Monday, August 21, 2017

The Jam is Alive and Well!

The Old Time Jam is alive and well. We still meet the last Sunday of the month (except July) at the Flint Library in Middleton from 2-4. 

This page is not regularly updated. Please join our Facebook group or find us on Meetup.com for more up-to-date information. 

Notation for our tunes can be found on the OLD TIME JAM page. 

Monday, May 4, 2015

Summer Jams

The next four dates for the Old Time Jam have been scheduled. They are:

May 31st
June 28th
July 26th
August 30th


These are all Sundays, from 2-4 at the Flint library in Middleton. 

The jams have been a lot of fun, and very well-attended! Hope to see you all there this Summer. 


Saturday, February 21, 2015

Old Time Jam in Middleton continues!

Our next 3 dates have been scheduled:

Sunday, February 22, 2-4
Sunday, March 22, 2-4
Sunday, April 26, 2-4

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Great First Jam!

Great first jam, Middleton! Our next two jams have been scheduled for 2/22 and 3/22.

As best as I can remember, here are the tunes we played today:

G:
Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire
Shoes and Stockings
Big Sciota
Turkey in a Straw

Modal:
Greasy Coat
Red Haired Boy

D:
Liberty
Winder Slide (not in book)
Dry and Dusty
Julie Ann Johnson
Sarah Armstrong
Needle Case
Over the Waterfall (Gary led; not in book)
Midnight on the Water (with great intro by Dick!)
Cumberland Gap
Coleman's March

A:
Booth Shot Lincoln
Cripple Creek
Groundhog
Grubb Springs
Hangman's Reel
Little Liza Jane
Road to Malvern

Saturday, December 20, 2014

50 Starter Fiddle Tunes: CHORDS

Here is a link to download the chords for the 50 Starter Fiddle Tunes:

50 Starter Fiddle Tunes: CHORDS

50 Starter Old Time Tunes

To get the jam going, I have notated 50 Old Time "Starter Tunes" for the jam. This is not to say that these will be the only tunes played at the jam, but rather, here are 50 tunes to get the jam going.  Go to the OLD TIME JAM page to get notation. 



A
Booth Shot Lincoln
Breaking Up Christmas
Cherokee Shuffle 

Chinquapin Hunting
Cripple Creek
Devil's Dream
Granny, Does Your Dog Bite?
Groundhog
Grub Springs
Hangman's Reel
John Brown's Dream
Little Liza Jane
Money Musk
Old Joe Clark
Quail is a Pretty Bird
Red Haired Boy
Road To Malvern

D
Angeline The Baker
Big Liza Jane
Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine
Bonaparte's Retreat
Cindy
Coleman's March
Cumberland Gap
Dry and Dusty
Duck River
Flop Eared Mule
Folding Down The Sheets
Julie Ann Johnson
Liberty
Midnight on the Water
Needle Case
Possum's Tail is Bare
Sarah Armstrong
Soldier's Joy
Whiskey For Breakfast

G
Big Sciota
Dance All Night
Magpie
Railroad Georgia Gal
Seneca Square Dance
Shoes and Stockings
Shove That Pig's Foot…
Turkey in the Straw
A Modal
Cluck Old Hen
Cold Frosty Morning
Greasy Coat
Squirrel Hunters
Sandy Boys
G Modal
Fiddler's Dram