Old Time Fiddle Session and Community Gathering

07/15/2026

In addition to the kick off Contradance this Friday night 7/17, EPIC Southcoast will be bringing an all day participatory traditional music jam area to the NB Roots & Branches Festival festival again this year. That includes an Old Time Fiddle Session , like the ones we present monthly with guest host Julianna Bernardi (Julianna Bernardi ). But also… an Irish Seisun hosted by piper Colin Everett and a bluegrass jam hosted by New Bedford native son Sam Brown. Bring your fiddles, guitars, banjos, pipes, whistles, mandolins, accordions, concertinas, dobros, basses, bazoukis and join us at New Bedford Fiber Arts for a full day of playing together! We'll be at it 12-6, this Saturday 7/18

07/10/2026

Not our event, but one we highly recommend!
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"Join us on Saturday, September 12, 2026 for the 45th Annual Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest!
[https://lowellsummermusic.org/pages/banjo-and-fiddle]
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We can't wait to see you there!"

Live music in beautiful Boarding House Park in downtown Lowell, MA.

07/02/2026

01/14/2026

Apply to play at NB Roots and Branches Festival! (Fest to take place July 18 2026). We're only accepting submissions until January 31. Get your name and info in to us soon. The festival prioritizes hiring of artists making original music, local artists, performers who help us represent the many peoples of our community. While we do prioritize "acoustic" sounds, we aim to be broad and encourage applicants of all genres to submit!

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Hello and thank you for your interest in performing at the Roots & Branches Festival this year! We are an acoustic music festival based in New Bedford "by and for the people" taking place on Saturday July 18th, 2026 that aims to be representative of the many communities and cultures of people living...

11/23/2025

Old Time Fiddle Session & Community Gathering
Today! 11/23, 5pm
@ No Problemo NB
My arms are like lead and I need the strength of 100 fiddlers to prop me up. Come play with me and we'll only need 98 more! Seriously though, fiddles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles join us! No prior experience needed and we welcome players of all ability levels. And you listeners, we love a big community of music lovers as well!

01/14/2025

We are so excited to announce that the third annual NB Roots and Branches Festival, presented by Gallery X, will be taking place July 18th and 19th, 2025! See you there!!

12/23/2024

Join us Breaking up Christmas iv December 28th at the castle that is First Unitarian Church In New Bedford (12-6). We've got old time jams, instrument painting, contradance, strummer jams, silent movies to live music, cookie contest, parades, dark room bow lights music, concerts, open mic, cake walk, mask making, and more.
Come as you are; free!