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 Centennial Birthday by partnering with the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, the Asheville Museum of Art and other local organizations. OLDGRASS will be officially representing Junior Appalachian Musicians with their fusion of old...

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 Abingdon, Virginia. The concert is part of The Crooked Road’s Youth Music Performance Series. OLDGRASS, a stellar youth group from Carroll County, VA, brings together high-powered old time and bluegrass musicians to play a blend of...

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 grant to support current and future JAM programs throughout the Southern Appalachian region. JAM, Inc’s Connect project will enhance and promote traditional musical programs through outreach to school systems and civic organizations...