The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter on York Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul Street. The Autumn Assembly English Ball is Saturday at Church of the Redeemer. 888.646.BFMS
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Anthem String Quartet and Boss Company at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
Vanessa Peters is at DC9 in Washington DC on Monday. (202) 483-5000
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

Teatr-Pralnia with CCA Dakh (photo by A. Mantach)
Teatr-Pralnia with CCA Dakh from Kiev are at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC on Tuesday at 6:00.
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Tuesday: JJ Grey w/ Danny Burns; Saturday: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra. 410-268-4545
Tyler Childers and Ona are at The 8×10 on Tuesday. Thursday it’s The 502s, The Pickin’ Coalition, and Fried Pickin’. Friday: Honey Island Swamp Band and Jonathan Sloane Trio. Saturday: People’s Blues of Richmond and Haint Blue. 410-625-2000
At The Soundry in Columbia, MD – Tuesday: Eilen Jewell w/ Hillfolk Noir; Thursday: Patrick Sweany w/ Ryan Culwell; Friday: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen w/ The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers; Saturday: Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band. 443.283.1200
Jonny Lang with Zane Carney are at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis on Wednesday. 410-280-5640
Missy Raines with Tony Furtado are at City Winery in Washington, DC on Wednesday. (202) 250-2531
Revisit Family of the Year, Typhoon and Danielia Cotton at the June WTMD First Thursday Festival on Thursday at 10pm. Maryland Public Television will broadcast highlights and WTMD will simulcast the audio.

Amy Speace
Uptown Concerts presents Amy Speace at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
Also Thursday, Kenny White is at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. 301.528.2260
Money Chicha from Austin and Tribu Baharú from Bogotá, Colombia with Leon City Sounds will be at Bossa Bistro in Washington on Thursday. 202-650-9351
Also Thursday, JP Harris is at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington, DC.
Sofia Talvik brings Swedish Americana to the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road on Friday. Saturday is a Pop-up Worship Hour. (410) 637-3728
In another Friday show, Mike Agranoff will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
There’s a Colombian music showcase featuring Kombilesa Mi and La Marvela at Tropicalia in Washington on Friday. (202) 629-4535
The Drunken Hearts are at Hill Country Live in Washington DC on Friday. 202-556-2050
WTMD’s 2nd annual free Towson Rock Block is Saturday from 4-9pm on Olympic Place right outside WTMD studios in Towson. Food and beverage vendors plus music by Sunflower Bean, Haerts, and Bird Streets.
The next show in the North by Northeast American Roots Music Series is Saturday is at a new location, Function Coworking Community in Lauraville, featuring Rumba Club.
Adam Trice of Red Sammy is at Waredaca Brewing in Gaithersburg on Saturday.
Experience the rained-out Artscape set on Sunday: ellen cherry’s RAIN CHECK with Eze Jackson and June Star is at the Creative Alliance. 410-276-1651

Joe Crookston
Also Sunday, Focus Music presents Joe Crookston at Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville. (301) 461-3600
At the Birchmere in Alexandria VA – Sunday: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra. 703-549-7500