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Another Hyattsville Resident Up for a Grammy

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A Hyattsville resident is up for a Grammy for liner notes about Woody Guthrie. Pete Reiniger, a Smithsonian Folkways engineer who lives in the Historic District, was nominated for Best […]

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Hyattsville Resident Nominated for Grammy

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When you think of American folk music you probably think of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains, not Hyattsville. Yet resident Stephen Wade has been nominated for a Grammy for […]

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Hyattsville’s Fingerpicking Champion

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A nationally recognized folk musician grew up in Hyattsville. Acoustic guitar player Harvey Reid currently lives in Maine, but his time in Hyattsville and College Park played a key role […]

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Rise and Rhyme

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Every Monday, Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville hosts a children’s music series that has turned out to be the restaurant’s most popular event. On average, between 40 and 50 parents […]

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Afrikan Rhapsody

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Members of the band Afrikan Rhapsody practiced a jazz-funk rendition of Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al,” among other songs, in a cramped room at the Renaissance Square Artist […]

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Red Onion Records to Close

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A Hyattsville resident is closing his D.C. record shop. The Washington City Paper reports that Josh Harkavy will shut down Red Onion Records & Books in Adams Morgan on Sept. […]

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Morning in Hyattsville, Part II

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Rahim AlHaj didn’t think anyone would believe him. Three or four years ago, the Iraq-born musician was in the greater Washington area for a concert. As usual, he was staying […]

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Morning in Hyattsville

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Iraq-born folk musician Rahim AlHaj wrote a song once after hearing a bird sing while staying in Hyattsville.

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