Hello! I currently live in Philadelphia, but will soon be moving back to the Central PA area. I was wondering if there are any good bluegrass jam sessions in either the Philly area, or the Harrisburg area. I think I remember hearing of a jam in Gettysburg, and of a jam in Carlisle. Are either of these going on? Any others that I could look for? Thanks!

tww --

There's a terrific bluegrass jam every Friday night at Arrowhead Bluegrass in downtown Gettysburg. Not sure of anything in the Harrisburg area, but Gettysburg is only about 45 minutes away.

Happy thumping!

http://www.folkjam.org/local/map

This is a great sight to find jams almost any where in the USA.

There are several jams on any given night of the week in southern PA. Check out this link: http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/jam.htm

The Arrow Horse jam is a regular Friday night event…every week, 7-10 pm, open acoustic jam, no stage, no mic’s, nothing electric. We are there every Friday for this jam. :D


Also close by is Monday nights in Hanover, PA at the Dutch Country restaurant (more country then bluegrass), Wednesday night jam at Arcadia Fire Company in Arcadia, MD, Thursday night open jam in Craley, PA at the community hall (nice venue) and others listed in the attached link. Come on out and enjoy some live music. :cool:

Some good buddies of mine hang every Wed night at a loft in Carlisle.

PM if you need contact info.

Thanks for all the responses! I'll definitely check out the one in Gettysburg when I get a chance (my folks live just across the state line in Taneytown, MD - good reason to visit! :D ). I'll be moving back out that way at the end of May (I know it's only a two hour drive to H-burg, but it seems so much further than that because of the urban/rural thing).

Here are some jams in Philly I go to:

Mermaid Inn [Chestnut Hill]- every third Tuesday
http://www.themermaidinn.net/schedule.html
the Holmesburg Jam [NE Philly]- every Thursday night; in the winter its at a bowling alley, in the good weather, its outside. Details here:
http://www.holmesburgjam.com/
the Fire [Northern Liberties]- first and third Sunday of the month
http://www.iourecords.com/thefire/shows.html
See you there.
Mike

Looks like Molly already had these covered with the link to Ed's page.
Thanks Molly!
Mike

Is the Arrow Horse right off of the square in G-burg? I'm sure I've walked by it before. I'm assuming it's the shop with mandos and banjos in the front window?

...49 Chambersburg street next to the Blue Parrot Rest. and Yellow Canary Deli. Yes he has mando's, fiddles, banjo's, etc...but not an upright bass in the whole store for sale.:confused:

Yawl come...I'm am the lone bass player this Friday night...I'll need a pee break some where...you can play my Epi. :D

I can't come this week, I have to be in Philadelphia for an engagement, but I'm hoping to try to come next week.

susquehanna folk music society. (http://www.sfmsfolk.org/events/jams.html)

Thanks Jeff!

and the blues society of central pa (http://www.bscpblues.org) hosts both a regular electric and acoustic jams, meanwhile steve rudolph (http://www.steverudolph.com), i believe, will be again hosting a weekly jazz jam at the hilton in harrisburg during the summer months.

jeff.

I'm not sure if it still goes on but there used to be a jam at the Jerseytown Tavern.

openmikes.org is a good way to find something just about anywhere ... the info on central pa seems reasonably accurate, i've had mixed results in other places, tho.

jeff.