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.


Catoctin Registration Open

Register on-line for the 28th Annual Spring Catoctin Music and Dance Weekend

See the Catoctin page for more information.


Attention BFMS Members

  • New By-Laws Adopted Check the By-laws page for related informaton.
  • Recently moved or changed your email address? Wondering why you aren't getting anything from BFMS? Please contact BFMS Membership (membership @ bfms.org) and update your contact information.
  • If you have recently joined BFMS or renewed your membership and did not get anything in the mail (such as a membership Card) please contact the Membership Chair at membership @ bfms.org. Thank you.

Download the current newsletter on the Newsletter page or get a copy of the Mini News here.


If you missed BFMS at the MPT Folk Festival at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall here are a few pictures.


Special Events

May 19 2013 
Community Coffeehouse
The Baltimore Folk Music Society and Babcock Presbyterian Church will co-sponsor a concert with Canada's fantastic folk trio - Finest Kind.

"Finest Kind is the remarkable folk trio from Ottawa, Canada whose exquisite harmony singing and brilliant vocal arrangements are bringing a fresh sense of excitement and discovery to the performance of old songs. The trio's glorious sound, served up with easy-going humour, has won a devoted following across North America."

Babcock Presbyterian, 8240 Loch Raven Boulevard, Towson , MD 21286

Advance Sales (on-line), $13 BFMS Members, $16 General Public.

At the door: $10 full-time students with ID, $15 BFMS members, $18 general public.
 
June 14 2013 
Catoctin Weekend
HOLD THE DATE: Catoctin Weekend - June 14-16, 2013
On-Line ticket Sales are Open.
For further information, please see the Catoctin page
 

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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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.

May 19 2013 
Community Coffeehouse
The Baltimore Folk Music Society and Babcock Presbyterian Church will co-sponsor a concert with Canada's fantastic folk trio - Finest Kind.

"Finest Kind is the remarkable folk trio from Ottawa, Canada whose exquisite harmony singing and brilliant vocal arrangements are bringing a fresh sense of excitement and discovery to the performance of old songs. The trio's glorious sound, served up with easy-going humour, has won a devoted following across North America."

Babcock Presbyterian, 8240 Loch Raven Boulevard, Towson , MD 21286

Advance Sales (on-line), $13 BFMS Members, $16 General Public.

At the door: $10 full-time students with ID, $15 BFMS members, $18 general public.
 
May 20 2013 
English Country Dance
Sharon McKinley calling to Jeff Steinberg (violin), Marty Taylor (recorders and concertina), and Judy Meyers (piano)
 
May 22 2013 
Contra Dance
Michael Barraclough calls to The Baltimore Open Band. New dancer orientation at 7:30PM.
 
May 26 2013 
Fourth at Four
Storytelling at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church
 
May 27 2013 
English Country Dance
Ann Fallon calling to the Geud Band of Baltimore