The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Mark’s 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. 888.646.BFMS
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents a CD release concert of Irish traditional music by button accordion and concertina player and dancer Shannon Dunne at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
Vieux Farka Touré
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis: Monday: Vieux Farka Touré from Mali; Tuesday: Tom Principato Band DVD/CD release concert; Wednesday: Edwin McCain; Thursday: Coco Montoya and Popa Chubby; Sunday: Matthew Sweet w/ Laura Tsaggaris. 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
On Tuesday the Leyla McCalla Trio will be at The Hamilton in Washington DC. 202-787-1000
Tuesday, MarchFourth! Marching Band will be at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington DC. 202-333-7700
There’s a ukulele meetup on Wednesday at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road. (410) 637-3728
Wednesday, the duo Famous October (Sarah Bowman & Rene Coal Burrell) is at Germano’s Piattini Restaurant in Little Italy. 410.752.4515
Also Wednesday, Amanda Shires with Ruston Kelly are at Baltimore Soundstage. (410) 244-0057
Uptown Concerts presents singer/songwriters Tony Denikos and Angie Miller at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
The Proclaimers kick off their US tour at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA on Thursday. 703-549-7500
Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
The next Live Lunch in WTMD’s performance space in Towson is Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound on Friday. Come see the band live at noon or tune in to 89.7 WTMD.
Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound is at the Creative Alliance on Friday with an opening set by the Stone Hill All Stars. Sunday is Leyla McCalla Trio. 410-276-1651
Declan O’Rourke and Mindy Gledhill will perform on Friday at Our Daily Bread on Fallsway. byubaltimore@gmail.com 410-963-8421
In another Friday show, Simple Gifts will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
Canadian singer/songwriter Shawna Caspi opens for Molly Venter & Goodnight Moonshine at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA on Friday.
On Saturday OCEAN Quartet‘s Autumn Equinox Party is at One World Coffeehouse in Columbia. 410-381-0097
Bob Friedman & Tom Chalkley
Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents The Patapsco Delta Boys’ Bob Friedman & Tom Chalkley with hosts Geoffrey Himes and Willem Elsevier at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638
FocusMusic presents Caroline Cotter with Michael Howard on Sunday at 3pm at Am Kolel Sanctuary Retreat Center in Beallsville, MD. 301-461-3600
Sunday Gathering Time will be at Guitars of Pikesville on Reisterstown Road. 410-415-5400
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents The Barefoot Movement at Seekers Church in Takoma Park MD on Sunday. 301-754-3611
Next Sunday, Focus Music presents Diana Jones plus David Glaser at Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville. (301) 461-3600
