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. The Friendly Coffeehouse Open Mike debuts at the new location First Unitarian Church, One West Hamilton Street on Friday. 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
Postponed from an earlier date, 3 Banjos…No Waiting! with Tony Trischka, Brad Kolodner, and Keith Carr is Monday at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Richie Furay (of Buffalo Springfield & Poco) w/The Empty Pockets; Tuesday: The Barr Brothers; Wednesday: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Thursday: The Gibson Brothers; Friday: Tom Rush; Saturday: Love Canon w/ Kristen Andreassen; next Sunday: Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt A Whirl Band feat. Lou Ann Barton. 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
Galician piper Carlos Núñez will perform at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Wednesday along with OCEAN. 301-581-5100
Thursday The Pine Hill Project (Richard Shindell & Lucy Kaplansky) will be at the Barns of Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. 1 (877) WOLFTRAP
Swiss pianist & flautist Corina Marti will be at Grace Episcopal Church in New Market, MD on Thursday. 301-882-7172
On Friday, Uptown Concerts at The Cellar Stage features Michigan duo Mustard’s Retreat. Lark Rize opens the show. The Cellar Stage is located in Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton on Harford Road. 410-521-9099
In another Friday show, Bumper Jacksons and Max Ochs will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
The Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Festival Play-off is at The 8×10 on Friday. Saturday is Mammojam with Ursula Ricks Project, Brooks Long and Mad Dog No Good, and Roses and Rust. 410-625-2000
Friday at the Creative Alliance in the Marquee Lounge is local Latino musicians Alberto Valdez, Luis Tobías, and Alma Saldaña. Saturday is Kurdish & Persian New Year with Ghazi Kurdistani, Behfar Bahadoran & Reza Sarlak, and DJ J Fell. 410-276-1651
The next Baltimore Squaredance is at Mobtown Ballroom in Pigtown on Saturday. (443) 699-3040
Tall Trees Concert Series presents Danny Burns Band and Naked Blue at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday. 410-294-9180
Tom Rush will be at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA on Saturday. 703-549-7500 http://www.birchmere.com/
Also Saturday, Mike Agranoff will be at Glen Echo Town Hall in Glen Echo, MD.
Simple Gifts will be at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington on Saturday at 11:45am and Saturday evening at the Celtic Festival at the Milburn Stone Theatre in North East MD. Sunday at 3pm, Simple Gifts will be at Catonsville Presbyterian Church. 410-747-6180
Next Sunday there is an informal jam with Rick Sambuco and friends at Guitars of Pikesville on Reisterstown Road. 410-415-5400
