1st Saturday Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (BIBGJS)

NOTE WELL: BIBGJS jams are NOW HELD ON THE 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS OF EACH MONTH. Join us for a Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (BIBGJS jam) led by Robin B. with help from Charlie S. Saturday morning from 10 AM to noon at Calvary United Methodist Church. BIBGJS jams are held on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. Our Current BIBGJS song book is dated April 17, 2026. IT IS COMPLETELY NEW - HAS 107 BLUEGRASS SONGS AND A LINK TO A YOUTUBE EXAMPLE OF 105 OF THEM. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS ALL NEW SONGBOOK AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/s/20260416-BIBGJSSongbook-V30a-FINALRevised.pdf These BIBGJS jams are a great introduction to bluegrass-style jamming for all levels of pickers and singers. If you know the basic chords of G-C-D on your acoustic instrument and want to learn how to play music with others, this is the jam for you. This jam, stylistically, is bluegrass; if you have questions about what that implies, please feel free to ask! All levels of players are welcome, but the jam is geared toward beginners and intermediate players. Our goal is to get you to lead songs and play basic solos. We use the BIBGJS songbook that can be downloaded from the Black Rose Website (see below) or the Parking Lot Pickers book (Amazon) or you can bring your own sheet music to pass around (25 copies). Most of our songs are 2-3 chord bluegrass or country-ish songs that should be easy to play and recognizable to most people. We will be using breakout sessions for folks who want extra help or want to work on particular songs to lead. Some details about BIBGJS jams: * BIBJS jams are from 10AM to noon. * BIBGJS uses the Black Rose BIBGJS songbook. Available for download at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/songbooks * The BIBGJS jam now has a permanent home at Calvary United Methodist Church on Austin Bluffs just east of Academy.…