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 Street. 888.646.BFMS
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Le Vent du Nord from Québec at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
Boy and Bear is at The 8×10 on Monday with River Run North. 410-625-2000
Also Monday, Ziggy Marley is at Baltimore Soundstage. (410) 244-0057
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Ian McLagan; Wednesday: Gaelic Storm; Thursday: the subdudes; Friday: The Little River Band; Saturday: Rufus Wainwright with his aunt Sloan Wainwright. 410-268-4545
On Tuesday there’s an old-time music jam led by Ken and Brad Kolodner at Liam Flynn’s Ale House in the Station North Arts District. 443-956-1702
The next Live Lunch in WTMD’s performance space in Towson is the St. Paul & the Broken Bones on Thursday. Come see the band live at noon or tune in to 89.7 WTMD.
On Friday, Uptown Concerts starts a new season of folk music concerts at The Cellar Stage featuring The Kennedys with Kipyn Martin. The Cellar Stage is located in Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton on Harford Road. 410-521-9099
The Baltimore Folk Festival is Friday at various venues in the Station North Arts District. Artists include Red Sammy, Among Wolves, Ampersand Stringband, Caleb Stine, D.T. Huber, The Herd of Main Street, June Star, Letitia VanSant & The Bonafides, The Manly Deeds, and more.
The Towson Arts Collective has an Americana Music Night with The Old Part of Town, Andy Belt and Friends, and the Cousin Brothers on Friday.
In another Friday show, Celtic duo Lilt will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
On Saturday, Focus Music presents members of OCEAN Quartet at Celebration Center for Spiritual Living in Falls Church, VA. (703) 380-3151