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. 888.646.BFMS
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: Gaelic Storm. 703-549-7500
Bill Staines
Uptown Concerts presents Bill Staines at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
At The Soundry in Columbia, MD – Thursday: Flow Tribe w/ Bencoolen; Friday: Black Masala; Saturday: A Bob Marley Birthday Bash by Ras Slick and Dutty Bus Crew w/ 8 Ohms Band. 443.283.1200
The First Friday show is on Friday at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road. The Whispering Tree and Geraldine are there on Saturday. (410) 637-3728
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Friday: The Weight Band feat. members of The Band, Levon Helm Band & Rick Danko Group w/ Kerri Powers; Saturday: CANCELLED — Good Deale Bluegrass and Eastman String Band. 410-268-4545
Blue Moon Cowgirls
Friday is Blue Moon Cowgirls 20th Anniversary Show at the Creative Alliance. On Saturday it’s “Bob Marley’s Soul Shakedown Dance Party” w/ Taj Weekes & Adowa plus Papa Wabe. 410-276-1651
Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Sam Gleaves w/ guest Chao Tian are at The Church of the Redeemer on Friday. 410-857-2771
The monthly Folkal Point concert series is Saturday at An Die Musik Live! with The Old Part of Town. 410-385-2638
On Saturday, guitarist Brian Gore brings International Guitar Night to the Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills with French swing guitarist Antoine Boyer, French flamenco guitarist Samuelito, and Turkish fretless guitarist Cenk Erdogan. 410.356.7469
Saturday, The Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet will be at the Stoltz Listening Room at the Avalon Theatre in Easton MD. 410-822-7299
Also Saturday, Billy Jonas performs a concert for adults at Congregation Kol Shalom in Annapolis and a family show at 9am on Sunday.
