Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention

11/15/2024

Make December a magical time with music: Bruce Molsky (Dec. 6 in Baltimore) and THREE concerts with Walt Michael & Co. (Dec. 20 Westminster, 21 Baltimore & 22 Savage)! Get all the details inside!

11/11/2024

The Seldom Scene is SOLD OUT, but great concerts are coming up throughout December: Bruce Molsky (Dec. 6), and THREE holiday concerts w Walt Michael & Co. (Dec. 20, 21 & 22)!

11/01/2024

FREE jams - bluegrass/old-time, blues/folk and Celtic at the Carroll Arts Center. All ages, all skill levels, all instruments - and singers and listeners. There's something for everyone! Donations are greatly appreciated to support jam leaders.

11/01/2024

Spend a week exploring the issues and beauties of the Arizona borderlands with Common Ground on the Hill! Walk the desert, visit a migrant shelter in Mexico, learn about the shared culture and more. Deadline to register: Nov. 15

10/24/2024

The days are getting chilly, but we have concerts and events to warm you up all through the season!

10/18/2024

Join us for a curated week-long adventure discovering the beauty and issues of the Arizona borderlands.

10/17/2024

Make your plans now! Come to Common Ground on the Border, a 3-day event w field trips, keynote lectures, classes & concerts in Sahuarita, AZ. For Maryland residents: a 1-week option from Jan. 14-21 is coming!

10/10/2024

Join the jam! Large-group bluegrass/old-time/blues/folk jam at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Westminster on Oct. 16 from 7-9 PM. All are welcome!

09/30/2024

Free Bluegrass/Old-Time, Blues/Folk and Celtic Jams 10/2 at the Carroll Arts Center

09/25/2024

Join us for Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen on Oct. 5, plus 1st and 3rd Wednesday jams. PLUS - an additional December concert is announced! Get all the details!

09/16/2024

3rd Wednesday jams return! FREE large group bluegrass/old-time/blues/folk jam at St. Paul's UCC. A great way to grow your repertoire! All are welcome.

09/10/2024

It's concert season! Start it right with bluegrass and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen on Oct. 5 at the Carroll Arts Center.

09/02/2024

FREE jams are back! Next jam: Wed., Sept 4 from 7-9 PM at the Carroll Arts Center. Bluegrass/old-time, blues/folk and Celtic. All are welcome!

08/30/2024

2024-25 Program Season begins!

06/17/2024

Join the last regular Wednesday jam of the spring! We'll pick back up on September.

06/04/2024

Congratulations to the winners at this year's Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention! See the complete list of winners inside!

05/29/2024

THIS SUNDAY, June 2 at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, Maryland! Over $3,000 in prizes, including Best Band Overall - $1,000! Instrument prizes from Eastman Guitars, Gold Tone and Thomas Precht, Luthier. Band and individual musician, singing and clogging/flatfooting contests. Top bluegrass band wins performance time at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in August! Shade tree picking, picnicking, craft and food vendors, clogging workshops and performance by the Carroll County Cloggers. Special performance by Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass at 6 PM, included in ticket price!

LOCATION: Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157

CONTEST REGISTRATION: 9-10 AM; Competition begins at 10:30 AM.

TICKETS:
All contestants: $15
Non-contestants age 13 and up: $20
Non-contestants age 12 and under: FREE

DETAILS: https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/competitions/deer-creek-fiddlers-convention-contest

Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of the Carroll Arts Center and Common Ground on the Hill.

Come enjoy Band & Individual Competitions, Southern Appalachian Clog Dancing Competition and more!, this year returning to the Carroll County Farm Museum

05/24/2024

May 31 Submission Deadline for the VIRTUAL Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention! Your original 4-minute bluegrass, old-time or Celtic video could win a cash prize! Details inside.