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 this week featuring music by Wild Wombats of the Chesapeake. Tuesday is the BFMS Song Swap at Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter. The Second Saturday Square and Contra Dance is at Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter at 7:30pm. 888.646.BFMS
Letitia Van Sant
Tuesday at 6:30 WTMD presents four of the six Baker Price Music Finalists in the WTMD performance space in Towson. The showcase includes the indie/chamber pop group Outcalls, composer and pianist Scott Patterson, Americana singer-songwriter Letitia VanSant and socially conscious hip-hop artist Von Vargas. Info at WTMD.org
The Baltimore Bluegrass Jam is Tuesday at the Five & Dime Ale House in Hampden. 443-835-2179
At the Birchmere in Alexandria VA – Tuesday: Tab Benoit; Thursday: Lizz Wright; Friday & Saturday: Average White Band; Sunday: SGGL (Speidel, Goodrich, Goggin & Lille) and The Sherpas. 703-549-7500
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Willa Mamet + Paul Miller, also known as Kitchen Table Music, at the School of Musical Traditions in the Talbott Center shopping plaza in Rockville, MD on Wednesday. 301-754-3611
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Wednesday: Tab Benoit w/ Eric McFadden; Thursday: Average White Band; Saturday afternoon: Arielle; Saturday evening: Los Lonely Boys w/ Gary Douglas Band; Sunday afternoon: Big Sam’s Funky Nation. 410-268-4545
Orchester Praževica and guests bring “Danube Sessions” to Bossa Bistro in Washington on Wednesday. 202-650-9351
Dan Navarro
Uptown Concerts presents Dan Navarro at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
On Thursday it’s Honky-Tonk & Two-Stepping at Waverly Brewing Company featuring Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys. Saturday it’s Red Sammy with Graham Stone. 443-438-5765
Brooks Williams is at The Cabaret at Germano’s in Little Italy on Thursday. 410.752.4515
At The Soundry in Columbia, MD – Thursday: Scott Mulvahill; Friday: Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band. 443.283.1200
Thursday, Tyler Ramsey (formerly of Band of Horses) is at U Street Music Hall in NW Washington, DC.
The Baltimore Irish Trad Fest runs Friday through Sunday at various venues featuring workshops, performances and sessions in Irish traditional music, dance and song. Check the website for details.
The Dirty Grass Players
It’s bluegrass at The 8×10 on Friday with The Dirty Grass Players with Colebrook Road. 410-625-2000
Also Friday, Cris Jacobs Band with Adam Wakefield are at Union Craft Brewing. (410) 467-0290 And Cris Jacobs Band with Justin Trawick are at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington, DC on Saturday. 202.380.9620
Saturday, David Wilcox is at the One World Coffeehouse at Owen Brown Interfaith Center in Columbia. (410) 381-0097
Saturday, SOJA, Passafire, and Iya Terra are at Baltimore Soundstage. (410) 244-0057
At the Creative Alliance the Irish Trad Fest concert on Saturday is sold out. Sunday is Baltimore Plays Motown featuring musicians from Charm City. 410-276-1651
Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents Tony Denikos and Patty Reese with host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638
The Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio will open for David Mallett at the World Folk Music Association (WFMA) showcase at Gaithersburg Art Barn in Gaithersburg, MD on Sunday. 866-412-5943
Also Sunday, Focus Music presents Mustard’s Retreat (duo) at Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville. 301.957.0178
