Dance Music Jams and Open Bands
Last updates made 3/26/2024 - a few listings have been removed, and an active date is included where info has been verified

There are many opportunities to play dance music in our area, both in jam sessions and pick-up bands.
Please note: Sessions can be cancelled or moved without notice. We recommend you confirm time and location by checking websites, emailing or calling the contact person

 

Type of Music
When
Where
Contact
Blues Jam 4th Wednesdays
8 p.m.
Godfrey Daniels
7 East 4th St., Bethlehem, PA
www.godfreydaniels.org
or 610-867-2390
Cajun Jam 2nd Wednesdays
7:30 p.m.
Trenton Social led by Alan Willinger

website
Contra Pick-up Band - Princeton Country Dancers Monthly Princeton, NJ http://princetoncountrydancers.org/music/
Contra Pick-up Band - Spuds monthly jam, and about 7 times a year for dances Active @ 3/26/2024 Glenside, PA http://www.thursdaycontra.com/~spuds/
Contra Dance Tune Jam 1st and 3rd Sundays, 7 to 9 p.m.
(sessions in summer are sporadic! check first!)
Interfaith Chapel, Hogg Hall,
Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042
Mary Roth
[email protected] 
English Country Dance Active @ 3/26/2024  Narberth, PA musicians' page on
Germantown Country Dancers website
Irish Session 2nd Wednesdays
8 pm
McShea's Restaurant & Bar,
242 Haverford Ave, Narberth, PA 19072 .
(610) 667-0510
contact Den at
[email protected]
Irish Session - Philadelphia Ceili Group check schedule - Active @ 3/26/2024 The Irish Center
at The Commodore Barry Club,  
6815 Emlen Street,
Mt. Airy, Phila, PA 19119
(215) 843-8051 or
contact Tom and Pam O'Malley at
 
[email protected]
or (215) 242-8047.
Irish Session Saturday
4-7pm
Fergies Pub
1214 Sansom
Phila
(215) 928-8118
Darin Kelly and Brendan Callahan
Irish Session   The Plough & The Stars,
2nd & Chestnut, Phila.
(215) 733-0300
Klezmer Jam

First Sundays 1 - 3pm
Monthly Klezmer Jam, Dance and Cabaret:
Play, sing, dance or lisen

Main Line Reform Temple,
410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood PA

610-389-6036
https://www.facebook.com/klezmerjam

Next Generation
Irish Learning Session
Second Sunday Sept - May
1-3 pm
The Irish Center
Carpenter & Emlen Streets
Dennis and Kathy & Chris Brennan-Hagy
Website
Old Time Music Jam 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:45 PM Mannion's Pub
Somerville, NJ
http://www.donegone.net/sbfotm
Old Time Music Jam 4th Wednesdays
8PM - 11PM
Mitchell's Café
11 Church St
Lambertville, NJ
 
Old Time Music Jam - Swarthmore Old Time String Jam Active @ 3/26/2024

The Park Avenue Community Center
Swarthmore United Methodist Church
129 Park Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Adam Silverman <[email protected]>
for dates

 
Scandinavian Music Jam 4th Wednesdays Lambertville, NJ
Scottish Country Dance - Delaware Valley Branch of RSCDS Active @ 3/26/2024     musicians' page on the
Delaware Valley RSCDS website
http://delvalrscds.org/dvmusic.html
Singing/Open Mike 7 p.m. most Sunday evenings Godfrey Daniels
7 East 4th St., Bethlehem, PA
www.godfreydaniels.org
or 610-867-2390
Sing Out! Singing/Open Mike
2nd Tuesdays
8 p.m.
Godfrey Daniels
7 East 4th St., Bethlehem, PA
www.godfreydaniels.org
or 610-867-2390
Swing Jam 3rd Tuesdays
8 p.m.
Godfrey Daniels
7 East 4th St., Bethlehem, PA
www.godfreydaniels.org
or 610-867-2390

This list maintained by and Peggy Leiby.



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