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. 888.646.BFMS
On Tuesday there’s an old-time music jam led by Ken and Brad Kolodner at the Five & Dime Ale House in Hampden. 443-835-2179
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday and also Friday: David Crosby & Friends. 410-268-4545
The BFMS Song Swap happens Tuesday at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road. The First Friday show is Friday and there’s a Studio Recital on Saturday at 2pm. (410) 637-3728
** POSTPONED ** WTMD and Classical Revolution Baltimore present “Classical Music for People With Short Attention Spans” on Thursday at WTMD’s performance space in Towson. We’ll broadcast the music live starting at 8:30pm but it’ll be much more fun to be part of the studio audience: tickets at Missiontix.com
Seth Kibel & Friends have a CD release concert for Songs of Snark & Despair on Thursday at the Creative Alliance. On Friday it’s Caleb Stine‘s “‘Round the Mountain” featuring old-time duo Ann Porcella & Bill Schmidt, crankie puppeteer Katherine Fahey, and American Primitive guitarist Glenn Jones. Creative Alliance presents Judith Berkson with Frank London and Michael Winograd at B’nai Israel on Saturday. 410-276-1651
The Baltimore Square Dance is Friday in Hampden at The Ideal Arts Space. Band members include Sam Gleaves and Tyler Hughes.
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams (photo by Tom Moore)
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams performs “A Very Slambovian Christmas” at the Stoltz Listening Room at the Avalon Theatre in Easton MD on Friday 410-822-7299 and next Sunday at Jammin’ Java in Vienna VA. 703/255-1566
The String Band Holiday Concert with Walt Michael & Co. is at The Church of the Redeemer on Friday 410-857-2771 and at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster on Saturday. 410-857-2771
WTMD’s Saturday Morning Tunes has a special show this Saturday at the Senator Theatre with Lard Dog & The Band of Shy and The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours and more. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the music runs from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. And will be broadcast live on 89.7 WTMD. Tickets at SaturdayMorningTunes.com
Kipyn Martin & Allison Shapira – “Joan & Joni”
Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin bring “Joan & Joni” – a tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell – to the monthly Folkal Point concert series on Saturday at An Die Musik Live!. 410-385-2638
John Gorka will be at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA on Saturday. 703-549-7500
Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents Letitia Van Sant, Georgie Jessup and Santa Claus with host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638 www.rootscafe.org
Also Sunday, Focus Music presents a duo of trios, No Good Sister and Lulu’s Fate, at Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville. (301) 461-3600
