Buffalo Bluegrass notes August 2020
Well, it’s been a heck of a spring and summer so far.Virtually every Bluegrass festival and music festival since March has been canceled. Countless gigs have been postponed and we went into quarantine. But...
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Bluegrass Roundup May 2020
By Mark Panfil Hello friends of bluegrass and live music in general in the Buffalo area. Well, it’s been a month since I last wrote for the JAM. Now as I write this, I...
Bluegrass Roundup April 2020
Well, I have to say I didn’t see this coming. Probably most of us didn’t. I had all kinds of exciting bluegrass shows coming to Buffalo in April 2020. Well, not any more. So...
Dixieland Night
So, Mark takes the fifth string off his five string banjo once a month to play traditional jazz, mostly Dixieland. It’s a change of pace and a lot of fun. Come check it out...
The Buffalo Bluegrass Youth Ensemble always looking for new members!
We want to invite middle school and High School String students who would like to play Bluegrass music with other kids their own age. This is free and open to acoustic guitar, mandolin,...
Local Bluegrass Memories
ATTENTION: New Photos just added! in Dec of 2018! A brief history of Bluegrass Music in Western New York By Mark Panfil and Rick Falkowski (and many of you) Chapter 1- 1950’s to 1983...
Bluegrass Lunch every 1st and 3rd Thursday at the Sportsmen’s Tavern!
Come to the Sportsmen’s Tavern on Amherst st near the corner of Grant street every first and third Thursday of the month for a Bluegrass Lunch. The band is the Buffalo Bluegrass All stars...
Local Jams Western New York
Dear Friends, Western New York has many opportunities for Bluegrass Musicians to jam. Every Tuesday, the Tuesday Might Ramble jam at Mr. Goodbar on Elmwood near Forest in Buffalo NY 7 pm start A...