P.E.O. Benefit Concert
with Erin Ash Sullivan
Darnestown Presbyterian Church
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00pm
P.E.O. Maryland Chapter B invites you to a very special benefit concert featuring award-winning Folk/Americana artist Erin Ash Sullivan on Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m.
• Darnestown Presbyterian Church • 15120 Turkey Foot Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland •
Erin Ash Sullivan is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Her music - sometimes heartfelt, sometimes funny - reflects a deep sense of place, and her lyrics are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience. Her 2024 album, Signposts and Marks, debuted at #4 on the FAI Folk DJ Chart, and Americana UK Magazine describes her as "a songwriter of the highest order." In 2025, she won the Al Johnson Songwriter Contest at the Wildflower Music Festival (TX). She has appeared on the mainstage of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and has won songwriting awards in the New England Songwriting Competition, the Great American Song Contest, and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.
There is a suggested donation of $20 per person. This concert is to benefit P.E.O. International, a philanthropic organization that supports the education and advancement of women through scholarships, grants, awards, and loans. Questions? Contact Randa Locke at randa.locke.peo@gmail.com.
This concert is sponsored by P.E.O. Chapter B of Chevy Chase. P.E.O. chapters support the educational and charitable funds of the P.E.O. Sisterhood but are not classified as charitable by the IRS. Therefore, donations to individual chapters do not meet the IRS requirements for a charitable income tax deduction. P.E.O. shall not be liable in any way for any goods and services supplied by third-party vendors or public establishments.
“Erin Ash Sullivan is a songwriter of the highest order.””
-AMERICANA UK
What is P.E.O.?
Founded in 1869, P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is a sisterhood of women who are purposeful and passionate about celebrating, supporting and motivating women. Our mission is to help women around the world advance through education.

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Awards
2025 Winner, Al Johnson Songwriting Contest, Wildflower Music Festival
2025 Honorable Mention, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase
2023 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival "Most Wanted"
Winner, 2023 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition
Finalist, 2023 Great American Song Contest (Folk/Americana)
John Platt selection, Folk DJ Showcase at NERFA 2022
2022 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Grassy Hill Emerging Artist
Mark Erelli Judge’s Choice Award, 2022 New England Songwriting Competition
Semifinalist, 2022 Songwriter Serenade Competition
Finalist, 2021 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest
Melodic, fresh, and easygoing, with storytelling prowess on full display…recalling the likes of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez.”
-Unxigned
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