Jam session/concerts

The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association held their March 20, 2010 meeting at Zellie’s Opry House and a good time was had by all. Two great bands entertained us, there was jamming, there was a great audience, and we appreciated our hosts Keith and Terri Grannis who always take good care of us. Click the headline above to check out some highlights of the event, including a video of the bands that performed.

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Our weekly concert series is going strong, and we hope you are making plans to come on out for some of the best local acoustic music and Italian food available in the Grand Rapids area. Click the headline above to see details of our fourth-Thursday-of-the-month band: Patchwork Band.

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The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association continues to make great strides in supporting bluegrass and acoustic music in west Michigan. We hold events at least once per month throughout the year, and we recently held our February 2010 meeting and jam session. We featured a great band, and we held the event at a great venue that serves some award winning pizza. Click the headline above to learn more about the event.

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The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association has launched their new weekly series of bluegrass concerts every Thursday night at Pietro’s Italian Restaurant. We hosted our first band, Deadwood, on Feb. 4, and we’ll be featuring a rotation of four bands, one every week. Click the headline above to see details of our third meeting, featuring Jonas Ridge.

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The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association has launched their new weekly series of bluegrass concerts every Thursday night at Pietro’s Italian Restaurant. We hosted our first band, Deadwood, on Feb. 4, and we’ll be featuring a rotation of four bands, one every week. Click the headline above to learn more about the event.

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Join the West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association for our monthly meeting!

Association events

The third Saturday of every month finds us meeting for our monthly membership meeting/jam session, and the next scheduled meeting is this coming Saturday, Jan. 16, at Fricano’s Pizza on Alpine. Click the headline above for more information.

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Come jam with the West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association

Association events

We’re hosting our monthly jam session on the third Saturday of December and we hope you’ll consider joining us! Click the headline above to learn more about our events.

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Bluegrass jammers come to Ionia, Mi.

Jam session/concerts

Find out about this West Michigan institution and come get in on the fun by clicking the headline above.

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Kissing cousins or distant relatives?

Jam session/concerts

West Michigan has a rich heritage of acoustic roots music. Bluegrass is alive and well of course, but so is a genre that is a close cousin to bluegrass: Irish/Celtic. Bluegrass Paul spent a Sunday evening recently enjoying an Irish jam session; click the headline above to read about his experiences.

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