Hi friend! You've inquired about shows in the area so I'd like to share some of my go-to venues for Americana/Bluegrass/Old-Time/Folk in the vicinity. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. Please don't share this list publicly. Thanks! -Brad

Baltimore Area

Four Hour Day Lutherie (Baltimore City)
40-seat house concert. Nice space and good vibe. All genres, typically acoustic.
[email protected]
http://www.fourhourday.org/

Church on the Square Series (Baltimore City)
150-seat community church space.
Monthly acoustic/roots music series curated by Alex Lacquement.
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/musicotsquare/

Baltimore Folk Club (Baltimore City)
Curated monthly concert series at rotating venues.
Programmed by Richard Osban and Sarah Collins
[email protected]
https://www.instagram.com/baltimorefolkclub/?hl=en

Harry & Meg Ferguson (Baltimore City)
30-seat house concert
Celtic/Irish/Folk, acoustic.
[email protected]

The Creative Alliance (Baltimore City)
200-seat PAC. Great atmosphere and sound. Awesome venue. All genres.
[email protected]
http://www.creativealliance.org/

Uptown Concerts (Baltimore City)
100-seat folk club. Mostly singer-songwriter/folk.
[email protected]

8x10 (Baltimore City)
200+ capacity standing room only rock club. All genres including acoustic/folk.
[email protected]
http://www.the8x10.com/home

Charm City Bluegrass Festival (Baltimore City)
Late April. Biggest local folk/bluegrass festival. Produce concerts other times of year.
[email protected]
http://www.charmcitybluegrass.com/

Collective Encore (Columbia, MD)
Dinner theater-style live music club, 150 capacity
[email protected]
https://thecollectiveencore.com/


Eastern Shore (across the Bay):
*separate market from Baltimore

Mainstay (Rock Hall, MD)
100 seat listening room in Rock Hall, MD. All genres.
[email protected]
http://www.mainstayrockhall.org/performances

Stoltz Listening Room (Easton, MD)
50 seat listening room in Easton, MD. All genres.
[email protected]
https://tickets.avalontheatre.com/


DC/Northern Virginia area:

Hamlin Street Diner (Brentwood, MD)
House concert series. Folk/Acoustic.
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/hamlinstreetdiner/

Hamilton Live! (Washington DC)
300 seat dinner theater/club. All genres. Mostly national touring bands.
[email protected]
http://www.thehamiltondc.com/

Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington DC)
Folk/Rock club. Wide range of music. Cool vibe.
[email protected]
https://www.pearlstreetwarehouse.com/

Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Washington DC)
Free to public. High visibility gig. All genres.
[email protected]
http://www.kennedy-center.org/video/upcoming

Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park, MD)
Well-established folk concert series. Multiple venues. All folk genres.
[email protected]
http://www.imtfolk.org/html/

Barns of Rose Hill (Berryville, VA)
150 seat PAC. Awesome sound and atmosphere. All folk genres.
http://barnsofrosehill.org/

Sevareid House Concerts (Alexandria, VA)
House concert series. Folk/Acoustic.
[email protected]
http://sevareidhouseconcerts.com/

The Birchmere (Alexandria, VA)
300 seat dinner theater/club. All genres. Legendary venue.
[email protected]
http://www.birchmere.com/


Philly/Central PA area:

Honky Tonk on Hazel (Philadelphia, PA)
50 seat house concert series. All genres.
[email protected]
https://www.gabrielplaysguitar.com/honky-tonk-on-hazel 

Susquehanna Folk Music Society (Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, PA)
Well-established folk concert series across multiple venues.
Peter Winter Lee: [email protected]
https://sfmsfolk.org/info/home.html