The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Mark’s on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul Street. The BFMS Open Sing is Thursday at Guitars of Pikesville. 888.646.BFMS
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents The Kennedys at Allyworld in Takoma Park, MD on Monday. 301-754-3611
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: The Return: The Ultimate Beatles Experience; Tuesday & Wednesday: Leon Russell; Thursday: Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra. 410-268-4545
On Tuesday there’s an old-time music jam led by Ken and Brad Kolodner at Liam Flynn’s Ale House in the Station North Arts District. 443-956-1702
Thursday, Letitia Van Sant and Slow Down Tommy are at the Four Hour Day Lutherie on Harford Road. (410) 637-3728
Thursday is bluegrass night at The 8×10 with The Woodshedders, Plank Stompers, and Herb N’ Hanson. Friday it’s The John “Papa Gros” Band with special guest Cris Jacobs and Cara Kelly & the Tell Tale. 410-625-2000
Another Thursday show is the Anders Osborne and Amy Helm & the Handsome Strangers at the historic Avalon Theatre in Easton MD. 410-822-7299. The same bands are at the 9:30 Club in DC on Friday. 202-393-0930
On Friday, Uptown Concerts at The Cellar Stage Baltimore features Seth Kibel & the Music Pilgrim Trio. The Cellar Stage is located in Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton on Harford Road. 410-521-9099
The Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Festival Battle of the Bands Round 2 is Friday at Union Craft Brewing.
In another Friday show, Andrew McKnight will appear at the 333 Coffeehouse in the Annapolis Friends Meeting House. (443) 333-9613
Saturday, Ken & Brad Kolodner Trio with guest multi-instrumentalist Rachel Eddy are at Germano’s Piattini Restaurant in Little Italy. 410.752.4515
Also on Saturday, Creole Carnaval will be at Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC with music by Brushy One String (Jamaica), Emeline Michel (Haiti), and Casuarina (Brazil). 202-994-6800
Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents the Grandsons’ Alan MacEwen and Scott McKnight with singing host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638
