Our Summer Cabaret and Concert Series returns live and outdoors in Cherry Hill Park. Featuring musical theater favorites and concerts with some of the DMV's most celebrated bands, it's a line up of WAMMIE-winners and Helen Hayes Award winners and nominees. Come celebrate the return of live music with us in Cherry Hill Park every Friday and Saturday this summer.

​General Admission $30. Park at the Falls Church Community Center lot, concerts will be on the lawn next to the tennis courts.
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Summer 2021 Line Up
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Shenandoah Run

Friday July 9 at 7:30 PM

Fan favorite eight-member Shenandoah Run returns to the Cauldron for one night of top notch folk musicianship and a passionate performance that will have the audience cheering and clapping throughout the night! Hear favorite songs that showcase the spirit and sounds of Americana, country and bluegrass tunes. The musical and vocal savvy of Shenandoah Run keeps folk music alive and fresh for music lovers of all ages!

Dong Xi -Tom Teasley & Chao Tian

Saturday July 10th at 7:30 PM

Dong Xi, the winner of Best World Music Artist /Group of WAMMIE (2020) and nominator of Outstanding Sound Design of Helen Hayes Award (2020), is honored to bring the audience to a new sound world with their bi-lingual music. The name Dong Xi can be translated in “East and West”. It is a collaboration between world percussionist Tom Teasley and Yang Qin (Chinese dulcimer) virtuoso Chao Tian. Their sound is a merging of world rhythms with the elegance of Chinese folk and classical music. Tom Teasley combines global percussions from Africa, India, Middle-East, Brazil, and Cuba with American jazz. Chao Tian performs with techniques that combines her traditional Chinese music background with reminiscent of the Persian Santoor, American dulcimer, and even slide guitar. Their music is completely improvised, thus creating a dialog between east and west using music to express what words cannot express.

Abby Middleton

Friday, July 16 at 7:30 PM
Last seen at Creative Cauldron  in her hilarious and heartfelt cabaret “I Didn’t Cut My Bangs in Quarantine and Other Stories of Resilience!” Abby Middleton returns!  Also playing around DC in Amazing Grace the Musical (Mary Catlett) and The Little Mermaid (Ariel) and notably as Charlotte in Creative Cauldron’s Charlotte’s Web, Abby is a classically-trained singer and actress, and Northern Virginia native-turned-Upper West Sider. Her selections span Disney, Sondheim, and more!

Griefcat

​Saturday July 17 at 7:30 PM

Lush harmonies and heartfelt lyrics, often with a wink or quirky twist, await you with the brilliant, WAMMIE-nominated singer/songwriter duo: Griefcat. Griefcat's songs range from hilarious to sincere with a unique sound akin to Flight of the Conchords, mixed with a little Dolly Parton and an indie flair. Griefcat entertains with music about the trials, joys, and tribulations of modern life.  Their info: https://www.sofarsounds.com/artists/griefcat.

Roz White

Friday July 23 at 7:30 PM
​Roz White is a vocalist, actress, motivational speaker, and teaching artist. She starred in and received stellar reviews for her self-penned cabaret "Pearl Bailey... by Request". A Washington, DC native, Roz graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and Howard University.

The Kennedys

Saturday July 24  at 7:30 PM

​​The Kennedys spent many years living and performing in Northern Virginia, last at Creative Cauldron to mark the 25th anniversary of their debut release, "River Of Fallen Stars". Hear Pete & Maura Kennedy perform songs from this album and a mix of your favorites and requests from their vast catalog. Celebrate all that makes the Kennedys The Kennedys: their harmonies and instrumental prowess, blending elements of country music, bluegrass, Western swing and janglepop, and a homecoming for these local legends.

Indigo Boulevard

Friday July 30 at 7:30 PM

​​Hailing from the suburbs of Northern Virginia, Indigo Boulevard’s eclectic blend of piano-based indie rock, earnest lyricism, and R&B infused instrumentation sets their sound apart from the rest of the burgeoning D.C. scene. Formed by theater alumns, Natalie Ingalls (lead vocals), Colter Adams (keys, guitar, production), and Kaia Ellis (guitar) and Daisy Forbes (bass, drums), the band just released its first critically hailed EP, Cloud Noise. For more about the band, visit indigoblvd.com.

No Part of Nothin'
 Saturday July 31 at 7:30 PM

​No Part of Nothin’ plays bluegrass and classic country songs featuring tight harmonies, great stories, original songwriting, and virtuoso lead work by some of the region’s best bluegrass pickers. This band is everywhere, from festival stage to local clubs and restaurants, plus airplay on Bluegrass Country Radio, The Bluegrass Jamboree, and WAMU's Open Mic Program, and perform regularly in the D.C. Metropolitan area. They were also recently named as a Wammie (Washington Area Music Award) 2021 finalist for best bluegrass band, and were also nominated as finalists in 2020. In addition to leading the band, Michelle hosts a nightly radio show on Bluegrass Country radio, which can be heard 24/7 on HD radio at 88.5FM Channel 2 in the Washington area, streaming worldwide at BluegrassCountry.org

TBA

 Friday August 6th at 7:30 PM

RAYMI

Saturday August 7th at 7:30 PM
This DC based band led by Juan Cayrampoma brings the hunting sounds and mystic power from The Andes to the rest of the Americas and the world. RAYMI uses traditional instruments such as Zampoñas and Quenas while also exploring the possibilities that the bass, guitars and drums can have together with the Andes tradition. RAYMI's passion for its roots is reflected in its music and with performances at The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Textile Museum, Museum of the American Indian, The Washington National Opera and many others by far, its love for tradition and knowledge can be heard in its sound. www.raymimusic.com

Nora Palka & Nathan Ellman-Bell

Friday August 13 at 7:30 PM

"The golden-voiced Palka..." (Washington Post) returns after her Helen Hayes Outstanding Lead Performer  in a Musical win for ON AIR,  with  partner and acclaimed producer Nathan Ellman-Bell for their signature humor, style, and incredible musicianship.  This genre-defying duo will span pop, musical theater, folk, jazz, originals, and more in their third performance together at Creative Cauldron. Check out thier debut new single "I Got a Thing for You," under ther pandemic-created group Wild Idol.

Dave Chappelle & Steve Abshire

Saturday August 14 at 7:30PM

​An evening of guitar genius! Dave Chappell, a Washington, DC native, is one of the most sought after and respected musicians in the area. For the last several years, he has won the Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES) for 'Musician of the Year', 'Rock Instrumentalist of the Year', and 'Roots Rock Instrumentalist of the Year'.
Steve has appeared in concert twice with the "Great Guitars". Once, back in the 1980's with Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd, (filling in for Barney Kessel), and recently with Bucky Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola. Abshire was a member of various Navy Bands for 24 years, from 1973 to 1997.

Erin Granfield

Friday August 20 at 7:30 PM

Erin is a National Young Arts Foundation Award winner, most recently seen at Creative Cauldron as Louise Seger in 2021's outdoor Always...Patsy Cline in the Helen Hayes Award nominated ensemble of On Air as the wife of Dr. Harry P. Davis, Agnes Davis/Ensemble. Granfield also performed at Creative Cauldron in the 2019 Holiday Cabaret Series and as Elmira in Nevermore. She also played the role of Francesca Johnson to critical acclaim in the DC/Baltimore regional premiere of The Bridges of Madison County (Red Branch Theatre). Her original cabaret will include stories from her life on the stage and her favorite songs from the musical theater canon, standards, and a few hidden gems.

Wes Diener

Friday August 27 at 7:30 PM
A versatile performer known for crossing the barrier between theatre and opera, Wesley Diener made his Creative Cauldron debut last summer with songs of community, connection, and happiness in "No One is Alone". After this and a sell-out performance at Passport to the World concert, Wes returns with an evening of musical theatre, opera, and jazz selections.

Veronneau

Saturday August 28 at 7:30 PM
One of DC's most acclaimed, and one of the festivals most popular groups perform their signature multi-lingual, world jazz. With three Top 10 releases to their name in both the world and jazz music charts, international tours and performances in the capitals top venues such as DC Jazz Fest, Kennedy Center, Blues Alley and Strathmore, the Washington post referred to Veronneau as a "powerhouse" of music. Buy your tickets early, this will be a sell-out.