Boston Bluegrass Union

Concord Conservatory Open Bluegrass Jam
2024-08-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-08-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-08-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-07-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Concord Conservatory of Music, 1317 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The Open Bluegrass Jam is back!
Thursdays, 7:30 – 9:00 pm in the sanctuary
Open to bluegrass players at all levels – guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, bass, singers – join Max Anderson as he calls the tunes, posts the charts, and leads the group (at a manageable speed) through the great repertoire of tunes and songs from the bluegrass tradition.
Open to musicians and those who just want to listen and observe.
Jam dates:
December 2, 9, and 16, January 6, 13, 20, and 27, February 3, 10, and 17, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, April 7, 14, and 28, May 5, 12, 19, and 26
$10 suggested donation is greatly appreciated to support the program.

Bluegrass Jam at The Bebop
2024-08-14 21:00 - 23:30, 2024-08-07 21:00 - 23:30, 2024-07-31 21:00 - 23:30, 2024-07-24 21:00 - 23:30 | The Bebop, 1116 Boylston St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Bring 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.

Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam session
2024-08-13 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-08-06 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-07-30 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-07-23 18:30 - 21:30 | The Old White Church, Center Tuftonboro, NH
The weekly Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass & Gospel Music Jam Session continues at the historic Old White Church of Center Tuftonboro every Tuesday from 6:30 until about 9:30 pm. Fans of country, bluegrass and gospel music are invited to enjoy an evening of music. There is no admission charge, a donation is requested to help cover operational expenses. The Church is located on Route 109A, just across from the Tuftonboro General Store & Post Office. Everyone is invited to attend the jam session while enjoying cookies and a cup of coffee. For more info call Joe at 569-3861.

Old Time Jam at The Bebop
2024-08-11 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-04 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-07-28 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-07-21 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bebop, 1116 Boylston St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Groovy old time jam every Sunday night, 7-10 pm.

Della Mae at Lookout Farm
2024-08-11 17:30 - 20:30 | Lookout Farm, 89 Pleasant St, Natick, MA, 01760-5669, United States
TCAN presents DELLA MAE live and in concert, outdoors at Lookout Farm in South Natick, MA.
The Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick, established in 1651, is one of the oldest continuously working farms in America. Sited on 180 scenic acres, patrons will be seated at spaciously distanced picnic tables that are sanitized between use. Guests can enjoy farm-crafted beer, hard cider, and New England cuisine while enjoying a live concert by Della Mae.
Della Mae is a Grammy-nominated, all-women string band made up of founder and fiddle player Kimber Ludiker, lead vocalist/guitarist Celia Woodsmith, guitarist Avril Smith, and bassist Vickie Vaughn.
Hailing from across North America, and reared in diverse musical styles, they are one of the most charismatic and engaging roots bands touring today. They have traveled to over 30 countries, spreading peace and understanding through music.
Their mission as a band is to showcase top female musicians, and to improve opportunities for women and girls through advocacy, mentorship, programming, and performance.

The Splinters at Brookline Music Series
2024-08-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Brookline Private Home, Brookline, MA, United States
Come out to hear the Splinters at Fisher Hill Reservoir Park in Brookline, MA.
100 Fisher Ave Brookline, MA 02445

Hot Club of Cowtown at The Bull Run
2024-08-04 19:30 - 22:00 | The Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley, MA, 01464, United States
Award-winning Austin, Texas-based Hot Club of Cowtown may be the world’s most globe-trotting, effervescent string trio, who’s joyful sound blends the traditional Western swing of the 1940s American southwest with European hot jazz influences of the same era.
2024 marks three decades since guitarist Whit Smith and violinist Elana James met through a classified ad in the music section of New York City’s legendary alternative newspaper, the Village Voice. A few years later Jake Irwin was added as Bass player and Hot Club of Cowtown was born. And thirty years on, they continue to surprise and delight with their trademark “arsenal full of technique and joy,” Jon Caramanica, New York Times.
They have perfected a truly unique and infectious hybrid that playfully blurs musical boundaries, conjuring the spirit of both Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and jazz legend Django Reinhardt.

Common Picking Mini Bluegrass Festival (On-the-Common)
2024-08-03 12:00 - 19:00 | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln St, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
A full day of music, learning sessions, jamming and all things Bluegrass! Pack lawn chairs, blankets, picnics and your instruments (if you’d like to partake!) Listeners are also very welcome, as there will be much to hear! Sessions begin at noon, with a special guest concert to cap the event in the early evening. Join us! Presented by Parish Center for the Arts.
Sat, Aug 3
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Westford Common
10 Lincoln Street
Westford, MA 01886

The Hazel Project at MrSippy
2024-08-02 20:00 - 22:00 | MrSippy BBQ, 184 South Main Street, Rochester, NH, 03867, United States
Some of New England’s finest bluegrass musicians pay tribute to Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard.

Lonesome Ace Stringband
2024-07-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Club Passim, Cambridge, MA, United States
Masters of their trade, The Lonesome Ace Stringband bring grit, skill and abandon to Americana music, bridging old-time, bluegrass and folk traditions into a seamless hybrid of original material that is at once fresh and timeless.
Instrumentation alone sets this Toronto-based trio’s sound apart: consisting simply of fiddle (John Showman), clawhammer banjo (Chris Coole), and upright bass (Max Heineman). The spine-tingling harmonies and interchanging lead vocals only bring more magic to the equation. They’ve become festival favourites at Rockygrass, Celtic Connections, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Merlefest and regularly tour the USA, UK, Germany and, of course, Canada.
With more than a decade of group music-making under their belts, they’re releasing their fifth album, a feisty and mighty collection of all-original material titled ‘Try To Make It Fly’ (October 13, 2023).

Larry and Joe
2024-07-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Club Passim, Cambridge, MA, United States
Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. Larry was forced into exile and is an asylum seeker in North Carolina. Joe, after a decade in South America, got stranded back in his stomping grounds in the pandemic. Larry works construction to make ends meet. Joe’s acclaimed “latingrass” band Che Apalache was forced into hiatus, and he shifted into action working with asylum seeking migrants.
Currently based in the Triangle of North Carolina, both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders. As a duo they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. The program they offer features a distinct blend of their musical inheritances and traditions as well as storytelling about the ways that music and social movements coalesce.

Backbeat 4th Thursday Jam - Beverly
2024-07-25 19:00 - 21:30 | Backbeat Brewing, 31A Park, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
7-9:30 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.

Ossipee Valley Music Festival
2024-07-25 - 2024-07-28 | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, 291 S. Hiram Road, Hiram, ME, 04041, United States
Ossipee Valley is a music festival in Maine. The festival features four stages, food trucks, craft beer, yoga, barn dances, workshops, kids activities, craft vendors and camping. It is dreamily situated on the banks of the Ossipee river, amongst tall pines and goat barns, in southern Maine, under an hour from Portland or North Conway, and 2.5 hrs NW of Boston.
The festival is known for featuring ascendant acts in roots, bluegrass, americana, folk, world, and blues music, but it is about more than just the music: Ossipee Valley is a community where all are welcome. Moon dancers, flatpickers, gangs of kids on bikes, barefoot granolas and retired RV grandmas, wallflowers, instigators, listeners, players, makers and shakers unite under the fresh summer sky. Come join us.
Don’t forget to join us for the Ossipee Valley String Camp-a 5 day immersive educational experience that comes with a pass to the festival, for seven whole days of musical bliss.

Old Crow Medicine Show w Molly Tuttle
2024-07-21 19:30 - 22:30 | Roadrunner Boston, 89 Guest St, Boston, MA, 02135, United States
At Roadrunner Boston.

Brookline Old Time Jam
2024-07-21 13:00 - 15:00 | st pauls episcopal church, 79 Cross St., Gardner, MA, 01440, United States
Held every Sunday 1-3 in either St Paul’s Church inside or along the Charles River at Herter Park.
Hosted by Andrew Tanis

We get together and play old-time music. During the warmer months we meet outdoors at Herter Park Boston, MA. Once it’s cold we meet indoors in Brookline, MA.

Join us if you play fiddle, clawhammer banjo, guitar, cello, bass, mandolin, ukulele, autoharp, pennywhistle or anything else, or join us to listen and/or dance.

Check for weekly details on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/427113585480922

Meeting House Bluegrass Festival
2024-07-20 09:00 - 20:00 | Smith Meetinghouse, 451 Meetinghouse Rd, Gilmanton, NH, 32370, United States
New England’s Five Best Bluegrass Bands
Saturday July 20, 2024 9:00AM – 8:00 PM
451 Meetinghouse Rd. Gilmanton, NH
Free Rough Camping Fri & Sat with Advance Tickets
Join us at “Smith Meetinghouse” for an AMAZING DAY OF BLUEGRASS! This event is the 250th Anniversary of the establishment of the Meetinghouse. The First Congregational Society in Gilmanton is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization that maintains the historic buildings on this site. The Bluegrass Festival is a fundraising event to help the annual costs of maintaining and preserving the buildings and grounds.
Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets and appetite, we will have great vendors onsite!
*$50 Tickets at the gate or $45 available by check or money order through June 30, 2024
Please address check to “FCSG Meetinghouse” and mail to:
544 Meeting House Road, Gilmanton, NH 03237
Please include self-addressed, stamped envelope

Little Wishbone at Mr. Sippy's BBQ
2024-07-19 20:00 - 22:00 | MrSippy BBQ, 184 South Main Street, Rochester, NH, 03867, United States
Little Wishbone is a rollicking old-time string band based in the New Hampshire & Maine seacoast. If you like Old Hat Stringband or Green Heron, you’ll love Little Wishbone! $10 cover
