On July 13th, eighteen jammers gathered at the Old North Bar to play old-time tunes. We played:
In G
Barlow Knife
In Come a Bee
Red Wing
Golden Slippers
Lover’s Waltz (with a nice key change to D!)
Nail that Catfish to a Tree
Maggie Meade
Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire
In D
Silly Bill
Spotted Pony
Leather Britches (Rosie won 1st place in a competition with this tune!!)
Saint Anne’s Reel
Over the Waterfall
John Stinson’s #2
Waiting for Nancy
Soldier’s Joy
Angeline the Baker
Whiskey Before Breakfast
John Short’s Tune
Midnight on the Water Waltz
In A minor
Wayfaring Stranger
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).
Plan to arrive early and check out the newly opened Son of a Burger, Old North Bar’s new food partner.
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