Music: Chester River Runoff and Calico Jack

Saturday 4-6 p.m. come and join us for some music by the Bay.

Chester River Runoff plays music that is continuously evolving from their inception in the fall of 2004 when four young musicians from divergent musical backgrounds decided to master the driving bluegrass that they all had loved. Together they have established a country bluegrass sound that echoes in the wide open spaces of the Chesapeake carring it to venues and radio airwaves across the region. They have grown from a small town string band that relied more on humor than prowess, to a dynamic bluegrass band. With a confluence of styles and interests that flow together, they continue to develope a style that is all their own.

The Runoff has built a following in nearly three years of traveling in Old Brown from home in the land of pleasant living to the mountains of Virginia to the coast of Maine. High energy shows, and their ability to connect with an audience through sincere originals and unique takes on traditional music make a CRR concert a memorable experience.

Sunday from 1-3 p.m. come and enjoy Annapolis locals Calico Jack, a dynamic new folk duo from Annapolis, hits the deck with maritime music old and new.

Music to "Rattle your Rigging"

Everyone knows what to do with a drunken sailor: shave his belly with a rusty razor. But that's just a start, according to maritime musicians Janie Meneely and Paul DiBlasi, members of a new folk duo called Calico Jack, who further the maritime tradition in story and song.

A veteran chanteyman with the colorful Pyrates Royale, DiBlasi can send his mellow baritone over the deck and back. He brings a vast repertoire of classic work songs to the group. Singer/songwriter Janie Meneely (whose own soprano voice, she says, "carries pretty well") has shared the stage with Them Eastport Oyster Boys and, before that, Crab Alley. Her Bay-inspired ballads and nautical tunes have been recorded by artists throughout the country. Her own solo CD, "Give Me a River," released in 2001, comprises a dozen delightfully original songs and ballads that range from the haunting love song, "Red Sky," to the titillating (and hilarious) "Twiddles," all inspired by a lifetime spent on the Chesapeake Bay.

Together they're sheer delight. Sometimes sober, sometimes saucy, Meneely and DiBlasi slide easily between old and new. Meneely's strong regional roots have led her to develop a hefty list of Bay-inspired songs, but her ditties are just as apt to poke fun at time-honored traditions. DiBlasi's mastery of classic forebitters and chanteys will have an audience singing along in no time.