In the spring of 1998, a couple of Woodland Park women found that they shared a love of traditional acoustic music, and a disappointment that the closest and best place to hear it was an hour's drive away. With kids and jobs, it was difficult to attend on any kind of a regular basis. So they came up with a plan to bring the music closer to home.

They sought the advice of those wonderful, kind and helpful folks out at the Black Rose Acoustic Society in Black Forest, who had been holding extremely cool and successful events such as the two women envisioned for several years prior.

These gals and some friends and family managed to pull together six concerts in the summer of 1998, calling themselves the Teller County Pickers and Grinners. The concerts featured bluegrass, ragtime, celtic, and folk musicians - and kids in a special Kid's Concert. Opening acts included all kinds of local folks doing these styles plus country, R&B, gospel, jazz, and lots of other stuff. Lots of traditional tunes and many originals. Throughout the winter months, the group held less formal jam sessions at the Cultural Center, regrouped, and snagged a few more folks to help with the organization and footwork.

In 2000 the name was changed to Mountain Acoustic Music Association.

The concerts the following years were held every third Sunday from April until October at the Ute Pass Cultural Center, with the final concert in 2002 of all M.A.M.A. volunteers on Friday evening, November 15.

Since 2003, the monthly concerts have been held from March until November on every third Friday evening.

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Last updated: 8 June, 2006