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WELCOME TO THE BLACK ROSE ACOUSTIC SOCIETY
Ask about acoustic music in the Colorado Springs area, and folks will undoubtedly mention The Black Rose Acoustic Society. Over 25 years ago, several local musicians formed our non-profit organization to actively foster traditional, roots music and to provide a supportive audience for acoustic musicians at all levels. Today, The Black Rose is the home of acoustic music in the Pikes Peak Region.
Twice each month, on second and fourth Fridays, we hold concerts at the Black Forest Community Center just north of Colorado Springs. On these evenings, fans gather to hear wonderful music and to experience the heart-warming ambiance of this intimate, great-sounding, log building.
We offer concerts, jams and a music school. Most events posted on Meetup are our acoustic jams.
Bob Ucman
704-904-9966
ucmanr@gmail.com
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Homecoming Jam and Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (BIBGJS)Calvary United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, CO
SPECIAL NOTE: This week's BIBGJS jam is part of our Black Rose "homecoming" celebration. (Also our 31st anniversary!) In addition to the jamming and camaraderie, there will be a special buffet luncheon for all the participants. This is a jam you won't want to miss.
NOTE ALSO: There is a newly updated version of the BIBGJS Song Book available on line (see link below).
Join us for a multi-circle Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (BIBGJS jam) led by Bob U this Saturday morning from 10 AM to noon at Calvary United Methodist Church. We'll also have a jam circle in a 1st floor room for the "Songs of the Black Rose" to celebrate Black Rose homecoming.
BIBGJS jams are a great introduction to bluegrass-style jamming for all levels of pickers and singers. If you know the basic chords of G-C-D on your acoustic instrument and want to learn how to play music with others, this is the jam for you. This jam, stylistically, is bluegrass; if you have questions about what that implies, please feel free to ask!
All levels of players are welcome, but the jam is geared toward beginners and intermediate players. Our goal is to get you to lead songs and play basic solos, We use the BIBGJS songbook that can be downloaded from the Black Rose Website (see below) or the Parking Lot Pickers book (Amazon) or you can bring your own sheet music to pass around (25 copies) Our songs on 2-3 chord bluegrass or country-ish songs that should be easy to play and recognizable to most people.
Some details about BIBGJS jams:
- BIBJS jams are from 10AM to noon. For this special jam, we have food from noon to 1PM.
- BIBGJS uses the Black Rose BIBGJS songbook. A newly updated version (Version 2.0) is available for download at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/songbooks (Note our Thursday bluegrass jam uses the Parking Lot Pickers book.)
- The BIBGJS jam now has a permanent home at Calvary United Methodist Church on Austin Bluffs just east of Academy. Address: 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
- Parking is free, but come early to get close parking (and get a good seat!)
- You may want to bring a music stand, a stool and a friend!
- We ask for a donation at the time of the jam to compensate Calvary Church for the use of their room.
- It is a large room with extra space in adjacent rooms to have break-out sessions.
- Call Bob with any questions. 719.623.9366
Hope to see you there!
Bob U. and Michael W.P.S. Other jam details, are consistent for all our Black Rose jams:
- Please be careful to note the location and time of each jam. Check our jam page for the latest schedule. Check our locations page for aerial maps, with links to Google Maps.
- Most jam formats have songbooks available to download from our website.
P.P.S. Are you wondering if you should be a Black Rose member if you only come to Black Rose jams and not the Friday concerts? (Members get a great discount at concerts!) If your finances are tight, we appreciate your monetary donations at the jams you attend. On the other hand, if you want to provide steady and continuous support of all our community-focused events, consider our sustaining membership option (see https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/membership) And thank you, however you choose to support the Black Rose!
- 4th Monday Hootenanny Jam4625 Ranch Dr, Colorado Springs, CO
Our 4th Monday Hootenanny jam is coming up Monday at Beth-El Mennonite Church at 4625 Ranch Dr. Note the time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM. Michael W. is our hootenanny leader. We'll be singing and playing from the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again books, and we'll have copies of the books to share. (If you are not familiar, a hootenanny is a folk music jam. Songs from the 60s but also many many other folk songs. Songs all have lyrics to sing or sing along with.)
Are you a member? We have a full set of sing-along CDs for many of the songs in the Rise Up Singing book. My plan is to let one member each Hootenanny jam borrow the CDs until the next Hootenanny jam.
Some details about Beth-El Mennonite Church (which we greatly appreciate hosting us):
- Beth-El Mennonite Church is on the east side of Union, and is best approached from Austin Bluffs Parkway, turn north on Union and then less than a mile to the church (on the east side of Union). Aerial view here, click the photo of Beth-El for a google map.
- Parking is free.
- Access to the building is through the side door (South Side). The main doors will not be open.
- The room for the jam is room 10. It is near the South door where you will enter.
- Also, we'll have our usual donation bucket, with donations going to cover our rental cost at this site and then supporting other Black Rose activities.
Your jambassadors,
Michael & JDP.S. Other jam details, consistent for all our Black Rose jams:
- Please be careful to note the jam location and time. Check our jam page for the latest schedule. Check our locations page for aerial maps, with links to Google Maps.
- Most jam formats have songbooks available to download from our website.
P.P.S. Are you wondering if you should be a Black Rose member if you only come to Black Rose jams and not the Friday concerts? (Members get a great discount at concerts!) If your finances are tight, we appreciate your monetary donations at the jams you attend. On the other hand, if you want to provide steady and continuous support of all our community-focused events, consider our sustaining membership option (see https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/membership) And thank you, however you choose to support the Black Rose!
