The Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Week I runs from today through Friday and Week II runs from next Sunday July 6 through July 11th at McDaniel College in Westminster MD. The festival is July 12-13 at the Carroll County Farm Museum featuring headliners Hot Tuna and New Riders of the Purple Sage. 410-857-2771 http://www.commongroundonthehill.org
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.888.646.BFMS http://www.bfms.org
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Lydia Pense & Cold Blood; Wednesday: Delbert McClinton with the Howlin’ Brothers. 410-268-4545 http://www.ramsheadonstage.com/calendar/
Hesperus provides music for Douglas Fairbanks’ 1920 silent film The Mark of Zorro at An Die Musik Live! on Wednesday. 410-385-2638 http://www.andiemusiklive.com/ And Thursday at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse in Arlington, VA. 703 486-2345 http://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com
Tuesday, Neko Case w/ Laura Veirs appears at Ram’s Head Live downtown. 410-244-1131 http://ramsheadlive.com/
Thursday, it’s a CD release concert with The Nighthawks with Clarence Bluesman Turner at the Creative Alliance. 410-276-1651 http://creativealliance.org
Friday, The Old Part of Town with guest fiddler Alan Oresky are at Teavolve Cafe & Lounge. 410-522-1907 http://www.teavolve.com/