The BBMA

The third annual Hexham Bluegrass Festival held in the Sele park and other venues around the town. Lineup and timings to be announced. The main festival is outdoors and free to all, with no tickets required. Details of other events will be announced on the website. See www.bluegrassinhexham.uk for more details.

A North West Bluegrass Picking Weekend, in St Helens, at the Junction pub.

The Junction has excellent facilities to provide one of the UK’s premier picking weekends. An extensive pub area with a large function room, a huge flat camping area for motor homes, caravans and tents. A 250 seater Marquee with wooden floor, a bar, kitchen, stage and toilet facilities. Workshops, open mic, Early Saturday night concert, multiple Jams, and a Sunday Gospel session.

The picking weekend provides plenty of areas for Jams for all levels including pre organised sessions. Come along and enjoy your picking and socialising in a great Lancashire setting.
Bluegrass music is addictive so we urge you to pick responsibly. A Northern dialect translation service will be provided on request if required. I’d like to say there won’t be any whippets or flat caps but there’s always one.
Well behaved Black Puddings, Bacon Barms and all forms of Butties are allowed.

For further info and updates visit junctionbluegrass.co.uk

There are already plenty of confirmed festival dates for 2024 – see the Festivals page for more details.

Eagle Music, (Huddersfield) are hosting their annual Banjo Day on Saturday November the 11th, and as usual it features a concert by the Kruger Brothers, plus a support slot from Ashley Campbell and Thor Jensen, who many of you will have seen at Crossover Festival a few weeks ago.

For details of venue and tickets, go to Eagle Music 20th Anniversary Deering Banjo Event.