Yonder Calendar

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CONCERT EVENTS, CLUB SHOWS, AND FESTIVALS AROUND ST. LOUIS

APRIL

Fri 4.25 ~ The Farmington Bluegrass Concert Series presents Barnum Jack performs at Long Hall, 110 West Columbia Street, Farmington MO, 7-9 pm. $5 admission
Fri 4.25 ~ Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway open for Brooks & Dunn's Neon Moon tour at the Enterprise Center, St. Louis 7 pm
Fri 4.25 ~ Sierra Hull at The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington, St. Louis 8 pm
Fri 4.25 ~ Buffalo Rose at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Sat 4.26 ~ 3rd annual George Portz Memorial Fiddle Contest and Bluegrass Show at Klucker Hall, 14 Park Drive, Shiloh IL. Doors and Registration 5 pm. The Friends of Bluegrass 6 pm. Contest begins 6:30 pm
Sat 4.26 ~ Leftover Salmon at the Atomic Pavilion, 4140 Manchester in The Grove, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Sat 4.26 ~ RiverBend Bluegrass at the Skwire's Annex, St. Louis MO
Sat 4.26 ~ Sierra Hull headlines the Earth Day Music & Sustainability Festival at Jordan Valley Park, Springfield MO, a plastics-free festival raising funds for area environmental organizations. Lineup includes Casey & The Atta Boys, Ozarks Bella Donna, Beth Bombara, Ambience Band, and others.
Sun 4.27 ~ Roger Wilco plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

MAY

Fri 5.2 ~ Rodney Dillards & The Dillards at The Mill, 1311 East 20th Street, Granite City IL, 7 pm
Fri 5.2 ~ The Matchsellers and The John DePew Trio at Jammin' at Johnboy's, 3402 Gennessee, Kansas City MO, 7 pm
Sun 5.4 ~ The Mound City Slickers play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Thu 5.8 ~ Special Consensus at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Fri 5.9 ~ The Steep Canyon Rangers at The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington, St. Louis 8 pm
Sun 5.11 ~ Mound City Slickers play for the Litchfield Pickers Market, downtown Litchfield IL 8-11 am
Sun 5.11 ~ Chris Talley and friends play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri-Sat 5.9-10 ~ The Chet Kingery Memorial Festival at the Chauttauqua Auditorium in Forest Park, Shelbyville IL, featuring The Grascals, Special Consensus, The Little Roy & Lizzie Show, The Price Sisters, Kings Highway, and Mackville. Workshops of Saturday, 2-7 pm
Thu 5.15 ~ Mike Compton & Joe Newberry at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7 pm
Thu 5.15 ~ Alison Krauss and Union Station with Jerry Douglas and Stuart Duncan at the St. Louis Music Park, Maryland Heights MO, 7:30 pm
Fri 5.16 ~ The Farmington Bluegrass Concert Series presents Wolf Creek at Long Hall, 110 West Columbia Street, Farmington MO, 7-9 pm. $5 admission
Sat 5.17 ~ Number Nine Coal plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 5.17 ~ As The Crowe Flies at The Grubville Opry House, Dittmer MO, 7-10 pm
Sun 5.18 ~ Dudley & Son play on the porch of the Peers Store outside Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 5.18 ~ Bronwyn Keith-Hynes at The Old Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street, St. Louis, 7 pm. Moon Valley opens
Sun 5.18 ~ Three Crooked Men play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Wed 5.21 ~ The Jacob Joliff Band at Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis 7:30 pm. As The Crowe Flies opens.
Fri 5.23 ~As The Crowe Flies at the Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri-Mon 5.23-26 ~ The Childgrove Country Dancers hosts the Meet Me in St. Louis dance weekend at the Webster Groves Masonic Hall, 12 East Lockwood, Webster Groves MO. Music by SuperTrad and by the Mound City Slickers
Sat 5.24 ~ Lukas Simpson plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 5.24 ~Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki at Oak Tree Concerts in Barnhart MO. 3 pm [Email randy@oaktreeconcerts.com to reserve your spot of this house concert.]
Sun 5.25 ~ The Goldenrods play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Fri-Sat 5.30-31 ~ The Folky Fish Fest at Meramec Spings State Park, St. James MO, featuring Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Darrell Scott, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Wyatt Ellis, The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, The Debutantes vs. The Matchsellers, Silver Creek Bluegrass, The Ozark Snappers, Bobcat Possum, Barnum Jack, The Hammer and The Hatchet, and others
Fri 5.30 ~ Darrell Scott at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Sat 5.31 ~ John Bolduan plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 5.31 ~ Graham Curry & Missouri Fury at the Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 5.31 ~ Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper at Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis 7:30 pm

JUNE

Sun 6.1 ~ The Riverside Wanderers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 6.1 ~ Roger Wilco plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 6.7 ~ Nick Pence plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 6.8 ~ The Goldenrods play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 6.8 ~ Sadie Hawkins Day plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Tue 6.10 ~ Cambia plays for the StL Queer contra dance the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7-9 pm
Fri-Sat 6.13-14 ~ Billy Strings at the Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Sat 6.14 ~ PaulO plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 6.14 ~ RiverBend (Trio) at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 6.14 ~ Punch Brothers at The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, St. Louis, 8 pm
Sun 6.15 ~ The Spotted Ponies play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 6.15 ~ Jim Nelson & Friends play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Thu-Sat 6.19-22 ~ Moccasin Creek Festival at Lake Sara, Effingham IL, featuring Suzy Bogggus, Sister Sadie, Robbie Fulks, Cheryl Wheeler, Chain Station, Chicago Farmer & The Field Notes, The Weary Ramblers, Klyma & Old Fangled, Sheafor & Simes, and many more
Sat 6.21 ~ The Burmashavers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 6.21 ~ Barnum Jack at the Grubville Opry House, Dittmer MO, 7 pm
Sun 6.22 ~ Donneresa plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 6.28 ~ Spike & Janice Huff play on the porch of the Peer Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 6.28 ~ Town Mountain at Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp, south St. Louis, 8 pm
Sun 6.29 ~ Just Us plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 6.29 ~ The Mound City Slickers play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

JULY

Sun 7.6 ~ Lindell & Landreth play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Tue 7.8 ~ Colleen Heine & Rinn Netherton fiddle for the StL Queer contra at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7-9 pm
Wed-Sat 7.9-12 ~ 40th Annual Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival at the Starvy Creek Campground, Conway MO, featuring Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, The Larry Stephenson Band, Authentic Unlimited, The Kody Norris Show, The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, Dave Adkins, Deeper Shade of Blue, and others
Thu-Sat 7.10-7.13 ~ Pickin' On Picknic at the Lost Hills Lake Resort, St. Clair MO. The Del McCoury Band, Split Lip Rayfield, The Larry Keel Experience, Armchair Boogie, Blue Canyon Boys, Allie & The Night Kralls, Ginstrings, The Creek Rocks, Barnum Jack, and a whole bunch of others.
Fri 7.11 ~ Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder with Dailey & Vincent at the Capital Region Amphitheatre, Jefferson City MO, 7:30 pm
Thu 7.17 ~ Jamo presents Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at Atomic Pavilion in The Grove on Manchester Road, St. Louis. Doors 5:30 pm. Show 6:30 pm
Fri 7.18 ~ Barnum Jack at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 7.19 ~ The Texas Giants at The Grubville Opry House, Dittmer MO, 7-10 pm
Thu 7.24 ~ The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "All The Good Times" Farewell tour comes to the Chesterfield Amphitheater, Chesterfield MO
Sat 7.26 ~ Joel Ferber, Gary Hunt, and Dade Farrar at the Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

AUGUST

Sat 8.2 ~ Dusty James & Abalone Pearl play on the porch of thePeers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.3 ~ Dudley & Son play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.3 ~ The Surprise Guests play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Thu-Sun 8.7-10 ~ Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association's Fall Festival at El Rancho Manana, Richmond MN, featuring Sister Sadie, The Dry Branch Fire Squad, Henhouse Prowlers, Lone Pinon, and others
Sat 8.9 ~ Cherry & Jerry play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.10 ~ The Rowdy Wranglers play for the Treloar Elevator Party at Treloar MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.10 ~ Michael & Gloria Bauermeister play on the porch of the Peers Store outside Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Tue 8.12 ~ Three Crooked Men play for the StL Queer contra at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7-9 pm
Sat 8.16 ~ River Ghost Revue plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 8.16 ~ The Big River Trio at The Grubville Opry House, Dittmer MO, 7-10 pm
Sun 8.17 ~ The Oak Hill String plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.17 ~ Chris Talley & Friends play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Thu 8.21 ~ Colin Blair, Nick Pence, and Joey Glynn at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 8.23 ~ Lukas Simpson & Blake Korte play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.24 ~ The Riverside Wanderers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Tue 8.26 ~ Sierra Ferrell at The Stifel Theatre, downtown St. Louis
Sat 8.30 ~ The Buckhannon Brothers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.31 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm

SEPTEMBER

Sun 9.7 ~ The Osage Pickers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 9.7 ~ The Mound City Slickers play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sun 9.13 ~ Dusty James & Abalone Pearl play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 9.14 ~ Three Crooked Men play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maples, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 9.20 ~ Cambia play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Fri-Sat 9.26-27 ~ The First City Bluegrass Festival at The French Commons (Rendezvous Grounds) in Vincennes IN, featuring Peter Rowan and The Sam Grisman Project tribute to Old & In The Way, Henhouse Prowlers, Grandpa's Cough Medicine, Armchair Boogie, Chain Station, Front Porch, The Debutants, and many more.
Sat 9.27 ~ The River Ghost Revue plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 9.27 ~ As The Crowe Flies at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 9.27 ~ John McEuen & The Circle Band at The Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner at 6 pm. Show in the lobby after dinner.
Sun 9.28 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm

OCTOBER

Wed-Sun 1o.8-12 ~ Hillberry Festival 10th Anniversary at The Farm Campground, Eureka Springs AR, featuring Railroad Earth, Greensky Bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band, The Infamous Stringdusters, Kitchen Dwellers, Mountain Grass Unit, Arkansas, Front Porch, High Lonesome, Scroggins & Farrar, and many more
Sat 10.11 ~Cherry & Jerry play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 10.11 ~ Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner 6 pm. Show after dinner.
Sun 10.12 ~ The Mound City Slickers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 10.19 ~ Michael & Gloria Baumeister play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 10.19 ~ E&E Railroad play for the Sweet Corn Festival, Treloar MO, 12-3 pm
Fri 10.31 ~ Barnum Jack at The Frisco Barroom, 8810 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

JANUARY 2026

Fri-Sat 1.2-3 ~ Missouri Area Bluegrass Committee holds its 43rd annual Winter Indoor Bluegrass Festival at the Holiday Inn Six Flags in Eureka MO. Fri: Barnum Jack and Zack Hardesty & The Danby Ramblers. Sat: Barnum Jack, Missouri River Band, Pearlgrace & Co., Route 3, and Fast Track.

JAM SESSIONS ~ If you know of a regularly scheduled jam session that is taking place, let me know. I'll add it to the calendar: email downyonder@kdhx.org

Saturdays 3-6 pm ~ Bluegrass jam at The Berger Jam Hut, 12321 Highway 100, three miles east of Hermann MO. Hosted by The Rowdy Wranglers. For information, call Louis Klingert at 314.520.5859
3rd Saturday of each month ~ Fiddle tune jam session at Driftwood Music Shop, 321 Boone's Lick Road, St. Charles MO, 7-9 pm
Sundays 1-3 pm ~ Manchester Acoustic Jammers hold a jam session at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 Woods Mill Road, Manchester MO
Sundays 1-3 pm ~ Bluegrass gospel jam at The Jam Hut, 12321 Highway 100, Hermann MO. For information, call Louis Klingert at 314.520.5859
Monday nights ~ Wolf Creek Bluegrass leads the Keep It Grassy jam at Pop's Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison on The Hill, St. Louis, 7 pm
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month ~ Old-time fiddle tune jam at Music Folk, 8015 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9 pm
1st Wednesday of each month ~ Bluegrass jam session at 4 Hands Brewing, 1220 South 8th Street, St. Louis, 6-9 pm
3rd Thursday of each month ~ Acoustic jam at the Gillespie Civic Center, 115 North Macoupin Street, Gillespie IL, 6 pm
Last Thursday of each month ~ Bluegrass jam at the Vintage Wine Bar, Waterloo IL, 6:30 pm
3rd Friday of each month - Bluegrass jam at Point Labaddie Brewing, Labadie MO, 6-9 pm

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