Events
Upcoming Concerts at the ArtsBarn!
Friday, march 13, 2026
We are welcoming David and Bob back for a second time!
David Jacobs-Strain is a fierce slide guitar player, and a song poet from Oregon. He is known for both his virtuosity and spirit of emotional abandon. David displays a range that ties him to his own generation and to guitar-slinger troubadours like Robert Johnson and Jackson Browne.
“I try to make art that you can dance to, but I love that darker place, where in my mind, Skip James, Nick Drake, and maybe Elliot Smith blur together.” — David Jacobs-Strain
David tours with Bob Beach on Harmonica. Their live show moves from humorous, subversive blues, to delicate balladry, and then swings back to swampy rock and roll.
David & Bob have performed many times at music festivals and taught at camps around the country to include: Philadelphia Folk Festival, Juan de Fuca, Strawberry Music Festival, Redding Roots, Bear Creek, Falcon Ridge and Kate Wolf.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist James Kirby has built a devoted international following, captivating audiences across the globe with his distinctive blend of Celtic, folk, pop, and blues influences.
Celebrated for his remarkable acoustic guitar work, James weaves together intricate fingerstyle, soulful slide, and percussive rhythms — often transforming the guitar into an entire band, carrying melody, harmony, and rhythm all at once.
From energetic, fast-paced instrumentals to heartfelt, melodic ballads, his performances highlight not only his virtuosic technique but also his warm, emotive vocals and deep connection to every song he performs.
His forthcoming album, Breathe, pushes creative boundaries while exploring themes of renewal, movement, and human connection.
James will tour Breathe throughout 2026, sharing his spellbinding live show — and his unmistakable union of voice and guitar artistry — with audiences around the world.
Friday, May 8, 2026
Guitarist Matt Trimboli attended the Berklee College of Music and received his BA in jazz performance from William Paterson University in his native New Jersey where he studied with Vic Juris, Bucky Pizzarelli, Rufus Reid, and David Berger among other renowned faculty. After gigging in the NYC area for several years, including a 2-year engagement with Grammy winner Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks on guitar and tenor banjo, he moved to Northern Virginia where he freelances on guitar, bass, and banjo in jazz combos, big bands and theater orchestras.
Dan Perriello is a born drummer. When his parents couldn’t afford a drum set or lessons, Dan began air drumming with chopsticks – reading, watching and listening to everything he could to teach himself drums. Finally acquiring a vintage Rogers set two agonizing years later, he joined his first band and played his first gig within months. In the more than 30 years since, Dan has performed with countless top Washington, DC musicians at major venues such as the 9:30 Club, HFStival, and Nationals Park, opening for acts ranging from Andrew WK and Gavin DeGraw to comedian Bob Sagat.
Bassist Eugenio Ibarz was born in Barcelona (Spain). He learned classical guitar, and then transitioned to jazz guitar. In the 90’s he was a freelance guitar player and teacher, giving lessons and playing electric guitar and electric bass in different bands. Eugenio moved to the U.S. in 2002, where he taught guitar for a few years, learned the upright bass with Pepe González in DC, and has been performing actively in duos and jazz groups in the DMV area since 2018.