Chris Walz and Colby Maddox play some some bluegrass to jump start the Senior Harvest Fest.

Come gather round the imaginary fire and tune into the warm, cozy sounds of an old fashioned sing along and concert with Colby Maddox.

Colby plays solo for the Chicago Botanic Gardens’ Fall Festival

Solo bluegrass at an annual Lincoln Square tradition. Apple time!

Nothing says fall better than some fiddle and dulcimer music down at the forest preserve.

Colby and Barb Silverman play at the Warrenville Public Library.

A one hour concert featuring a short history of bluegrass music.

A one hour library concert featuring a short history of bluegrass music.

Bring your fiddles, mandolins, banjos, cellos, guitars, etc. for a multi-Americana styled jam. Loaner instruments are available.

Come for the music and festival and support Elim, a great community service organization.

String jam at Seman Violins.

Join Sunnyside Up for an expertly called barn dance at the Lake Ellyn Boathouse.

The Greater Rockwell Organization is having a block party near the Rockwell EL stop. Come to Jacob Park to hear Sunnyside Up.

Concert for the Cook Memorial Public Library District. Register at https://cooklib.libnet.info/event/6572382

Trio concert with Colby Maddox, Chris Walz, and Eli Broxham. Tickets available here.

Traditional American Fiddle Jam

Led by fiddler and mandolinist Colby Maddox

Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 4-6pm - FREE

All ages, and instruments are welcome to this intermediate jam. To get an email of tunes on which we will focus, click here.

The event is BYOB and free, and there will be loaner fiddles, mandolins, basses, violas, and cellos should anyone need one.

FREE

Masks and proof of vaccination are required to attend.

All abilities, ages, and instruments are welcome. The first half will start off slow and easy, and if the room

is up for it, Colby will speed things up when we get to the second half.

The event is BYOB, and we will have loaner fiddles, mandolins, basses, violas, and cellos should anyone need one.

Traditional American Fiddle Jam

Led by fiddler and mandolinist Colby Maddox

FREE

Masks and proof of vaccination are required to attend.

All abilities, ages, and instruments are welcome. The first half will start off slow and easy, and if the room is up for it, Colby will speed things up when we get to the second half.

The event is BYOB and free, and we will have loaner fiddles, mandolins, basses, violas, and cellos should anyone need one.

Bring your fiddle, mandolin, banjo, cello, viola or the like and a tune. Something for all levels.

All instruments welcome. Bring a tune to contribute.

The Sunnyside Up trio brings joy to Friday afternoon just outside of Wrigley field.

Fiddles, cellos, basses, mandolins, banjos, guitars are all welcome. Standard repertoire for American string bands, and some singing too.

Virtual Music Concert: The Bright Side of Bluegrass

6:30 pm March 26th

Join musician Colby Maddox for an evening of Bluegrass music. Colby is a veteran mandolinist, fiddler, and singer who currently resides in Chicago and teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He favors the bluegrass style and songs about hard work, celebration, and solemn contemplation. Instrumentals are also part of Colby's solo show, and he has a rare skill for both delivering the tune and adding some on the spot excitement.

Register here…….

https://cooklib.libnet.info/event/4892624

Pan-American string based duo. Paul Kaye and Colby Maddox

A string band workshop with Sunnyside Up 4-6 p.m..

Work on one instrumental tune and one vocal song with your instrument group (mandolin, fiddle, guitar or bass) for the first hour and join with the other instruments in the second hour to perform in duo, trios or quartets. Styles include bluegrass, old time and rock.

Concert 7 p.m.

After dinner Sunnyside Up takes the stage to play though a mix of originals and bluegrass standards.

$20 for the workshop, $20 for the concert, $30 for both

Duo gig with Colby and Paul Kaye