Welcome to the Baltimore Folk Music Society

The Baltimore Folk Music Society is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to preserving and promoting folk music, dance, and tradition. BFMS sponsors regular dances, concerts, family events, and related activities year-round. Members receive the BFMS newsletter eleven times per year and are eligible for discounts to Society events by showing their membership card. BFMS is a member of the Country Dance & Song Society and shares reciprocity arrangements with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington, and the Annapolis Traditional Dance Society.


The BRING-A-FRIEND CONTEST Continues!!!!!

Bring a friend to the Wednesday night dance! In fact, bring LOTS of friends! Whoever brings the most new dancers to our Wednesday night dances in February gets to dance for free all of March 2012!

See the Wednesday Night Square and Contra Dance page for details.


The February Mini-Newsletter is available to download. Get your copy today on the Event Fliers page!


Tellabration! 2011 pictures - on the Tellabration! page.


If you missed BFMS at the MPT Folk Festival at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Saturday (9/17) here are a few pictures.


Special Events

February 11 2012 
Valentine's Day Dance Extravaganza
Caller: Ted Hodapp Music By Serpentine Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Charlie Pilzer (piano and button accordion), Leigh Pilzer (soprano sax), Will Morrison (drums)
2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Hambo workshop, couple dancing and contra dance.
Food and Fellowship and chocolate, too!
 
May 19 2012 
Swallowtail Dance
Challenging Contras for Experienced Dancers. Dance to the music and calling of Swallowtail.
Location to be announced.

 

See our Events page for a complete listing of events and details.


How to Contact Us

By E-mail - use our Contact page.

We can also be reached by conventional mail at

Baltimore Folk Music Society, P.O. Box 7134 Waverly Station, Baltimore, MD 21218-0134.

Call the Baltimore Folk Music Society's Music & Dance Hotline! (888) 646-BFMS
or email president at bfms.org.



Membership expired? Renew on-line! See the Membership page for details.


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Weekly Event Listing by E-mail

Sign up here to get our weekly E-mail. Stay up to date on all the latest BFMS news.

 
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The Baltimore Folk Music Society is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

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Coming up:

See our Events page for a complete listing of events and details.

February 06 2012 
English Country Dance
Rich Galloway calls to to Ben Hobbs (piano), Becky Ross (violin), and Robin Wilson (flute & concertina)
 
February 08 2012 
Contra/Square Dance
Janine Smith calls to AP and the Banty Roosters -Andy Porter (fiddle), Mark Lynch (mandolin, uke), Art Abrams (bass), and Joe Langley (guitar) *New dancer orientation at 7:30pm
 
February 11 2012 
Valentine's Day Dance Extravaganza
Caller: Ted Hodapp Music By Serpentine Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Charlie Pilzer (piano and button accordion), Leigh Pilzer (soprano sax), Will Morrison (drums)
2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Hambo workshop, couple dancing and contra dance.
Food and Fellowship and chocolate, too!
 
February 11 2012 
2nd Saturday Dance
Valentine's Dance Extravaganza
7 hours of live dancing. See the Valentines Day Dance page for more details. The event is divided into 3 portions, so if coming from 2 pm to 11 pm is not your cup of tea normal pricing for each event is the normal saturday evening prices posted on the website. Hambo workshop and couple dancing is the one "event", advanced contra is another "event" and the evening dance at 8 pm is another "event". Come enjoy Ted Hodapp and Serpentine.