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 Midwinter Ball is Saturday at Church of the Redeemer on N. Charles St. 888.646.BFMS
The BFMS Song Swap is Tuesday at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road. “Post-African Healings” by Súle Greg Wilson is on Sunday. (410) 637-3728
The Baltimore Bluegrass Jam is Tuesday at the Five & Dime Ale House in Hampden. 443-835-2179
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Tuesday: G. Love & Special Sauce w/ Jontavious Willis; Wednesday: Davy Knowles; Thursday: The Samples w/ Kavoossi & the Typos; Friday: Cowboy Mouth w/ Lauren Calve; Saturday: Good Deale Bluegrass & Eastman String Band 20th anniversary show. 410-268-4545
The Wood Brothers w/ Kat Wright appear at Ram’s Head Live downtown on Wednesday. 410-244-1131
Uptown Concerts presents Half Step Down, otherwise known as Tony Denikos, Angie Miller & Tom Fridrich, at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
Another Thursday show is the Pam Ortiz Band at the historic Avalon Theatre in Easton MD. 410-822-7299
At the Birchmere in Alexandria VA – Thursday & Friday: Cowboy Junkies. 703-549-7500
G. Love & Special Sauce w/ Jontavious Willis are at The Hamilton in Washington DC on Thursday, Donna the Buffalo on Friday, and Town Mountain w/ Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle on Saturday. 202-787-1000
On Friday The Honey Dewdrops are at the Creative Alliance. “Hawaiian Voices” of Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole with Shawn Pimental is Saturday. 410-276-1651
Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet are at The Cabaret at Germano’s in Little Italy on Saturday. Siobhán O’Brien is there on Sunday. 410.752.4515
On Saturday, International Guitar Night is at Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills featuring Mike Dawes from England, Turkish fretless guitarist Cenk Erdogan, jazz guitarist Olli Soikkeli from Finland and Hawaiian Slack Key master Jim Kimo West. 410.356.7469
Also Saturday, Better Off Dead is at The 8×10. 410-625-2000
Soul Crackers are at The Soundry in Columbia, MD on Saturday. 443.283.1200
Boordy Vineyards in Hydes, MD presents The Old Part of Town on Saturday at 1:00. 410-592-5015
Sunday Ken & Brad Kolodner will be at the Stoltz Listening Room at the Avalon Theatre in Easton MD. 410-822-7299