by Admin | Nov 13, 2013 | JAM News
The first regional fall workshop for JAM teachers held Saturday, November 9 at Heartwood in Abingdon, VA was very successful! There were 15 total teachers representing seven different JAM programs from Southwest Virginia and Northwest North Carolina. JAM, Inc staff...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2013 | JAM News
Check out our new e-newsletter! (click below to see it all)
by Admin | Oct 3, 2013 | JAM News
photo by William Purcell Last week, North Carolina’s capital city welcomed thousands of bluegrass fans. The streets of Raleigh were jam-packed with people honoring the traditional music that has grown from a simple mountain...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | JAM News
Please join us as we celebrate youth music of Appalachia on Friday, September 27 as part of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass!
by Admin | Aug 30, 2013 | JAM News
Fall is an exciting time of year for JAM and YAM programs across the region. Our 22 affiliates are getting ready to start things up again after a rainy summer break that, for some kids, included JAM camps. Caldwell County JAM will be finishing up their JAM camp this...
by Admin | Jul 29, 2013 | JAM News
Many of our JAM and YAM affiliates have been busy this summer carrying on the old time and bluegrass traditions. Even though most schools across the countryside are on break, there have been many successful day camps for jammers in North Carolina and South Carolina....
by Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | JAM News
In addition to their show this Thursday at Heartwood in Abingdon, VA, JAM Alumni, Jared Boyd and Daniel Greeson, will be performing at Asheville, North Carolina’s Grove Park Inn this Friday, July 12 with their band, OLDGRASS. The Grove Park Inn is celebrating their...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | JAM News
Come check out JAM Alumni at Heartwood on Thursday, July 11! Abingdon, Virginia– The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail presents a concert by OLDGRASS on Thursday, July 11th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway in...
by Admin | Jun 13, 2013 | JAM News
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced on April 23 that Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc. (JAM, Inc.) is one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. JAM, Inc is recommended for a $20,000...
by Admin | May 22, 2013 | JAM News
The Board of Directors of Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Baker as President and Executive Director. Ed succeeds Helen White who held the position since JAM’s incorporation in 2008. Helen will continue to be...
