AFTM

Old Time Slow Jam
2025-08-02 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Howson Branch Library, 2500 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, Austin, Texas, 78703, United States
The monthly Old Time Slow Jam is perfect for beginners or anyone looking for a slower pace to learn tunes in a supportive setting.

To get announcements and location updates join the Old Time Slow Jam Email List or the Facebook Group.

Old Time Slow Jam
2025-08-02 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 13:00 | TX
LOCATION VARIES so please check the Facebook group linked below for specific locations and times. The monthly Old Time Slow Jam is perfect for beginners or anyone looking for a slower pace to learn tunes in a supportive setting. Organized by Sharon Isaac and Tim Keough.

To get announcements and location updates join the Old Time Slow Jam Email List or the Facebook Group.

Austin Old Time Jam at Stargazer
2025-08-05 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-08-12 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-08-19 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-08-26 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-09-02 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-09-09 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-09-16 18:00 - 21:15, 2025-09-23 18:00 - 21:15 and 6 more dates | Stargazer Bar, 979 Springdale, Suite 130, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Traditional Old Time Fiddle Tunes. All skill levels are welcomed and encouraged.

Free to listen or to learn.

Tune list

Chord charts

Eddie Collins's Bluegrass Open Mic
2025-08-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-09 19:00 - 21:00 | New World Deli, 4101 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78751, United States
A long-running monthly event held on the second Thursday of every month at New World Deli located at 4101 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. Old Time performers are welcome!

AFTM August Old Time Jam @ Lazarus Brewing
2025-08-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Lazarus Brewing, 4803 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX, 78751, United States
Join us for another jam at Lazarus Brewing’s Airport Boulevard location! We’ll be inside the Casita at the back of Lazarus.

Please remember to thank our gracious hosts by purchasing food and drinks while there. Among their many options are tasty breakfast tacos, chilaquiles, lunch tacos, coffee, tea, wine, and — of course — beer.

There are a good number of low stools available, but you might want to bring your own favorite jam chair instead.

Facebook Event

AFTM World Music Night at Batch
2025-09-19 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Join AFTM for another World Music Night at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches

8:30PM: Kim Simpson (Finnish folk)9:00PM: Yamamoto-San (from the Bamboo Boys) with Billy Bright and friends9:30PM: Julie Slim (Middle Eastern)10:00PM: TBA

Cash and Venmo donations are greatly appreciated!

Second Annual Square Dance and Jam at the French Legation
2025-09-20 11:00 - 15:00 | ​French Legation State Historic Site, 802 San Marcos St, Austin, 78702, United States
Second Annual Pack-A-Picnic, Pick-A Partner Square Dance and Jam at the French Legation

AFTM Old Time Jam from 11AM-1PMSquare Dance from 1PM-3PMFREE! No dance experience necessary — all dances will be taught.

Bring a picnic, blankets, and beverages, and join AFTM on the beautiful lawn of the French Legation State Historic Site.

Bands and callers to be announced.

2025 Austin Sting Band Festival
2025-10-17 17:00 - 2025-10-19 12:00 | TX
Click here for the full details of the 2025 Austin String Band Festival

Purchase tickets here

Webster's Ragtime Trio - 1st Weds at Batch
2025-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | TX
Webster‘s ragtime trio is a throwback to a style of music that went largely unrecorded. Around the turn-of-the-century, it is said that there was lots of string bands, i.e. mandolin, banjo, guitar, bow cello, playing the popular hits of the day including classic ragtime compositions like the Maple Leaf Rag. Although that type of music was composed for marching bands and solo piano performance, it is hard not to notice how joyful it sounds played on acoustic stringed instruments.

They don’t stop there, they more than dip their toes into ragged Texas Fiddle tunes from the 78 RPM era, even venturing across the pond to play the occasional archaic Polish mazurka, and/or striking up borderland polka Harkening back to the glory days of Tejas.

Alexander Jones, Will Webster, and Westen Borghesi make up this fine trio.
