Looked at this site, and whoa, it’s way out of date! I neglected the site during the Covid-19 pandemic, seeing as how all public gathers were put on hold. Seems like just last year, people are gathering again and I see some jams have returned. So I will try to
Continue readingOff to a good start . Thanks to all that came out tonight to pick and grin. Looking forward to a Florida winter filled with great music.
Continue readingYesterday’s jam (1-14-18) was awesome at Peace Lutheran Church in Palm Bay, FL. 18 pickers attended and 9 grinners came to listen. We have posted numerous videos and photos on our 2 Facebook pages at National Bluegrass Jam and Space Coast Bluegrass Gospel Jam. Even though the weather has been
Continue readingAwesome jam last night. We are in the 4th year of jamming. I counted 21 musicians and about 6 grinners. Several newcomers attended and they really added to the high level of talent. Please be kind to all of the musicians who attend. Several of whom come from far locations.
Continue readingThis is our second jam, and again 3 pickers and about 5 spectators, but we had a great time! Thank you David Cox and Greg Stritch for jamming with me. And also for the other participants who sang along. Greg is a fellow luthier (builder of stringed instruments), so I
Continue readingAt the last jam on Oct. 3, 2017 at Grace Fellowship Church in Rockledge, FL 35 people showed up!! 26 were pickers, 9 were grinners and singers. This was the 1st jam since taking a break for the Summer. We have had people calling us throughout the Summer telling us
Continue readingThe first CrossRoad Bluegrass Gospel Jam went pretty good. 7 people showed up – 3 pickers and 4 singers/spectators. We had a good time and played for about 2 1/2 hours. I think hurricane Irma and the unexpected death of a well loved church member really had an effect on
Continue readingThe first CrossRoad Bluegrass Gospel Jam is this Sunday, September 17th – excited but still a little nervous about it. For the last month, I’ve been sitting in the church lobby, with a couple of mandolins and/or cigarbox mandolins, several of Ron’s books, and a signup sheet provided to me
Continue readingWelcome to the National Bluegrass Gospel Jam Network! I’m Rick Torzynski, the site designer and admin, and now blogger. I built this website to bring Ron Camerrer’s vision of a National Bluegrass Gospel Jam Network into being. And how this came to be is kind of a “wow God” story.
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