Upcoming Event: Pickin' Porch Jam Session

Bring your instrument and chair to enjoy an afternoon with local performers at the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center on Sunday, September 9th from 1pm to 4pm. The Pickin' Porch jam session is free and open to the public and is held on the second Sunday afternoon of every month on the Center's front porch.

Jams are open to all levels of musicians who are interested in traditional mountain music so come, participate, and even learn a thing or two from our very talented local and regional musicians. The public is invited to listen in.

The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center is a community of people of different ages, backgrounds, and interests, from around the world, with one common goal: preserving, investigating, and celebrating traditional mountain music. We welcome you to our community!

Upcoming Event: Pickin' Porch Jam Session

Bring your instrument and chair to enjoy an afternoon with local performers at the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center on Sunday, August 12 from 1pm to 4pm. The Pickin' Porch jam session is open to the public and is held on the second Sunday afternoon of every month on the Center's front porch.

Jams are open to all levels of musicians who are interested in traditional mountain music so come, participate, and even learn a thing or two from our very talented local and regional musicians. The public is invited to listen in.

The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center is a community of people of different ages, backgrounds, and interests, from around the world, with one common goal: preserving, investigating, and celebrating traditional mountain music. We welcome you to our community!

Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center Hosts Pickin' Porch Jam Session

The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center will host its first Pickin' Porch jam session of the year on Sunday, May 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your chair and instrument and enjoy an afternoon of pickin' and grinnin' at the museum.

These informal jam sessions will take place at the RSM&TMMC on the second Sunday afternoon of each month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., so mark your calendars early in the season! Jams are open to all levels of musicians who are interested in traditional mountain music so come, participate, and even learn a thing or two from our very talented local and regional musicians. The public is invited to listen in.

The mission of the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center is to honor the talent and legacy of Dr. Ralph Stanley and to preserve and promote traditional mountain music through exhibits, services, and resource information to people in southwest Virginia, the nation, and the world. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation and greatly appreciate your support.