The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul St. There is also a Family Dance on Saturday at 5pm at St. Marks on the Hill followed by the Second Saturday Square and Contra Dance. 888.646.BFMS
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday & Tuesday: Tab Benoit with Tommy Malone’s Two Man Band; Wednesday: Stephen Kellogg with Boots Factor; Saturday: Savoy Brown featuring Kim Simmonds; next Sunday: two shows with Celtic Crossroads. 410-268-4545
Robin Bullock will be at the Hill Chapel in New Market, MD on Thursday. 301-882-7172
The next Live Lunch in WTMD’s performance space in Towson is Goldspot on Friday. Come see the band live at noon or tune in to 89.7 WTMD.
On Friday, The Cellar Stage features Magpie and Kim & Reggie Harris. The Cellar Stage is located in Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton on Harford Road. 410-521-9099
Eastern European women’s a cappella ensembles Orfeia and Svitanya are at the Creative Alliance on Friday. 410-276-1651
Friday is the Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Festival battle of the bands final at The 8×10 with Andy Belt & Friends, The Old Part of Town, Highland Hill Boys, and Grand Ole’ Ditch. The winning band gets a slot at the festival in April. Saturday it’s Stir Fried featuring John Popper, Buddy Cage, Johnny Markowski, and Mookie Siegel. Cara Kelly & the Tell Tale opens. 410-625-2000
Common Ground on the Hill presents Lea Gilmore is at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church on Friday and Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper at Carroll Arts Center in Westminster on Saturday. 410-857-2771
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Carrie Newcomer at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Saturday. 301-754-3611
Nistha Raj brings her Indian violin ragas and a beatboxer to Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington on Saturday. (202) 399-7993
Piper Carlos Núñez from Galicia will be at the College of Southern Maryland in Leonardtown on Saturday and at Jammin’ Java in Vienna VA on Sunday. 703/255-1566
Next Sunday at 3pm, Ken & Brad Kolodner will be at Springfield Presbyterian Church in Sykesville. (410) 795-6152
