The CTBA Sunday Bluegrass Jam meets every Sunday at 1PM at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches. It’s free, open to pickers and listeners alike, and a 2026 Austin Chronicle Best of Austin Critics Pick. Find it and every other jam in Central Texas on the CTBA Jam Calendar.
Free jams, scholarships for young pickers, festivals, and 48 years of keeping bluegrass alive and thriving in Central Texas. It all runs on membership, and we would love to have you on board.
The CTBA newsletter and emails bring you all the Central Texas bluegrass news that is fit to print: bands, shows, resources, and the people who make this music happen here.
An excellent article about the Farmers Branch Bluegrass Festival in the current issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine by Nancy Cardwell. There is even a mention of the Central Texas Bluegrass Association as a sponsor of the Texas State Championships for guitar, mandolin and banjo. Check it out. …
HUGE thanks to everyone who joined or renewed their membership this month! Thanks to you, we increased #ctba membership by nearly 20%. And hey it’s never too late to join the #ctba, swing on by CentralTexasBluegrass.org/Join and become a member literally anytime. See y’all out there! …
As September comes to a close, our membership drive is wrapping up too.To celebrate, we wanted to take a look back at some of the ways CTBA has helped shape the bluegrass scene here in Austin over the last 40+ years. Swipe through for a little bluegrass history (including some vintage scans from the archives)! And remember: even though the drive is officially ending, you can join the CTBA circle anytime. Link in bio to become a member! 🪕✨Archival Sources & Credits:• Ken Brown, “CTBA: A 25 Year Retrospective” (CTBA Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 1)• Rod Moag, “Bluegrass Music” (Texas State Historical Association / Handbook of Texas Online)• John T. Davis, “How the 1970s Defined Austin” (Austin Monthly Magazine)• Archival photography courtesy of Ken Brown (1980 Armadillo World Headquarters concert & ticket archive) & the CTBA Historical Bulletin Archives (Split Rail 1976, Tumbleweed Restaurant 1978)• Concert poster art: Jim Franklin (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys at Armadillo World Headquarters)#bluegrass…
The #CTBA Sunday Bluegrass Jam starts at 1Pm at #Batch and hey it’s the last Sunday of the Membership Drive! Say howdy, grab a new shirt or hat or heck even just a #CTBA guitar pick 👍 …
