The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road. 888.646.BFMS

Monday it’s The David Grisman Sextet at the Ram’s Head Onstage in Annapolis. Ilo Ferreira from Cape Verde is on Tuesday. Tommy Malone of the subdudes and Bearkat are on Saturday. 410-268-4545

Wednesday, Midway Fair is at the Sidebar Tavern with Analogue Transit and Vib. 410-659-4130

The New Riders of the Purple Sage and Chris Jacobs are at the The 8x10 on Thursday. 410-625-2000

Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville features a double bill with singer/songwriters Alexandra Day and Bob Sima on Thursday. 410-795-1041

Saturday is Folk Music Night at Perry Hall United Methodist Church on Belair Road from 7:00-10:00 pm. There’s an open mike, and featured guests Chatham Street. 410-529-7176

Irish musicians Donna Long and Jesse Smith are playing a house concert in Pikesville on Saturday. Jesse Smith will be giving fiddle workshops next Sunday in Lauraville. (410) 444-1024

Upcoming Events:

Avalon Resort in Paw Paw WV hosts Avalon fest 2011 from Friday August 12th through Sunday August 14th. On Thursday evening August 11th there will be a special pre-fest bonus concert by Hot Soup!. Artists scheduled include 3 Penny Acre, Mike Agranoff, Lost in Holland, Cristobel and the Jons, The Carpenter Ants, Gina Holsopple, Gathering Time, ilyAIMY, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Coyote Run, Magpie, and Dixie Power Trio.

WTMD has won the Baltimore Magazine 2011 Reader’s Poll for Best Radio Station. (Not mentioned in the online summary, you have to buy the paper version.)

Towson Patch has a nice article about Detour.

Detour Playlist
Paul Hartman
July 24, 2011 5:00PM - 7:00PM

* Songs in honor of the last space shuttle flight

** Songs in honor of yardwork avoided due to the heat wave

Time, artist, song, album, label, notes

5:04:05PM Wolfstone "The Panda" Almost an Island [Once Bitten] Scotland

5:09:10PM Word of Mouth "The Last Summer" Somewhere in the World [Trova] USA & several other countries

5:13:10PM Country Gentlemen "Detour" Good as Gold [Sugar Hill] Opening theme

5:17:35PM David Massengill "On the Road to Fairfax County" Coming Up for Air [Flying Fish]

5:21:55PM Boubacar Traoré "Minuit" Mali Denhou [Lusafrica] Mali

5:26:10PM Michelle Nixon & Drive "Your Kind of Love" A Place I Belong [Mountain Fever]

5:31:00PM Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams "Rocket" Flapjacks From the Sky [High Noon] *

5:34:25PM Richard Thompson "Morris Medley/Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll" RT - The Life and Music of Richard Thompson [Free Reed] England*

5:41:00PM The Byrds "Mr. Spaceman" (Untitled/Unissued) [Columbia/Legacy] *

5:45:10PM Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas "Jig Runrig/The Ramnee Ceilidh" Highlander's Farewell [Culburnie] Scotland & USA

5:49:50PM Hot Club of Cowtown "Along the Navajo Trail" What Makes Bob Holler [Proper American]

5:54:00PM Eliza Gilkyson "Vayan al Norte" Roses at the End of Time [Red House]

6:00:10PM Roger Davidson with the Frank London Klezmer Orchestra "Freedom Dance" On the Road of Life [Soundbrush]

6:03:25PM Midway Fair "At the Dawn of the Day" The Distance of the Moon at Daybreak [www.midwayfair.org]

6:09:35PM Stan Rogers "Fogarty's Cove" The Very Best of Stan Rogers [Fogarty's Cove] Canada

6:11:45PM Genticorum "Les Menteries" Nagez Rameurs [Mad River] Canada (Québec)

6:18:15PM Putnam Smith "Lawnmower Repair" Goldrush [Itchy Sabot] **

6:21:45PM Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three "Weedwacker Rag" Middle of Everywhere [Free Dirt] **

6:24:15PM The Asylum Street Spankers "Leaf Blower" What? And Give Up Show Biz? [Yellow Dog] **

6:28:55PM Afro Celt Sound System "Whirl-y-Reel 1 (Beard and Sandals Mix)" Volume 1 Sound Magic [RealWorld] U.K. & various other countries

6:36:15PM Ruthie and the Wranglers "I'm So Sad" Live at Goose Creek [Goose Creek] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

6:41:00PM The Yellow Room Gang "Do What You Love" Live at Big Sky [www.yellowroomgang.com]

6:44:00PM Elephant Revival "What is Time?" Break in the Clouds [Ruff Shod]

6:47:50PM Maciré Sylla "Noumarera" Talitha [PureSound] Guinea

6:52:00PM Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny "Dirty Linen" Ebbets Field 1974 [ItsAboutMusic.com] England

6:56:10PM Väsen "Johsefins dopvals" Trio [NorthSide] Sweden; Closing theme

The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul St. 888.646.BFMS

Thursday it’s Marc Broussard, Scars on 45, and Sarah & Christian Dugas from The Duhks at the Ram’s Head Onstage in Annapolis. Ruthie & the Wranglers CD release party is Friday at the Ram’s Head. 410-268-4545

Devil Makes Three and The Founding Fathers (Chris Pandolfi & Andy Falco of The Infamous Stringdusters) are at the The 8x10 on Thursday. 410-625-2000

Detour Playlist
Paul Hartman
July 17, 2011 5:00PM - 7:00PM

With live performance and conversation with Tin Cup Gypsy

Time, artist, song, album, label, notes

5:02:20PM Sam Bush "Spirit is the Journey" King of My World [Sugar Hill]

5:07:20PM Garma "Gavota" Cambalúa [Several] Spain (Galicia)

5:10:10PM Country Gentlemen "Detour" Good as Gold [Sugar Hill] Opening theme

5:14:15PM Tin Cup Gypsy "Words" Calico [www.tincupgypsy.com]

5:19:45PM Tin Cup Gypsy "Chase the Sun" (live in studio) [www.tincupgypsy.com]

5:26:50PM Tin Cup Gypsy "I Want You Back" (live in studio) [www.tincupgypsy.com]

5:32:00PM Tin Cup Gypsy "To the Sea" Calico [www.tincupgypsy.com]

5:37:30PM Tin Cup Gypsy "Wildfire" (live in studio) [www.tincupgypsy.com]

5:43:55PM Tin Cup Gypsy "Secret" Calico [www.tincupgypsy.com]

5:47:10PM James Keelaghan "Follow Me Up to Carlow" Timelines [Tranquilla/Dirty Linen] Canada

5:50:45PM Fairport Convention "The Crowd" XXXV [Compass] England

5:59:05PM Billy McComiskey "The Ballinakill/The Broken Bridge" Outside the Box [Compass] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

6:03:20PM Robin & Linda Williams "Don't Let Me Come Home a Stranger" Stonewall Country [Red House]

6:07:10PM John Fahey "Layla" Let Go [Varrick]

6:15:20PM Matraca Berg "You and Tequila" The Dreaming Fields [Dualtone] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

6:19:25PM Midway Fair "Two Crows" The Distance of the Moon at Daybreak [www.midwayfair.org]

6:23:35PM Terakaft "Alghalem" Aratan N Azawad [World Village] Mali

6:28:20PM Gordon Giltrap & Ric Sanders "Portmeirion" One to One [Nico Polo] England

6:33:50PM Blackie and the Rodeo Kings "How Come You Treat Me So Bad" Kings and Queens [File Under: Music] Canada; w/Janiva Magness (playing in the Baltimore area this week)

6:38:05PM Putnam Smith "Far Out to Sea" We Could Be Beekeepers [Itchy Sabot]

6:41:20PM Lidija Bajuk "Ljubic se bijeli golub (A White Dove's Love)" Tira les (Spinning Trees) [CBS] Croatia

6:44:20PM Ken Kolodner & Brad Kolodner "Lonesome John" Otter Creek [www.kenkolodner.com] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

6:47:40PM Battlefield Band "A' Bhriogais Uallach (The Pompous Trousers)" Line-Up [Temple] Scotland

6:51:45PM Cahalen Morrison & Eli West "Lost Lovin Gal" The Holy Coming of the Storm [www.cahalenandeli.com]

6:54:40PM Boban & Marko Marković Orchestra "Caravan" Balkan Brass Battle [Asphalt Tango] Serbia; CD w/Fanfare Ciocărlia)

6:57:45PM Väsen "Johsefins dopvals" Trio [NorthSide] Sweden; Closing theme

The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul St. 888.646.BFMS Also, the BFMS sponsors Fourth at Four Storyfolk storytelling group next Sunday at 4pm at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church. Information 410-321-8419.

Blues singer Janiva Magness is at the Ram’s Head Onstage in Annapolis on Wednesday. 410-268-4545

Matraca Berg with Marc Cohn is performing Saturday at the Ram’s Head Onstage in Annapolis. 410-268-4545 They’ll also be at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA on Sunday. 703-549-7500

Saturday is a special event called "Passing it Down" -- musicians passing on the music they love to their children. Ken Kolodner (hammered dulcimer, fiddle) performs with his son Brad (clawhammer banjo, gourd banjo, banjola, guitar); Billy McComiskey (button accordion) with all three of his sons; Lea Gilmore (vocals) sings with her son Jonathan; old-time, traditional Irish, blues and more. Creative Alliance at the Patterson Theatre. 410-276-1651

Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents Timothy Bracken and Cameron Blake with singing host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik. (410) 385-2638

Detour Playlist
Paul Hartman with Brad Kolodner
July 10, 2011 5:00PM - 7:00PM

* Music selected by special guest DJ Brad Kolodner (from WICB Ithaca NY and also member of Ken Kolodner & Brad Kolodner duo)

Time, artist, song, album, label, notes

5:01:30PM Johnny Clegg & Savuka "Great Heart" Third World Child [Capitol] South Africa

5:04:45PM Fish & Bird "Well Run Dry" Every Whisper is a Shout Across the Void [Fiddle Head] Canada

5:09:45PM Ramblin' Jack Elliott "Detour" Country Style/Live [Fantasy] Opening theme

5:13:45PM Uncle Earl "Bony on the Isle of St. Helena" Waterloo, Tennessee [Rounder] *

5:17:45PM Rhys Jones & Christina Wheeler "Plowboy Hop" Starry Crown [Vigortone Records] *

5:20:30PM The Honey Dewdrops "Nowhere to Stand" If the Sun Will Shine [www.thehoneydewdrops.com] *

5:25:05PM Habadekuk "Proptrækkeren" Hopsadaddy [GO' Danish Folk Music] Denmark

5:27:40PM Great Big Sea "The Old Black Rum" Great Big DVD & CD [Zoë] Canada (Newfoundland)

5:32:55PM Battlefield Band "Raigmore" Line-Up [Temple] Scotland

5:39:25PM Kristian Herner & Rachel Eddy "Lazy John" Chilly Winds [Rachel Eddy and Kristian Herner] Sweden & USA*

5:42:50PM Nightingale "Newmarket Polka/Trip to Dingle" Jolie [Nightingale] *

5:47:00PM Ken Kolodner & Brad Kolodner "Otter Creek" Otter Creek [Fenchurch Music] *

5:53:00PM Eliza Gilkyson "2153" Roses at the End of Time [Red House]

5:56:15PM Boubacar Traoré "Mondeou" Mali Denhou [Lusafrica] Mali

6:01:15PM Sarah Jarosz "Tell Me True" Song Up in Her Head [Sugar Hill] *

6:05:15PM Matching Orange "Path to the Belfry" Matching Orange [Matching Orange] *

6:08:50PM Brittany Haas "Dry and Dusty" Brittany Haas [Brittany Haas] *

6:14:00PM Buskin & Batteau "Wild Infatuation" Red Shoes and Golden Hearts [Nouveau Retro Media] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

6:17:10PM Little Johnny England "Tournament of Shadows" Tournament of Shadows [Talking Elephant] England

6:22:25PM Chris Coole "Skating on the Harbourfront" The Old Time Banjo Festival [Rounder] Canada; Various artists CD*

6:22:25PM Rayna Gellert & Susie Goehring "Willow Garden" Starch & Iron [Heard Her Squeal Records] *

6:29:00PM The Pearly Snaps "Silver Dagger" The Pearly Snaps [The Pearly Snaps] *

6:32:45PM Ken Kolodner & Brad Kolodner "Rocky Beaches" Otter Creek [Fenchurch Music] *

6:39:00PM Matt Brown "Duck River" Lone Prairie [5-String Productions] *

6:41:30PM Dirk Powell "Waterbound" Time Again [Rounder] *

6:46:30PM Evil City String Band "Down on My Knees" Evil City String Band [Evil City String Band] *

6:51:40PM Adam Hurt "Say Old Man, I Want Your Daughter" Perspective [Ubiquitone] *

6:54:10PM Genticorum "Galope doux bedon" Nagez Rameurs [Mad River] Canada (Québec)

6:57:50PM Väsen "Johsefins dopvals" Trio [NorthSide] Sweden; Closing theme

The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul St. 888.646.BFMS

On Monday, The Old 97s with Robert Ellis are at the Ram’s Head Live downtown. Jonny Lang with Chris Jacobs of The Bridge is Thursday. 410-244-1131

Dave Mason is performing Tuesday at the Ram’s Head Onstage in Annapolis. 410-268-4545

Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville features Buskin & Batteau on Thursday. 410-795-1041

Detour Playlist
Paul Hartman
July 3, 2011 5:00PM - 7:00PM

* Songs to commemorate Independence Day
** Songs to commemorate Canada Day

Time, artist, song, album, label, notes

4:52:25PM Karyn Oliver "October Day" Red Dress [www.karynoliver.com]

4:57:50PM Ken Kolodner & Brad Kolodner "Home With the Girls in the Morning/Sally in the Garden" Otter Creek [www.kenkolodner.com]

5:01:55PM Grateful Dead "U.S. Blues" From the Mars Hotel [Rhino] *

5:06:25PM Roy Zimmerman "America" Faulty Intelligence [Metaphor] *

5:11:25PM Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra "Detour" Shake, Rattle & Polka! [Rounder] Opening theme

5:14:50PM John McCutcheon "Our Flag Was Still There" Mightier Than the Sword [Appalsongs] *

5:20:30PM Guy Van Duser "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Guy Van Duser [Rounder] *

5:24:20PM French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson "Surfin' USA" Live, Love, Larf & Loaf [Rhino] USA & England *

5:28:40PM Midway Fair "Edward Cain" The Distance of the Moon at Daybreak [www.midwayfair.org] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

5:33:10PM Maciré Sylla "Sabar" Talitha [PureSong] Guinea

5:36:40PM Craubh Rua "The Luck Penny/Jerry's Beaver Hat/Miss Monroe's Jig" No Matter How Cold & Wet You Are as Long as You're Warm & Dry [Lochshore] Northern Ireland; Playing in the Baltimore area this week

5:41:30PM Simon & Garfunkel "America" The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Columbia/Legacy] *

5:44:55PM The Kennedys "Give Me Back My Country" Better Dreams [Appleseed] *

5:47:55PM Darrell Scott "American Tune" Modern Hymns [Appleseed] *

5:55:00PM Stephen Fearing "The Longest Road" So Many Miles [Red House/True North] Canada **

6:01:10PM Gordon Lightfoot "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" Songbook [Rhino/Warner] Canada **

6:07:30PM James Keelaghan "Gladys Ridge" Then Again [Jericho Beach] Canada **

6:12:15PM Robin Bullock "Lady Maxwell" Rosewood Castle [Dancing Wolf] Playing in the Baltimore area this week

6:14:35PM Genticorum "Quand chus parti du Canada" Nagez Rameurs [Mad River] Canada (Québec)

6:20:50PM Phil Ochs "Power and the Glory" Farewells & Fantasies [Elektra Traditions/Rhino] *

6:23:10PM Richie Havens "Freedom" Résumé - The Best of Richie Havens [Rhino] *

6:26:30PM John Flynn "America's Waiting" America's Waiting [www.JohnFlynn.net] *

6:31:25PM Majorstuen "Sjoulken" Skir [www.majorstuen.biz] Norway

6:36:05PM Arlo Guthrie "This Land is Your Land" Live in Sydney [Rising Son] *

6:45:00PM Brewer & Shipley "Fifty States of Freedom" Tarkio [Kama Sutra] *

6:51:00PM Bruce Springsteen "Chimes of Freedom" Chimes of Freedom EP [Columbia] *

6:56:55PM Väsen "Johsefins dopvals" Trio [NorthSide] Sweden; Closing theme

The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul St. The Second Saturday Square and Contra Dance is this week at St. Marks on the Hill. 888.646.BFMS

At the Ram’s Head Onstage in Annapolis Doc Hochman’s Dixieband is Monday and bluegrass-influenced The Doerfels are on Thursday. 410-268-4545

Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville features multi-instrumentalist Robin Bullock on Thursday. 410-795-1041

Also Thursday, Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones w/Abigail Washburn, Carolina Chocolate Drops appear at the Ram’s Head Live downtown. 410-244-1131

Tin Cup Gypsy is at Hill Country Barbecue Market in Washington DC on Friday. 202-556-2050

Friday, Petal Blight, Midway Fair, and Eli August are at Joe Squared. 410 545 0444

Common Ground on the Hill’s annual festival is Saturday and Sunday at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster. Artists include Buckwheat Zydeco, Jesse McReynolds with Professor Louie & the Crowmatix performing songs of the Grateful Dead, Brian McNeill from Scotland, Guy Davis, Craobh Rua from Northern Ireland, Bruce Molsky, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, Sankofa Dance Theater, and many more. 410-857-2771

Saturday is Folk Music Night at Perry Hall United Methodist Church on Belair Road from 7:00-10:00 pm. There’s an open mike, and featured guest it Kristyn Leigh. 410-529-7176