Gwil Owen's songs have been covered by Toni Price, Keith Richards, Levon Helm, Irma Thomas, Little Feat, and Jack Ingram, among others. He was an Academy Award nominee in 1999 for the song "A Soft Place to Fall" (co-written with Allison Moorer) featured in Robert Redford's movie The Horse Whisperer. Gwil will break down one...
Calling all pickers and music lovers! Please join the Central Texas Bluegrass Association (www.CentralTexasBluegrass.org) for their Sunday Bluegrass Jam, weekly since 1978.
Irish session. Free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!
A rotating cast of Austin's finest Bluegrass Pickers! Rain or shine. Kid and pet friendly.
Traditional American Fiddle Tunes. All skill levels are welcomed and encouraged. Free to listen or to learn. Tune list Chord charts
Traditional Old Time Fiddle Tunes. All skill levels are welcomed and encouraged. Free to listen or to learn. Tune list Chord charts
Contradancing in Austin originated when AFTM (Austin Friends of Traditional Music) started a jam session at Hancock Recreation Center (click here for map) over 30 years ago or so. Somebody (the name was lost in time) said "Hey, this is a good dance floor so let's dance!" and thus the dancing started. The dancing went through several variations and around...
Sessions Thursdays at 7pm on the Paseo beside the pub. Session players get a drinks tab & food disco.
Valley Flower is a 5-piece string band of friends who met picking in the Central Texas bluegrass scene by way of Virginia, North Carolina and Minnesota. To describe their sound, KUTX noted, “Valley Flower cross pollinates those iconic Appalachian sounds with the freshest petals of country, folk, and jam..clearly unique regional influences.” Valley Flower’s distinctive style and powerful songwriting is captivating...
Eternal Sounds of the Bansuri: Pandit Rakesh Chaurasia w/Pandit Gourisankar ICMCA proudly presents an extraordinary evening with Grammy Award-winning bansuri virtuoso, Pandit Rakesh Chaurasia. Join us for a captivating live concert in Austin, where the magic of Hindustani classical music comes alive through the soulful melodies of the Indian bamboo flute. Revered worldwide for his evocative performances and deep...
Join AFTM for another String Band Showcase at Batch, organized by Britt Irick. Featuring:
