About IMT

Mission

The Institute of Musical Traditions (IMT) is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which preserves and promotes American and international folk music traditions and nurtures new styles evolving from these cultural roots by presenting concerts, workshops, and educational programs.

History

IMT was born in 1988 from a concert series started by David Eisner, the owner of the House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, Maryland. IMT's world-class performances, programs, and other activities are funded through corporate donations, foundations and public funding agencies, but mostly through ticket sales and contributions from individual supporters.

Programs

IMT presents a weekly concert, fall, winter and spring, in either our Rockville or Takoma Park venues. We also present special events, icon concerts, family concerts and workshops throughout the year, as well as our occasional, intimate Next to the House concerts in Takoma Park. Our venues range in size from 50 seats to 500 seats.

Corporate Address

Institute of Musical Traditions
P.O. Box 5930
Takoma Park, MD 20913

Email Addresses

Office Email: Office@imtfolk.org
Ticketing questions: Orders@imtfolk.org (See the Tickets page.)
Email List: Mailings@imtfolk.org (See the Email page.)
Bookings: Booking@imtfolk.org (See the Booking page.)
Volunteers: Volunteers@imtfolk.org (See the Volunteers page.)
Video: Video@imtfolk.org

Phone Numbers

Office (voice mail): 301 754-3611
Executive Director: 703 304-6157
Publicist: 301-270-9113

Executive Director

Kent Murray
Email: Office@imtfolk.org
Phone: 703 304-6157

Press Information

IMT performing artists, managers and agents: Please feel free to contact the IMT publicist, Ruthie Logsdon, directly for media lists and media questions.

Email: ruthielogsdon@verizon.net
Phone: 301 602-8730

If you need high-resolution photos for publication, please check the calendar page. For most events listed there, you can click on the small image to download a high-resolution version.

Board of Directors

Dave Richardson -- President (email)
Kent Murray -- Vice President (email)
Jim Byrne -- Secretary (email)
Art Shaw -- Treasurer (email)
David Eisner -- Founder (email)
Joyce Winston
Rob Wolcott

Honorary Board Members

Charlotte Blake Alston
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Phil Wiggins
Garrison Keillor
Kevin Locke
Sue Mingus
Tom Paxton
Rickey Payton
Frankie & Doug Quimby
Pete Seeger
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason