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Bluegrass, old-time & folk jams near you

Find your
Pickin’ Folk.

Less “we should play sometime.”
More “one more song?”

Meet musicians nearby, host a laid-back jam, and find friends who love the same tunes. There’s a chair in the circle for you.

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Free to join. All experience levels welcome.

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Four friends playing fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin around a garden table
Bring an instrument. Leave with friends.

Rooted in acoustic music

Bluegrass · Old-time · Folk · Gospel · Celtic · Americana

From hello to harmony

A little less planning. A lot more playing.

  1. 01

    Find your circle

    Discover nearby musicians and jams that fit your instruments, favorite styles, and comfort level.

  2. 02

    Pull up a few chairs

    Choose a place and time, tell folks what to expect, and invite the instruments your jam could use.

  3. 03

    Make music. Make friends.

    RSVP, say hello before you arrive, and turn a shared love of music into a reason to get together.

Make room for a jam

Good company. Any setting.

Friends playing guitar, fiddle, banjo and mandolin on a sunny porch

A little porch. A lot of music.

Your place. Your people. Your jam.

A few chairs and a few favorite tunes are all it takes. Set a time, share the kind of music you love, and invite your next picking circle.

Start your own jam →
Friends sharing guitar chords during a relaxed living-room jam

Every picker starts somewhere.

Make room for the first-timers.

Host a slow jam, trade a tune, and learn a little from each other. Let people know the pace and experience level so everyone feels at home.

Start your own jam →
An acoustic jam circle gathered beneath backyard string lights

Turn sometime into Saturday.

Start a tradition worth keeping.

Bring your favorite people back together. Sort out who’s coming and what they’re bringing, then settle in for one more song.

Start your own jam →
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Grow together, one tune at a time

You don’t have to be great
to get together.

Start playing with other people from the very beginning. Get together with friends, bring the chords you know, and let the music teach you something new.

When one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world.

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions.

Every jam is a chance to sharpen your timing, train your ear, and find your confidence. The next step in becoming a musician might just be pulling up a chair.

Your next jam is out there

Take your picking circle with you.

Find your people on the web, iPhone, or Android today.

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