The Wailin’ Jennys are at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA on Monday & Tuesday. 703-549-7500
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

Loretta Kelley, Charlie Pilzer & Andrea Hoag
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents “A Scandinavian Christmas” featuring Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Melissa Running, Charlie Pilzer w/Chris Ousley at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
Lafayette Gilchrist & Eric Kennedy are at the Marquee Lounge at the Creative Alliance on Tuesday. 410-276-1651
The Longest Winter are at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road on Tuesday. (410) 637-3728
The Baltimore Bluegrass Jam is Tuesday at the Five & Dime Ale House in Hampden. 443-835-2179

Tongue in Cheek
Hot jazz by Tongue in Cheek will be at Bossa Bistro in Washington on Wednesday. 202-650-9351
Also Wednesday, blues guitarist Samantha Fish will be at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington DC. 202-333-7700
Thursday it’s Grateful Dead-style bluegrass at The 8×10 with Moose Jaw, Thistle Rue, and Fried Pickin’. Friday & Saturday it’s “A Very Jerry Christmas” with Cris Jacobs and Friends. 410-625-2000
OCEAN Quartet performs “Song of Solstice” at Corner Store Arts Center in Washington, DC. (202) 544-5807. And Saturday “A Celtic Christmas and Carol Sing!” with OCEAN Orchestra is at The Carroll Arts Center in Westminster. 410-848-7272