MOVED TO B CHORD BREWING!!!!
To all of our jam buddies. - The old Sterling Golf Club Jam is EXTINCT! It was great picking on the porch for 14 or so years. Thanks to all who attended this jam at the Club.
The Sterling Golf Club jam has moved to B Chord Brewing
https://www.facebook.com/bchordbrewing
Note that this is open format acoustic jam, for mixed genre music. Think Blues/Americana/Roots/Country/Folk/Acoustic rock/Swing, etc. This is not an electric blues jam.
To keep things simple, there will be very limited access to plug in. If you need an amp, a battery-powered one is advised, played respectfully, please.
I hope to see you there.
More info on the move to B Chord:
This is our new permanent home for this jam. They have the right facility (it's big and comfortable) , great food, craft brew, and, most of all, they have a great attitude toward our kind of music and there are always musicians hanging out there.
No other facility that I have looked at has the right stuff for a jam (bad acoustics, tight space, uncooperative, etc.). B Chord is the right place and B Chord WANTS US THERE! Thanks to Marty Dougherty (co-owner) and Erik Burnham (Music director) for working this out for us!
Please get on board, it is not that far to go! Personally, I think this change will send this jam into a great future, as we will all meet many new friends and catch up with our old music buddies at B Chord.
NOTE THAT THE DATES for this jam series are now the FIRST, THIRD and when possible, the FIFTH Sunday of each month (This Sunday is a FIFTH Sunday) . That's right, this series provides many more opportunities to jam!
The Sterling jam was previously the second Sunday, at 5 PM. For the "dinner and discussion" jam that we've all come to know, we'll focus on the FIRST Sunday going forward. B Chord will be open to accommodate the dinner crowd, so except for the change to first Sunday, all else remains the same!
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Seven-time Grammy nominee John McCutcheon is one of America's most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. Tickets at
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I would like to invite you to the Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival next Saturday in Westminster!
There will be lots of fun: music, dancing, art, all with a beer (and wine) garden, with local beer from Pub Dog Brewing. Next Saturday afternoon,
grab a friend and bring the kids to the festival!
Spend a week learning from Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius, Latingrass group Che Apalache, Chris Luquette of Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Mark Schatz and more at the DC Bluegrass Union Bluegrass and Old-Time Camp! Starting July 7th, the camp is composed of 5 class periods per day, with evening concerts and jams. The camp also includes workshops in visual arts, dance, film and more, PLUS World Village for the kids! All skill levels are welcome! Contact the Common Ground on the Hill offices at (410) 857-2771 or use the website below for more information!
I want to invite you to to the Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival on July 13th. We will have a variety of music, from regulars like Walt Michael & Company to new bands like Che Apalache. Headlining will be Tim O'Brien, a world famous folk musician who mainly plays Bluegrass, Celtic, and Country musics. There will be a beer (and wine!) garden, food trucks, arts vendors, and many more exciting things!
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THIS Sunday! Bluegrass, old-time & Celtic competition for bands & individuals and Southern Appalachian clogging contest. Lots of great prizes - cash, Eastman guitar & mandolin, Gold Tone Banjo, Musilia P2 violin case, Headway violin pickup, main stage performance at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in August, performance at the Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival in July, and free tuition to a week of Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Weeks!
In-person registration opens at 9 AM, competition begins at 10:30 AM. Tickets at the gate. Lots of shade tree picking!
https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/dcfc_home.html
Save the date for the 48th Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention! Bluegrass, old-time & Celtic music, plus Southern Appalachian clog dance competition! Cash, instrument & performance prizes - including a Musilia Ps violin case valued at $1,100, a Headway violin pickup, a Gold Tone banjo, and an Eastman guitar and mandolin! More info at
https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/dcfc_home.html
If a National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion AND International Autoharp Champion sounds good, what’s it like when you add a sizzling hot fiddle? Don't miss Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen, coming to Baltimore on April 5! Tickets and info at
https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/baltimore.html
THIS Saturday in Westminster!
You haven't eaten your turkey yet, but it isn't too early to start thinking about Breaking up Christmas with Walt Michael & Co. on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Carroll Arts Center and Friday, Dec. 7 at The Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore! Walt (hammered dulcimer, guitar, autoharp) will be joined by Alexander Mitchell (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Ralph Gordon (bass, cello), and special guest Bob Rychlík (fujara overtone flute)! Tickets and info at
https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/concert_tix.html
Sterling Golf Club Jam is EVERY Second Sunday, 6 PM
