Dave,

What sort of music does your band do or are interested in?

For the singer/songwriters there is The Baltimore Songwriters Association, They have their own open mics, so check out their site for original music.

The local folk organization is the Baltimore Folk Music Society (BFMS). Go to their site and find out what's happening on their calendar. The scene up there is much more oriented toward dancing and house concerts. They have an excellent open sing, a bit more tradition oriented, but not exclusively so, on the third Thursday of the month at Guitars Of Pikesville in Pikesville MD.


The shanty sing, sponsored by Ship's Company, the shantymen for the USS Constellation which is anchored in Baltimore Harbor, is held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Wharf Rat pub on Ann Street in the Fells Point area of Baltimore, with other shanty sings scattered about MD, VA and DC so there'll be one a week somewhere. Check the shipscompany.org site for details.

There is a Baltimore Blues Society.

There's a lot more singing activity down in the Washington DC area. The Folklore Society of Greater Washington is a much larger organization. Go to fsgw.org to access their newsletter and calendar on line.