Memorial Concerts
Each year Roger's friends get together to remember him and to perform together, with everyone joining in on the finale in Roger's memory, the final song always being Roger's A Song Away. The 2019 Memorial Concert was held on Sunday, August 11 at William Jeffrey's Tavern in Arlington, Virginia. You can download a souvenir poster with a list of performers by clicking on the poster at left.
The Roger Henderson Memorial Benefit Concert was held on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA before a packed and enthusiastic audience. The show helped to raise funds for Roger's then-12-year old daughter, Galen, and also featured a special performance by her, and by his brother, Skip Henderson. The show was emceed by the host of Traditions (Washington's longest running radio show devoted to folk music), Mary Cliff. Performers paying tribute to Roger were (in alphabetical order): Jack Bond | Carey Colvin | Bill Danoff | Owen Danoff | Ron Goad | Keith Grimes | Rocky Guttman | Galen Henderson | Skip Henderson | Granger Helvey | Matt Holsen | Chad Lash | Tom Lofgren | Lena Markley | Sanford Markley | Renee Moyer | Pete Papageorge | Mary Ann Redmond | Dusty Rose | Larry Tapper | Dulcie Taylor | Brook Yoder
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