NEWS AND UPDATES
May 2026
Hi!
Lots of exciting things coming up in May! We’re so happy to open up the Staunton Jams weekend with a show at Queen City Music Studios on Friday, May 1st! What a joy to get to play again in our new hometown.
We’ll head up to Maryland on 5/2 for an appearance at the Flower Mart- a beautiful and longstanding tradition in the Mt Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore. There are workshops and lectures, music (not to mention lemon sticks!) all weekend long. On Sunday 5/3, we’ll be in Ellicott City at the amazing Backwater Books. We love this bookshop and cafe- cozy and cool.
We’re very grateful to be making a return stop to Village House Concerts in Lynchburg, VA on 5/17. Polly and Van are sweethearts and huge supporters of live music and have hosted us too many times to count. Always a highlight when we get to be in community with them and all the music lovers in attendance.
Finally, the end of May finds us putting on a songwriting workshop on Sunday 5/31 at Rocktown House of Music in Harrisonburg, VA. We had such an amazing time at the Cris Jacobs’ Songwriting Retreat back in March and we’re so eager to keep exploring this chapter of helping others with their craft. It’s a 2-hour workshop in the afternoon and then we’ll play at the Little Grill that evening.
FYI, Kagey is still taking on more students for private lessons on guitar, mandolin, and mentoring in songwriting and demo-making - in person or online! He’s been loving this new avenue of music-making and gives 110% of himself (and also includes videos for you to keep after each session!!) You can find more information and contact him below.
Our most up-to-date schedule is posted below with more shows TBA.
Love and Light, Laura and Kagey
TOUR DATES
ABOUT
Virginia natives, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish of The Honey Dewdrops began touring in 2009 and released their newest album, Here in the Mountains, in August 2024 - a batch of songs written and inspired by the origin story of a close friend.
Throughout their two-decade partnership, the Dewdrops have highlighted the power and intimacy of two voices and two instruments in both live performances and recordings. Laura and Kagey constantly push the boundaries of their experimental folk sound—blending electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin and clawhammer banjo—while weaving in tight vocal harmonies. They remain committed to deepening their understanding of the world through songwriting and music.
No Depression says of their 2022 album, Light Behind Light, “The Honey Dewdrops have a way of filling their songs with humanity, using their beautiful playing and harmonies to emphasize what connects us all.”
Header photo by Tina Thomas and above photo by Rob Wasilewski
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