Boston Bluegrass Union

Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand w/ Chris Sartori
2025-10-04 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Sadie’s Salon & Speakeasy, Winchester, MA, United States
over the past twenty years Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand have been bringing their brand of original folk music to festival stages, concert halls, dance floors and living rooms all over North America and beyond.
As teenagers, they helped define a new generation of contra dance music with their family band The Great Bear Trio and even appeared on the nationally syndicated public radio program A Prairie Home Companion.
Since then they’ve established themselves as virtuosic multi-instrumentalists and insightful songwriters, drawing from a wide range of genres including Bluegrass and Appalachian, Celtic and Quebecois, Swing and Jazz.
Andrew and Noah are often on tour with progressive folk roots band The Faux Paws but you can still occasionally catch them performing as a duo, exploring their deep repertoire and love for American folk music.

Nippo Lake Bluegrass Series
2025-10-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Nippo Lake Restaurant, 550 Province Rd, Barrington, NH, 03825, United States
Every Sunday night from 6-8 pm. Dinner reservations encouraged.
Overlooking New Hampshire’s Blue Hills mountain range, Nippo Lake Golf Club continues their Nippo Lake Bluegrass Series which runs from October to April each year.
The restaurant is open to the public, serves very good food at reasonable prices, and is conveniently located in Barrington, NH approximately 10-15 minutes north of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.
We hope to see you there.
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The Gibson Brothers
2025-10-05 19:00 - 21:30 | Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
There’s a reason why Ricky Skaggs pulled Eric and Leigh Gibson off the stage at the Ryman two decades ago and offered to produce their debut record. The same thing that led David Ferguson and Grammy Award winning producer and Black Keys frontman DanAuerbach to co-write and produce their 14th album “Mockingbird” (2018) and release it on his own label Easy Eye Sound alongside cultural icons such as Hank Williams Jr. and Dr. John: the Gibson Brothers are the real deal. They can pick. They can sing. And they can write a damn good country song. They’ve won about every bluegrass award you can name and released albums on almost every premier Americana label you can think of including Sugar Hill and Rounder, and, if that’s not enough, their songs have been recorded by bluegrass legends no less than Del McCoury.

Berlin OT Jam
2025-10-08 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-22 11:00 - 13:00 | 19 Carter, 19 Carter St, Berlin, MA, 01503, United States
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. Friendly old time jam at the 19 Carter community center.

Nora Brown - Narrow Center for the Arts
2025-10-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA, 02721, United States
Saturday, October 18, 2025
$31 Advance | $33 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Nora Brown was introduced to traditional music by chance as a six year old. What her parents assumed would be standard ukulele lessons were an inconspicuous window to the world of old-time music. From his tiny studio apartment in Brooklyn, the late Shlomo Pestcoe, a historian and old-time musician taught Nora old time tunes on the ukulele and through his continued instruction other traditional instruments– the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo.
Nora now plays traditional Appalachian music with a focus on banjo playing from Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. Along with mentors in the northeast like the late John Cohen she also has traveled and learned directly from master musicians including Alice Gerrard, George Gibson and the late Lee Sexton.

Mike Marshall house concert
2025-10-22 19:30 - 21:00 | MA
Mike Marshall, an early member of David “Dawg” Grisman’s N-tets, and Psychograss, is playing a house concert with mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg in Woods Hole MA at 7:30 PM on October 22. Details and tickets at https://ticketstripe.com/mike-cat-2025

Inspiration, Process & Craft: Songwriting Workshop with bluegrass musician Rachel Sumner
2025-10-25 15:00 - 16:30 | Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA, 01890, United States
Winchester Community Music School is offering a special opportunity for bluegrass enthusiasts: a songwriting workshop with award winning singer-songwriter Rachel Sumner. This 90-minute workshop is for any musician who wants to explore songwriting for the first time or expand on their existing songwriting skills. Rachel will offer participants a look into her own creative process: where she finds inspiration, how she transforms a creative spark into a song, and more. Participants will also learn specific strategies for editing, deep listening, and using familiar songs as jumping-off points for their own original compositions. Open to ages 14 and up. Workshop fee: $15. For more information or to register, visit www.winchestermusic.org or call 781-721-2950. 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester.

Sam Grisman Project at Rockport Music
2025-10-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
The music that Sam Grisman’s father, David Grisman, and his close friend, Jerry Garcia, made in the early 90s (in the house that Sam grew up in) is not only some of the most timeless acoustic music ever recorded, it also triggers Sam’s oldest and fondest musical memories. What Sam finds most inspiring about this material is the way their camaraderie and their love and joy for the music simply oozes out of each recording. It is also impressive how deeply they get beneath their favorite songs—whether they are originals, covers, or traditional/old time tunes—and how expertly that material was curated.

The Del McCoury Band
2025-10-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Even among the pantheon of music’s finest artists, Del McCoury stands alone. From the nascent sound of bluegrass that charmed hardscrabble hillbilly honkytonks, rural schoolhouse stages, and the crowning glory of the Grand Ole Opry to the present-day culture-buzz of viral videos and digital streams, Del is the living link. On primetime and late-night television talk shows, there is Del. From headlining sold-out concerts to music festivals of all genres, including one carrying his namesake, there is Del. Where audiences number in the tens of thousands, and admirers as diverse as country-rock icon Steve Earle and jamband royalty Phish count as a few among hundreds, there is Del.

DellaValla Trio At Stone Mountain
2025-11-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, ME, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield, ME, 04010, United States
The DellaValla Bluegrass Trio is made up of siblings Molly (guitar) Joseph (banjo) and John (fiddle), playing in and around our neck of the woods and beyond. Growing up playing music, they have a unique togetherness that only family bands can master. And don’t let their youthful faces fool ya … they are all pro and blossoming. They have recently started branching out into other genres making it a special night for all kinds of fans.
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Faculty Concert: “Fiddle Traditions”
2025-11-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA, 01890, United States
Join Winchester Community Music School for a celebration of toe-tapping fiddle tunes! WCMS faculty member Molly Tucker<https://www.winchestermusic.org/faculty/molly-tucker/> and guest artist Casey Murray will present a concert of original and traditional fiddle tunes in the New England, Celtic, and Old Time styles. As dance musicians, they will share music that inspires movement and joy, in addition to songs they love and original compositions.
Free admission—all are welcome. A suggested $20 donation supports our concerts and performers. Presented live in Nichols Performance Hall at WCMS and also streamed live on our YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/WCMSVideo> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/winchestermusicschool> channels. For more information, visit www.winchestermusic.org<http://www.winchestermusic.org> or call 781-721-2950. 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester.

Tray Wellington Band - Taffeta Music Hall
2025-11-06 20:00 - 22:30 | Taffeta Music Hall, 110 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
with The Cody Sisters and Jean-Baptiste Cardineau
Thursday, November 06, 2025, 8:00pm
122 Western Ave, 140, Lowell, MA, 01851, US
Banjo player Tray Wellington’s approach to the quintessential American instrument is all about looking forward. An International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner, Wellington is critically acclaimed not only for his technical prowess, but also for leveraging his unique point of view to craft a one-of-a-kind voice on the instrument. It’s a feat that’s all too rare in these roots genres that seem to value emulation and regurgitation over all else. Instead, Wellington has time and time again reasserted that his playing style, and all of the many varied and disparate parts that combine within it, is wholly his own – and it’s unconcerned with tradition.
Taffeta Music Hall – Lowell, MA

Fiddling Workshop with Molly Tucker
2025-11-07 18:15 - 19:45 | Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA, 01890, United States
Are you a string player who is curious about the art of fiddling? Whether you’re brand new to fiddling or have explored this art form before, this workshop is for you! In this 90-minute session at Winchester Community Music School, teaching artist Molly Tucker will lead participants through learning a fiddle tune and exploring what styling can make your playing sound like fiddle playing. The group will also explore chordal and rhythmic ideas to bring the tune to life in their own way.
This workshop is open to all intermediate-to-advanced string players. Free for WCMS students; $15 for the general public. For more information or to register, visit www.winchestermusic.org or call 781-721-2950. 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester.

Damn Tall Buildings
2025-11-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Damn Tall Buildings is a celebrated folk-bluegrass band known for their soulful melodies and intricate instrumentals. Based in Brooklyn, this seasoned trio—Max Capistran, Sasha Dubyk, and Avery Ballotta — has spent over a decade honing their craft through dedicated touring and recording. With a distinctive sound that weaves heartfelt lyrics into thoughtful fiddle, guitar, and bass arrangements, they embody a unique blend of Americana roots and contemporary style. From intimate local venues to larger global stages, their captivating performances leave a lasting impression on audiences around the globe.

Bluegrass Jam at Winchester Community Music School
2025-11-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA, 01890, United States
Join us at Winchester Community Music School for an afternoon of spontaneous, relaxed bluegrass playing! Open to all ages; participants should be able to play simple chords in time. You’ll get an introduction to the world of bluegrass jamming and learn about the kinds of songs you’ll encounter in your local jam scene. Limited to 12 participants, advance registration required. Acoustic only. Free admission. Hosted by Aiden Schnell, Guitar & Contemporary Music Department Chair. For more information, visit www.winchestermusic.org or call 781-721-2950. 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester.

Fiddle Hell
2025-11-13 00:00 - 2025-11-16 23:59 | Westford Regency Inn, Westford, MA
For many years, the Fiddle Hell Massachusetts Festival has been a yearly gathering of fiddlers, cellists, mandolin & guitar & banjo players, and singers to meet, jam, learn, listen, and have fun. It’s both friendly and diverse, and covers many traditional musical styles. This year, it’s Nov 13-16, 2025, in Westford, MA, at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center.
As a registered attendee, you’ll have an amazing choice of 300 workshops, 20 concerts, and 40 artist-led jam sessions. Teaching at Fiddle Hell is primarily by ear although sheet music is sometimes available. There are many informal jam locations in the hallways.

Concord Bluegrass Band
2025-11-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Concord Conservatory of Music, 1317 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The Concord Bluegrass Band is an intermediate level ensemble, ideal for folks who are looking to play bluegrass music in an organized band setting. This ensemble experience will hone in on each instrument’s role as a member of a bluegrass band and give folks the opportunity to sing and pick their favorite bluegrass standards. The course will culminate in a short performance. Let’s pick!
Participants should be familiar with several songs tunes in the style, play their instrument at an intermediate level, and hold their own in a jam session. If you’re unsure whether this class is a good fit, please email Student Services Manager Emma Huggard with a description of your background and we’ll help you.
This is open to all voices and acoustic string instruments. In keeping with authenticity, the ensemble will fit no more than two of any instrument with an overall capacity of 6 members.

Joe K. Walsh and Matt Flinner
2025-11-14 19:00 - 20:30 | MA
Matt Flinner and Joe K. Walsh present a concert of somewhat, kinda, partially bluegrass-derivative mandolin, mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello, and banjo music in a Woods Hole living room on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Details and tickets at https://ticketstripe.com/walsh-flinner-2025

Grain Thief Album Release Show
2025-11-15 19:00 - 21:30 | The Burren, 247 Elm Street, Somerville, MA, 02144, United States
There’s something special that sometimes happens when inspiration, talent, and a truckload of hard work comes together just right. You can’t always count on it, and you for sure can’t plan on it, but every once in a while the stars align and a timeless piece of art finds its way into the world. Boston quintet Grain Thief have released a series of critically acclaimed records that blur the lines between country music and bluegrass, while building a national audience off the strength of their live performances.
http://grainthief.com

The Bull Run presents Southern Rail
2025-11-15 20:00 - 22:00 | The Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley, MA, 01464, United States
The upstairs Ballroom is a delightful space for live music. During the concert you can dine from the Bull Run’s amazing concert menu. Seating is limited and our shows typically sell out, so be sure to reserve your seat!

Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger Club Passim
2025-11-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Club Passim, Cambridge, MA, United States
Darol and Bruce’s November Passim concert has become a beloved and joyful annual event. These two have been colleagues, collaborators, recording partners and pals for decades, and always love the chance to get together on favorite fiddle, banjo and guitar tunes and songs.

AJ Lee and Blue Summit, East Nash Grass
2025-11-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA, 02721, United States
Bluegrass is hot, and AJ Lee & Blue Summit and East Nash Grass are two of the hottest collections of young bluegrass talent you’ll find anywhere in America. Part of bluegrass’ fourth wave, these are musicians who’ve grown up at the feet of the bluegrass masters, but see the genre through a wider lens, incorporating not just Americana and stringband sensibilities, but rock, pop, R&B, and other flavors that take their music far beyond traditional bluegrass fare, without losing the essence of what gives bluegrass its heart. Best of all, when you put two groups like this together on the road, you can be sure they’ll cook up something special for every show — musicians of this caliber just can’t help but be inspired by each other. Might as well start getting excited now.

A J Lee plus East Nash Grass
2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:00 | The Sinclair, 52 Church Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT
AJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning, energetic, charming, and technically jaw-dropping band — and one of the most exciting and fast-rising Bluegrass / Americana bands on the scene today. Based in the California Bay Area, the group met as teenagers, picking and jamming together as kids at local bluegrass festivals. Currently made up of AJ Lee on mandolin, fiddler Jan Purat, guitarists Scott Gates and Sullivan Tuttle (younger brother of Molly Tuttle), and bassist Sean Newman, the band still carries that youthful, festival-parking-lot energy with them, yet there’s a genuine ease and confidence to their music making. A breakout year for the band, 2024 saw them release their critically acclaimed album, “City of Glass,” their first label release on Signature Sounds recordings, combined with becoming one of the most in-demand bands in the Bluegrass scene. In 2025, the band continues to pack major venues around the country, along with major festival plays, and the release of “Cover to Cover V1,” an EP of cover songs being released throughout the year.
EAST NASH GRASS
East Nash Grass exemplifies the best of what bluegrass has to offer — as being named the 2024 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) New Artist of the Year would suggest. But their talent as singers, instrumentalists, and composers is just the beginning. The secret to East Nash Grass lies in their unflinching ability to be themselves. It certainly helps that they are a veritable supergroup of award-winners who have been performing longer than some might guess they’ve been alive, with experience working with Dan Tyminski, Tim O’Brien, Sierra Hull, and Rhonda Vincent, as just a start. After hundreds of sets (and countless late-night jams) in Nashville, East Nash Grass has coalesced into the hair-raising ensemble of Harry Clark (mandolin), Cory Walker (banjo), James Kee (guitar), Maddie Denton (fiddle), and Jeff Partin (bass/dobro). Their love of both bluegrass and the absurd can be felt in both their live shows and on their new album “All God’s Children” (Mountain Fever, 2025), which keep listeners on the edge of their seats, marveling at irrefutable mastery and wondering just what might come next.

Lonesome Ace Stringband - Passim
2025-11-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Club Passim, Cambridge, MA, United States
The Lonesome Ace Stringband bring grit, skill and abandon to a music that lurks on the outskirts of old-time, bluegrass, and folk. The songs of John Hartford, Hank Williams, Dock Boggs, and The Band share space with the fiddle tunes of Eck Robertson and Ed Haley. Their original songs and tunes take in all these vistas and paint something both personal and timely.
Consisting simply of fiddle (John Showman), clawhammer banjo (Chris Coole), bass (Noah Harrington), and voice, the band moves freely between a sound so commanding it doesn’t seem like it could come from a trio to a sparse fragility that draws the listener in.

Hello Stranger: The Songs of Hazel & Alice
2025-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Club Passim, Cambridge, MA, United States
feat. Hazel Royer, Rachel Sumner, & Maxfield Anderson

Thanksgiving Day
2025-11-27 00:00 - 23:59 | MA

Rhumbline weekly bluegrass jam hosted by Joe Wilkins
2025-12-02 19:30 - 22:30 | MA
Weekly Bluegrass @ Rhumbline Gloucester MA

Christmas in New England Boxboro
2025-12-06 19:30 - 22:00 | United Church of Christ Boxboro, 723 Mass Ave, Boxboro, MA, 01719, United States
This one-of-a-kind Christmas show, now in its 21st year, features a seasonal blend of traditional, contemporary, and original Christmas tunes performed with acoustic instruments and vocals, showcased in the intimate setting of Boxboro United Church of Christ. The cast of performers includes instrumentalists, vocalists and songwriters who make their homes in New England: Vocalists Amy Gallatin and Karen Lincoln Wilber, husband and wife duo Krissy and Bob Dick along with resophonic guitar legend Roger Williams and multi-instrumentalists JD Williams and Dave “Tex” Orlomoski.
This yearly concert offers a welcome respite from the holiday rush, with an evening of simple moments to treasure and a chance to slow down and savor the season. Take a moment to relax and enjoy a truly unique holiday event.

The Bottom Dollars in Concert at Crystal Listening Room
2025-12-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Crystal Listening Room at Flourish, 140 Main Street suite#105, Biddeford, ME, 04005, United States
The Bottom Dollars (Betsy Green, Dave Shaw, Tim FitzPatrick) will perform at the Crystal listening Room at Flourish in Biddeford, ME
An evening of great music & great vibes!
Reserve a seat by emailing flourishmaine@gmail.com
pay w/ cash at the door
