Jam Session

Mountain Music Jam

By BRI Team / September 10, 2025 /

September 10, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00pm, the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice, we do it out back in the band stand (gazebo). If the weather is threatening or cold, we move inside. The jam goes on year-round, 52 weeks a year, with […]

Wednesday Old Time Jam

By Beth Worley / September 10, 2025 /

September 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join the crowd at Twin Creeks Distillery every Wednesday for an old-time jam! They host local musicians who lead the jam every week. Bring your instrument and join or sit in for a listen. Enjoy light refreshments and drink specials. Spirits will be sold too. Don’t miss out on some good drinks and music! Email: […]

Blacksburg Market Square Jam

By Beth Worley / September 10, 2025 /

September 10, 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 / September 11, 2025 /

September 11, 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 / September 11, 2025 /

September 11, 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 / September 11, 2025 /

September 11, 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 / September 12, 2025 /

September 12, 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 / September 12, 2025 /

September 12, 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 / September 12, 2025 /

September 12, 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 / September 12, 2025 /

September 12, 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 […]

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