Innov Gnawa
Anna & Elizabeth, Cleek Schrey, & Liam Byrne are at the Creative Alliance on Monday. Creative Alliance presents Moroccan Jewish music by Innov Gnawa at B’Nai Israel on Lloyd Street. 410-276-1651
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 annual Baltimore Autumn Assembly English Ball is Saturday at the Church of the Redeemer on Charles St. 888.646.BFMS
Guitarist Michael Joseph Harris leads the Gypsy Jazz Jam every Monday at the Five & Dime Ale House in Hampden. On Tuesday there’s an old-time music jam led by Ken and Brad Kolodner. 443-835-2179
Singer/songwriter Johnsmith is at the Opera House in Havre de Grace, MD on Monday. 443-502-2005
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls; Tuesday: Shovels & Rope; Wednesday: Rickie Lee Jones; Saturday afternoon: Jake Shimabukuro; Saturday evening: Rik Emmett of Triumph – acoustic duo performance w/ Dave Dunlop; Sunday: 10,000 Maniacs. 410-268-4545
Estonian trio Trad.Attack! are at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC on Tuesday at 6:00.
It’s Harmony Singing at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road on Tuesday. Bobbi MacDonald on Saturday. (410) 637-3728
The trio Barrule from the Isle of Man plays at Ó Flynn’s Cask & Crab House on Tuesday and Wednesday. 410-355-9040
Courtney Marie Andrews opens for Hamilton Leithauser at the 9:30 Club in DC on Tuesday. 202-393-0930
Thursday is bluegrass night at The 8×10 with Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth, Fried Pickin’, and The Old Part of Town. 410-625-2000
Thursday, Terry Kitchen will be at The Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington DC. 202-333-7700
Also Thursday, Paula Cole is at AMP by Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD 301.581.5100
Elena & Los Fulanos
The Multiflora Music Festival continues this week at various venues in Washington DC. Events include DC Highlife All Stars at Bossa Bistro on Thursday 202-650-9351; Elena & Los Fulanos and Kino Musica will be at Tropicalia in Washington on Friday. (202) 629-4535
The Baltimore Square Dance is Friday in Hampden at The Ideal Arts Space.
Low Lily is at The Cabaret at Germano’s in Little Italy on Friday. 410.752.4515
On Friday Joe Crookston will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
House of Hamill
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents House of Hamill at Seekers Church in Takoma Park MD on Friday. 301-754-3611
Also Friday, Mike Agranoff is at at The Lyceum Theatre in Old Town Alexandria VA presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. 973-335-9489
Md Film Festival presents the WTMD Film Club at the SNF Parkway, featuring the film Half Cocked on Saturday. Pre-film cocktails and conversation with WTMD’s Galler begins at 6:00PM with the film beginning at 7:00PM and a post film Q&A with the directors of the film.
Saturday is Folk Music Night at Perry Hall United Methodist Church on Belair Road from 7:00-10:00 pm. There’s an open mic, and featured guest Free Range Blue. 410-529-7176
The next show in the North by Northeast American Roots Music Series is Saturday at The Church of the Messiah in Hamilton featuring Project Natale w/ pianist Bob Butta.
Colin Hay is at Lincoln Theatre in Washington on Saturday. 202-888-0050
Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents “An Evening of Poetry and Song” with National Public Radio’s Grace Cavalieri, Red Sammy’s Adam Trice and host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638
