Upcoming Live Bluegrass Shows in CT (March-April 10 2026)
Kathleen Parks of Twisted Pine
Saturday, March 14th, Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM
Tickets: $35
The Granite Church 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, United States
Kathleen Parks is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings joyful and creative energy to the stage and studio. For the last 10 years, she has been heavily involved in touring and recording with her Americana/Jamgrass band Twisted Pine, where she sings, writes, and fiddles. On her upcoming solo album, her captivating songs lean more toward Pop, Folk, and classic Jazz, while her virtuosic fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with boundless groove and playful improvisational spirit.
John Reischman is one of the world’s undisputed masters of the mandolin. He was an original member of The Tony Rice Unit. His top notch band plays a stylish and energetic take on bluegrass, that blends original songs and instrumentals with Appalachian old-time music for a truly unique band sound.
Saturday, March 28 7:00 pm
Cafe Amici, Hamden, CT
$35 advance, $45 door
Hilary Hawke featured at Granite Bluegrass Nights
Last Thursday of the Month, Mar 26, 7 PM – 10 PM, (April 30, May 28)
- Open Bluegrass Jam: 7:30 PM
- Bugs on a Log/Hilary Hawke Band: 8 PM
- Free jamming afterwards
- Donations Appreciated
Hilary Hawke Trio to be featured at Bluegrass Nights March 26
Join us for our monthly celebratory night of bluegrass music! Come to listen, come to jam, come to learn. Live music from the Granite House Bluegrass band starting at 8 PM, an easy, led slow bluegrass jam for beginner and intermediate players starting at 7:30, and late night jamming open to all. Banjos, fiddles, guitars, dobros, mandolins, bass, and similar acoustic instruments welcome. This month will feature Bugs on a Log String band opening for the Hilary Hawke Trio
“Formed in 2022, the trio features versatile banjoist Hilary Hawke, acclaimed guitarist Ross Martin, and rising fiddle innovator Camille Howes. They weave improvisation, original songwriting, bluegrass and old-time into a sound that is fresh, fearless, and deeply expressive.
Every show becomes its own journey: spontaneous, spirited, and unforgettable.”
The Travelin’ McCourys at 🎪 The Kate
📍 Passeig de Picasso, Old Saybrook CT
📅 Mar 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Big Richard at 🎪 StageOne at FTC
📍 Fairfield, CT
📅 Mar 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Molly Tuttle at 🎪 Garde Arts Center
📍 325 State Street, New London CT
📅 Apr 3, 2026
Bugs on a Log String Band plays Best video Film & Cultural Center on Sun., Mar. 29. This is a matinee show starting at 4 PM and the cover is $20.
Brimming with festivity, Bugs on a Log is an emergent stringband that cultivates warmth and joy wherever they go. With a wealth of expertise spanning from classical to old-time to bluegrass under their collective belt, Bugs on a Log is a group sculpted from dynamic abundance.
The New England-based band marries their spread of music with care, the result an uncommon blend of precision, vitality, and innovation. Audiences describe live performances as moving and mirthful, often stirred to dancing, singing, clapping, and the like. Composed of Lana Auerbach (fiddle, banjo), Austin Scelzo (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Jeff Smith (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Malcolm Callagy (cello, fiddle), Jack Corcoran (bass), and Oriana Mack (fiddle), each member is a multi-hyphenate talent and vocalist in their own rite. Their chemistry palpable and compelling, Bugs on a Log is a new outfit full of promise, ever sure to deliver a sweeping alchemy of strings and spirit.
Links:
Dad’s Favorite (original song) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0XmjF9R608
Say Darling Say YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rddfhfQ4mDI
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsonalog/
Swing Dance with Too Blue and Friends
Saturday, March 28, Dance lesson at 7:30 PM, Show 8 PM – 10 PM (Doors at 7 PM)
Tickets: $20
Learn to swing dance with an introductory lesson at 7:30 – no partner required! Then dance the night away to the sounds of Too Blue and friends.
Traveling freely between the genres of bluegrass, swing, Celtic and jazz, a Too Blue performance is a dynamic dose of serious fun. Smooth harmonies and adventurous musicianship bring stellar arrangements to life and leave the listener anything but “blue”. Their newest release, Trouble With the Grey, produced and engineered by Bob Harris of Ampersand Records, has received national radio airplay and enthusiastic reviews from Bluegrass Today and Bluegrass Unlimited.
Banjoist Joan Harrison brings a swingy bluegrass-influenced feel to the set. Mandolin powerhouse Michael Sassano astounds and entertains, while jazz bassist Jamie Doris brings a creative and unique perspective to the band. Together, Too Blue makes exciting bluegrass that swings and entertains.
Joining Too Blue this night are two members of On the Trail – Austin Scelzo (Fiddle) and Tom Polizzi (guitar).
Purchase Tickets to the dance here
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
April 3 @ 7:00 pm
The Granite Church 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, United States
Fresh off a first-place win at the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast. With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner’s lyric-forward writing and penchant for snaking chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her brilliant bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle) and Mike Siegel (upright bass).
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“Justin Jones, guitarist and lead singer with Travis Watts and Mountain Blessings in Mount Airy, NC, has come up with a new web site that offers bluegrass fans a simple way to find shows close to home.
It’s called GrassGigs, and provides a simple interface to search for live performances, either wherever you live, or somewhere you might be visiting. Simply click on the map where you want to search for shows, or use the pull-down list of artists to limit your queery.” (Bluegrass Today)
“Finding live bluegrass music shouldn’t feel like detective work. Yet for years, fans have had to dig through band websites, venue calendars, and scattered social posts just to figure out where shows are happening.
GrassGigs is an interactive map that displays live bluegrass events all over the world in one place. Instead of hunting through multiple sites, fans can explore a single map to see upcoming shows by location, venue, or band.
The goal is simple: make live bluegrass easier to discover.”
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