Bluegrass and Other Acoustic Jams in the 

Central Atlantic and New England Regions

Compiled by Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D.

(revised 7/7/09)

DELAWARE

Newark, DE Thursday Night Jam. Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 10 PM at 276 South College Ave; the sub-basement of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The site is a 2-mile straight shot north from Delaware Exit 1 of I-95. For info, contact Jerry Schultz at schultz@che.udel.edu or 302-235-7182.

Wilmington Tuesday Night Jam.  Every Tuesday night from 7:00 pm until 10 pm at "The Exchange Restaurant," 902 North Market St. , Wilmington, DE. Mostly bluegrass and old time but some Texas swing, country, and swing.   302-656-4067.  

Delaware Friends of Folk "Pickin-In". 4th Saturday of the month at 1.p.m. at Smithers, 140 S. State St., Dover, DE.  This is primarily a Celtic and folk event. Call (302) 465-0805 for more info. Also see http://www.delfolk.org/events.html

Woodside Farm Creamery Summer BG Jam.  Every Saturday from 1-5p.m. at the Woodside Farm Creamery, 1310 Little Baltimore Road, Hockessin, DE 19707. This is a summer jam that runs from April or May - through August.  Directions and map at http://www.woodsidefarmcreamery.com/. Refer all Questions to steven.field@redclay.k12.de.us. Phone (302) 239-3134.  There are usually 2 jams going, one bluegrass & one old time. 

Catherine Rooney's Irish Pub & Restaurant Irish Jam Sessions. Monday nights 8 p.m. - ? 1616 Delaware Avenue, Trolley Square, Wilmington, Delaware 19806.  http://www.catherinerooneys.com/

Brandywine Dulcimer Fellowship meets the 1st Friday of every month 7:30 until ? in the Grace Lutheran Church at  Route 41 and Graves Lane, Hockessin, DE 19707. Contact Bettie Scott at bbscott@magpage.com or 302-235-0258. All acoustic instruments welcome, including lap dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, banjo, fiddle, guitar, flute, recorder. www.everythingdulcimer.com/clubs.php?state=DE

Bluegrass/Gospel Jam on the 4th Friday of the month in Smyrna, DE  Friday Feb. 27  6-9 pm at the Peace Lutheran Church, 5048 Wheatley's Pond Rd,Smyrna DE 19977.   Come to listen or play. Young children are more then welcome.  Light refreshments served.  For more info. call Rebecca Pitre home (410)-648-5511 or cell (410)-708-8602 or e-mail rebeccapitre2003@yahoo.com.  They will be holding this jam every 4th Friday up to and including the month of May.

Newark Co-Op Natural Foods Market Bkuegrass Jam. 3rd Sunday of the month, beginning 17 May, 2009 and ending 18 October, 2009.  This jam meets outside the Newark Co-Op Natural Foods Market (under tenting) at 280 East Main Street, Newark, DE from  11:00 AM to whenever. For more info contact Jerry Schultz (302-235-7182; schultz@udel.edu)

MARYLAND

North Bay Bluegrass Association Monthly Concert and Jam: 1-5 p.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, Sept – May at Pop's Place,  3514 Old Level Village Road, Level, MD.  (Note: when I tried to MapQuest this address it did not come up. However, when I used http://www.yahoomaps.com/ it did work. Ed.)  For more information, contact the NBBA chairman, James Langer at james.langer1@verizon.net or 443-752-8912.

Good Deale Bluegrass Shoppe Beginner's Jam: First Monday of each month. 655 Deale Rd. Deale, MD. A "slow jam" to provide the opportunity for beginners to play bluegrass music. Good Deale offers a "slow" jam on the . These are directly aimed at beginning pickers, and the material is selected for simplicity and ease of playing. There is a $5.00 fee for participants to cover the cost of reproducing the jam material.  Several instructors are in attendance to offer assistance where needed. See http://www.gooddealebluegrass.com/jams.html

Friday Night Bluegrass Jam at the Good Deale Music Shoppe.655 Deale Rd. Deale, MD. The weekly Friday night jam sessions are dedicated to no holds barred bluegrass music. Participants range in age from early teens to, well lets just say a considerable bit older than that. Musical ability is similarly wide-ranging. Especially during the warmer months, it is not unusual for as many as 60 - 80 people to show up, some picking, some just listening and enjoying the music. See http://www.gooddealebluegrass.com/jams.html

Good Deale Music Shoppe 1st Saturday of the Month.  655 Deale Rd. Deale, MD. Flatpicking old-time fiddle tunes, and other similar pieces. The overall mood is open and friendly, and new pickers are welcome. Participants' musical ability ranges widely. See http://www.gooddealebluegrass.com/jams.html

The Friendly Inn Open Mic. 11074 Frederick Rd. (Rt. 144), Elliot City, MD. Thursdays 8:30 PM. Call 301-531-5510

Tri-State Bluegrass Association holds a monthly jam session on the second Friday of each month. These are usually held at Farmer’s Picnic Woods in Petersville, Maryland (near Brunswick). E-mail bulland123@aol.com or call Oscar Summers at 301-898-5572.

Eastern Shore Bluegrass Association Monthly Pick-In. Regular monthly ESBA pick-ins are held at the Marydel Fire Hall, Marydel, MD on Del rt. 8 or Md. 454. All shows begin at 1 PM. There is a discount for members. Hamburgers and sodas are available. If you bring an instrument there's an on-going jam in the instrument room, and you may be invited to join a "kitchen pickers' band" onstage. Contact ESBA at P.O.Box 525, Wyoming, Delaware 19934. Call Fran at (302) 674-3149 for more details. (20 miles west southwest of Dover, DE)

Delmarva Peninsula BG Jam in Easton, MD. 1st Saturday of the month.  7pm at Coffee East, Washington at Goldsborough, downtown Easton. For details & directions call 410-714-0083 or e-mail candy@cornbreadcorner.com

Delmarva Peninsula BG Jam in Denton. 3rd Friday of the month.  7pm at the Market Street Cafe', downtown Denton, MD.  For details & directions call 410-714-0083 or e-mail candy@cornbreadcorner.com

Delmarva Peninsula BG Jam in Cambridge. Last Sunday of the month from 1pm until 5pm at the Moose Lodge in Cambridge, MD.  For details & directions call 410-714-0083 or e-mail candy@cornbreadcorner.com

Salisbury Barnes & Noble Book Store Jam.  1st Saturday of each month from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. All levels of players welcome.  For additional information call Pat & Patrick at 410-968-3873. At the Barnes & Noble store at 2618 North Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury, MD 21801 (410) 548-9191. This is more of a folky and old time open circle than a bluegrass jam.  (Delmarva Peninsula)

Baltimore Bluegrass MeetUp Group. Meets at the Victory Villa Community Center at 404 Compass Rd. at the corner of Compass Rd. & Martin Blvd. in Middle River, MD every 2nd Sunday at 2pm. For details see http://bluegrass.meetup.com/109/?a=wm1_mem3 or contact Arnold Dickens at arnold.dickens@verizon.net. 

Coffey Music Bluegrass Jam the 3rd Thursday of every month. Coffey Music, 31 East Main St. Westminster, MD 21157. 410-876-1045 or  410-848-5003. Or see  http://www.coffeymusic.com/. (20 mi. northwest of Baltimore.)

NEW JERSEY

Kevin Justice's 3rd Sunday Bluegrass and Acoustic Jam . 1-5 P.M. AT THE Citizens League, 50 West Pitman St., Penns Grove, NJ. From the intersections of Main and Broad Streets in the center Penns Grove,  take N. Broad St. 3 blocks to W. Pitman Street ... go over the RR tracks, and the Citizens League is the brick and cinder block building just ahead on the left side of the street. The driveway is just after the RR tracks...the entrance is at rear of the building. The bar will be operating for drinks.  For additional information contact Kevin Justice at 856-299-2402 or e-mail kevin_justice@yahoo.com. Note: this jam goes on hiatus for the summer and usually starts up again in October. 

Pickin’ at the Tuckerton Seaport hosted by Bill & Linda Salmons. A project of the Jersey Shore Folklife Center. During the cold weather this jam meets at the Hunting Shanty for a jam session and get together. Come to pick or just listen. Acoustic instruments only. Bluegrass, country, and old time music. Jams run noon til 5. During 2009 the dates are Feb 8, Mar 8, and April 5. Tuckerton Seaport is a working maritime village located along the Tuckerton Creek. The seaport is home to the Jersey Shore Folklife Center. A regular concert series is presented in partnership with the Eyre Haven Folk Club. The Seaport also hosts a monthly jam “Pickin’ on the Porch. You can learn more about the Tuckerton Seaport http://www.tuckertonseaport.org/. 120 W Main St, Tuckerton, NJ  08087. For more info on Pickin’ on the Porch contact Linda 609-290-0356

Lunch Time Jam in Trenton NJ Tuesday and Thursday 12-1 in the Cemetery behind the NJDEP building 401 E State St. There is also an entrance on Clinton Ave. Contact Kris Geller 215-491-4378.

Gospel Jam.  Fourth Saturday of every month at the United  Methodist Church of Hammonton, 398 Bellevue Ave.., Hammonton, N. J.  08037. Everyone is welcome to perform. www.freewebs.com/fumch. Jackie at 609-206 -6496

Dublin House Irish Jam. 3rd Sunday of the month starting at 6 p.m.. Dublin House, 30 Monmouth St, Red Bank, NJ 07701.   (732) 747-6699

New Jersey Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association: Jams & open stage every 3rd Sun. of the Month (September through May). Jamming & stage show 1-5 p.m. at the Embury United Methodist Church Hall on Church St. in Little Silver, NJ.  They also have several jams over the summer in a local park. See http://www.newjerseybluegrass.com/

Pineland Cultural Society. Primarily an open stage event but there is usually jamming as well. Every Saturday night from 7:30-11:30 at the new Albert Hall next to the Albert Priff School, Rte. 532, Waretown. The stage slots must usually be reserved well in advance of the date you wish to play. Call 609-971-1593. See http://www.alberthall.org/

Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music (SBFOTM) Jam every 1st and 3rd Tues.  beginning at 7:30 at Mannion’s Pub and Restaurant at 150 W. Main St. in Somerville, NJ. (See http://www.donegone.net/sbfotm.)  An Old Time (rather than BG) event. 

Cajun Jam at Mitchell's Cafe, 11 1/2 Church Street, Lambertville, NJ.  2nd Wednesday of each month,  8 PM to 10:30 PM609-397-9853. Three blocks from Route 29. http://www.users.voicenet.com/~hadunn/mitchells/

Irish Jam at MItchell's Cafe, 11 1/2 Church Street, Lambertville, NJ.  Irish Session is held the first and third Wednesdays of every month,  8 PM to 10:30 PM. 609-397-9853. Three blocks from Route 29. http://www.users.voicenet.com/~hadunn/mitchells/

Bridgetown Pub Open Mic Nights.  Tuesday nights from 8:30-11:30. 42 High St. Mt Holly, NJ.  There is another open mic night on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 10 p.m. - midnight. Contact sharis@sharismusic.com. http://www.bridgetownpub.com/

Northwest New Jersey Acoustic Jam. Every Tuesday night from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Westside United Methodist Church, 16 Maxim Drive, Hopatcong, NJ.  All kinds of acoustic music from bluegrass to Grateful Dead.  Beginners welcome.  For more info and directions contact Arty Morelli at 973-770-0179 or email to arty0179@att.net 

Brenner’s Brew Irish/Bluegrass night.  the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 P.M.  Brenner’s is located in Bridgeton NJ on Commerce St.  They have a web site: http://www.brennersbrew.com/.  Bob Johnson does some Clancy Brothers material and Ivan Sexton, Doug Shenton, Jimmie Davis, Leon Werkheiser and Bob Johnson share in the Bluegrass.  Bring your instrument and join in. For additional info contact Bob Johnson at Bob@gtc3.com (home)  or bob@1cafe.com (office).

The Crossroads Open Mic. Every Monday - open mic starting at 9pm for all musicians. Tuesday night is a jazz open mic and Wednesdays is a roots/traditional rock & blues jam.  78 North Ave., Garwood, NJ 07027. Details at http://www.xxroads.com/. 

Bluegrass Gospel Music Night at the First United Methodist Church of Hammonton, 398 Bellevue Ave., Hammonton, N. J.08037. 4th Saturday of every month. Starts at 7:00 p.m.. Jammers are welcome. Refreshments afterwards.

Riverview Arts Center  Oldtime Music Jam. 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month. 8 p.m. - 10:30 or 11. 68 South Main St., Phillipsburg, NJ.  http://www.fiddlehangout.com/myhangout/blog.asp?id=2533&blogid=1556. (Phillipsburg is just across the river from Easton, PA)

Sewell Woodshop Jam. The Woodshop Jam is a weekly indoor/outdoor, all acoustic music jam that accommodates players of all levels. They play mostly bluegrass and old time, but also country, folk, rock and whatever else we feel like. They meet every Thursday night and the occasional Saturday night in Sewell, New Jersey.  See  http://www.woodshopjam.com/ or contact Mike McLane at mikemclane@comcast.net

PENNSYLVANIA

Holmesburg (N.E. Phila.), PA. Bluegrass & Country Jam. Holmesburg (N.E. Phila.), PA. Bluegrass & Country Jam. Thursday nights. All levels of players are welcome. During the Summer this jam meets out of doors on Princeton Avenue where Princeton Ave. meets ends at the Delaware River (just outside the gate of the Yacht Club). 8:15-11 p.m.  The jam site for the winter is in the Arena Lounge of the Boulevard (Bowling) Lanes at the corner of Rhawn St. and Roosevelt Blvd. (Rte. 1) in Northeast Philadelphia. See the outstanding Holmesburg jam web site at http://www.holmesburgjam.com/ for directions & details.

Phoenixville Area Bluegrass Jam.   4th Sundays - 1-5 pm  Slow jam from 1-2. Schuylkill Friends Meeting House, 37 N Whitehorse Rd., Phoenixville PA 19460-2522. Questions? – Marina 610-933-1967 or marinagresh@verizon.net. Next Jam will be October 26. Next to next jam will be Sunday Nov 23. This is an alcohol free jam. (Phoenixville is in northern Chester County, PA)

Ricks Tavern Jam. 4th Sunday of the month. 4002 W 9th St., Trainer, PA 19061  (at the corner of 9th & Chestnut Sts.).  1 PM to 5 PM or whenever. This is primarily a bluegrass and country jam with some folk and old time. Electric guitars, steel guitars, etc. are permitted if amplifiers are restricted to tasteful levels. Drums are not permitted. For details call Tommy Edmundson at 610-348-0559 or e-mail edmundsono@aol.com. The phone number at Rick's Tavern  is 610-497-1338. (Trainer, PA is in Delaware County, just off U.S. 95 near the PA-DE border). 

Barb Hoffman's Bluegrass Jam. Bluegrass/old time/classic country slow jam at Barb Hoffman's home (Silver Dollar Farm) on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. 203 North Creek Road, Landenberg, Pa. 19350. Call Barb Hoffman at 610-274-8123 or e-mail bhoffman@suffolk.lib.ny.us. Landenberg is in southern Chester County, PA.)

The Jerseytown Tavern jam (near Danville)  is held every Wednesday night from 8 to 10 p.m. and attracts anywhere from 3 to 12 players and singers along with a good following of listeners.  Nobody seems to know how long this jam has been going but some say it is about 18 to 20 years and is one of the original jams in the area.  The Jerseytown Tavern is located at the crossroads of Rtes. 254 and 44 in Jerseytown, PA.  For directions or other information about the jam call (570) 437-2251 or (570) 437-2318 to leave a message. (Jerseytown is 10 miles north of Bloomsburg in north central PA.)

Bluegrass & Horshoes at the Hilltop, Danville, PA. Sunday afternoon bluegrass jamming at this bar & grill located at 115 Liberty Valley Road. It's on Rte 642 just 1.6 miles north of Rte, 80, exit 224. Jamming begins at 1 p.m. For additional information contact Chris Marcera mailto:(cam815@cmarcera.org or Kevin Conroy mailto:(smokinbluegrass69@yahoo.com. Danille is approx. 10 miles southwest of Bloomsburg in north central PA.) 

Meadowood Music Shop BG, Country and Old Time Jams: Meadowood music hosts several different jams. On  Tuesday nights from 6-9 p.m. They get somewhere between 5 and 15 players for a Bluegrass & Classic Country Jam although Old Time players would also feel comfortable there. One Friday night per month they host a specifically Old Time jam with Old Time etiquette. Meadowood Music is at 8521 Allentown Pike, Blandon, PA 19510. (610) 916-1285.  For details and directions see http://meadowoodmusic.com/.  (.Blandon is about 5 mi. north of Reading, PA.) 

Full Circle Music Society. Regular jams on the 2nd Tues. of every month in the Allentown region. From 6:30 p.m. to 10 or 11 p.m. This is more an “open circle” than a jam session. Music tends to be a mix of BG, Celtic and Folk. See http://full_circle_ms.tripod.com/.

Mermaid Inn Jam Sessions. Germantown Ave. and Mermaid Lane. in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. hosts several jams throughout the month There is a bluegrass Jam every 3rd Tues. of the month beginning at 8:30 p.m. Every 4th Tuesday (8:30 p.m. start time) they host an Old Time Jam.  Additionally, they have various other jams, open circles, open mics and sings including everything from Zydeco to Sea Chanteys. For details see   http://www.themermaidinn.net/

Craley-Windsor Jam, York County, PA. Thursdays 7:00 - 10:30 PM. Lower Windsor Twp building 2425 Craley Road, Rt. 624, Craley, Pa 17312. Contact is Ebert Blymire 717-246-2904. Info on this jam may also be found at  http://www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org/ for an application.

Washington House Blue Grass Jam: Main Street, Sellersville, PA (Bucks County) on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month. 8-11 p.m. This is a high level jam. Contact Ed Lick (215-453-7668; fast53@verizon.net) for details. Or see  http://www.washingtonhouse.net/evenings.html

Bill & Fritzi Wisdom’s Old Timey jam. Beginning on October 7, 2005 Fritzi and Bill Wisdom will hold their Friday night old-time jam in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, about 3 1/2 miles west of the Philadelphia line, on the first Friday night of every month from 8 to about 12.  Old-time musicians at all levels of experience, and their friends, are welcome.  Address questions to 610-527-7080 or wawisdom@temple.edu. 

Gospel Music Jam at Church of the Open Door Youth Building, 8 Carlisle Court, York, PA, 17408. Tuesday nights from 6:45 to 9:45 PM. Cost $ 2.00 per person, bring a snack (optional). Directions: From Route 74 turn west on Loucks Road (which is about 1/4 mile North of the entrance to the West Manchester Mall) and left at Church of the Open Door and stay to the left in the parking lot. The jam is in the white building. For more information contact Ken Runkle at kjrunkle1@verizon.net. 717-792-0302. The church web site is at http://www.codofshiloh.org/.

Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFSS) Monthly Sing. Saturday nights. The location rotates among members’ homes. These sings are very folky in nature. You should be a member of the PFSS to attend regularly but you can attend one or two before actually joining.  See http://www.pfs.org/

White Oak Jam (Lancaster County): Every Saturday throughout the year at the White Oak Campground near Gap, PA. From November 1st -April 1st jamming is from 2-5pm. April through October the jam runs from 6-9.  For additional information phone (717) 687-6207 or e-mail info@whiteoakcampground.com. For directions see White Oak Campground. 

Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association Jam. 3rd Sunday of the month from 2-5 p.m. Fellowship Hall of First Methodist Church at 135 West Simpson Street, Mechanicsburg, For more information check out their website at http://www2.epix.net/~7mtns

Franklintown, PA Fire Hall. BG and Country Jam on Thurs. nights 7-10p.m. in the Franklintown Fire Hall 2 miles south of Dillsburg, PA on route 194.  Call 717-991-9621, 717-432-9010, 717-432-1464. This is more of an open-mic type event.

Arrow Horse Jam. 49 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg, PA every Friday evening 7-10 PM. Call Hank Janney 717-337-2899

Blairs Mills Jam. Blairs Mills, Pa behind the post office. Friday nights starting at 6 p.m. Call Robert Devlin, 717-349-2644

Dutch Country Restaurant Jam./ Monday evening 7-10PM at Dutch Country Restaurant, (upstairs) 946 Baltimore Street, Hanover, PA. For more information call 717-632-1616. This is more of an open mike sort of event.

Beck and Benedict's Jam: Friday night jams at Beck & Benedict's Hardware Store, 86 W. Main St., Waynesboro, PA For more info call Dick & Della Boschert 717-762-4711

Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association. 2nd Sunday monthly, October - April. Doors open at 10 a.m. Open stage begins around 12:30 and runs to about - 6 pm.  The Beethoven Waldheim Club, 1984 Waldheim Rd, Hellertown..  Outdoor shindigs are held throughout the summer at Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, Pa. Stage show and jamming in various rooms. http://www.afbawindgap.org/

Jerseytown, PA Open Stage and Jam Sessions. Every 3rd Sunday monthly from Sept. to May , and Starts at 10:00am till 5 or 6 at Jerseytown Community Center, Jerseytown, Pa.  For additional information contact Joe Feola at 570 925-5201  or JosephFeola@pmsd.org

Pocono Bluegrass and Folk Society and the BPO Elks co-host a monthly shindig on the 1st Sunday of the month beginning on October – May. There's a main floor for the stage show and two additional floors for jam sessions. The open stage begins at noon, and doors open at 10 a.m. The Elks lodge is at 260 Washington St., in East Stroudsburg. http://www.poconobluegrass.org/

Bluegrass Academy Jam and Concert. First Friday of each month at the old fire hall at 45 West Main St. on the north side of Rte. 322, Campbelltown, PA (5 miles east of Hershey). A student jam starts at 6:30 with the show and other jams starting a little later. Call 717-867-4175 or 717-533-4067.

Bunker Hill Bluegrass And Old Country Jam. October - May every Friday night. June - September 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Jam is located 4 miles North of Lebanon , PA   off of Route 72 on Mountville Road at the Bunker Hill Christian Fellowship Hall. Doors open at 4 PM – Kitchen opens at 6 PM.   Open Stage starts at 6:30. Donations are accepted at the door. For more information call 717-861-7577.

Juniata Jamboree Jam. A bluegrass, gospel and country jam meeting Saturday evenings from 6 to midnight. at a large factory building on Rte. 75 in East Waterford, PA 3 miles west of Waynesboro, PA on Rte 75. Call Ed or Hope at 717-734-0173.

Meiserville Inn Jam Session- Every Wednesday 7-10 p.m - 1st and 3rd Wed. of each month: country and bluegrass Sessions.  2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month: contemporary Sessions (acoustic rock/folk, alternative, classic rock, country rock, southern rock and original material). Dinner served until 9 p.m.  For information - http://www.meiserville.com/ or call Ron and Crystal at 570-539-0090.

Carlisle Day Time Jam. Primarily classic country. Every Monday from 1 PM to 3:30 PM at the Claremont (Cumberland County) Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 1000 Claremont Rd., Carlisle, PA 17013 (in the five story building). Contact Don/Mary Wohler 717 245-2529 or marwoh@pa.net.  

Doylestown Jam.  Wednesdays at 7:30 PM. at the German Hungarian Sportsman's Club, 1622 Hilltown Pike, Hilltown, PA 18927.  There is  "slow jam" for novice players that starts at 7 p.m., before the main jam. The jam meets outside,  behind the club building in  nice weather. During the winter it meets  inside.  All playing levels welcome.  Contact Ben at hilltown5string@yahoo.com or 215-249-9354  or see www.geocities.com/thedoylestownjam/ or http://www.myspace.com/thedoylestownjam 

Canyon Country Acoustic Jam held each 2nd Sunday 2-5 p.m. at the school on Nichols St. in Wellsboro, PA. For details contact Debbie Rubin drubin@ptdprolog.net or see  http://www.canyoncountrybluegrass.com/

FSMG - Friends Saturday Music Gathering is a Bucks and Chester County based group of people who meet in each others' home for food and song. Mostly in the folk vein but all types of music and all level of players are included. For additional information see http://www.fsmg.info/.

State College Bluegrass Jam.  Every Tuesday Night unless notified otherwise by e-mail. Located at Pine Hall Lutheran Church, 1760 West College Avenue, State College, PA, 7-10 p.m.  Bluegrass, gospel and old time.  Contact Alan S. Krug, 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net. The State College "Tuesday Night Bluegrass Jam" is 7 to 10 p.m.  Address 1760 W. College Avenue.  Correct contact info is Alan S. Krug,

Howard Bluegrass Jam, J. K. Yearick Center (Fire Hall), 2-6 p.m. on the 4th Sunday of the month. Bands or groups that wish to perform open mic sign up upon arrival. Jamming in fire hall meeting rooms. Good potluck food. Donations accepted. For more information, Bob or Judy Waite, rjwaite@pennswoods.net, 814-355-8091. Howard, PA is just northeast of State College, 

New Hope, PA Monday Night Jam. The last  Monday of each month at John & Peter's, 96 So. Main St., New Hope, PA.  Show begins at 8:30 PM and ends around 1:30AM. This event is not so much a jam as an open stage and is recorded for public access cable TV. For more info see  http://www.mondaynightjam.com/ or contact Maureen Gallagher at broadcastvideo@patmedia.net. 

 Stonersville Hotel Open Mic hosted by Acoustic Pangaea. Every Thursday 8pm until closing.  Music includes country, bluegrass, Celtic, folk, blues, and original acoustic. 5701 Boyertown Pike (Rt. 562), Birdsboro Pa.  Phone 610 689 8699. (Southwest of Reading, PA).

Bluegrass Gospel Jam at the Living God Lutheran Church. Brief evening worship service featuring bluegrass music, with a jam to follow. Just east of Honey Brook, PA on US-322, next to Heatherwood.  http://www.livinggodchurch.org/

Carlisle Fish & Game Bluegrass Jam. Bluegrass, classic country, bluegrass gospel. 3rd Saturdays, 5-11pm. Off Route 641, 1421 W Trindle Rd, Carlisle, PA.  www.carlislefishandgame.org/

1st Thursday Swarthmore Acoustic Jam. An eclectic jam (really more of an "open circle than a true jam) for all acoustic genres from bluegrass to folk to  acoustic rock. The 1st Thursday of each month from 7-10 pm in the Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave., Swarthmore, PA . Call Marty at (610) 329-4065 for info. (Montgomery County, PA)

Lancaster County Folk Music and Fiddlers Society Jam Session. 2nd Sunday of the month from 2-5 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House, 110 Tulane Terr. red brick building behind Wheatland Shopping Center, Columbia Ave., Lancaster, PA, 17601. All styles of acoustic music and listeners welcome. Circle type jam sometimes split into two groups. "Old Timey" and "Singer/Songwriter".  For more info contact Dave Kilby at dakilby@epix.net. 

Bluegrass Night at the Kempton Rod & Gun Club, 1015 Mountain Rd., Kempton, PA 19529. Doors open at 3 p.m. with an open jam stage from 4-6 p.m. prior to the show by a featured band. This event is held on the 4th Saturday of the month but may be on hiatus for the bluegrass festival season. For more information contact Lynn Peters at 610-760-1085 or pete57@ptd.net. 
610-756-6257. (Berks County, PA)

Beginners Only Bluegrass jam.  We will be using slow jam DVDs and CDs for bluegrass and/or fiddle tunes to provide proper rhythm, and we will learn how to try instrumental and song breaks,  and how to apply good jam etiquette. The jam meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at the home of Kathy de Plaza in West Grove, PA. RSVP to Kathy at 610-869-2960 or e-mail kathydeplaza@verizon.net so that she knows how many to expect.  (Southern Chester County, PA)   

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