Bluegrass & Traditional Country
Music Society of Australia
Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Clubs and regular events take place all over Australia & in New Zealand
Where possible, links have been provided. Otherwise we have included a phone number and/or Email address.
PLEASE EMAIL US WITH ANY OTHER REGULAR EVENTS OR UPDATES ON EVENTS LISTED HERE...
NOTE: We try to keep these up-to-date, but we do recommend checking before attending.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Civic: Old Timey Tuesday - every second Tuesday.
Weston Creek: Old-time music session, Weds, 4-5pm. Donna or Larry (02) 6258 9845
Canberra: Maurice Kurtz - (02) 6231 7935 (banjomo@hotmail.com)
Parkes: Jammalong
Ainslie: Canberra Shape Note Singers Facebook page
NEW SOUTH WALES
Albion Park: Slow B/grass Jam, fortnightly. Wayne Millar, M: 0413 304 078.E: artalley@live.com.au
Lismore: Northern Rivers Old Timey & Bluegrass Session
Dorrigo Mountain Pick: 1st & 3rd Suns - Bridget: (02) 6657 2334 / Mob: 042 8415 078
Bluegrass Jam Sessions: 1st Weds of month - Foghorn Brewhouse
Bluegrass @ Yulli's:Sharm: orbitsharm@yahoo.com.au
Sinners Sunday Sessions: Town & Country Hotel, St Peters
Banjo Jammers: Thirroul. Alex: 0458 550 404
Thirroul Pick: Mark Ballesi: (02) 4267 5786
Gymea monthly jam: Ian - 0438 830 374 or Barb - (02) 9525 9708
Kembla Hts: Acoustic & Bluegrass nights - Steve Caskey - 0404 708 372
Sydney Shape Note Singers: Facebook page
Karuah: Lost Highway Karuah Bluegrass Music Festival
Dorrigo: Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Coolamon: Bluegrass weekend
Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-together: Annandale, 1st Sat of month.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane: Hills B/grass Jam, Everton. 1st & 3rd Tue. Peter: 07-3351-5233/Paul: 0408 900 863
Nerang: Coast Acoustics
Brisbane: American Old Time Music in Brisbane
Brisbane: Tony Lake – 0413 614 665
Toowoomba: Kathy LeBrocque - (07) 4638 0221
Gold Coast: Rob Saunders - 0420 861 911
Gympie: Imbil Traditional Acoustic Music Weekend. Lynne Dand – 0412 851 286
Sunshine Coast: Terry Cook - (07) 5402 1727
Maleny: Aust Banjo Conference: Peter Nayhusen - 0416 113 496
Boreen Point: Apollonian Hotel monthly jams
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Prospect: Adelaide Old Time Music Jam, 1st & 3rd Sundays of month
Adelaide: Derick - (08) 8523 2036 or Phil - (08) 8391 0234
Wirrina: Wirrina Bluegrass & Acoustic Roots Festival
Hindmarsh: Backdoor Cajun Session - monthly jam - Governor Hindmarsh Hotel.
Hindmarsh: Weekly Old-time music jam - Governor Hindmarsh Hotel.
TASMANIA
Tasmanian Banjo Club (Hobart): Peter Dahl - (03) 6234 8935
Hobart Old Time String Band: Thursdays, 7.30pm, South Hobart
VICTORIA
Doncaster: Monthly Slow Bluegrass Jam - NEW LISTING!!!
Central Victoria: Oldtime Music in Central Victoria
Brunswick Old Time String Orchestra
Yarra Junction Fiddlers Convention
Blackwood Academy of Bluegrass and Old-Time Music
Guildford Banjo Jamboree: Ph: (03) 5473 4544 Email: banjojamboree@bigpond.com.au
Beechworth: Kelly Country Pick
Beechworth: Great Alpine Pick
Beechworth: Mountain Grass
Brunswick: Brunswick Old Time String Orchestra - alternate Thursdays
Brunswick East: Old-time stringband music. Craig Woodward - (03) 8300 0111
Melbourne: Railway Hotel: Old-time stringband music. Craig Woodward - (03) 8300 0111
Upwey: Mountain Pickers Assoc - (03) 9754 5707
Gippsland: Email: stringbusters@gmail.com
Gembrook: Bluegrass Jamming Camps. Email: jamcamps@australianbluegrass.com
Caloundra: Bluegrass Jamming Camps. Run by Greg McGrath
Bendigo Hillbillies: Facebook page
Melbourne: Sacred Harp Singers
Thornbury: Jamgrass
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fremantle: Monthly bluegrass jam. Email: fremantlebluegrassjam@gmail.com
NEW ZEALAND
Wellington Bluegrass Society: http://wellingtonbluegrass.net.nz/
Auckland Bluegrass & Traditional Old Time Music Club: Keith Hollis 64-4-9834-431
Hamilton Back Porch Bluegrass: Contact Paul Trenwith: pstrenwith@clear.net.nz
American Old Time and Appalachian Music in New Zealand Facebook page
Also check out listings on the Australian Bluegrass Blog
BTCMSA
PO Box 396
Berowra Heights
NSW 2082
Australia
Phone: 042 336 3270
VICTORIA
Contact Nick Dear
Mobile: 0421 593 998
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MONTHLY
GET-TOGETHERS
in SYDNEY
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In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the monthly Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-togethers in the Annandale Community Centre were suspended from March 2020 right through to the end of the year.
GET-TOGETHERS TO RE-COMMENCE IN APRIL 2021
We have put in our booking application to the Inner West Council for the Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-together on the first Saturday each month in 2021 at the Annandale Community Centre (70 Johnston St, Annandale, NSW). If successful....
the first get-together will be on SATURDAY 3 APRIL 2021.
We’ll have to adapt to whatever COVID Safe rules and recommendations are in place at the time, so we’ll keep you updated as plans develop. At present, the Council allows 35 people (+organisers) in the Back Hall at Annandale Community Centre.
We had to include a COVIDSafe Plan with our application, and we are now registered as a COVIDSafe organisation.
Check out there BTCMSA Facebook page for information about updates on the Get-Together and on other events taking place.
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BLACKWOOD ACADEMY
The Blackwood Academy of Bluegrass & Old-Time Music offers a discount to members of the BTCMSA. Check out their Facebook page for information about upcoming events.
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