Thanks to our nearly 500 members, the SAM Foundation continues to be an active, vibrant, busy organization. We’ve expanded our Board to 13 members to help with getting all our…
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Between Jan. 16 and Feb. 16, we’re providing tickets to five different shows at two different venues in WNY. Email me at rjmcl14@gmail.com and tell me which shows you want…
By Courtney S. Lennon It’s 7 p.m. on a cold December night at Nietzsche’s on Allen Street. Thirty years ago, Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt played this iconic Buffalo…
I have nothing to add to Courtney Lennon’s great profile on Townes Van Zandt in this month’s issue of the JAM, except to offer a true story about how one…
By Elmer Ploetz It was a great year for local Americana music. With that in mind, I decided to do a favorites list for 2019, focusing on one song each…
By Patrick Gormley 2019 was a year of old friends, new friends and fantastic friends for the SAM Foundation’s educational programs. Three new educators, Victoria Devito, Brian Overdorf and Donna…
Well, it’s been a great year for bluegrass music in western New York. 2019 brought national acts to our doorstep. Banjo players were treated to Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Tony…
The Law Offices of H. Jeffrey Marcus is a proud corporate sponsor of the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation. Every child, regardless of ability, is entitled to a free appropriate public…
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