, VA**Fynesound Performing with both fantastic dancers, Kim Lyons and Shannon Dunne*
21 Woodlawn Plantation, Alexandria, VA *Postponed*
24 Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities Reception, Gettysburg College, PA *Fynesound musicians in Performance, evening*
JULY
Sharon Performing and Teaching at Summer Workshops, *Ohio Scottish Arts School, Somerset Harp Festival, Common Ground on the Hill*
SEPTEMBER
6 First Annual Irish Festival, Upperville, VA *Fynesound's performance was CANCELLED on September 5, 2008 by the Festival Officials*
6 Private Evening Event, Washington, D.C. *Sharon, John, and Karin performing*
DECEMBER
4 Scottish Christmas Walk Celtic Concert , George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, VA *Concert at 8 pm*
7 Fynesound Holiday Concert, Knox Presbyterian Church, 7416 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA, Info: 703-560-5288, *Concert to Benefit The Alzheimer's Association, 7:30 pm*
14 Stone Jug House Concert & Christmas Joy CD Release, Gettysburg, PA Info: 301-938-5395
*Fynesound in Concert at 3 pm*31 First Night Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
*Fynesound performing 3 evening concerts*
2007
JANUARY
3
English Country Dance, Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD,
*Karin with Liz Donaldson and Robin Wilson 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Tom Spilsbury calling*
6-7 Piper's Weekend, Harper's Ferry, WVA *Fiddler John teaching session fiddling, and performing with Piper Extraordinaire Bob Mitchell in concert*
22 English Country Dance, St. Mark's on the Hill Parish Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD, *Karin with Becky Ross and Liz Donaldson 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Sharon McKinley calling*
FEBRUARY
3 FSGW Mid-Winter Fest, Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD,
*Linda Rice-Johnston participating in Ballad Workshop at 11:30 am* *Karin performing with Carillon at 12:45 pm* *Fynesound in performance at 1:30 pm*12 English Country Dance, St. Mark's on the Hill Parish Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD, *Karin with Marty Taylor and Liz Donaldson 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Susan Taylor calling*
28 English Country Dance, Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD, *Karin with Colleen Reed and Francine Krasowska 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Tom Spilsbury calling*
MARCH
24 Spring Dulcimer Festival, Harper's Ferry, WVA *Linda Rice-Johnston presents workshop on Scottish Song at 2 pm*
30 - Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD *Tartan Day Concert at 8 pm*
Directions to Glen Echo Town HallAPRIL
15 The Ritz Theater Company, 915 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, NJ Info: 856-858-5320
You Gotta Have Harp Productions, presents ... *Fynesound in Concert at 7 pm*28 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Games, Leonardstown, MD
MAY
14 The Stone Jug Concert Series: Kevin Burke, Gettysburg, PA Info: 301-938-5395
*Fynesound at intermission*
JUNE
3 Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo Park, MD
*Sheep at the Wheel - Karin w/Julie Gorka, Becky Ross at 3:45 pm* *HEN - Sharon and Sue Richards at 5:00 pm*6 The Gettysburg Inn, Gettysburg, PA Info: 301-938-5395
*John and Sharon in Performance*9 Potomac Celtic Festival, Leesburg, VA
JULY through SEPTEMBER
Sharon Judging, Performing and Teaching at Summer Workshops, *Ohio Scottish Games, Big Sky Folk Harp Festival, Common Ground on the Hill, Michigan-Ohio HEN tour*
SEPTEMBER
14 Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival, Harper's Ferry, WVA, *Karin performing with Carillon in evening concert*
15 VA Scottish Games, Sky Meadows State Park, Delaplane, VA, *Karin performing with Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club in concert at 2 to 3 pm*OCTOBER
4 The Gettysburg Inn, Gettysburg, PA Info: 301-938-5395
*Sharon, John and Karin in Performance at Art Awards Reception for the Governor*NOVEMBER
24 Stone Jug House Concert, Gettysburg, PA Info: 301-938-5395
*Fynesound in Concert at 7 pm*29 Scottish Christmas Walk Celtic Concert , George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, VA
*Concert at 8 pm*
DECEMBER
1 SIMPLY RED Art Auction to Benefit Frederick County Chapter, American Red Cross, 2 E. Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD, *Harp and Cello: Sharon & Karin, 6 to 9 pm*
9 Fynesound Holiday Concert, Knox Presbyterian Church, 7416 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA, Info: 703-560-5288, *Concert to Benefit the American Diabetes Association, 7 to 9 pm*
22 Music Events: Hennage Auditorium, The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia *Drive the Cold Winter Away - Performances at 3 and 5 pm*
30 LLBean, Columbia Mall, Columbia, MD, *Sharon performing with Karen Ashbrook, noon to 3 pm*
30 LLBean, Tyson's Corner, Falls Church, VA, *Karin performing with Maggie Sansone, noon to 3 pm*
31 First Night Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, *Fynesound presents 3 evening performances at 6, 8 and 10 pm, Chesapeake Room, University Center*
2006
DECEMBER
9 Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Christmas Dance, Richmond, VA, *Karin performing with Julie Gorka and Becky Ross, A Sheep at the Wheel, 2 to 5 pm*
10 Fynesound Holiday Concert, Knox Presbyterian Church, 7416 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA, Info: 703-560-5288, *Concert to Benefit the Autism Society of America, Northern Virginia Chapter, 7 to 9 pm*
23 Bottom of the Punch Bowl, Kimball Theatre, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, *Fynesound in Performance, 3 to 4:30 pm*
31 First Night Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, *Fynesound presents 3 evening performances*
NOVEMBER
8 English Country Dance, Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD, *Karin with Liz Donaldson and Anna Rain 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Martha Siegel calling*
10 Beans in the Belfry, Brunswick, MD, *John and Sharon featured with Happy Creek*
26 Fynesound, Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 Fifteenth St. NW, Washington, DC, *Open Rehearsal/Free Preview of Holiday Program, 2:30 to 5 pm
27 English Country Dance, St. Mark's on the Hill Parish Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD, *Karin with Jeff Steinberg and Judy Meyers 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Diane Schmidt calling*
OCTOBER
11 English Country Dance, Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD, *Karin performing with Liz Donaldson and Becky Ross 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Dan Gillespie calling*20 Beans in the Belfrey , Brunswick, MD *John featured with Happy Creek*
22 O'Neill-Malcolm CCE Festival, Van Dyck Park, Fairfax, VA, *John performing with Irish traditional band Kilshanny at 1:30 pm*
23 English Country Dance, St. Mark's on the Hill Parish Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD, *Karin performing with Jonathan Jensen and Carl Friedman, 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Susan Taylor calling*
SEPTEMBER
10 Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival,, Harper's Ferry, WVA, *Karin performing with Carillon in noon-time concert*
16 VA Scottish Games, Ft. Ward Park,, 4301 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA, *Karin performing with Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club in concert at 2 to 3 pm* 17 O'Faolain's Irish Pub and Restaurant,, Sterling, VA, *John in performance from 11 am to 2 pm* 20 English Country Dance, Glen Echo Town Hall,, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD, *Karin performing with Francine Krasowska and Colleen Reed 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Martha Siegel calling* 25 English Country Dance, St. Mark's on the Hill Parish Hall,, 1620 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD, *Karin performing with Liz Donaldson and Becky Ross 7:30 to 10:30 pm, Christopher Field calling*
JULY
14-28 Sharon on Performing and Teaching Tour, Norway *Sharon & Sue Richards as HEN*
27 A Taste of America, Congressional Dining Room, US Capitol, Washington, DC *John & Karin in performance with Jody Marshall*
JUNE
11 A Solas Nua Hooley, Top of the Hill, Washington, DC *6 pm to 7 pm in Performance*
APRIL
19 World Bank - Concert, *Washington, DC*
22 Washington Area Folk Harp Society Benefit, Capitol College, Laurel, MD
29 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Games, Leonardstown, MD
MARCH
17 St. Patrick's Day and other private functions, *Washington, DC area*
FEBRUARY
4 Robert Burns Supper, Fauquier Springs Country Club, Warrenton, VA *Fauquier Scottish Heritage Society*
JANUARY
7 Winter Celtic Music Festival, Three Notch Theatre, Lexington Park, MD *7 pm in Performance*
25 Mrs. O'Leary's Pub, Gaithersburg, MD *7 pm to 9 pm in Performance*
2005
JANUARY through MAY - Studio mixing for CD
APRIL
23 Washington Area Folk Harp Society Benefit, Capitol College, Laurel, MD
30 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Games, Leonardstown, MD
MAY
8 - Hays House Museum, Harford County, MD *Confirmed!*
JUNE
25 Ohio Scottish Games and Ohio Scottish Arts School (OSAS) Oberlin, Oh. *Sharon judging Scottish Harp at the Games - Karin and Sharon both attending OSAS*
OCTOBER
16 O'Faolains Irish Pub and Restaurant, Sterling, VA *12 noon to 2 pm in Performance*
NOVEMBER
11 - Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD *CD Release Concert at 8 pm*
Directions to Glen Echo Town Hall18 - Borders Books and Music, 8518 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD - (301)585-0550 *Performing from 7 to 9 pm*
DECEMBER
2 - Borders Books and Music, White Flint Mall, Rockville, MD - (301)816-1067 *Performing from 7 to 9 pm*
10 The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia *Bottom of the Punch Bowl - Performances at 2 and 4 pm*
2004
FEBRUARY through APRIL - Studio sessions for upcoming CD
APRIL
25 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Games
MAY
1 Rockville High School Pipe Band Scottish Festival
JUNE
5 Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo Park, MD
26 Ohio Scottish Arts School Oberlin, Oh. *Sharon teaching Scottish Harp*
JULY
24 - Wedding, Frederick, MD - Private Function
SEPTEMBER
4 - Wedding, Columbia, MD - Private Function
OCTOBER
3 - Wedding, Woodlawn Manor - Private Function
17 - Wedding, Raspberry Plains Manor, Leesburg, VA - Private Function
30 - Wedding, Norfolk, VA - Private Function
DECEMBER
12 The Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. - Private Function - Sydney's Music & Entertainment Agency
JANUARY
5 Rockville Civic Center, Rockville, Md.
FEBRUARY
15 The Folklore Society of Greater Washington *cancelled due to weather*
~31st Annual Mini Fest~ Takoma Park Middle School, Md.
APRIL
6 National Tartan Day, Washington D.C. *cancelled*
Tartan Day on the National Mall postponed until 2004
26 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival
MAY
2 Wedding
4 33rd Montpelier Festival Laurel, Md.
10 Annual Washington Area Folk Harp Society Benefit Concert
JUNE
1 Washington Folk Festival Glen Echo Park, Md. *cancelled*
7 Folklore Society of Greater Washington Concert
14 Smithsonian Folklife Museum Discovery Theater
~Thistle and Tartan Day~ at the Discovery Theater, Washington D.C.
28 Ohio Scottish Arts School Oberlin, Oh.
JULY
9-13 Harp Con 2003 Bloomington, Indiana
AUGUST
1-2 2003 Dublin Irish Festival, Dublin, Ohio
SEPTEMBER
13-14 Maryland Renaissance Festival Scottish Weekend, Crownsville Md.
AUGUST -OCTOBER the dynamic Harp Duo "Hen"'s Scottish tour (see Harp and Hen page ) ~Fynesound to join tour possible... stay tuned
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