Bluegrass America  A.K.A Missouri Area Bluegrass Committee (MABC) is the oldest continually run Bluegrass organization in the United States.

Bluegrass Pickin' Time at Carol's Memorial Bluegrass Park in Dixon, Missouri.  They sponsor two Bluegrass festivals each year.  The first on Memorial Day weekend and the second on Labor Day weekend.

Carmine D'Amico is the owner of a Rosa String Works custom hand-made 10 string F-style mandolin.  Carmine is a New York studio guitar musician who has earned 24 Grammy Awards.   He is also known for playing the mandolin sound tracks in THE GODFATHER movies.

KMST Radio 88.5 Rolla, & 96.3 Lebanon  - Listen live! to Bluegrass Music over the internet at www.kmst.org.  Jerry Rosa will be the host of three shows (temporarily filling in for long time host Wayne Bledsoe) from mid March until November 2008.  The shows are: Grass Masters Review, Thursday evenings 7:00 till 8:00 p.m.,  Bluegrass for a Saturday Night, Saturdays at 7:00 till 10:00 p.m., and Sunday Morning Sounds, Sundays at 7:00 till 9:00 a.m.

Merle's Music in Rolla, Missouri is the "go to" store in the south central Missouri area.  They have a huge selection and are just as friendly as they are knowledgeable.

Missouri Bluegrass Website - This is a great site to obtain information about Bluegrass in Missouri.

Northernposse.com - Kitty Smasal owner of a custom built Rosa mandolin is a member of this "mostly" girl Bluegrass Band located in Minnesota.

Rickie Simpkins - Rickie is a phenomenal fiddle player.  He plays fiddle and mandolin with people like Toni Rice, Emmy Lou Harris, and many other greats.  Rickie has two Rosa String Works "double" cases.  One for his fiddles and one for his mandolins.

AREA JAM SESSIONS  (Email us for details)

• Christ Community Church - 2nd Friday each month 6:30 p.m.  South side of Hwy 44 on the outer road just east of the "east most" Rolla, MO exit.
• Doolittle Firehouse - 3rd Friday each month 7:00 p.m. , Doolittle, MO
• Edgar Springs Firehouse - 2nd Saturday each month 6:30 p.m., Edgar Springs, MO
• Missouri Veteran's Home - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month, 6:30 p.m. start time, next to Hwy 44 at St. James, MO exit
• Panera's Bread Company - 4th Wednesday of each month 6:00 p.m., Highway 63, Rolla, MO

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