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Blue Ridge Irish Music School Slow Session

Join us for an informal Irish music gathering hosted by the Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS) and Albemarle Ciderworks. This will be a great opportunity to meet other BRIMS families and find out more about BRIMS' offerings in an informal setting while enjoying some delicious cider!Starting at 2:30pm there will be a slow session led by Matthew O'Donnell. This session will be geared towards musicians who are beginners and are new to sessions. All ages welcome, no admission.

Live Music in the Orchard: Uncle Pen

Grab a glass and enjoy live music by Uncle Pen.

 

Uncle Pen is a project born out of fiddler and singer Alex Caton’s lifelong love for the music of late great father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Together with guitarist/singer Jordan Perry and multi-instrumentalist Matty Metcalfe, Uncle Pen takes listeners on an intimate journey through the classic and lesser known corners of the Monroe universe. 

Cider & Yoga (6/8)

Join us on June 8th, 2025 for yoga & cider, guided by Ellen Goldlust.

Ellen Goldlust is an RYT-200 Yoga Alliance–certified instructor who has been teaching yoga since 2016, and practicing for much longer. The class will be beginner-friendly (no experience required!) and appropriate for all levels of fitness, with lots of modifications offered to make the practice more or less challenging. We’ll focus on releasing tension, creating an inner calm that yogis can take with them off the mat, and most of all having fun!

For these colder months, our yoga classes are held indoors in our sunny Orchard Room. Later in the year, classes will be held outdoors on the flat lawn surrounded by the apple trees (weather permitting). Each ticket includes one glass of cider per guest (NA options available too)

Please bring your own yoga mat, and plan to arrive 15 minutes early (10:45 am) to get arranged for this one hour class beginning at 11am. Water and bathroom facilities are available at the location. Class sizes are small, so sign up in advance to reserve your space. Classes cost $25 per guest (discount for InCider Club Members)

Irish Music : Aaron Olwell & Friends Enjoy this energetic and eclectic Irish jam session every 2nd Sunday of the month. Patrick & Aaron Olwell and friends play their fine renditions of traditional tunes all afternoon.Light bites and hard cider will be available for purchase by the glass, bottle, or flight.
Outside food is welcome; feel free to bring a picnic!
ABC laws prohibit the consumption of outside alcoholic beverages. *Musicians will setup in the Orchard Room during inclement weather.

Live Music in the Orchard: Michael Clem

Come grab a glass of cider and Join us in the Orchard room For the Magical, the magnificent, miraculous Michael Clem.

local singer-songwriter Michael Clem has managed to continue his life as a full-time musician for several decades.  For 31 years, Clem has been playing bass, singing and writing songs for the national touring act he co-founded.

“A songwriter, a guitarist and observational comedian… Think Blink-182 with words by Todd Snider and you get an idea of what Clem does within the confines of folk-rock.”
–The Washington Post

“A multi-dimensional performer, Michael Clem’s songs touch universal human conditions that expose our doubts without ever being preachy. His dry and sly wit and clever arrangements soothe the soul but include a social commentary bite that encourages us not to take our lives too seriously.”
-Aer Stephen

North Garden culinary society.

Come, meet new people, explore and share the adventures of cooking.

Whether it is historical, regional, dietary or family recipes, this group provides support with helpful tips to enjoy new flavours and cuisines. 

The price per meeting is a recipe to add to the communal scrap book and a batch of cookies (preferably homemade) if you have the time.

This Month:

The recipe I will be sharing a caribbean style dish with an asin style twist that has a short prep time and can be served with veggies, cowboy corn, fries, rice or in a tortilla. curious what it is yet?

I will also be bringing a vintage cookbook to look through with some great southern recipes and is filled with a culinary history of ol' New Orleans.

 

Summer Solstice Party

There's something so dreamy and ethereal about the Summer Solstice. It's the longest day of the year (for us here in the Northern Hemisphere): idyllic timing for a dusk bonfire with live music, friends and food. Come out the orchard for this free, after-hours event on Friday, June 21st from 7-9 to welcome in Summer

• Her Checkered Past will be playing folk music live on the lawn all evening

• Local food truck Arepas on Wheels will be on site offering their amazing Venezuelan options

• blooms4good "a squad a do-gooders" who grow flowers to raise funds for charitable organizations in the area will be selling blooms. All proceeds from their sales going to a yet-to-be-determined Cville local organization

• A bonfire will blaze throughout the evening. Come burn an intention for the second half of the year. (this will only happen if weather conditions are safe for fire)

• InCider members can pick up their Summer Shipment at the Bonfire!

We can't wait to welcome in the second-half of the year with our community! Email effie@albemarleciderworks.com with questions

The Blue Ridge irish Music School musical duo. The Blue Ridge irish Music School presents: John Doyle & Mike McGoldrick

$30/Advance, $35/at the door
Ticket link brimstunes.org John Doyle and Mike McGoldrick, together, represent the finest musicians performing in traditional Irish music today.  Born in Manchester, UK, of Irish parents, Mike has been a road warrior since his teen years, and most notably distinguished himself in the top shelf bands, Lúnasa and Capercaillie.  With his powerful and yet subtle flute, whistles and uillean pipes, Mike has performed all over Europe, the US, Canada and worldwide with Kate Rusby, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, and like John is a regular for many years with the Transatlantic Sessions at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow.
John likewise has been a professional since a teenager when he hit the road with Seamus Egan and Joanie Madden; he then went on along with Seamus to found the groundbreaking Irish American band, Solas.  He has since forged a formidable solo career as producer, musician, songwriter and singer.  John's signature percussive and emotive finger picking has been the choice on over 150 recordings of traditional Irish, bluegrass, old time, English folk and Americana with everyone from Eric Clapton to Tim O'Brien, Kate Rusby, Alison Brown, Liz Carroll, Linda Thompson, and a very long list of luminaries in folk music.
John and Mike individually are the very best in each of their respective instruments; collectively they are a powerhouse and truly not to be missed.

Live Music in the Orchard: Small Town Rodeo

Small Town Rodeo wrangles a perfect mix of bluegrass, outlaw country, classic rock, americana and newer roots music to please cowboys and city slickers alike. Rich vocal arrangements breathe life into old favorites, and twangy tunes you know by heart go down smooth as a cool beverage in the afternoon sun. Like many of the unexpected pleasures of life in a small town, this isn’t something you want to miss out on.