Singing With Folks

One of the great achievements of FAME has been the Traditional Folk Song Circle at Dublin Roasters. For six years it has been held at Dublin Roasters on the Second Saturday (from1-3 pm) of every month. On February 10th we will celebrate those six years and look...

Song Circle Celebrates Six Seasons

The Song Circle Turns 6 on February 10! Join the celebration at Dublin Roasters 1-3 PM Led by Tomy Wright, here’s his description of our last gathering: Although we only had 18 attendees this month, five of whom were new, our January 13th Tradition Folk Song...

Happy New Year, from the President (of F.A.M.E.)

Happy New Year! It has been a privilege to work with you folks over the past year. I want to thank all of the Board members – Sam, Dori, Caryl, Roy, Dave, and Max. I also want to thank Tom and Hank who are not on the Board, but bring their insights to each meeting...

Between Song Patter

This is a note from my friend Roland Vineyard. He has been singing and performing for quite a while. He also has been involved with booking folks for a variety of concert series, including a house concerrt series in his home. I think folks like Ron Thomason or Roy...

Traditional Folk Song Circle (TFSC) August 2012 Update

Although our President Rick Hill and Song Circle leader Tomy Wright, actually held a trial song circle in January, it’s been 7 months since we advertised in the Frederick News-Post that our first official Traditional Folk Song Circle, using the Sing Out! Rise Up...

“They also serve who only stand and [applaud].”

F.A.M.E. Benefits for Members Who Are Not Musicians If a musician plays notes on a guitar and nobody hears it, is it music? It’s practice, certainly, which is important, but for me, “live music” implies a listener. The process of making music is all about the...