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. Tuesday is the BFMS Song Swap at Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter. 888.646.BFMS
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Albert Lee w/ The Cryers; Sunday: Starbelly w/ Charles Kavoosi. 410-268-4545
The Baltimore Bluegrass Jam is Tuesday at the Five & Dime Ale House in Hampden. 443-835-2179
At the Birchmere in Alexandria VA – Tuesday & Wednesday: Travis Tritt solo; Thursday: The Ventures; Friday: Eddie From Ohio w/ Sara Niemietz & Snuffy Walden (The Saturday show is sold out.); Sunday: Eddie From Ohio w/ Jake Armerding. 703-549-7500
Lyuti Chushki Bulgarian Folk Music will be at Bossa Bistro in Washington on Wednesday. 202-650-9351
Paul Butterfield
WTMD Film Series continues with the documentary “Horn From the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story.” He brought the blues to a new level but died before he got the recognition he deserved. The screening is Wednesday in WTMD’s performance space in Towson. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 8.
The next BSOPulse concert is Thursday at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Dan Deacon.
Uptown Concerts presents two-thirds of the Modern Man trio: George Wurzbach and Rob Carlson at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
At The Soundry in Columbia, MD – Friday: The Soul Crackers; Saturday: Town Mountain w/ Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle. 443.283.1200
Arty Hill
Honky-Tonk Dance Night with Arty Hill & The Long Gone Daddys is Friday at the Creative Alliance. On Saturday it’s Latin jazz by Jorge Glem & Cesar Orozco on cuatro and piano. 410-276-1651
On Friday Cold Chocolate is at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road. Saturday it’s Andy MacLeod and Daniel Bachman. (410) 637-3728
Also Friday, it’s the Charm City Bluegrass Festival Battle of the Bands Round 1 part 1 at Union Craft Brewing with Wicked Sycamore, The Mosley Brothers, Big Rigg and the Long Haul, and River Bones Band.
The next Baltimore Squaredance is at Mobtown Ballroom in Pigtown on Saturday. UPDATE: Moved to Ideal Arts Space in Hampden.
The Hot Club of Baltimore is at the Opera House in Havre de Grace, MD on Saturday. 443-502-2005
Haint Blue is at MilkBoy ArtHouse in College Park MD on Saturday. (240) 623-1423
Shawna Caspi
Also Saturday, Shawna Caspi and Susan Cattaneo will be at Deer Creek Coffeehouse in Darlington. 443-877-7125
Another Saturday show is Town Mountain at The Hamilton in Washington DC. 202-787-1000
Baltimore’s Sac au Lait bring Dixieland music to the Church of the Holy Comforter in Lutherville on Sunday. 410-252-2711
