Events

8pm • No cover, but a suggested donation of $10-$20 is appreciated!
DC Bluegrass Union Songwriter Showcase
Host: Shannon Leigh Reynolds

More information and FAQs at: https://www.barbdiederich.com/vfwjam/

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

Join Josh Grigsby at Mr. B’s Park for the Spring Music Spectacular. JGCL will be performing Friday at Noon & 5 pm. Three Days of GREAT Bluegrass with awesome bands!!
Great Food for purchase and more!!
Camping Available.

For reservation and Camping Information call 757-660-8904

Close to Dupont Circle on Metro’s red line.

Contact: Malcolm Versel at maversel@gmail.com or Ben Schifman at ben.schifman@gmail.com. Information is also available in the Facebook Group

http://omansion.com

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

Slow Jam starts at 7pm and the Fast Jam goes from 8:15-10:30pm or so. Visit the Baltimore Old Time Jam Facebook Group for more information and to verify dates, times, and location. Info:  bradkolodner@gmail.com 410-404-9270

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

FREE jams on the 1st Wednesday of the month! Three separate jams: bluegrass/old-time, blues/folk and Celtic jams. All ages, all skill levels and all instruments welcome, as well as singers and listeners. Leaders will help everyone get involved.

Calendar of jams at https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/programs-and-workshops/jams/jams

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

In each class we will cover 2-3 new tunes. Tunes will be taught using the aural method and chords and rhythmic nuance of each tune will also be discussed. We will listen to source recordings of the tunes and discuss chording, bowing and general rhythmic accompaniment. Whether you play fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin or whatever else we can help you build your repertoire.
Register Here:
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Open Bluegrass jam. All levels (multiple circles). The Farm Brewery at Broad Run is on a spacious, well laid out, farm with food and beverages available. The jam is held on the SECOND and FOURTH Thursdays. There is ample parking and a friendly staff. The Farm Brewery closes at 9:00 PM, hence, jam hours are 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

SMT holds a beginner friendly bluegrass jam every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. The jams are lead by SMT teachers and members of the band Cherry Blossom Special Nick Cameron, Mari Carlson, and Justin Heath. Bring your instrument and a song and don’t be afraid to take a solo. This is a free event but donations are welcome!

Please note that the jam has a new location as of October 2016!

Our new location is upstairs in the Oakton Church of the Brethren Sunday school building.
The dates are the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, i.e. Oct. 27, Nov. 11, and Nov. 26.

Contact Jim Hewitt at mapleavenuejam@fastmail.fm for info and reminders.

The Brunswick Bluegrass Jam at Beans in the Belfry is held on the first Thursday and second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Contact: 301-834-7178, or visit http://www.beansinthebelfry.com/events/ or Facebook.

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

More information and FAQs at: https://www.barbdiederich.com/vfwjam/

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

Bring an instrument or a song! Enjoy some local brews and live music at Pickett Brewing. Conveniently located near Ravens Stadium in south Baltimore. Easy street parking. No stairs to climb. Hot dog food truck! Typically happening every third Thursday of the month.

Bourbon & Bluegrass, President Lincoln’s Cottage’s biggest, most rollicking fundraising of the year, is back and better than ever for its tenth anniversary weekend festival! It has become the little festival that could, beating out much bigger festivals for the coveted title of Best Music Festival in DC!

Headlined by Swamp Dogg (Saturday & Sunday) with performances by Goldbug Revival and Dori Freeman (Saturday) and Hubby Jenkins and Martha Spencer & the Wonderland Band (Sunday).

There will also be food trucks, lawn games, and, of course, bourbon!

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bourbon-bluegrass-2025-tickets-1219605535989

Close to Dupont Circle on Metro’s red line.

Contact: Malcolm Versel at maversel@gmail.com or Ben Schifman at ben.schifman@gmail.com. Information is also available in the Facebook Group

http://omansion.com

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

Slow Jam starts at 7pm and the Fast Jam goes from 8:15-10:30pm or so. Visit the Baltimore Old Time Jam Facebook Group for more information and to verify dates, times, and location. Info:  bradkolodner@gmail.com 410-404-9270

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

FREE large group jam on 3rd Wednesdays monthly. Bluegrass/old-time/blues/folk. A great way to add to your repertoire! All ages, all skill levels, all instruments welcome, as well as singers and listeners.

Complete information at https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/programs-and-workshops/jams/jams

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

Open Bluegrass jam. All levels (multiple circles). The Farm Brewery at Broad Run is on a spacious, well laid out, farm with food and beverages available. The jam is held on the SECOND and FOURTH Thursdays. There is ample parking and a friendly staff. The Farm Brewery closes at 9:00 PM, hence, jam hours are 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

SMT holds a beginner friendly bluegrass jam every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. The jams are lead by SMT teachers and members of the band Cherry Blossom Special Nick Cameron, Mari Carlson, and Justin Heath. Bring your instrument and a song and don’t be afraid to take a solo. This is a free event but donations are welcome!

Please note that the jam has a new location as of October 2016!

Our new location is upstairs in the Oakton Church of the Brethren Sunday school building.
The dates are the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, i.e. Oct. 27, Nov. 11, and Nov. 26.

Contact Jim Hewitt at mapleavenuejam@fastmail.fm for info and reminders.

The Brunswick Bluegrass Jam at Beans in the Belfry is held on the first Thursday and second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Contact: 301-834-7178, or visit http://www.beansinthebelfry.com/events/ or Facebook.

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

More information and FAQs at: https://www.barbdiederich.com/vfwjam/

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

Band & Individual competition, clogging & flatfooting, cash, instrument & performance prizes, craft and food vendors, and LOTS of shade tree picking. Bluegrass, old-time & Celtic. Bring the whole family! Includes performances by Baltimore’s own Charm City Junction and bluegrass favorites Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass!
Contest registration opens: 9 AM; Competition begins: 10:30 AM
Tickets:
All Contestants: $20
Non-Contestants age 13 & up: $25
Non-Contestant Children ages 12 and under FREE
**Public School teachers, staff & their families: FREE with school ID
Info: https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/festival/deer-creek-fiddlers-convention