IN-PERSON JAM SESSIONS
NOTE: most of these events require proof of vaccination and the wearing of face masks.
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Sundays (3 pm): Taco Refuge jam - Scout Rock - 2360 Scout Rd., Oakland (outdoors)
First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
First Sundays (1 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
First Sundays (3 pm): old time jam - Church of the Oaks, Cotati; hosts: Chris Carney & Janette Duncan: 707-483-6885
First Sundays (7:30 pm): Shoe Jam - Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, SF
Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato
Third Sundays (2:30 pm): Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
Mondays (7-9 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old-Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First Monday (6 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; host/info: bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
occasional Tuesdays (6:30 pm): Brewgrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, Piedmont Ave., Oakland
Wednesdays (5:30 pm): East Bay Bluegrass Jam - Arlington Park Clubhouse (outdoors), 1120 Arlington Blvd, El Cerrito; host/info: stevehutchmarine-at-gmail-dot-com
Second & Fourth Wednesdays (6 pm): Reel & Brand, Sonoma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com, chandra-dot-friese-at-gmail-dot-com
First & Third Saturdays (1 pm): Piper Park, Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net
Second Saturdays (12 pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net
Third Saturdays (2 pm): old time jam - Charles Street Village Clubhouse, Cotati; host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
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Sept. 25 (1:30 pm): Cal. State Old-Time Fiddlers District 9 Jam - United Methodist Church, Castro Valley
Oct 10-16: CBA Fall Campout - Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fairgrounds, Lodi
Includes (Oct. 15) concert with Broken Compass and Young and Up Too Late
Oct. 16 (1 pm): old time jam - The Way Station, Fairfax
Nov. 3-6: South State 48 - Carlsbad by the Sea Hotel
Non-stop jamming + workshops, evening band performances, children’s activities.
Jan. 5-8, 2023: The Great 48 Jam - Bakersfield, CA
Non-stop jamming + workshops, evening band performances, children’s activities.
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In-person jams at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley -
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Sept. 21-25: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Sept. 21 (8 pm): open jam in the back room (during the square and Cajun dances) hosted by Harry & Cindy Liedstrand - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Sept. 22 (1-4 pm): afternoon jam - email BOTMCAfternoonJam-at-gmail-dot-com for location
Sept. 22 (5-7 pm): jam hosted by Jim and Amber Mueller in front of the Freight & Salvage, Bderkeley (outside)
Sept. 23 (1-4 pm): afternoon jam - email BOTMCAfternoonJam-at-gmail-dot-com for location
Sept. 23 (5-7 pm): jam hosted by Mark Olson and Penny Critchow in front of the Freight & Salvage, Bderkeley (outside)
Sept. 24 (8 pm): open jam in the back room (during the square dance) hosted by BOTMC performers - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
ONLINE JAM SESSIONS
Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info/link: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Second Fridays (5:30 pm): BOTMC Slow Jam Fizz on Zoom & YouTube
Recently archived: Rafe Stefanini & family (9/9)
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The Fall Session of in-person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 11th; classes include:
Mondays (7 pm): Beginning Fiddle from the Ground Up w/ Erik Hoffman
Mondays (8:15 pm): Fiddle Tunes with A Touch of Theory w/ Erik Hoffman
Thursdays (7 pm): The Songs of John Prine w/ Richard Brandenburg
Thursdays (8:30 pm): Back Playing Together: A How-to Class on Playing Songs With Other People w/ Richard Brandenburg
Mondays (Aug. 29 - Dec. 19) from noon - 1:00 pm: Bluegrass Workshop & Jam class w/ Erik Pearson and Tregar Otton - Community Music Center, Mission District Branch (544 Capp St.), San Francisco
Sept. 21-25: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Sept. 22: workshops (4:30 pm) with Earl White (fiddle) and Clinton Davis (banjo) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 23: workshops (4:30 pm) with Lindsay McCaw (fiddle) and Aaron Jonah Lewis (banjo) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25: workshops (11 am) with Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle), Jonah Aaron Lewis (fiddle), Andrew Norcross (banjo), Valerie Turner (guitar) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): A visit with Alice Gerrard - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (12:30 pm): Earl White's "Black Americans in Old Time Music: Then & Now" - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 16 (12:30 pm): Instrument-specific workshops for John Hartford fiddle tunes - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- clawhammer Banjo w/ Adam Hurt
- fiddle w/ Megan Lynch Chowning
- mandolin & guitar w/ Tristan Scroggins
Nov. 13: instrument workshops by many of the participants in the California Bluegrass Reunion - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Bay Area instructors include:
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
Bay Area instructors include:
The Fall Session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 11th; classes include:
Sundays (4 pm): Beginning Travis Picking Guitar w/ Kay Eskenazi
Tuesdays (5:30 pm): Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
Tuesdays (7 pm): Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique w/ Evie Ladin
Tuesdays (7 pm): The Songs of John Prine w/ Richard Brandenburg
Wednesdays (5:30 pm): Intro to Mountain Dulcimer w/ Deborah Hamouris
Wednesdays (7 pm): Mountain Dulcimer II w/ Deborah Hamouris
Oct. 29 (11 am): Shuffles, Chops, and Beats – The Violin as a Rhythm Instrument w/ Evan Price
MUSIC CAMPS - see you in 2023
NOTE: most of these events require proof of vaccination and the wearing of face masks.
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Sundays (3 pm): Taco Refuge jam - Scout Rock - 2360 Scout Rd., Oakland (outdoors)
First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
First Sundays (1 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
First Sundays (3 pm): old time jam - Church of the Oaks, Cotati; hosts: Chris Carney & Janette Duncan: 707-483-6885
First Sundays (7:30 pm): Shoe Jam - Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, SF
Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato
Third Sundays (2:30 pm): Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
Mondays (7-9 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old-Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First Monday (6 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; host/info: bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
occasional Tuesdays (6:30 pm): Brewgrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, Piedmont Ave., Oakland
Wednesdays (5:30 pm): East Bay Bluegrass Jam - Arlington Park Clubhouse (outdoors), 1120 Arlington Blvd, El Cerrito; host/info: stevehutchmarine-at-gmail-dot-com
Second & Fourth Wednesdays (6 pm): Reel & Brand, Sonoma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com, chandra-dot-friese-at-gmail-dot-com
First & Third Saturdays (1 pm): Piper Park, Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net
Second Saturdays (12 pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net
Third Saturdays (2 pm): old time jam - Charles Street Village Clubhouse, Cotati; host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
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Sept. 25 (1:30 pm): Cal. State Old-Time Fiddlers District 9 Jam - United Methodist Church, Castro Valley
Oct 10-16: CBA Fall Campout - Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fairgrounds, Lodi
Includes (Oct. 15) concert with Broken Compass and Young and Up Too Late
Oct. 16 (1 pm): old time jam - The Way Station, Fairfax
Nov. 3-6: South State 48 - Carlsbad by the Sea Hotel
Non-stop jamming + workshops, evening band performances, children’s activities.
Jan. 5-8, 2023: The Great 48 Jam - Bakersfield, CA
Non-stop jamming + workshops, evening band performances, children’s activities.
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In-person jams at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley -
- Oct. 9 (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips
- Oct. 23 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
- Nov. 20 (3 pm): Old Time Shred Sesh w/ Evie Ladin
- Nov. 27 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
- Dec. 11 (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips
- Dec. 18 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
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Sept. 21-25: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Sept. 21 (8 pm): open jam in the back room (during the square and Cajun dances) hosted by Harry & Cindy Liedstrand - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Sept. 22 (1-4 pm): afternoon jam - email BOTMCAfternoonJam-at-gmail-dot-com for location
Sept. 22 (5-7 pm): jam hosted by Jim and Amber Mueller in front of the Freight & Salvage, Bderkeley (outside)
Sept. 23 (1-4 pm): afternoon jam - email BOTMCAfternoonJam-at-gmail-dot-com for location
Sept. 23 (5-7 pm): jam hosted by Mark Olson and Penny Critchow in front of the Freight & Salvage, Bderkeley (outside)
Sept. 24 (8 pm): open jam in the back room (during the square dance) hosted by BOTMC performers - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
ONLINE JAM SESSIONS
Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info/link: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Second Fridays (5:30 pm): BOTMC Slow Jam Fizz on Zoom & YouTube
Recently archived: Rafe Stefanini & family (9/9)
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The Fall Session of in-person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 11th; classes include:
Mondays (7 pm): Beginning Fiddle from the Ground Up w/ Erik Hoffman
Mondays (8:15 pm): Fiddle Tunes with A Touch of Theory w/ Erik Hoffman
Thursdays (7 pm): The Songs of John Prine w/ Richard Brandenburg
Thursdays (8:30 pm): Back Playing Together: A How-to Class on Playing Songs With Other People w/ Richard Brandenburg
Mondays (Aug. 29 - Dec. 19) from noon - 1:00 pm: Bluegrass Workshop & Jam class w/ Erik Pearson and Tregar Otton - Community Music Center, Mission District Branch (544 Capp St.), San Francisco
Sept. 21-25: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Sept. 22: workshops (4:30 pm) with Earl White (fiddle) and Clinton Davis (banjo) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 23: workshops (4:30 pm) with Lindsay McCaw (fiddle) and Aaron Jonah Lewis (banjo) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25: workshops (11 am) with Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle), Jonah Aaron Lewis (fiddle), Andrew Norcross (banjo), Valerie Turner (guitar) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): A visit with Alice Gerrard - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (12:30 pm): Earl White's "Black Americans in Old Time Music: Then & Now" - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 16 (12:30 pm): Instrument-specific workshops for John Hartford fiddle tunes - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- clawhammer Banjo w/ Adam Hurt
- fiddle w/ Megan Lynch Chowning
- mandolin & guitar w/ Tristan Scroggins
Nov. 13: instrument workshops by many of the participants in the California Bluegrass Reunion - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Bay Area instructors include:
- Richard Brandenburg <richardericbrandenburg@gmail.com>
- Dix Bruce <dix@musixnow.com>
- Evie Ladin <evie@evieladin.com>
- Avram Siegel <avramsiegel@comcast.net>
- Eric Thompson <eric@ericandsuzy.com>
- Suzy Thompson <suzy@ericandsuzy.com>
- Jack Tuttle <jack@jacktuttle.com>
- Manning Music, Berkeley
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
Bay Area instructors include:
- Richard Brandenburg <richardericbrandenburg@gmail.com>
- Dix Bruce <dix@musixnow.com>
- Evie Ladin <evie@evieladin.com>
- Avram Siegel <avramsiegel@comcast.net>
- Eric Thompson <eric@ericandsuzy.com>
- Suzy Thompson <suzy@ericandsuzy.com>
- Jack Tuttle <jack@jacktuttle.com>
- Manning Music
The Fall Session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 11th; classes include:
Sundays (4 pm): Beginning Travis Picking Guitar w/ Kay Eskenazi
Tuesdays (5:30 pm): Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
Tuesdays (7 pm): Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique w/ Evie Ladin
Tuesdays (7 pm): The Songs of John Prine w/ Richard Brandenburg
Wednesdays (5:30 pm): Intro to Mountain Dulcimer w/ Deborah Hamouris
Wednesdays (7 pm): Mountain Dulcimer II w/ Deborah Hamouris
Oct. 29 (11 am): Shuffles, Chops, and Beats – The Violin as a Rhythm Instrument w/ Evan Price
MUSIC CAMPS - see you in 2023
