Happy Monday! The year is winding down and we've come to our last jam of 2018. Join us this Tuesday, December 11 at the Five & Dime Ale House for the Baltimore Old Time Jam from 7-10:30pm. We'll certainly play a handful of fun holiday tunes! Bring your instrument of choice to join the jam or simply soak in the scene while enjoying great food and drink (50% off after 8pm). All levels are welcome. We'll kick things off with the slow jam from 7-8:15pm followed by the fast jam 8:15-10:30pm. See you soon!
**Dec 15: Helicon's 33rd Annual Winter Solstice Concert feat. Helicon, Charm City Junction, Ken & Brad Kolodner and more. Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, Towson, MD. Two shows: 3:30pm and 7:30pm. Tickets still available for 7:30pm show! More info HERE
**Dec 22: Baltimore Square Dance at Mobtown Ballroom - 5th Anniversary Celebration! Live music and dancing. No experience necessary. The best dance party in Baltimore! Bring friends and spread the word! BYOB. Janine Smith calling. Deb Przybysz & Friends performing. Doors at 8:00pm. 8:30-11:30pm. More info HERE
Upcoming Events
Dec 11: Old Time Jam at the Five & Dime Ale House (901 W. 36th St.) – Slow Jam 7pm, Fast Jam 8:15pm led by Ken & Brad Kolodner.
Dec 12: Bluegrass Jam at the Lauraville House. Open jam. 4528 Harford Road. 7:30-10:30pm. More info HERE
Dec 14: Billy Strings at Union Craft Brewing. Sold Out. Bluegrass. 8pm. More info HERE
Dec 15: Helicon's 33rd Annual Winter Solstice Concert feat. Helicon, Charm City Junction, Ken & Brad Kolodner and more. Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, Towson, MD. Two shows: 3:30pm and 7:30pm. More info HERE
Dec 22: Baltimore Square Dance at Mobtown Ballroom - 5th Anniversary Celebration! Live music and dancing. No experience necessary. The best dance party in Baltimore! Bring friends and spread the word! BYOB. Janine Smith calling. Deb Przybysz & Friends performing. Doors at 8:00pm. 8:30-11:30pm. More info HERE
Dec 26: Bluegrass Jam at the Lauraville House. Open jam. 4528 Harford Road. 7:30-10:30pm. More info HERE
Jan 4-6: Baltimore Crankie Fest at the Creative Alliance. Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas known as crankies, returns for a 6th year of fireside wonder. A full lineup of artists and musicians will be announced in the coming weeks. More info HERE
Mar 22-23: Baltimore Old Time Music Festival at the Creative Alliance. Concerts, workshops, jamming, dancing and more. Molsky's Mountain Drifters, Corn Potato Stringband, Ken & Brad Kolodner, Local Honeys and more. Early Bird weekend passes available til Jan 1. More info HERE
**Dec 15: Helicon's 33rd Annual Winter Solstice Concert feat. Helicon, Charm City Junction, Ken & Brad Kolodner and more. Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, Towson, MD. Two shows: 3:30pm and 7:30pm. Tickets still available for 7:30pm show! More info HERE
**Dec 22: Baltimore Square Dance at Mobtown Ballroom - 5th Anniversary Celebration! Live music and dancing. No experience necessary. The best dance party in Baltimore! Bring friends and spread the word! BYOB. Janine Smith calling. Deb Przybysz & Friends performing. Doors at 8:00pm. 8:30-11:30pm. More info HERE
Upcoming Events
Dec 11: Old Time Jam at the Five & Dime Ale House (901 W. 36th St.) – Slow Jam 7pm, Fast Jam 8:15pm led by Ken & Brad Kolodner.
Dec 12: Bluegrass Jam at the Lauraville House. Open jam. 4528 Harford Road. 7:30-10:30pm. More info HERE
Dec 14: Billy Strings at Union Craft Brewing. Sold Out. Bluegrass. 8pm. More info HERE
Dec 15: Helicon's 33rd Annual Winter Solstice Concert feat. Helicon, Charm City Junction, Ken & Brad Kolodner and more. Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, Towson, MD. Two shows: 3:30pm and 7:30pm. More info HERE
Dec 22: Baltimore Square Dance at Mobtown Ballroom - 5th Anniversary Celebration! Live music and dancing. No experience necessary. The best dance party in Baltimore! Bring friends and spread the word! BYOB. Janine Smith calling. Deb Przybysz & Friends performing. Doors at 8:00pm. 8:30-11:30pm. More info HERE
Dec 26: Bluegrass Jam at the Lauraville House. Open jam. 4528 Harford Road. 7:30-10:30pm. More info HERE
Jan 4-6: Baltimore Crankie Fest at the Creative Alliance. Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas known as crankies, returns for a 6th year of fireside wonder. A full lineup of artists and musicians will be announced in the coming weeks. More info HERE
Mar 22-23: Baltimore Old Time Music Festival at the Creative Alliance. Concerts, workshops, jamming, dancing and more. Molsky's Mountain Drifters, Corn Potato Stringband, Ken & Brad Kolodner, Local Honeys and more. Early Bird weekend passes available til Jan 1. More info HERE
Recurring Jams/Events:
- Baltimore Old Time Jam at the Five & Dime Ale House (901 W. 36th St.). Led by Ken & Brad Kolodner. Every other Tuesday night (opposite the Bluegrass Jam) More info HERE
- Baltimore Bluegrass Jam at the Five & Dime Ale House (901 W. 36th St.). Every other Tuesday night (opposite the Old-Time Jam). Led by Lucas Chohany & Alex Lacquement. More info HERE
- BFMS Wednesday Night Contra/Square Dance at the Lovely Lane Church (2200 St. Paul Street). 8-10:30pm. All dances are taught and walked through beforehand. Music and dance styles include New England, Southern Appalachian, and Celtic styles. More info HERE
- Old Time Jam at the Beans in the Belfry, 122 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD. Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 3pm. All skill levels are welcome. More info HERE
- Song Swap/Vocal Jam. Every 4th Tuesday. Four Hour Day Lutherie. 4305 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21214. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Free. Popular monthly song swap in lovely Lauraville. Chorus songs are great (expect lots of harmony), or whatever you'd like to share. Nice folks, acoustic, non-performance oriented. More info HERE
- Baltimore Shape Note Sing at the Cathedral of the Incarnation (4 E. University Parkway). 7-9:30pm. Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday. More info HERE
- Mount Airy Slow Jam. Every 2nd Sunday of the month from 6pm-8pm. Town Hall, 110 South Main Street, Mount Airy, MD. The jam is geared towards beginner and intermediate players who love Old Time & Celtic music. More info HERE
The Silver String Band is holding an Old Time jam session at The Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keaton Way, Columbia, Maryland every Tuesday at 2:00 pm. All instruments and levels are invited to join. For more information, contact billmccarthy22@gmail.com.
Join the Baltimore Old Time Jam FACEBOOK GROUP for up-to-date info and other news
Slow-jam tune list: Check it out HERE!
For DC area Old Time events, click HERE
Please submit Baltimore-area Old-Timey events to Brad Kolodner: bradkolodner@gmail.com. This list reaches more than 1,000 people!
- Baltimore Old Time Jam at the Five & Dime Ale House (901 W. 36th St.). Led by Ken & Brad Kolodner. Every other Tuesday night (opposite the Bluegrass Jam) More info HERE
- Baltimore Bluegrass Jam at the Five & Dime Ale House (901 W. 36th St.). Every other Tuesday night (opposite the Old-Time Jam). Led by Lucas Chohany & Alex Lacquement. More info HERE
- BFMS Wednesday Night Contra/Square Dance at the Lovely Lane Church (2200 St. Paul Street). 8-10:30pm. All dances are taught and walked through beforehand. Music and dance styles include New England, Southern Appalachian, and Celtic styles. More info HERE
- Old Time Jam at the Beans in the Belfry, 122 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD. Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 3pm. All skill levels are welcome. More info HERE
- Song Swap/Vocal Jam. Every 4th Tuesday. Four Hour Day Lutherie. 4305 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21214. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Free. Popular monthly song swap in lovely Lauraville. Chorus songs are great (expect lots of harmony), or whatever you'd like to share. Nice folks, acoustic, non-performance oriented. More info HERE
- Baltimore Shape Note Sing at the Cathedral of the Incarnation (4 E. University Parkway). 7-9:30pm. Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday. More info HERE
- Mount Airy Slow Jam. Every 2nd Sunday of the month from 6pm-8pm. Town Hall, 110 South Main Street, Mount Airy, MD. The jam is geared towards beginner and intermediate players who love Old Time & Celtic music. More info HERE
The Silver String Band is holding an Old Time jam session at The Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keaton Way, Columbia, Maryland every Tuesday at 2:00 pm. All instruments and levels are invited to join. For more information, contact billmccarthy22@gmail.com.
Join the Baltimore Old Time Jam FACEBOOK GROUP for up-to-date info and other news
Slow-jam tune list: Check it out HERE!
For DC area Old Time events, click HERE
Please submit Baltimore-area Old-Timey events to Brad Kolodner: bradkolodner@gmail.com. This list reaches more than 1,000 people!