YONDER CALENDAR ~ Bluegrass and Old-Time Music in and around St. Louis

MAY

• Sun 5.24 ~ Greensky Bluegrass and Yonder Mountain String Band at the Summer Camp Festival at Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe IL
• Fri-Sat 5.29-30 ~ The Folky Fish Fest at Maramec Springs Park south of St. James, MO, featuring The Kyle Tuttle Band, The Dillards, The HillBenders, Michael Prewitt & Crunchgrass Supreme, Etore Buzzini, National Park Radio, The Catgut String Band, The John DePew Trio, The Debutants, Betse & Clarke, Chris Walz, Dan Eubanks, Matt Schmidt, Lukas Simpson, The Ozark Snappers, and The Hammer & The Hatchet
• Fri 5.29 ~ Ruby Leigh and The Friends of Bluegrass at The J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, Lindenwood University, St. Charles MO, 7 pm
• Fri 5.29 ~ The Sam Bush Band at The Sheldon, 3648 Washington, St. Louis, 8 pm
• Fri-Sun 5.29-31 ~ Route 66 BBQ Battle, Bluegrass, and Berry Festival, featuring RiverBend, the New Prairie Drifters, and others. Liberty Field, 874 Lake Duncan Drive, Pacific MO
• Sat 5.30 ~ Pik'n Lik'n plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sat-Sun 5.30-31 ~ The Back Alley Music Festival at The Vintage Wine Bar, 212 South Main Street, Waterloo IL. Sat: Cree Rider Band, Ian Ferguson Band, Sean Cana's Voodoo Highwaymen, Colonel Ford. Sun: Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs, Moonshroom, Barnum Jack, Trevor Clark, Tait Kelly & The Vintage Wine Bar Jammers
• Sun 5.31 ~ The Shrubs play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 5.31 ~ Three Crooked Men plays for the Childgrove contra dance at The Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

JUNE

• Fri 6.5 ~ Silver Creek Bluegrass at Sneaky's Bar & Burger Joint, downtown Edwardsville IL, 6 pm
• Sat 6.13 ~ A bluegrass and country benefit show for Community Radio St. Louis at Point Labaddie Brewing Labadie MO, featuring The Gasconade River Boys & friends, Sadie Hawkins Day Stringband, Purple Highway Band, Mel & Emery Besher, The Mound City Slickers, Fiddlin' Sam & Cowboy Ryan, and Barnum Jack
• Sat 6.13 ~ Ryan Koenig plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 6.14 ~ Dusty James & Abalone Pearl play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 6.14 ~ Silver Creek Bluegrass at the United Church of Christ, Hamel IL, 5:30
• Fri 6.19 ~ The Mound City Slickers at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
• Sat 6.20 ~ Lukas Simpson plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 6.21 ~ Kenny Hall plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Wed 6.24 ~ Punch Brothers at Powell Symphony Hall on Grand, St. Louis, 8 pm
• Sat 6.27 ~ The Mound City Slickers at Yaqui's on Cherokee Street, St. Louis, 7 pm
• Sun 6.28 ~ Walt Miller & Nancy Schulte play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 6.28 ~ The Mound City Slickers play for the Childgrove contra dance at The Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
• Tue 6.30 ~ Mason Via at The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill in the U City Loop, University City MO, 8 pm

JULY 

• Thu 7.2 ~ The Cleverlys at The Sovereign, 3306 Washington, St. Louis, 8 pm
• Sat 7.4 ~ Three Crooked Men play for the Goshen Farmers Market at the city park in downtown Edwardsville IL, 9-12 noon
• Wed-Sat 7.8-11 ~ 41st Annual Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival at the Starvy Creek Campground, Conway MO, featuring Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Pitney Meyer, Larry Stephenson, Larry Cordle, Volume Five, Nick Chandler & Delivered, Jackson Harris, Mountain Highway, and others
• Fri 7.17 ~ Stillhouse Junkies at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm

AUGUST

• Sat 8.1 ~ Alan Mude & Mason Ridge at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO< 8 pm
• Sun 8.2 ~ Number Nine Coal plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Mon-Tue 8.3-4 ~ Gillian Welch & David Rawlings at The Sheldon, 3648 Washington, St. Louis, 7 pm
• Wed 8.5 ~ Watchhouse at The Sovereign, 7 pm
• Thu 8.6 ~ East Nash Grass at Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp, St. Louis, 8 pm
• Sun-Thu 8.9-13 ~ The Wildwood School of Music at the Wildwood Springs Lodge in Steelville MO, a 3-day "tunes intensive" musical experience, featuring instruction from Bryan McDowell, Jake Eddy (guitar), Jacob Joliff (mandolin), Alex Genova (banjo), Jeff Partin (bass and dobro), and Sophie Wellington (old-time). {Facebook event page]
• Sat 8.15 ~ The Shrubs play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 8.16 ~ E&E Railroad plays for the Sweet Corn Festival on the KATY Trail in Treloar MO, 12-3 pm
• Sun 8.16 ~ Gloria Attoun & Michael Bauermeister play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 8.23 ~ Kenny Hall plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 8.30 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm

SEPTEMBER

• Sat 9.5 ~ Cherry & Jerry play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 9.6 ~ The Riverside Wanderers play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sat  9.12 ~ The Burmashavers play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 9.13 ~ Fiddling Lindy & Cousin Curtis play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sat 9.19 ~ E&E Railroad plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 9.20 ~ Cambia plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sat 9.26 ~ The Spotted Ponies play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 9.27 ~ Lukas Simpson plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Tue 9.22 ~ Alison Krauss & Union Station at The Stifel Theatre, downtown St. Louis
  

OCTOBER

• Sat 10.3 ~ Cherry & Jerry play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 10.4 ~ Greg Krone plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 10.4 ~ The Mound City Slickers play as part of Webster Groves Porch Fest, on a front porch somewhere in Webster Groves MO, 1-3 pm
• Wed-Sun 10.7-11 ~ Hillberry Music Festival at The Farm, Eureka Springs, Ark., featuring Railroad Earth, Old Crow Medicine Show, Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart, Robert Randolph, Leftover Salmon, Sam Bush, Kitchen Dwellers, East Nash Grass, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, East Nash Grass, Magoo, and many many more.
• Sat 10.10 ~ Walt Miller & Nancy Shulte play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sat 10.10 ~ Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner: 6 pm. Show: In lobby after dinner.
• Sat 10.10 ~ Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart at The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3468 Washington, St. Louis, 8 pm
• Sun 10.11 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 10.11 ~ The Mound City Slickers play for the Litchfield Pickers Market, downtown Litchfield IL, 12-2 pm
• Sat 10.17 ~ The Buckhannons play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 10.18 ~ Gloria Attoun & Michael Bauermeister play on the porch of the Peers Store, 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville MO, 12- 3 pm
• Sun 10.18 ~ Elevator Party on the KATY Trail at Treloar MO, 12- 3 pm
• Fri-Sat 10.23-24 ~ Yonder Mountain String Band weekend at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner: 6pm. Show: In lobby after dinner.
• Fri 10.30 ~ As The Crowe Flies plays JerryGrass: Music from the Grassy Side of Jerry Garcia, at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis, 7:30 pm

JANUARY 2027

• Fri-Sat 1.8-9 ~ 44th Annual Pat Strawhun Memorial Winter Indoor Bluegrass Festival at the Holiday Inn Six Flags, Eureka MO, featuing a Bull Harman & Bull's Eye Reunion (Fri), The Gasconade River Band (Fri-Sat), Harman & Ruble (Fri-Sat), Potter's Wheel (Sat), Riverbend (Sat), and Stringed Union (Sat)