House Party

We are excited to present master musicians Mike Compton and Joe Newberry in our next bluegrass and old-time music party at 7:30 PM on Friday, November 19th. You won't want to miss this opportunity to join us here in Crownsville, MD for a night of terrific music and company.

Traditional music veterans Mike Compton and Joe Newberry love to play together - and it shows. Although they live far apart, their music makes them seem like they are next-door neighbors.

Mandolinist extraordinaire Mike Compton grew up in Mississippi, where he was exposed to music at an early age. A prolific composer and one of the most influential mandolin players in the world, he has made a powerful mark in the old-time and bluegrass music worlds, including a fertile association with John Hartford in the Hartford String Band, as a long-time member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and with rock legend Elvis Costello. The multiple Grammy Award-winner treasures his memories of a friendship with his mentor, Bill Monroe.

Joe Newberry is a Missouri native and North Carolina transplant who has played music most of his life. Best known for his powerful and innovative banjo playing, he is a prizewinning guitarist, fiddler, and singer as well. Joe can also be found making music with the early Bluegrass and old-time string band Big Medicine and with traditional music stalwarts Bill Hicks, Mike Craver, and Jim Watson. When not working as a writer and editor, he does solo and studio work, and teaches and performs at festivals at home and abroad.