By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor The VetsPlayGuitars program is growing this spring. That means more vets, more teachers, more guitars — and it also means a special event in Buffalo…
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By Elmer Ploetz Editor One of the hallmarks of the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation is the celebration of Buffalo’s heritage – and that’s exactly what Szelest Fest ‘22 will be…
On Sunday, March 7, we went out to see Crikwater at Duende. On March 8, the SAM Foundation’s annual Szelestfest was really something with Jimmy Calire coming in from LA…
Hello friends of bluegrass and live music in general in the Buffalo area. Well, it’s been a month since I last wrote for the JAM. Now as I write this,…
Well, I have to say I didn’t see this coming. Probably most of us didn’t. I had all kinds of exciting bluegrass shows coming to Buffalo in April 2020. Well,…
By Patrick Gormley The SAM Foundation has partnered with the Blues Society of Western New York (BSWNY) in providing a free monthly music program open to all school-aged youth in…
What can I say about the third annual presentation of Buffalo’s “The Last Waltz” that I haven’t said before? As the Buffalo News stated in 2018, this is the “new…
Doug Yeomans has been playing the music of The Band for almost 50 years, so we decided to ask the music director of Buffalo’s “Last Waltz” about his relationship with…
By Buck Quigley This time around I’m veering away from the interviews with noted local Americana personalities that I’ve been pleased to share over the last few months. Instead, this…
(Hit play to start the slideshow) By Elmer Ploetz At their heart, tribute shows and reunion shows are basically family reunions — with the families defined by interest instead of…