Banjo Camp May 17-19 Banjo Camp is coming right up- we’re only a few weeks away, a number of housing options are still available. 3 finger banjo, clawhammer, and old-time fiddle!  Schedule, program book, class list, packing list can all be found HERE Tee shirt design and printing by Betsy Heron  With your donations, we were able to give 9 scholarships (a mix of full and partial).  Thank you for your support and donations to our 501(c)(3) Registration!  Options from Single day, to weekend with various levels of housing.  All registrations include me ..read more

Greg Cahill and Special Consensus at Westchester Bluegrass Club April 4 Thursday April 4, 2024 6:30 doors 7:00-7:30 open mic 7:30 -9:00 pm show $30 tickets at the door Special Consensus is a band whose reputation for great music precedes them and we are so excited to have them at the Clubhouse.  World touring musicians, their leader Greg Cahill is a recipient of the Distingueshed Achievement Award from IBMA.  Grammy nominated in 2018, the band’s 19th recording River and Roads was the IBMA album of the year. Harmony, great pickin’, rooted in tradition and moving ahead. This a sh ..read more

Todd Michael of WWUH Radio facilitates a new bluegrass concert series at the West Suffield VFW A new concert series will be hosted at the West Suffield VFW starting next month. Concerts are at 7PM and are $20 for a ticket (Available at the door) Todd Michael runs a weekly bluegrass radio show on Saturday mornings. For a complete list of bluegrass radio stations in Connecticut, click here -April 13th Rock Hearts -April 27th Hosmer Mountain Boys Westchester Bluegrass Club to Feature On the Trail and Simon Brogie of Hosmer Mountain Boys Saturday, March 16 there will be a bluegrass jam, potluck, a ..read more

BBU’s JamVal Non-Festival February 16 – 18, 2024 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel We are so excited to be returning to the Sheraton in Framingham for the first time in four years! Please join us for JamVal – a weekend-long bluegrass “non-festival” focused on jamming held over President’s Day Weekend (February 16 – 18, 2024) at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. There will be dozens of workshops and jams hosted by loads of amazing musicians and teachers, and one big difference from usual festivals: no big stage show to distract from the picking! There have been a number of changes at the Sheraton ..read more

Two Connecticut kids featured in IBMA’s Kids on Bluegrass Program during the World of Bluegrass week! Cody Voegeli and Redmond Day, both 13-year-old mandolin players auditioned back in April for the Kids on Bluegrass Program, led by Deanie Richardson of Sister Sadie and Kimber Ludiker of Della Mae, were accepted into the program which is a week-long commitment during the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Annual Conference at the end of September. This year’s Kids on Bluegrass featured 70 kids from around the United States who were selected and placed into 12 different bands that wer ..read more

Finish the summer strong with live bluegrass music all over and around Connecticut! Want your event posted in newsletters? Share it to CTBluegrassAssociation@gmail.com or post directly to the public calendar! We need more volunteers to help bring Bluegrass music the attention it deserves. Bluegrass in Heaven – September 15-17 Headliners: Blue Highway and Michael Cleveland TONY TRISCHKA, MICHAEL DAVES, AND BRUCE MOLSKY * BOB AND SARAH AMOS BAND * NEWBERRY & VERCH * ROCK HEARTS * JAMCRACKERS * DRANK THE GOLD Located on the shores of Lake Ge ..read more

The Ruta Beggars at Westchester Bluegrass Club Saturday August 5, 2023 5:30 pm – 8:30pm $25 Join us out on the lawn for an outdoor concert! Bring your chairs, blankets and  picnics. The Ruta Beggars combine bluegrass and early swing to create a timeless act filled with intricate vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and plenty of fun. They have been praised for their creative yet tasteful arrangements and charming performances, winning Thomas Point’s band competition in 2019. Best-of-friends since their inception, The Ruta Beggars are Micah Nicol (guitar), Sofia Chiarandini (fiddle), Arie ..read more

Danny Paisley and Southern Grass at Guitartown CT Sunday, June 25 at 4:00 pm. For all of you who have been asking if outdoor concerts will resume, yes! We are having an outdoor concert on Sunday, June 25 at 4:00 pm. 166 Mather Street, Hamden, CT $40 Danny played to a sold-out crowd at Cafe Amici back in February. His band is coming back from headlining at Jenny Brook Festival in Vermont, and asked if they could play here on their way home. Yes please! This is authentic, hard-driving, old style bluegrass, with great playing and harmonies Nobody ..read more

CT’s Own Podunk Bluegrass Festival – Aug 10-13 Check out the lineup at Connecticut’s own Bluegrass Fest! List of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Americana Festivals in the Northeast / New England Podunk (CT) Aug 10-13 Grey Fox (NY) July 12-16 Thomas Point Beach (ME) Aug 31- Sept 3 Jenny Brook (VT) June 22-25 Blistered Fingers (ME) June 15-18 Aug. 24-27 Green Mountain (VT) Aug 18-20 St. Johns Bluegrass Festival (CT) Aug 26 Ossipee (ME) July 27-30 Basin Bluegrass Festival (VT) July 6-9 Want an even more in depth list? Check out Jim’s Roots and Blues Comple ..read more

CTBA Family Jam and CTBA Meeting SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022 AT 12 PM – 2 PM at the Canton Parks and Rec 40 Dyer Avenue Canton, CT 06019 Bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass, mandolin, or dobro… A snack to share if you want something specific (not required) but we’ll have some festive food and play some bluegrass music. The event we hope will introduce some families and more kids to bluegrass music in the area. Meet us in the Multi-purpose room. The CTBA meeting will be in Room E, one hour before the jam which will be in the multipurpose room. Please join us for both! If you’re interested ..read more