The Roots Cellar

Selected Links

Baltimore Blues Society: Baltimore's voice of the blues. Check out their publication, "Blues Rag." Mapleshade: "Music without compromise," a unique recording studio, record label and collection of musicians based in Upper Marlboro. X-Roadz: Longtime Roots Cafe soundman Richard Taylor's sound and video production and web design studios.
The Red Room: Experimental music performed in this little space next to Normals. Normals Records:Treasure trove of books, records and CDs, from the obscure to the undefinable. The Baltimore Folk Music Society: Traditional music preservation society that sponsors shows and dances. Many upcoming shows!
Wing and a Prayer: Label home of Anne Watts/Boister, Howard Markman and other gems.  Sam Records: A growing label, home of Kevin Johnson and other mid-Atlantic acts. Right on Rhythm DC and area blues bands, clubs and info
BaltimoreJazz.com: A comprehensive list of jazz music events and venues in Baltimore. The Roots Rock Radio Show Roots rock Internet radio and podcasts BaltmoreCollective.org A recollection of things uniquely Baltimore.
Mary4Music.com: A Baltimore-grown portal to blues aind indie music. Honky Tonk Texas, USA Tons o' stuff bout the Texas legends.

Bird House Studios
Studio in Lauraville that has recorded several Roots acts.

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Performers who have appeared at Roots Cafe since we started in 1991.
Many have web pages you can visit.

The A La Carte Brass Band
Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang
The Anomoanon
Areito Arjuhei
The Assembly
The Barn Burners
Big Blow & the Bushwackers
Big El
Big Village
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Blackberry Cajun Band 
Blue Steele
The Bobwhites
Deanna Bogart
Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham)
The Boom Boom Cats
Ann Borlo
Bottomland
Bound to the Sound
The Mark Brine Band
Jane Brody
Caglo Mac
Marge Calhoun & the New Heartaches
The Canecutters 
Johnny Castle & the Hard Knights
Rick Chapman & the Delta Devils
Charm City Klezmer
The Checkered Cabs
Slaid Cleaves
Junior Cline & the Recliners Rachel Ann Cross
Countdown Quartet
Date Bait
Austin DeLone
Demolition String Band
Diana Froley 3
The Donegal X-Press
Edge City
'52 Pickup
The Fabulous Pyle Brothers
Frankentractor
The Freight Hoppers
The Cary Fridley Band
Frog Holler
The Diana Froley 3
Go To Blazes
The Grandsons (of the Pioneers)
The Graverobbers
Caldwell Grey
Gumbo Junkyard
David Haas
Billy Hancock & the Sidekicks
Butch Hancock
The Hardway Connection Havana Select
The High Tide Steel Drum Band
Geoffrey Himes
Honky Tonk Confidential
Michael Hoover
The Hula Monsters
The Intoxicats
Jambulay
Georgie Jessup Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
Johnny & Jack
Evan Johns & the H-Bombs
Kevin Johnson & the Linemen
Red Jones & Choo Choo Charlie
Vince Junior
Jumpin' Jupiter
June Star
Junkyard Saints
Billy Kemp & the Paradise Rockers
The Kennedys
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Cheri Knight
Steve Kramer & his Bluesicians
The Tom Larsen Blues Band
Last Train Home
Andrew Lawrence
Robert Lighthouse & Trouble No More
Little Gruntpack
Little Red & the Renegades
The Local Boys
The Lockhorns
The Lone Starlets
The Lost Incas
Mama Jama
Mambo Combo
Barb Martin & Rare Bird
Dodie McMillan
Midge
Bruce Molksy & Big Hoedown
The Mollys
Monsters From the Surf
Ms. Weis' Cat
Mystery Train
Oklahoma Twisters 
Old Line Skiffle Combo
Out Behind the Barn
Pachamama
Bobby Parker
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus
Rod Picott
The Paulverizers
The Polkats
Radiant Pig
The Michael Raitzyk Jazz Orchestra
The Reluctant Playboys
The Remnants 
The Renegades
Rest Area
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
The Rhomboids
Roger Rice
Amy Rigby
Rip 'N Ruby
Tommy Roberts
Rumba Club
Ursula Ricks
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Vic Sadot's Planete Folle 
Tracy Schwarz & Swamp Opera
Alec Scott
Rick Serfas & the Soul Providers, featuring Jesse Yawn
The Silos
Slo-Mo and DJ Vincenz
Elena Skye & the Demolition String Band 
The Bobby Smith Band
The Soul Gamblers
The Spin-Outs
Squeeze Bayou
Sunshine Skiffle Band
Swing Central
The Swingin' Neckbreakers The Swingin' Swamis
Tandy
The Tarbox Ramblers 
The Linwood Taylor Band
Richard Taylor & the Ravers
The Brooks Tegler Band
John Train
Sue Trainor
Three Pigs Cafe
T. T. Tucker and the Bums Rush Band
The Ubangis
The Uptown Rhythm Kings
Christina Van Norman & Billy Kemp
Virginia & the Blue Dots
Voices from the Field
Dale Watson Anne Watts/Boister
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
Janine Wilson & Shotgun Wedding
Winkte & the Crazy Sacred Dogs
Dede Wyland
Steve Wynn
Big Jesse Yawn and His Music Men
Steve Young
Zydeco Crayz
The Zydeco Ramblers

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Shows start at 9 p.m. Fridays at Seidel's Bowling Center. Admission is $10 and includes bowling.
Beer, drinks and snacks available. Shoe rental $1.

Seidel’s Bowling Center
4443 Belair Road, Baltimore
(410) 485-5171
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Seidel's Best of Baltimore awards by City Paper:
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Geoffrey Himes picks the best roots music releases of 2006

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