Common Ground on the Hill

01/17/2025

The joyful sound of Genticorum comes to Westminster, melding Celtic, French and Indigenous influences - this music will sweep you away!

01/12/2025

Final hours for the DC Bluegrass Union's Hazel Dickens Song Contest! Details here: https://dcbu.org/hazel-dickens-song-contest-2/

Calling All Songwriters! Enter the Hazel Dickens Song Contest Today!
Are you ready to showcase your songwriting talents and join a legacy of powerful, heartfelt music? The Hazel Dickens Song Contest is here to celebrate original songs that honor the spirit of Hazel Dickens — songs that tell stories, speak truth, and connect us through timeless melodies. Whether you write about love, struggle, hope, or the everyday moments that shape our lives, we want to hear your voice!
Open for Entries through January 12th! Details here: https://dcbu.org/hazel-dickens-song-contest-2/

01/09/2025

3 spectacular concerts coming up: Feb 1 - Genticorum, Quebecois roots music; Mar. 1 - Professor Louie & the Crowmatix, award-winning blues/Americana; Apr. 5 - Nicolas Carter - masterful Paraguayan harp. Get all the details!

01/09/2025

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12/28/2024

The End (of the Year) is Coming! ⌛️🎉

12/20/2024

A weekend of musical joy! 🎉🎄❄️☃️ Join Walt Michael @ Co.
-> TONIGHT at 7:30 pm the Carroll Arts Center
-> TOMORROW at 7:30 pm at Govans Presbyterian Church and
-> SUNDAY at 3 pm at Carroll Baldwin Hall!
All the details here: https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/concerts/all-concerts

Written by Tex Logan. Walt Michael, with Evan Stover, Frank Orsini and Tom Wetmore at the Walt Michael & Co. Annual Holiday Concert, presented by Common Grou...

12/17/2024

REMINDER: The last 3rd Wednesday of 2024 happens TOMORROW! Join us at St. Paul's UCC, Westminster, Maryland from 7-9 for this free jam!
Info at https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/programs-and-workshops/jams/jams

12/14/2024

Reminder: The final 3rd Wednesday Jam of 2024 is Dec. 18 at St. Paul's UCC in Westminster!

12/13/2024

Step back from mall madness with Common Ground on the Hill & THREE Walt Michael & Co. Holiday Concerts, featuring Harry Orlove, Michael G. Ronstadt, Jon Simmons and Tom Wetmore!

12/13/2024

❄🎵Take a break from mall madness with Walt Michael & Co! 3 locations in MD: Westminster, Baltimore and Savage. Walt (hammered dulcimer, banjo, autoharp, guitar) is joined by Harry Orlove (guitar), Michael G. Ronstadt (Ron G Cello) (cello), Jon Simmons, and Tom Wetmore. Bluegrass, old-time and Celtic tunes, along with originals and holiday favorites.

Tickets: $28/$25 at the gate or advanced purchase at https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/concerts/all-concerts

Find upcoming live and in-person concerts as well as virtual concerts.

12/03/2024

It's ! Check out what we have achieved with your help over the past 30 years. Your tax deductible donation will enable us to move into the next 30 years. We hope you'll join us! Find out how at https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/donations

12/03/2024

The 1st Wednesday Jam on Dec. 4 Jam has been CANCELLED for the Festival of Wreaths & Gallery of Gifts.

12/03/2024

REMINDER: The December 1st Wednesday Jam has been CANCELLED for the Carroll Arts Center's Festival of Wreaths and the Gallery of Gifts. Head on over and get your holiday shopping done early!

11/27/2024

Grammy-nominated, described as “an absolute master” (No Depression), Bruce Molsky transports audiences to another time and place. Catch the remarkable versatile fiddle virtuoso / multi-instrumentalist in concert on Fri, Dec. 6 in Baltimore!

11/25/2024

Up next: Grammy-nominated fiddle master/multi-instrumentalist Bruce Molsky on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 pm at The Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore!
🪕Tix -> https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/concerts/all-concerts

Check out this article to find out more about this exceptional musician! https://highlandscurrent.org/2024/09/27/classic-sounds-new-music-bruce-molsky/

Beacon musician keeps finding new styles