John Jensen
2023-09-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)

PETER BRICE, CATRIÓNA FEE, & INNOCENT SMITH
2023-09-23 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
PETER BRICE, CATRIÓNA FEE, & INNOCENT SMITH
Peter Brice (voice, button accordion), Catrióna Fee (concertina), and Innocent Smith (flute) will present a concert of traditional music from Ireland and Irish America, drawing on a repertoire of 18th and 19th century dance music. Maryland songs will be included for good measure. The concert will also feature Keira Noonan (fiddle, step dance) and Claire Noonan (button accordion, step dance). Saturday, 23 September 2023. 8:00 pm. $20. 49 West at 49 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. See www.newcenturyirisharts.com/brice-fee-smith
PETER BRICE sings old songs in a traditional style, and plays Irish traditional music on the button accordion. A native Annapolitan and an exponent of Baltimore, Maryland’s Irish traditional music community, Peter’s work blends singing and musicianship with musicology and history, humor, colorful design, and a vision for traditional culture as a foundation for an intellectual life.
A lifelong singer, Peter has married a repertoire of American historical songs with a wide-ranging English-language style that he gleaned from his mentors Dónal Maguire, Louisa Jo Killen, and Lisa Null, as well as from members of his family.
His playing reflects his admiration for Galway accordionists such as Joe Cooley and Kevin Keegan—a style into which he was initiated by Brooklyn-born accordionist and National Heritage Fellow Billy McComiskey. He advanced his playing under the tutelage of Derek Hickey from Adare, County Limerick.
The core of Peter’s public work is the collection and revival of traditional music from Maryland, to which end, even as a teenager, he was rescuing orally-transmitted songs from local people who were born in the early 20th century. He has collected and collated the compositions of Billy McComiskey, and is continuously collecting Irish and American traditional music in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County.
He is a former vice-chair of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s O’Neill-Malcom Branch in Washington, D.C. and a past co-coordinator of the Washington Folk Festival. He founded the Baltimore Singers Club with singers Andy O’Brien and Pat Egan to promote traditional singing in Maryland, and was a founding member of the Old Bay Ceili Band. With singers Lisa Null and Judy Cook, he created a project—Yankee Frolics—to revive traditional songs about the War of 1812 for the bicentennial of that conflict.
In 2014, he and his mentor Billy McComiskey were recognized by the Maryland State Arts Council as a traditional arts master-apprentice pair. He received the Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Award again in 2019 with singer Lisa Null. He has independently written over $32,000 in awarded grants for Maryland’s Irish traditional music community. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory Preparatory program, Peter also holds a BA in Irish Traditional Music and Dance from the University of Limerick. He has served the New Century American Irish-Arts Company as its executive director since its inception in 2011.
CATRIÓNA FEE is a concertina player from Cold Spring, New York who is currently based in Washington, D.C. She is a triplet, the sister of Mairead Fee and Angela Fee, who play the flute and the fiddle respectively. Having two other musicians in the house had a profound impact on her playing, leading her to emphasize the importance of playing in a group rather than focusing solely on solo playing. She got her start on the concertina with Ann Dylan, and greatly benefitted from the local music scene in Cold Spring. Catrióna studied concertina with Lexie Boatright and Patty Furlong, and her style is also influenced heavily by the playing of Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh.
Catrióna is a multiple Mid Atlantic Fleadh champion on the concertina and has competed several times in the All Ireland Fleadh. As a youth she played in ceili band and grupa cheoil competitions in the US and Ireland with the Pearl River School of Irish Music.
Catrióna has taught concertina at the Catskills Irish Arts Week and and to individuals of all ages. She also had the privilege of teaching the concertina to and recording with Steve Martin for the first season of the hit TV show ‘Only Murders in the Building.’
INNOCENT SMITH is a Dominican friar and a flute player based in Washington, DC. He began playing the flute as a teenager and had the opportunity to study with the flute players John Creaven and Mike Rafferty from County Galway and to play frequently with Kevin Henry and Albert Neary from County Mayo. Innocent studied music and philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, theology at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, and did a doctorate in liturgical studies at the University of Regensburg in Germany.
Peter Brice
Executive Director
The New Century American Irish-Arts Company
newcenturyirisharts.com
M: 410 693 0147
E: peterbrice@newcenturyirisharts.com
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Listen For A Cause- hosted by Carly Winter
2023-09-25 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
Please call for reservations at 410-626-9796

Unified Jazz Ensemble
2023-09-26 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-03 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-10 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-17 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | 49 West – The Back Room, 49 West St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best.

Dave Chappell & Friends
2023-09-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-10-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-10-18 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | 49 West – The Front Room, 49 West St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Dave Chappell, Jimmy Jacobs, Rurik Reshetiloff & more!

Cafe Scientifique
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:15 (America/Halifax)

Shook/ Russo 4 Tet
2023-09-28 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Halifax) | 49 West – The Back Room, 49 West St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Amy Shook – acoustic bass
Pat Shook – tenor saxophone
Frank Russo – drums
Jonathan Epley – guitar
The Shook/Russo 4tet has been performing together since 2005 in the mid-Atlantic region. Their focus has always been to compose and perform their own original music within the jazz idiom, honoring the masters by carrying on the tradition. Be it through blues, swing, bebop, soul jazz, or more modern funk and groove, the group has developed an incredible and unique sound by merging the diverse backgrounds of each of these fine musicians into one voice. The result is a whirlwind of grooves, melodies, and diverse textures that are a true delight to hear. Collectively, the members of the Shook/Russo 5tet have performed extensively throughout the United States, as well as performed in Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean and at festivals such as the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Ottawa Jazz Festival, the Stan Getz Jazz Festival, the East Coast Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, and the Telluride Jazz Festival, the Wall Street Jazz Festival and the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival to name a few. They currently have two CDs out on Summit Records, and will be releasing a new album later this year, featuring all new music by members of the band.

Luke Borchelt
2023-09-29 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)

Until Yesterday with Gingerwolf
2023-09-30 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)
Until Yesterday is a local band hailing from Annapolis, Maryland. The band comprises identical twins Jonathan and David, and fellow band members Andrew and Jack. Their musical journey began at a young age, sharing a love for artists such as John Mayer, Coldplay, and Switchfoot, which strongly influenced their adult alternative and rock style. Until Yesterday’s music is known for its captivating storylines and visual elements, drawing inspiration from their early influences. In recent times, they have shifted their sound towards contemporary artists like Valley, The Band CAMINO, Charli Adams, and Nightly. Throughout the past few years, Until Yesterday has steadily released multiple songs, gradually building towards an EP and, ultimately, a full-length album. Their path has been marked by a strong sense of independence, as they actively manage every facet of their music, encompassing songwriting, recording, production, and mixing.

Backroom Sessions with Lance Taylor, Ruben Dobbs & Alex Peters
2023-10-02 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)

Nii Akwei Adoteye Quartet
2023-10-05 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)
Nii Akwei Adoteye – saxophone
Dave Mosko – Piano
Jason Torres – Bass
Todd Harrison – Drums
Nii Akwei Adoteye has been delighting audiences with his thoughtful playing and passionate, engaging performances for more than a decade. Flanked by national touring musicians and local jazz scene stalwarts, this is acoustic jazz at its finest. Come see the unique blend of engaging storytelling and masterful musicianship that has captivated audiences at Keystone Korner, The Kennedy Center, and beyond!

1st Fridays with Tom Mitchell
2023-10-06 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)
On the 1st Friday of the month, guitar player Tom Mitchell brings in a few of his noteworthy friends to play jazz, Western Swing, Blues and Tradtional Roots music. Come on out! It will help ya!

The Solid Sender Trio
2023-10-07 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)
Please call for reservations at 410-626-9796.
Solid Sender -Leslie Agre, Rurik Reshetilof and Jimmy Jacobs

Miss Miranda
2023-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax)
Miss Miranda, Danah Denice & Sarah Paige

2nd Monday Songwriters Showcase hosted by Angie Miller and special guests Rik Ferrell & August West
2023-10-09 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
Angie Miller hosting with special guests Rik Ferrell and Steve Lowe & Meg Murray of August West. 2nd Monday at 49 West is a monthly concert series featuring local and regional songwriters. It’s a chance to see some great artists up close and personal in the cozy back room of this downtown Annapolis coffeehouse and wine bar. Call 410-626-9796 for reservations. Visit the 49 West website for more info. $15 cover.

Pam Godfrey Classical Duo
2023-10-11 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us for classical night every 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Luke Borchelt
2023-10-13 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Halifax)
“Luke Borchelt is a country singer, songwriter and proud Marylander from Anne Arundel County. Luke taught himself how to play guitar at 23 and started writing songs to share with his close friends and family.”

CANCELLED- Stef Scaggiari & Mark Russell
2023-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
This show has been cancelled due to circumstances out of our control.
Please check back to see any future dates from Stef Scaggiari.

Wordsmith- A Showing of Poems
2023-10-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax)

The Befuddlers
2023-10-15 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | 49 West – The Front Room, 49 West St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Come on down to 49west – Larry and i’ll be singing & playing and hanging out in one of our favorite local places.. there is all kinds of good stuff going there besides this music we’re promoting. amazing artwork, food and drinks, people. No cover, just walk on in, seat yourself. – we’re in the front room.
Jenn Byrne is the foundation of the group, playing the upright bass, and doing the Lion’s share of the singing. Jenn has an enigmatic and versitile voice, which is capable of a wide variety of styles. In addition to The Befuddlers Jenn can be seen around town with her other group, the Hypnotic Panties. She also has a band with her brother Jeremy, and father Pete which is called Crosstown.
Larry Byrne is a multi-instumentalist and singer, and lays down the rhythm on acoustic guitar with The Befuddlers. Larry sits on the board of AMFM, a charity organization for musicians based in Annapolis. He can be seen playing with many local groups at AMFM fundraisers. Larry also plays with the local funk group, Higher Hands, playing the keyboards and supplying left hand bass. He also loves to join the Hypnotic Panties whenever possible!
Pete Reichwein is the father of Jenn, and the Dobro player in the group. Pete has been a fixture in the Bluegrass community for decades, but is also an extremely diverse musician with a good knowledge of many different styles of music.
No Cover Charge

Dream Punch
2023-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax)
Dream Punch are a Maryland based band that weaves texture into song. Their songs are sonic impressionist paintings for your ear lids.

ITZALL GOODE CONCERT SERIES AND SHC MUSIC TRIBE PRESENT RACHEL SAGE AND AMELIA WHITE
2023-10-16 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)
ITZALL GOODE CONCERT SERIES AND SHC MUSIC TRIBE PRESENT
RACHEL SAGE AND AMELIA WHITE
MONDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 7:30 PM
Online Tickets $17:00 – Door $20
https://awhiteandrsage.bpt.me
ABOUT RACHAEL – rachaelsage.com
“One of music’s most inimitable iconoclasts.” BlackBook
“Her keen, ironic sense of humor and quirky sense of the profound is what makes her special as a songwriter” Billboard
Since founding her own label MPress Records two decades ago, NYC-based alt-pop artist Rachael Sage has steadily released a slew of vibrant, dynamic albums described by Goldmine Magazine as “mesmerizing…thoughtful, pensive and flush with an emotional flourish, all carefully and adeptly executed.”
She has toured with an eclectic list of artists including Ani DiFranco, Beth Hart, Howard Jones, and Grammy® winners Shawn Colvin and Judy Collins with whom she also recorded a critically-acclaimed duet of Neil Young’s “Helpless”. In addition to being a six-time Independent Music Award-winning musician and producer, Sage is also a John Lennon Contest Grand Prize winner who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, SXSW, and toured globally from Japan to Berlin with her band, The Sequins.
Sage is also a visual artist and former ballet dancer who performed with the New York City Ballet. She is additionally a philanthropic advocate who has raised money for a wide range of causes, including WHY Hunger, American Refugee Committee, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital and National Network For Youth (NN4Y).
Her 2020 album Character yielded the Billboard-charting single “Blue Sky Days”; her latest project Poetica, an adventurous fusion of poetry with jazz, classical and Americana musical elements in the vein of Leonard Cohen and Laurie Anderson debuted in October 2021. Her new full-length album The Other Side is out now.
ABOUT AMELIA – ameliawhite.com
Rhythm of the Rain was in listed in Top Ten Songs of Jan. 21s in The ROLLING STONE COUNTRY Magazine
“Amelia White is one of Americanas most gifted poets and songwriters and the album, Rhythm Of The Rain speaks to darkest of personal and political loss. MAKING A SCENE
If there were an east Nashville music hall of fame, Amelia White would already be in it. The now-famous scene was in its formative days when white arrived from Boston in the early 2000s and became a fixture at the family wash. Shes been a leading light in Americas most musical zip code ever since, even as shes developed a reputation in the rest of the U.S. And Europe as a first-rate songwriter. She helped define and refine the core folk-rock sound of Americana, yet her bands energetic pulse never outshines her carefully wrought lyrics. Shes a poet whos been compared to more famous songwriters for years; now, it would be more appropriate to use her as a benchmark.
Whites seventh album, rhythm of the rain, due out January 25, 2019, is a volume of ruminations and short stories written largely during a tour in the U.K. In 2016. There, at a distance and with a sense of helplessness, she watched Americas political system and her values attacked from within. Then the project was recorded by east Nashville sonic maestro Dave Coleman (the coal men) in an emotionally wrenching four days between white losing her mother and marrying her partner. Roots music is a journal of love and loss, and rhythm of the rain couldnt be a more potent dispatch.
as a songwriter, I feel obliged to tell the stories that are coming through in the air to me in my world whether its personal or political or both. That can be hard, white says. the antenna is always on. Man, youve got to feel a lot. Its a heavy load sometimes.
Shes shared shows with the likes of brandy Clark, asleep at the wheel, John Prine and Justin Townes Earle, as well as performed for a handful of folks in unknown cafes. there was a point in my career where i realized you have to go out and knock on doors with your songs, she allows. they need to be sung for people and that means a relentless tour schedule. If i were a trucker Id be rich.

Jeff Antoniuk’s Monthly Jazz Jam
2023-10-19 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Halifax)
Jeff Antoniuk’s Monthly JazzWire Jam Session
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm ($10 cover)
One of the top jazz jam sessions in the DC/MD/VA area is right here at 49 West! Hosted by jazz education legend Jeff Antoniuk, and sponsored by JazzWire (www.JazzWire.net), this is friendly, welcoming and swinging good time. Adult amateurs and semi-pros, high school students and hot shot college players all converge on the 3rd Thursday of the month to share their stuff.
The first set (7:30pm) features one of Jeff Antoniuk’s Jazz Band Masterclass (www.JazzBandMasterclass.com) groups in concert. From 8:30pm on, they are the house band for the jam session. Come one, come all, and tell your friends. There isn’t a more fun night out this month! Cover $10

Gary Wright, Leah Weiss & Jimmy Jacobs
2023-10-20 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us for an evening of American roots music with Gary Wright (guitar, vocals), Leah Weiss (fiddle, guitar, vocals), and Jimmy Jacobs (piano). Music starts at 7:30 pm. Space is limited, so call the cafe at 410-626-9796 to make your reservation!
