Yellowstone Bluegrass Association

Welcome to the Yellowstone Bluegrass Association website.

Our mission is to promote the education and enjoyment of Bluegrass and Old Time Music.

Our goal is to make available information about activities such as concerts, jams, workshops and other happenings in our community and region. Meet and follow bands that are members of our association and view upcoming concert schedules by nationally known bands that will be playing in our locale.

And yes… we would like to invite musicians in our area who enjoy playing Bluegrass and Old Time Music and even those of you who just like to listen to Bluegrass music to attend our regular jams and to join our organization. We would love to have you as a member.

YBA New Jam Location

We are now hosting our weekly jams on Friday nights from 7:00-9:00 pm at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings, Montana. There may be some Holidays that we do not hold a jam at the church, please follow our Facebook page for those exceptions. YBA members will receive an email to inform them of cancelations.

Here's what you need to know:

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church address: 180 24th Street West, Billings, Montana
Parking is available in the lot on the West side of the building.
Enter through the West Doors of the building, near the parking lot. A YBA Officer or Board Member will greet you. The large entry room is called the Garden Room.
Our jams are held in the Garden Room or Sanctuary. You can tell where it is by the warm sound of Bluegrass music in the air.
Our jams start at 7:00 pm. Please arrive as close as possible to that time. Enter the jam quietly and find a chair if the jam is already in progress.
You may use the tables in the Garden Room to put your instrument cases on. Take care when placing your cases on the tables to not damage the table coverings.
Chairs are provided in the Garden Room and Sanctuary. We may move the chairs into a jam circle as long as we return them to where we found them. There are usually 2 or 3 music stands available. If you need one please ask the person who is leading the jam.
Bottled water is allowed in the Sanctuary. All other beverages or snacks are allowed in the Garden Room.
YBA members may bring a guest.
Please note: Donations to the church are welcome but not required. If you would like to leave a donation you may place it in the collection basket.
Remember, we are guests of the church and it is a blessing to be allowed to jam there.