Other music information and links:

Gainesville

• Wednesday night Pickin', Gainesville:
  Every Wednesday night 8:00 till ??.
  For information call 352.466.3801 (Tom Staley)
  Or email at
  • 1st Wednesday, Tom Staley;
  • 2nd Wednesday, Jack Nettles;
  • 3rd Wednesday, Richard Jones;
  • 4th Wednesday, Sue Grooms.
  • 5th Wednesday, usually at Art Crummer's
• Bluegrass Pickin' Jam At The Shamrock in Gainesville
  1018 W. University Ave
  9:30pm to 2:00am
  Free drinks for anyone playing!
  No cover charge for anyone at all!
  Dates are irregular but they are every month, so call!
  Call Mark at 352-466-0662 for info or email
• Half Fast Jam (formerly Slow Jam), Gainesville:
  Tuesday nights, 8:30 - 10:30
  For information call 352.495.2243 (Dea Browning)
  Or email Dea Browning

Nearby

• Melrose Jam, Melrose:
  Tuesday nights, 8:00.
  For information call Karen Newman 352.659.2041.
• Shape Note Singing (Micanopy):
  Sunday after the third Saturday dance, 3:30-5:30 pm.
  For information call 352.466.3801 (Fay Baird).
  Or email Fay Baird

Farther afield

• Pensacola Beach Irish Music Session: Traditional Irish music sessions at Paddy O'Learys in Pensacola Beach.
  The fun starts around 8:00 p.m. Call 850.916.9808 for more information
• Bay Area Fiddlers Association (BAFA) meets every Friday night at the Largo Library 7:30 - 9:30, beginners at 7 pm. It's open to all. For more information call Elan at 727.938.1417, or Joel at 727.321.2379 or contact Denise Herrick at .
• Irish Jam in Tallahassee: Sessions meet every first Saturday at the Warehouse on Gaines Street around 7:30 or 8:00 pm. The beer is on the house if you play!
  For information call Gordon Scott at 904.386.7784 (Gordon's String Music)
  or email .
• Tallahassee Old-Time Music Jam: First Thursday of every month 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm --
  Market Square, under the Pavilion Corner of Timberlane Road and Market Street, Tallahassee, FL. Jam is hosted by Mary Cox, and Tom & Kay Van Treese. Bring a pickin' chair, and your tunes! Hope to see you all there.
  
  For more information, call Mary at 950.422.3298, or Tom & Kay at 950.342.3536 Or email Kay at
• Fiddle Support Group, Ft. Myers
  Second and fourth Fridays.
  4401 Orange River Loop Road.
  For information Call 941.694.6123.
• Society for the Preservation of Early Country and Western Music
  every Monday, 7:30 - 9:30 pm.
  DeSoto Park Rec Center, Stuart and 26th Sts.
  For Information Call 813.248.2992.

• Spirit of the Suwannee Campground, Live Oak:
  Bluegrass concerts on weekends,
  potluck and pickin' Saturday nights,
  square dancing every Thursday at 7:30 PM.
  For info call 352.364.1683

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This page was last revised on 2 Jan 2006 by Ben Bolker