Jam Session

Blacksburg Market Square Jam

By Beth Worley / July 9, 2025 /

July 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Catering to traditional Old Time music, the Market Square Jam brings musicians together to pick a tune, enjoy fun times with friends and family, and take in all that downtown Blacksburg has to offer. The Jam is always from 7pm – 9pm on Wednesday evenings, June through September. Check out their website linked below to […]

James River Bluegrass Association Jam Session

By admin / July 10, 2025 /

July 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This monthly gathering is part membership meeting and part informal bluegrass jam session. Visitors are welcome‚ and the first visit is free. Admission for non-members is $15 per person. The JMBA also holds monthly concerts (see their web site for details) and members get a discount off the ticket price at the door. To contact […]

Historic Fries Theater Thursday Night Jam

By Beth Worley / July 10, 2025 /

July 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Folks from all over the world find their way to the historic Fries Theatre for the weekly Thursday night jams. All visitors are welcome to mingle with the local residents who gather for a relaxing evening of old-time music and fellowship. Bring a banjo, dulcimer, guitar, fiddle, or bass, and join in the music circle. […]

Beginner Bluegrass Jam at the Front Porch

By Beth Worley / July 10, 2025 /

July 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are jam days!  Front Porch jams are open to all levels of players, including Front Porch students as well as non-students. Attending a jam is free, low-key, and fun! All jams take place at their Water Street location, except for the 2nd Monday Old Time Jam, which takes place at their Dale […]

Senior Mountain Pickers

By Beth Worley / July 11, 2025 /

July 11, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm – Fridays are for a-pickin and a-grinnin down at the Senior Center in Salem, VA. The Senior Mountain Pickers is an amazing group of musicians who play every Friday from 11am – 2:30pm. Bring an instrument or sit back and watch; either way, come on out to enjoy the music! Phone: 540-375-3054 URL: Senior Center | Salem, […]

The Willis Gap Community Center Open Jam

By BRI Team / July 11, 2025 /

July 11, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Willis Gap Community Center Open Jam (every Friday night) at 144 The Hollow Road, Ararat, VA 24053, Affiliated Partner of The Crooked Road Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. A few miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway (Mabry Mill), a few miles from Meadows of Dan (Primland Auberge Resort), and a few miles from Mount Airy, […]

Lambsburg Community Center Jam

By BRI Team / July 11, 2025 /

July 11, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Local Lambsburg residents saved their old school building and converted it into a valuable community center that allows gatherings like this jam session. Since 2007‚ these “open jams” welcome folks playing bluegrass‚ gospel and old-time‚ with a little country music thrown in for luck! Concessions are available to assist in keeping the center open and […]

Friday Night Jamboree

By BRI Team / July 11, 2025 /

July 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm – The Friday Night Jamboree is held every Friday night at the Floyd Country Store‚ and bluegrass concerts are staged periodically on Saturday nights. These events are worthy tributes to old-time and bluegrass music and to mountain dance. Many of those who attend the Friday Night Jamboree are regulars‚ but the Jamboree also gets visitors every […]

Patrick County Music Association Music Jamboree

By BRI Team / July 12, 2025 /

July 12, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Patrick County Music Association invites you to come out every month and take in a first-rate music event and jam in the Rotary Buildings at the Stuart Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the music ends around 9 p.m. Head to the larger building for bluegrass or old-time performances‚ or step inside the […]

Sunday Music Jam

By BRI Team / July 13, 2025 /

July 13, 2025 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Every Sunday afternoon The Floyd Country Store comes alive with community music during their old time and bluegrass music jams. Bring your instrument and join in the music or grab some food and be in the audience! Sunday Music Jams are a great way to see traditional music the way it has been played and […]

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