The Loft
A unique performance space for music of all genres

Incredible music can be found at the Mill in two beautiful, intimate spaces, outside in the Loft and inside on the second floor of the Mill. Small audiences mean musicians can perform and discuss their work. Manor Mill has shared music of all genres, including world-class talent from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, blues, jazz, bluegrass, rock and more.

JANUARY, 2025

The East Coasters

Friday, January 3, 7-9PM

The East Coasters are Madeline Dierauf, Richard Osban, and Calum Bell, a group of young Irish musicians from the East coast of the US whose sound and arrangements are a rich blend of the music in their local communities.
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80s Dance Night with DJ ERik

Friday, January 17, 7-10PM

Step back in time to the neon-lit era of big hair, shoulder pads, and iconic beats! DJ Erik will spin dance anthems to keep you moving all night long. Dust off your leg warmers, grab your best retro outfit, and get ready to hit the dance floor under vibrant lights and a disco ball that’ll take you straight to 1985. Let’s party like it’s the 80s!

The Barnstormers

Saturday, January 18, 7-9PM

The Barnstormers return to The Mill with a new name (formerly known as The Squeegees) and a new guitarist (the 16-year old phenom Jack Schwartzberg, who made his debut with the band during a spontaneous raucous encore at The Mill during the band’s last performance). The Barnstormers deliver a high energy live performance of creatively reimagined covers spanning the decades from The Beatles to Neil Young to R.E.M to The Decemberists.

Nigel Wearne

Friday, January 24, 7:30-9:30PM

Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, Wearne is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influences such as Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones.

Nigel has played some of the world’s most prestigious music festivals, including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, MerleFest, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Adelaide Guitar Festival (Australia) and the Cambridge Folk Festival (UK). 
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Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet

Saturday, January 25
4:30 - 6:30PM
7:30 - 9:30PM

They’re back with two concerts in one day! Which one will you join us for?

Regarded as one of the most influential hammered dulcimer players in the U.S., Baltimore's Ken Kolodner has joined forces with his son, Brad Kolodner, one of the finest practitioners of the claw hammer banjo, to perform tight and musical arrangements of original and traditional old-time music.
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Johnny Massachusetts and the Resentments

Friday, January 31, 7:30-9:30PM

Johnny Massachusetts and the Resentments will electrify Manor Mill for the third time, bringing their signature blend of rock, folk, and Americana to this historic venue. The band originated from the McDonogh School Community Rock Shop, a dynamic program founded and directed by local musician and band member Steve Martel. Their current lineup features renowned Baltimore musicians Greg Thompkins on saxophone and Mat Lane on keyboards. Their previous performances at Manor Mill have been met with enthusiastic acclaim, and audiences can anticipate a captivating setlist that includes classic saxophone anthem rock, R&B soul, and a sprinkle of alt-country.
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FEBRUARY, 2025

Talbot Mayo

Friday, February 7, 7:30-9:30PM

Fresh off the release of her new solo EP “Big Shot”, recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy award winner, Matt Rollings, Talbot Mayo has been described as “one to watch.” As a singer/songwriter and musician, she delivers memorable performances every time she takes the stage. Talbot's writing weaves together a variety of genres and sounds to create something unique but still relatable. Rooted in old-time bluegrass and country standards, Talbot’s music also draws influence from honky-tonk and even modern alternative rock to provide a broad appeal while maintaining an unmistakably raw and rootsy identity.

Backing up Talbot are bandmates Luke Chohany on lead guitar, Dave Rich on drums, and her dad, Bill Mayo, on upright bass. Familiar to many regional music fans, these players have performed with a variety of local acts and have decades of experience between them.
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Sheridan Rúitín

Saturday, February 8, 7:30-9:30PM

Sheridan Rúitín is a young Celtic band from the suburbs of New York, rooted in tradition and fueled by innovation. They weave a tapestry of ancient musical heritage with contemporary flair – from lively jigs and reels to poignant ballads and ethereal harmonies. The group invites listeners on a musical journey that transports them to the rolling hills of Ireland, filling the gap between Celtic rock and traditional Irish folk ballads.
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Teddy Thompson

Thursday, February 13, 7:30-9:30PM

“Country music has been inescapable for me, a recurring theme,” says Teddy Thompson. “At the age of 10 or 11, that's the first thing I heard where my ears pricked up and I'm like, 'Oh, this is music? I like
this.'”

The simplicity and emotional intensity of classic country – à la Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and George Jones - has been a big part of Thompson's own sound as an artist, which the New York Times called “beautifully finessed” and NPR hailed as “the musical equivalent of an arrow to the heart.”
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RUSTY SAL

Friday, February 14, 7-9PM

Made up of an all-star cast of Baltimore Americana musicians, Rusty Sal is a sure-fire good time for lovers of classic country. The groove is provided by upright bassist Alex Lacquement and drummer EJ Shaull-Thompson, the twang comes from the lead guitar work of Lucas Chohany, and sky high Dolly Parton-esque vocals from singer Letitia VanSant top it all off. After getting together as friends for a few years to practice singing three-part harmonies, the trio decided to book a few gigs with a drummer, which soon blossomed into Baltimore’s popular honky-tonk two-stepping nights.
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blue cactus duo

Saturday, February 15, 7:30-9:30PM

Led by songwriters Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, Blue Cactus got their start among the active honky-tonk circuit of North Carolina, developing an electrified twang that now branches out effortlessly into folk, alt-country, and psychedelic-tinged rock. Having released two records to critical acclaim, they have grown a cult following in the South and beyond, their introspective lyricism and blistering guitar techniques making the band potent in the studio and on stage. Praised by No Depression for their ability to paint “beautiful pictures of limitless possibility” in roots music, Blue Cactus firmly bear the flag for a new generation of country and Americana.
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James Maddock

Saturday, February 22, 7-9PM

James Maddock’s status as a fixture on the Folk and Americana scene is confirmed with every listen of any song in his prodigious catalog. Relix Magazine put it this way: “James Maddock possesses the kind of lived-in craggy voice that would sound authoritative if he were singing the sports pages. Fortunately, he doesn't need to do that because his compositional skills are a match for his delivery."
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Micky Braun (of Micky and the Motorcars) with Jeff Crosby:
Hold This Town Together Tour

Sunday, February 23, 3-5PM

Micky Braun:
For a handful of summers about 30 years ago, tourists who wandered into a large dancehall in Stanley, Idaho, witnessed a family tradition finding new life. Young and old sat shoulder-to-shoulder, taking a break from the town’s mountain hikes and river campgrounds to take in Muzzie Braun and the Boys––a local family band who’d made it to the Johnny Carson Show, effortlessly spouted cowboy poetry and Western swing at gatherings around the country, and featured Muzzie’s four young sons––precocious boys with rock-and-roll futures, the youngest of which is Micky Braun.

The Braun brothers never stopped. Big brothers Cody and Willy started Reckless Kelly, and Micky and Gary left Idaho for Austin and started Micky and the Motorcars, a road-dogging favorite whose nonstop tour for the last 24 years has defined not just the lives of the brothers, but also shaped Austin’s roots-rock resurgence that has played out over the last two decades. Micky and the Motorcars cement their place as elder statesmen of that alt-country scene who have managed to master that ever-elusive blend of artistic familiarity and surprise.

Beyond his role of co-fronting the band, Micky has been a prolific writer having written with Parker McCollum, Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers, Cody Canada, Bruce Robison, Kevin Welch, Jason Eady, Adam Hood, Jessie Plemons, Wade Bowen, Courtney Patton, and more. “If you can put your heart on your sleeve and say it, it’s the best medicine for people,” Micky says. Micky will be performing with longtime collaborator and writer Jeff Crosby.
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Jeff Crosby:
Born and raised in Idaho, Jeff Crosby has been sharing his unique perspective of Americana throughout the US and Europe over the past decade. After moving to Los Angeles CA in 2012, Crosby landed 2 songs ("This Old Town" and "Oh Love, Oh Lord") on the hit FX series Sons of Anarchy which has led to the band continually performing over 200 shows a year throughout the US and Europe. 
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