jams near Boulder, Colorado

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Saturday February 28, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Sunday March 1, 2009
Start: 1 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 1 Mar 2009 - 11:59pm

Boulder's long-running Irish Session welcomes musicians of all abilities and all ages who play in the traditional Irish style.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Monday March 2, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Tuesday March 3, 2009
Start: 3 Mar 2009 - 8:00pm
End: 3 Mar 2009 - 11:00pm

Weekly bluegrass jam held upstairs at Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado every Tuesday night at 8:00 pm. Largest jam in Boulder County with 2 or 3 jam circles going simultaneously. All experience levels welcome. Best professional to amateur musician ratio in the area! Just 20 minutes from Boulder. Hosted by Eric Thorin of Open Road and KC Groves of Uncle Earl.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Wednesday March 4, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Thursday March 5, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Friday March 6, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Saturday March 7, 2009
Start: 10:30 am
End: 1:00 pm

Learn scales, exercises, and techniques that will transform your playing and
serve you well for the rest of your life. Open to all who have completed
Clay’s Level I and II or have equivalent skills. Bring harmonicas in keys of
C, A, D, and G.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Written on a scroll before the sands of time, the mighty Stairway to Heaven
stands as a pillar of rock guitar songwriting and techinique. You will open
said scroll and learn the complete song in all its epic glory. Basic
fingerpicking in the main riff, strumming and seventh chords in the bridge,
mighty pentatonic soloing will be learned by all the student squires.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Sunday March 8, 2009
Start: 8 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 8 Mar 2009 - 11:59pm

Boulder's long-running Irish Session welcomes musicians of all abilities and all ages who play in the traditional Irish style.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Monday March 9, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Tuesday March 10, 2009
Start: 10 Mar 2009 - 8:00pm
End: 10 Mar 2009 - 11:00pm

Weekly bluegrass jam held upstairs at Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado every Tuesday night at 8:00 pm. Largest jam in Boulder County with 2 or 3 jam circles going simultaneously. All experience levels welcome. Best professional to amateur musician ratio in the area! Just 20 minutes from Boulder. Hosted by Eric Thorin of Open Road and KC Groves of Uncle Earl.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Wednesday March 11, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Thursday March 12, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Friday March 13, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Saturday March 14, 2009
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

Learn the chords, syncopated rhythm patterns, and melodies that give
James Brown and P-Funk their signature sound. Citrus is a master of the
music having toured with Parliament Funkadelic for 12 years. For
intermediate players. All instruments welcome and encouraged.

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

Take your playing, soloing and songwriting in new direction. Learn the 10
basic ragas (scales) that give Hindustani music it's distinctive sound. Also
cover several melodies and numerous practice patterns for improv and
soloing. Workshop is open to all stringed instruments and voice.

Start: 12:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm

Rediscover the excitement experienced when you first picked up a guitar. A
new view of practicing is the answer. Musicians describe the word practice as
time set aside that will only be meaningful later-on when some imagined
perfection is achieved. Practice becomes artificial, tedious, and frustrating.
Get a fresh understanding. Be in the moment with your guitar. Raise your
awareness about practice and take joy from the things you can already do.
Learn ways to further develop even the simplest skills you’ve mastered, as

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Sunday March 15, 2009
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

Sponsored by Colorado Blues Society
From the stage of "A Prairie Home Companion" to concert halls across the
country, Pat Donohue is one of the nation's finest fingerstyle guitarists. Get
an opportunity to learn from Pat featuring blues tunes, licks, tricks, intros,
endings and turnarounds you can use now. For intermediate level fingerstyle
players.

Start: 1:30 pm
End: 3:30 pm

The goal of playing guitar is simple- make music. But confusion can enter
when theory and practical playing are mixed. Each has its own set of
vocabulary but function together. The CAGED system is a great tool for
visually understanding the fingerboard, terminology, and practical playing.
Explore the details of this system. How it will simplify the perceived
mysteries of the fingerboard and open up your playing. The goal is to make
it easier for you to make music from your guitar with greater confidence.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Boulder's long-running Irish Session welcomes musicians of all abilities and all ages who play in the traditional Irish style.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Monday March 16, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Tuesday March 17, 2009
Start: 17 Mar 2009 - 8:00pm
End: 17 Mar 2009 - 11:00pm

Weekly bluegrass jam held upstairs at Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado every Tuesday night at 8:00 pm. Largest jam in Boulder County with 2 or 3 jam circles going simultaneously. All experience levels welcome. Best professional to amateur musician ratio in the area! Just 20 minutes from Boulder. Hosted by Eric Thorin of Open Road and KC Groves of Uncle Earl.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Wednesday March 18, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Thursday March 19, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Friday March 20, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Saturday March 21, 2009
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Sponsored by Creative Music Works
Many learning disabled and dyslexic people have the potential to play and
read music, but are afraid or discouraged because they don't understand
how their brain works. Sina Mcowen has excelled in music with her own
learning disability and is an expert on music teaching for the people with
learning challenges. Become a singer, guitarist, or skilled musician on any
instrument. Learn to read music, listen for pitch, and follow music patterns
with your ear just by listening. Get the skills to understand your brain and
learn music now.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Sunday March 22, 2009
Start: 22 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 22 Mar 2009 - 11:59pm

Boulder's long-running Irish Session welcomes musicians of all abilities and all ages who play in the traditional Irish style.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Monday March 23, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Tuesday March 24, 2009
Start: 24 Mar 2009 - 8:00pm
End: 24 Mar 2009 - 11:00pm

Weekly bluegrass jam held upstairs at Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado every Tuesday night at 8:00 pm. Largest jam in Boulder County with 2 or 3 jam circles going simultaneously. All experience levels welcome. Best professional to amateur musician ratio in the area! Just 20 minutes from Boulder. Hosted by Eric Thorin of Open Road and KC Groves of Uncle Earl.

Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Wednesday March 25, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Thursday March 26, 2009
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Friday March 27, 2009
Start: 7:00 pm
Start: 27 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 29 Mar 2009 - 4:00pm

Annual workshop exploring the dance and music of Scandinavia, held in Boulder, Colorado, late March or early April.

This year's teachers will be from Vågå, Norway. We will be working on tunes for the dance Springleik.

Our staffing is not yet complete, so check back later for more details.

Start: 10:00 pm
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Saturday March 28, 2009
(all day)
Start: 27 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 29 Mar 2009 - 4:00pm

Annual workshop exploring the dance and music of Scandinavia, held in Boulder, Colorado, late March or early April.

This year's teachers will be from Vågå, Norway. We will be working on tunes for the dance Springleik.

Our staffing is not yet complete, so check back later for more details.

Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm

Find out how to scat like Ella Fitzgerald and hold a tone like Mel Torme' in a
fun group class. Learn phrasing, improvising, ornaments (licks and fills), scat
singing, vocal texture variations, and all the other vocal licks you've heard
singers do but couldn't figure out.

Start: 12:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm

Attention songwriters! Our bi-monthly gathering gives active songwriters a
forum to share songs, have their material critiqued, and get experience
performing. Receive professional feedback, performance notes, songwriting
tips, and exercises. Please come prepared to perform at least 1 song for the
class.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

In this culture we often think of drums and percussion as "male"
instruments, however a deeper look shows that women have actually
played a prominent role in the history of these instruments. Take a look at
the history of women and percussion, and learn some basic playing
techniques on conga, bongos and other hand drums. Bring drums if you
have them, we'll provide them if you don't.

Start: 6:00 pm
Start: 28 Mar 2009 - 6:00pm
End: 29 Mar 2009 - 12:00am

RootsFest is Swallow Hill's largest annual event. Formerly known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival, this event is held in one of Colorado's best-sounding acoustic venues, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, located in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts complex in downtown Denver. Past headliners include Taj Mahal, Bruce Cockburn and Nanci Griffith.

Start: 10:00 pm
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Start: 10:00 pm
Start: 28 Mar 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Mar 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

Sunday March 29, 2009
End: 4:00 pm
Start: 27 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 29 Mar 2009 - 4:00pm

Annual workshop exploring the dance and music of Scandinavia, held in Boulder, Colorado, late March or early April.

This year's teachers will be from Vågå, Norway. We will be working on tunes for the dance Springleik.

Our staffing is not yet complete, so check back later for more details.

End: 12:00 am
Start: 28 Mar 2009 - 6:00pm
End: 29 Mar 2009 - 12:00am

RootsFest is Swallow Hill's largest annual event. Formerly known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival, this event is held in one of Colorado's best-sounding acoustic venues, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, located in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts complex in downtown Denver. Past headliners include Taj Mahal, Bruce Cockburn and Nanci Griffith.

End: 11:59 pm
Start: 29 Mar 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 29 Mar 2009 - 11:59pm

Boulder's long-running Irish Session welcomes musicians of all abilities and all ages who play in the traditional Irish style.

End: 11:59 pm
Start: 28 Feb 2009 - 10:00pm
End: 28 Feb 2009 - 11:59pm

Saturday night bluegrass jam at Southern Sun Pub and Brewery. 10pm til 1:30 am.

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