
Sit a Spell
Weekly traditional roots jam in a brewery taproom, bringing pickers and listeners together for an informal community session. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund and Asheville’s roots music scene.
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A Friday evening roots-music jam where players swap traditional tunes in a lively tasting-room circle, welcoming every skill level with instruments in hand. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund while strengthening Asheville’s old-time community.

A Friday evening roots-music jam where players swap traditional tunes in a lively tasting-room circle, welcoming every skill level with instruments in hand. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund while strengthening Asheville’s old-time community.
A Friday evening roots-music jam where players swap traditional tunes in a lively tasting-room circle, welcoming every skill level with instruments in hand. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund while strengthening Asheville’s old-time community.

Weekly open jam centered on traditional acoustic tunes and shared session etiquette, with musicians rotating through melodies in a casual circle. Hosted at a Riverside Drive brewery taproom for a laid-back, community-driven night.

Weekly open jam centered on traditional acoustic tunes and shared session etiquette, with musicians rotating through melodies in a casual circle. Hosted at a Riverside Drive brewery taproom for a laid-back, community-driven night.
Weekly open jam centered on traditional acoustic tunes and shared session etiquette, with musicians rotating through melodies in a casual circle. Hosted at a Riverside Drive brewery taproom for a laid-back, community-driven night.

An informal bluegrass jam fills the brewery taproom with fast-picking banjos, fiddles, and harmony vocals. Held the first Wednesday each month, it’s a welcoming, participatory session for players and listeners alike.

An informal bluegrass jam fills the brewery taproom with fast-picking banjos, fiddles, and harmony vocals. Held the first Wednesday each month, it’s a welcoming, participatory session for players and listeners alike.
An informal bluegrass jam fills the brewery taproom with fast-picking banjos, fiddles, and harmony vocals. Held the first Wednesday each month, it’s a welcoming, participatory session for players and listeners alike.

A lineup of Asheville women musicians brings soulful blues performances and a community-minded taproom atmosphere, with local beer and pizza rounding out an easygoing night of live music.

A lineup of Asheville women musicians brings soulful blues performances and a community-minded taproom atmosphere, with local beer and pizza rounding out an easygoing night of live music.
A lineup of Asheville women musicians brings soulful blues performances and a community-minded taproom atmosphere, with local beer and pizza rounding out an easygoing night of live music.

Celtic session tunes fill a cozy downtown pub as rotating musicians from Western North Carolina and beyond trade traditional Irish melodies and spirited reels in an informal, come as you are atmosphere.

Celtic session tunes fill a cozy downtown pub as rotating musicians from Western North Carolina and beyond trade traditional Irish melodies and spirited reels in an informal, come as you are atmosphere.
Celtic session tunes fill a cozy downtown pub as rotating musicians from Western North Carolina and beyond trade traditional Irish melodies and spirited reels in an informal, come as you are atmosphere.

Weekly open jam on the taproom stage where any musician can sit in alongside rotating guest hosts and touring players. Expect a laid-back, community-heavy night of spontaneous sets with pints flowing and no cover.

Weekly open jam on the taproom stage where any musician can sit in alongside rotating guest hosts and touring players. Expect a laid-back, community-heavy night of spontaneous sets with pints flowing and no cover.
Weekly open jam on the taproom stage where any musician can sit in alongside rotating guest hosts and touring players. Expect a laid-back, community-heavy night of spontaneous sets with pints flowing and no cover.

Monday-night acoustic jam built around old-time Appalachian fiddle tunes, banjo, and guitar, with a welcoming circle for players and listeners. Tips support the Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians program and regional music education.

Monday-night acoustic jam built around old-time Appalachian fiddle tunes, banjo, and guitar, with a welcoming circle for players and listeners. Tips support the Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians program and regional music education.
Monday-night acoustic jam built around old-time Appalachian fiddle tunes, banjo, and guitar, with a welcoming circle for players and listeners. Tips support the Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians program and regional music education.

Spontaneous jazz jam session where players trade solos and build tunes on the fly—bring your instrument to sit in or settle in with a drink and watch the improvisation unfold.

Spontaneous jazz jam session where players trade solos and build tunes on the fly—bring your instrument to sit in or settle in with a drink and watch the improvisation unfold.
Spontaneous jazz jam session where players trade solos and build tunes on the fly—bring your instrument to sit in or settle in with a drink and watch the improvisation unfold.

Free weekend sets in a brewery taproom with a rotating mix of soul, bluegrass, acoustic, country, and folk from local favorites to East Coast touring bands. Casual all-ages hangout energy built for groups, pints, and easygoing vibing.

Free weekend sets in a brewery taproom with a rotating mix of soul, bluegrass, acoustic, country, and folk from local favorites to East Coast touring bands. Casual all-ages hangout energy built for groups, pints, and easygoing vibing.
Free weekend sets in a brewery taproom with a rotating mix of soul, bluegrass, acoustic, country, and folk from local favorites to East Coast touring bands. Casual all-ages hangout energy built for groups, pints, and easygoing vibing.

A roots-focused blues gathering moves from a stripped-back, front-porch acoustic circle into an amplified stage jam, inviting musicians and listeners to share raw, traditional sounds and community connection.

A roots-focused blues gathering moves from a stripped-back, front-porch acoustic circle into an amplified stage jam, inviting musicians and listeners to share raw, traditional sounds and community connection.
A roots-focused blues gathering moves from a stripped-back, front-porch acoustic circle into an amplified stage jam, inviting musicians and listeners to share raw, traditional sounds and community connection.

A community fundraising gathering at an Asheville brewery, with a focus on raising support for mountain communities. Specific beneficiaries and event activities are not provided.

A community fundraising gathering at an Asheville brewery, with a focus on raising support for mountain communities. Specific beneficiaries and event activities are not provided.
A community fundraising gathering at an Asheville brewery, with a focus on raising support for mountain communities. Specific beneficiaries and event activities are not provided.

Guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums revisit the Grateful Dead through distinctive weekly setlists and free-flowing jam-band improvisation. Deadheads and music lovers gather in a welcoming brewery taproom.

Guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums revisit the Grateful Dead through distinctive weekly setlists and free-flowing jam-band improvisation. Deadheads and music lovers gather in a welcoming brewery taproom.
Guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums revisit the Grateful Dead through distinctive weekly setlists and free-flowing jam-band improvisation. Deadheads and music lovers gather in a welcoming brewery taproom.

Late-night drag performances in a lively brewery setting raise funds for AVL Period Pantry, spotlighting menstrual equity and mutual aid. Expect high-energy stage numbers, bold costumes, and a community-forward party vibe on Halloween weekend.

Late-night drag performances in a lively brewery setting raise funds for AVL Period Pantry, spotlighting menstrual equity and mutual aid. Expect high-energy stage numbers, bold costumes, and a community-forward party vibe on Halloween weekend.
Late-night drag performances in a lively brewery setting raise funds for AVL Period Pantry, spotlighting menstrual equity and mutual aid. Expect high-energy stage numbers, bold costumes, and a community-forward party vibe on Halloween weekend.

A long-running Sunday Irish session fills the pub stage with fiddles, flutes, and steady bodhrán rhythms as local WNC players trade traditional Celtic tunes. Grab a pint or Irish coffee in a lively English-Irish atmosphere that often rolls into the evening.

A long-running Sunday Irish session fills the pub stage with fiddles, flutes, and steady bodhrán rhythms as local WNC players trade traditional Celtic tunes. Grab a pint or Irish coffee in a lively English-Irish atmosphere that often rolls into the evening.
A long-running Sunday Irish session fills the pub stage with fiddles, flutes, and steady bodhrán rhythms as local WNC players trade traditional Celtic tunes. Grab a pint or Irish coffee in a lively English-Irish atmosphere that often rolls into the evening.

Jazz melodies and spontaneous improvisation create a relaxed brewery setting for musicians to sit in and listeners to enjoy an informal weekly jam.

Jazz melodies and spontaneous improvisation create a relaxed brewery setting for musicians to sit in and listeners to enjoy an informal weekly jam.
Jazz melodies and spontaneous improvisation create a relaxed brewery setting for musicians to sit in and listeners to enjoy an informal weekly jam.

Late-night jamgrass and bluegrass pickin’ led by The Saylor Brothers and Greg Stiglets, with a rotating cast of special guests shaping a different set each week. Held in a brewery taproom with fresh pours and an energetic midweek crowd.

Late-night jamgrass and bluegrass pickin’ led by The Saylor Brothers and Greg Stiglets, with a rotating cast of special guests shaping a different set each week. Held in a brewery taproom with fresh pours and an energetic midweek crowd.
Late-night jamgrass and bluegrass pickin’ led by The Saylor Brothers and Greg Stiglets, with a rotating cast of special guests shaping a different set each week. Held in a brewery taproom with fresh pours and an energetic midweek crowd.

Late-night bluegrass jam energy with fast-picking acoustic strings and singalong choruses in a brewery taproom. Expect an informal, community-forward set where musicians trade solos over pints and danceable jamgrass grooves.

Late-night bluegrass jam energy with fast-picking acoustic strings and singalong choruses in a brewery taproom. Expect an informal, community-forward set where musicians trade solos over pints and danceable jamgrass grooves.
Late-night bluegrass jam energy with fast-picking acoustic strings and singalong choruses in a brewery taproom. Expect an informal, community-forward set where musicians trade solos over pints and danceable jamgrass grooves.
Drop in for a participatory old time Appalachian acoustic jam with fiddles, banjo, and guitar where listeners and players mingle in a casual circle. Tip donations support the Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians program; rotating Indian food truck on site.
Drop in for a participatory old time Appalachian acoustic jam with fiddles, banjo, and guitar where listeners and players mingle in a casual circle. Tip donations support the Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians program; rotating Indian food truck on site.
Drop in for a participatory old time Appalachian acoustic jam with fiddles, banjo, and guitar where listeners and players mingle in a casual circle. Tip donations support the Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians program; rotating Indian food truck on site.