Summer Library Music Series: Strawberry Jam Band

Founded by Sally Jo Ratliff, the Strawberry Jam Band is a loose collective of local bluegrass musicians. Ratliff, raised in Ohio, has always been drawn deeply to bluegrass music. She grew up attending many Midwest bluegrass festivals where artists such as Bill Monroe, Stanley and the Country Gentlemen performed. Ratliff also had the opportunity to sing with many of the bluegrass acts in those festivals. She moved to Great Falls in 2005. 
“Bluegrass is something I love playing and singing, and I like to share it with other people,” she once said in an interview.