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. The BFMS Open Sing is Thursday at Guitars of Pikesville. Also, the BFMS sponsors Fourth at Four Storyfolk storytelling group next Sunday at 4pm at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church. Information about Fourth at Four: 410-321-8419. BFMS information: 888.646.BFMS
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Canadian band RPR (formerly of Tanglefoot) at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday & Tuesday: Tab Benoit; Thursday: Shooter Jennings w/Waymore’s Outlaws; next Sunday: British Invasion 50th Anniversary Tour featuring Peter Asher, Chad and Jeremy, Billy J. Kramer, Mike Pender’s Searchers, Denny Laine and Terry Sylvester. 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
With musicians from various Latin American countries and the U.S., Bachata Plus brings music from the Dominican Republic to the Creative Alliance on Thursday. 410-276-1651
The next Baltimore Squaredance with music by Ken & Brad Kolodner, Luke Chohany & Ralph Gordon is at Mobtown Ballroom in Pigtown on Saturday. (443) 699-3040
Tall Trees Concert Series presents Spice with goatFISH, Beggar’s Ride, and Rhonda Robinson at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday. 410-294-9180
In another Friday show, Calico Jenny will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
Also Saturday Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem is at The Alden Theatre at the McLean Community Center in McLean, VA. 703-790-0123
Bruce Hutton and Tina Chancey from Hesperus play a double crossover family concert at Middle C Music in Washington, DC on Saturday. 202.244.7326