Looking to make some music with new friends? Want to perform on a stage with an impromptu ensemble? Come join us on June 9th for a community play and sing along! All ages and abilities are welcomed and encouraged to register to attend!
Any acoustic instrument is welcomed! Bring your banjo, your violin, your tuba, your trumpet, or even your paper bag and spoons! Vocalists are also needed! Please note, no power outlets will be available.
Performers should bring their own music stands. Chairs will be provided. A songbook with music spanning several decades will be emailed to performers once registered. There will be opportunity for open mic at the end of the group jam. The event will be coordinated by guest artists Jason Hamilton of MeadowBlue and Tom LeClerc!
This concert is also open to the public to attend! Gates will open at 12:00pm.
To receive a song book and reserve your spot on stage, please send an email to sarah@simsburymeadowsmusic.com with FRCJ in the subject line.
Event Details: This is a free event to participate in and attend.
Jason Hamilton
Jason Hamilton plays guitar, banjo and sings as one half of the duo, Meadow Blue. He describes the music as Cosmic Country Acoustic Folk Rock.
Tom LeClerc
I have been playing guitar since High School (sort of) ... I played clarinet in grammar school as part of a marching band and learned to read music. I didn’t enjoy it as it is hard to sing when playing a clarinet! But I love music, so I took up guitar in high school and played in a small band with friends. Then I got married, had kids and all that ended. :-)
When I married my wife, she was active in the church and I was “voluntold” to help the choir sing and play. So, I did and began doing music both in the regular choir and in the “contemporary Christian” choir playing guitar. I did a lot of music back then and that honestly got me back to enjoying it and was once again addicted.
After I retired from work several years ago, I started playing Ukulele after I took a class at the local library. I picked a Baritone ukulele because the chord structures are the same as a guitar. And it was fun. Can’t play a uke without smiling!
Since then, I have joined 2 other Uke groups and really began to practice and play a lot, doing open microphone gigs and now running a monthly “Uke Hoot” (which is a public “Jam” with ukuleles, guitars, banjos, harmonica’s, kazoo’s, you name it.)
I met Sarah (Programs Manager at Simsbury Meadows) and have worked with her on the Nutmeg Ukulele Festival which will once again return in 2024. Nutmeg (or, as we like to call it, NUF for short), has been VERY successful. Last year was our first attempt at the Farmington Valley Community Jam and because of its success, it will be returning this year!
Hope to see you there!
All Events are RAIN OR SHINE!
All bags subject to search.
There is no ATM on site.
No shirt, no shoes = no entry. This is for all the safety of all guests.
Event is rain or shine.
Strictly Prohibited on the Grounds: Smoking, hard liquor, drugs, ball playing or other sports equipment, pets, fireworks, sparklers, firearms or any other incendiary device, radios, boom-boxes or other stereo equipment, solicitation or unauthorized concessions or handouts, tents, tarps and large tables, lewdness, drunkenness or other inappropriate behavior. Audio and video recording and flash photography are prohibited during the performance.
Lost and Found: Any Lost and Found items will be available at the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center office. To inquire about lost items, please reach out to operations@simsburymeadowsmusic.com.
Accessibility and Parking: Free on-site parking (including accessible parking) available at a first-come-first-serve basis. Additional parking lots along Iron Horse Blvd will also be available for use. To access handicapped parking you will need a state handicapped permit on your vehicle.
Food and Beverage Policy: No outside alcohol. Picnics welcome.
Restrooms: Portable toilets are located on site.