Weekly BG Jam at MrSippy
MrSippy BBQ 184 South Main Street, Rochester, NHBluegrass and BBQ Jam in NH every Wednesday, 6-8:30 pm
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Grain Thief Residency
The Burren 247 Elm Street, Somerville, MAWednesday nights in The Front Room. 5 piece stringband playing everything from bluegrass to old time to cajun to plain ol' Americana.
Bluegrass Throedown at Nick-a-Nees
Nick-A-Nee's 75 South Street, Providence, RIBluegrass every week featuring local and touring bands from all over New England and beyond. Wednesdays 8:30 - Cash only bar, tip the band, too!
Bluegrass Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop 1116 Boylston St, Boston, MABring your instrument and play some tunes with this talented bunch of bluegrass musicians! Or just come to eat and drink at The Bebop Boston. Every Wednesday 9-midnight.
3rd Friday Jam at PCA
Parish Center for the Arts 10 Lincoln St, Westford, MAFeaturing, but not limited to Bluegrass music Bring your Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Bass, Dobro, Harp (all types), mandolin, bones, etc.. and come and enjoy a night of great music. The Parish Center For The Arts (The PCA). 10 Lincoln Street Westford, MA PCA is a BYOB facility, so feel free to bring snacks, a bottle, whatever! Please bring whatever you need, and be sure to police up everything when we go. I ask you to leave no trash, garbage, bottles, cans, etc behind. There are chairs and tables as needed. This is a pass-the-hat event, with proceeds going to the PCA to offset the cost of our usage. Welcome to players of all skill levels and audiences alike. Free parking Monthly on 3rd Fridays, 7-10pm
Backbeat 4th Thursday Jam – Beverly
Backbeat Brewing 31A Park, Beverly, MA7-9:30 pm every 4th Thursday at Backbeat Brewing in Beverly, MA. Join us the 4th Thursday of every month to listen or play! All levels welcome. Our first jam in May was a big success with over twenty players jamming in the restaurant and out on the patio. Lively bluegrass filled the air and judging by the hearty applause, everyone loved it! The Backbeat menu feature two dozen delicious beers on tap, and the kitchen cooks up tasty thin-crust pizzas (including a gluten-free option) and various appetizers. Backbeat is located at 31 Park St (just off Rantoul), directly across the street from the Beverly Depot train station. There is plenty of on-street parking. Check Facebook for updates to the schedule.
Jacob Jolliff Band at Groton Hill
Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MAAn alumnus of celebrated progressive bluegrass bands Joy Kills Sorrow and the Yonder Mountain String Band, Jacob Jolliff is one of the genre’s top mandolinists and a sought-after collaborator, sharing the stage with Darol Anger, Tony Trischka, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Michael Daves, and many others. In 2022, Jacob was called on by banjo master Béla Fleck to tour as part of My Bluegrass Heart. He performed around the country alongside Béla and some of the top musicians in the genre: Bryan Sutton, Cody Kilby, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan and Billy Contreras. Now, the mandolinist’s main focus is The Jacob Jolliff Band, a group of virtuosic pickers – Jolliff on mandolin and vocals; Myles Sloniker, bass; Ross Martin, guitar; and George Jackson, fiddle – who play Jacob’s original instrumentals and songs. They tour nationally in the US, Scotland, and Australia, and have released two albums, “Instrumentals Vol. 1” in 2018 and “The Jacob Jolliff Band” in 2022.
GuitartownCT Presents The Tray Wellington Band
GuitartownCT at Cafe Amici 1640 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CTSaturday, October 12, 7:30 pm at Cafe Amici, 1640 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT. Tickets $30. Tray is a young banjo virtuoso, and a 2 time IBMA winner. His hard driving young band have their feet in traditional bluegrass, and their hearts in progressive string music. Guitar/ Nick Weitzenfeld Mandolin-fiddle/ Josiah Nelson Bass/ Katelynn Bohn Banjo/ Tray Wellington Festival favorites, catch this rising star while you can!
$30
Tray Wellington Band
GuitartownCT at Cafe Amici 1640 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CTBased in Raleigh, NC, banjo star Tray Wellington has received a number of accolades, including two awards from IBMA — 2019 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year and 2019 Momentum Band of the Year (with Cane Mill Road). Tray can now be found performing all over the country with Tray Wellington Band.
$30
Tray Wellington Band
GuitartownCT at Cafe Amici 1640 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CTBased in Raleigh, NC, banjo star Tray Wellington has received a number of accolades, including two awards from IBMA — 2019 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year and 2019 Momentum Band of the Year (with Cane Mill Road). Tray can now be found performing all over the country with Tray Wellington Band.
$30