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Dedicated to the Preservation, Education, and Presentation of Bluegrass and Old-Time Mountain Music

10/29/2026

Come join us!!

10/24/2026

Today we honor the legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter, who passed away on October 23, 1978.

Maybelle was a member of the original Carter Family, playing guitar and singing with A. P. and Sara. The Carter Family is widely regarded as a foundational act that helped launch the commercial country music industry after their first recording at the 1927 Bristol Sessions. Maybelle was a musical innovator and the driving force behind the Carter Family’s instrumentation. She is best known for her “Carter scratch” guitar style, though she played many instruments, including the autoharp as seen in this photo.

The Carter Family’s split in the early 1940s was not the end of Maybelle’s musical career - her talent was further realized and revered when she performed with her daughters Helen, Anita, and June as Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, and later as a solo act. She released several solo albums in the 1960s, along with a reunion album with Sara Carter in 1966. She is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Image donated from the Joe E. Brooks Estate.

09/28/2026

Lester Flatt and his wife Gladys in the 1940s.

09/03/2026

SFBA Free Festival
Sunday, September 6th, 1 - 5 pm
Greynolds Park
18501 NE 22 Ave., North Miami Beach
(Miami-Dade Park Admission: $10 Phone app only)
305-358-1800

Performing Bands

1:00pm: Towers of Babel
2:00pm: Grant Livingston
3:00pm: Gypsy Strings Revival
4:00pm: Bob Oneil

Bring lawn chairs or blanket. Enjoy the family friendly ambiance of the park. Soft drinks and water available, BYOPB (Picnic Basket)

Special guest Grant Livingston
grantlivingston.com

https://youtu.be/RC14YYUkT_E?si=zl_TlsdwFcddJcGt

08/03/2026

Recently shared with us by Lee Elliott
Lee Elliott banjo, Sam Alfano bass, Charlie Hudson guitar and unknown fiddler around 1974
Look at baby Charlie!! We are used to seeing him with a fiddle or steel guitar! This was in the early days of our Association. The fiddler looks familiar, let us know if you know who it is.
Thank you Lee!

07/11/2026

Uproot Hootenanny at Everglades Bluegrass Festival!

Photo by Silvia Ros Photography

07/11/2026

Ojay Smith playing with Uproot Hootenanny at Everglades Bluegrass Festival!

Photo by Silvia Ros Photography

07/11/2026

Go check out this event today with some of our favorite SFBA bands!!

06/19/2026

Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band at Everglades Bluegrass Festival! Jack Stamates, Matthew and Mark Abramowitz pictured.

Photo by Silvia Ros Photography

05/10/2026

Please keep longtime SFBA member Marvin Weinstein in your thoughts, he is currently in hospice.

Address

18501 NE 22nd Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL
33060

Website

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