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Bluegrass clubs, concerts & festivals
11/12 Béla Fleck, Michael Cleveland, Dominick Leslie, Jeff Partin, Mark Schatz, Jake Stargel “My Bluegrass Heart”; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W 4th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-399-3065 doors 6:30p $49.20+
11/19 Mountain Grass Unit; El Club, 4114 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209 7p $30+
12/05 Sarah Jarosz, Jordan Tice; St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 7:30p
12/11 Aoife O’Donovan, Chris Thile “Wassail! An Evening of Carols and Merriment”; St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 7:30p
12/16 Jarrod Walker; El Club, 4114 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209 $
January 2027
01/01-02 Greensky Bluegrass; Wings Event Center, 3600 Vanrick Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 $
01/28 Jason Carter; St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 $
01/29 Tommy Emmanuel; St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 $
February 2027
02/02 Yonder Mountain String Band; Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N Saginaw St, Pontiac, MI 48342
02/04 Hidden Ridge, Ironwood; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 8p $26-37
02/21 Shovels & Rope; St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 7:30p
Bluegrass Jams — Michigan (call before going)
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Every Wed. Open Jam, Moose Lodge 2344, 4043 Howe Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Ron 810-309-0032 6-8p or 6:30-9p; call first
1st Sat Manton Bluegrass Jamboree, Ranger Room, Manton HS, 105 5th St, Manton, MI 49663 6-9p lwestbrook17 [at] hotmail [dot] com
1st Sun Farm Pickin’s Trad Music Jam, River Saint Joe, 15475 Walton Rd, Buchanan, MI 49107 269-409-8015 1-3p
1st & 3rd Tues Westland Jam, 36745 Marquette, Westland, MI 48185 acoustic only 7-9p
1st & 3rd Sat. WMBMA Eagles Post, 32 E Lake St, Sand Lake, MI 49343 1-3p
1st Fri Old Time Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p free
2nd Tues GLAMA Slow Jam, Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 5:30-7:30p
3rd Sun Bath United Methodist Church, 13777 Main St, Bath, MI 48808 2-5p 517-896-0621
3rd Thurs Bluegrass Open Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p free
3rd Fri Irish Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p free
4th Fri Folk Music Society of Midland, Element Grains and Grounds, 3124 Jefferson Ave, Midland, MI 48640 6-9p