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Mailing address: 4841 Aleff Road
........ Pace, Florida 32571.........
The Gulf Coast Bluegrass Music Association (GCBMA) is a non-profit organization which was started in Pace, Florida, in 1993 to bring more bluegrass music to northwest Florida and southern Alabama. Our association sponsors music festivals and concerts featuring local, regional, and national bluegrass performers. We also contribute to a music scholarship at Pensacola Junior College. We currently have over 500 members including 25 member bands (listed below). We publish a monthly newsletter -
"Bluegrass Notes"Click for a sample
Monthly meetings are now highlighted by two of our member bands in concert followed by jam sessions throughout the building. Monthly concerts/jam sessions are held on the 4th Saturday of each month at PJC Milton Campus, Building 4200-Student Activity Center.[MAP].(Road Map). Everyone is welcome at our monthly concerts/jam session. A small donation is collected at the door. This donation helps to pay the bands which perform that evening's concerts.
[Beginning with the Jan 26thConcert/Jam session PJC Alpha Beta Gamma Student Clubwill be serving "dinners" starting at 5pm when doors open, come EARLY and enjoy some good food (see your newsletter for menu). The ABG club donates proceeds to the locate Ronald McDonald House and other worthy causes.]
Join us for an evening of wholesome family entertainment! Come DOUBLE your enjoyment , DOUBLE your FUN !!!
- 5:00 PM Doors Open
- 6:00 PM 1stConcert ...
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- 7:00 PM 2nd Concert ...
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- 8:00 PM Open Jam Session ....
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NEXT MEETINGSaturday,July 26, 2008
Featured Bands"Longleaf" @6pm![]()
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STATE COMPETITION INFORMATION click here
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- B.L.T.
- Bubba And Them
- Cow Lick
- Delta Reign
- Dog River Boys
- Grassfire
- Harold & Ovaline Andrews
- High Cotton
- Highway 99
- Lock, Stock & Barrel
- Longleaf
- New River
- Panhandle Express
Pure and Simple Sandyland Bluegrass Gospel Band Sawgrass Revival Southern Sounds Stillhouse The Bluegrass Pilgrims The Rowell Bluegrass Band The Wayfarers The Webb Family Tidewater Whistlestop White Sands Panhandle Band [BAND PHOTO GALLERY] View their pictures here:
BAND CONTACT PAGE - Note: To contact one of the bands listed above, click here
Schedule of Bands performing "locally"
ALL CURRENT BANDS READ THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE
    All current and new member bands send any update information about your band (ie. new photo/change in members, new e-mail address or website address, etc...) to the webmaster via e-mail on the Staff Members page.
Bluegrass Music every Tuesday evening !!
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(within 500 miles of here) // <<<=GCBMA Bands featured:(check event calendar button this page)
- Annual Atmore Fiddlers' Convention ** Atmore, AL ~ July 19
- MSBA Summer Show ** Angie,LA ~ July 19
- Bluff Creek Bluegrass Festival ** Phil Campbell,AL ~ July 25 & 26
- Lamar County Bluegrass Festival ** Purvis,MS ~ July 25 & 26
- GCBMA Monthly Meeting/Concert/Jam Session ** Milton, FL ~ July 26<<<
- GCBMA Monthly Meeting/Concert/Jam Session ** Milton, FL ~ August 23<<<
- Angel City Bluegrass Festival ** Unadillia,GA ~ August 28 - 30
- 4th Annual Fiddlin' With The Frogs ** Grenada,MS ~ August 29 & 30
- Labor Day Weekend - Best of Florida Bluegrass Festival ** Waldo,FL ~ August 29 - 31<<<
- Twin Oaks Park Bluegrass Convention ** Hoboken,GA ~ September 4 - 6
- Martha & Murphy Wilson Benefit Festival ** Tallapoosa,GA ~ September 12 & 13
- Bluegrass, Country & More Concert ** Bassfield,MS ~ September 13
- Hillside Fall Bluegrass Festival ** Cochran,GA ~ September 18 - 20
- 8th Annual Elijah Clark Bluegrass Festival ** Lincolnton,GA ~ September 19 - 21
- PJC Fall Bluegrass Day ** Milton,FL ~ September 20<<<
- Great Southern RV Bluegrass Event ** Angie,LA ~ September 25 - 27
- 3rd Annual Pickin' In The Pines - Bluegrass For Babies ** Perry,FL ~ September 26 & 27
- Bluff Creek Bluegrass Festival ** Phil Campbell,AL ~ September 26 & 27
- Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gatherin' ** Wellington,AL ~ September 26 & 27
- GCBMA Monthly Meeting/Concert/Jam Session ** Milton, FL ~ September 27<<<
- North Louisiana Fall Bluegrass Festival ** Oak Grove,LA ~ October 1 - 4
- Piney Woods Lake Bluegrass Festival ** Glenwood,GA ~ October 2 - 4
- Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration ** Rosine,KY ~ October 2 - 5
- Tennessee Valley Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention ** Athens,AL ~ October 3 & 4
- Bluegrass & Country Legends Music Festival ** Columbia,MS ~ October 9 - 11
- 1st Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival ** Palatka,FL ~ October 9 - 11
- Hoofers Bluegrass Festival ** LaGrange,GA ~ October 9 - 11
- GCBMA Monthly Meeting/Concert/Jam Session ** Milton, FL ~ October 25<<<
For more details, check your newsletter event calendar.
ATTENTION BANDS & MUSICIANS, PLEASE READ THISSupporting Veterans!
One of our young folks meets her favorite performer and plays on stage with her.
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Samantha Purvines and Rhonda Vincent on stage at a festival in Columbia,MS.
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