On August 10th, we welcomed 15 musicians including 2 newcomers who sat in to give it a try.
Starting in the key of D we played:
Angeline the Baker
Soldiers Joy
Waiting for Nancy
Kentucky Waltz
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
Cumberland Gap
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Sarah Armstrong
Before changing keys, Rosie treated us to singing and playing “Keep Me in Your Heart A While”
Once in G, we continued the challenge of trying to combine 2 tunes to make a “Set”. Valerie chose Old Aunt Jenny /Golden Slippers, and in general we finished somewhat unsatisfied!
We then moved on to:
Red Wing
Devil Eat the Groundhog
Warfield
We took a quick detour to the key of A with Rock Andy and Boatin’ up Sandy in A modal.
And then back to the key of G for our final tunes of the afternoon:
Westphalia Waltz
By The Water Of the James
Tennessee Waltz
This weekly jam is meant to bring beginners and experienced musicians together. Consider joining the roster of mentors who will help host some of the sessions. Or think about switching from your dominant instrument (or dominant hand!). This is a wonderful opportunity to slow down and focus on technique, to ask questions, and to share tips with new players.
This is an all acoustic, all ages, and all levels SLOWish JAM to play traditional Old-Time music in 3/4 and 4/4 time. No percussion or bass please, unless you are able to keep a VERY steady rhythm (acoustic/U-basses may be amplified).
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