Every Monday from 7pm to 9pm, we host an old time music jam at the Market Street Tavern in downtown Chattanooga, near the intersection of Market and MLK.  It’s a non-smoking restaurant/bar, and the food there is great.  Anyone interested in playing or listening to old time music is welcome to join us!

June 26: PERFORMANCE: Ed Huey, our newest teacher at the Folk School of Chattanooga, will give a concert at 2pm. Harmonica, singing, bones, spoons, and hambone! Suggested donation: $10, or $15 for a family. Bring the kids!  Location: Folk School of Chattanooga, 250 Forest Ave.

July 3: PERFORMANCE: Tatsuya Nakatani, solo percussionist. 8pm. $10.  Location: Folk School of Chattanooga, 250 Forest Ave.
Tatsuya Nakatani (from Osaka, Japan) utilizes drum set, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects, bells, and various sticks and bows to create an intense, organic music that defies category or genre. He has performed in 80 cities in 7 countries and collaborated with 163 artists worldwide. In the past 10 years he has released over 50 recordings on CD. His solo concerts are based in jazz and improvised music, yet retain the sense of space and beauty found in traditional Japanese folk music.

Tatsuya’s performance on July 3rd promises to be a beautifully explosive sonic celebration for the holiday weekend!

This concert is presented by the Shaking Ray Levi Society in partnership with the Folk School of Chattanooga.

July 13: PERFORMANCE: Jim Pankey and Bobby Burns CD release party, 8pm at the Folk School.  $15, includes a copy of the new cd!

July 13: PERFORMANCE: Megan Jean and the KFB, acoustic Americana. 7:30-9:30pm at the Stone Cup Coffeehouse on Frazier Ave.  Free!

July 17: DULCIMER DAY: This is an unstructured social gathering for both hammered and mountain dulcimer players, and a chance for the general public to come see a lot of dulcimers all in one place! We’ll have some snacks to share, we’ll hear music from our guests, play together, and have fun! 1pm – 5pm at the Folk School.  Free!

July 24: PERFORMANCE: Luke Richardson, banjo and harmonica. 7:30-9:30pm at the Stone Cup Coffeehouse on Frazier Ave.  Free!

July 25: WORKSHOPS: Luke Richardson will teach two workshops on Sunday, July 25: Clawhammer Banjo: 1pm. Harmonica: 3:30pm. Registration for these workshops is limited to 6 students per class.  You can reserve your place by registering here:

Clawhammer Banjo Workshop, 1pm Sunday, July 25

Luke will teach “The Year of the Jubilo” in Reuben D tuning.  Students should be able to play the basic “bum-diddy” rhythm on the banjo before signing up for this workshop.

Harmonica Workshop, 3:30pm Sunday, July 25

Students will learn a fiddle tune, straight harp (not cross harp) on a harmonica in the key of A.

August 14: Third Lobby at the Folk School.  This band won our busking competition on Main Street last December, and we’re so happy they’re going to come play at our place!  8pm.  $10.

I Am A Stone from Third Lobby on Vimeo.