Music Slow Jam

Hayward Contra Dance

"To Dance is to Live" -- Snoopy

Music Slow Jam

Music Slow Jam
Everyone Welcome!
2:00 - 3:30 pm
unless noted

Are you a Beginner - Intermediate level budding musician? Tired of playing alone in your living room? Join the Hayward Contra Dance Slow Jam!

Held prior to the Beginner Workshop, the Slow Jammers will practice playing Old Time, Irish and Celtic tunes at a (very!) moderate tempo. Slow Jammers can be found in the kitchen from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. Listeners welcome.

The Ten Commandments
of Jamming

Renna U, Bob O and Karen F are leading the Slow Jam. Contact Renna for more info.

" We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip, may be depended upon in any kind of musical emercency "

~ Mark Twain

Tune List
To Print this Tune List click here

Each month we will focus on a few
American Old Time, Irish and/ or Celtic tunes

See our core list of tunes, start practicing and
prepare for the next jam!

Notebooks with sheet music available for purchase $5

Tunes to Learn for
Next Jam

Sandy Boys
Little Rabbit
Flowers of Edinburgh
West Fork Girls

Core Old Time Tunes

Bile 'em Cabbage Down
Angeline the Baker

Soldier's Joy

Buffalo Gals

Liberty

Midnight on the Water

Julianne Johnston

Core Irish/Celtic

Road to Lisdoonvarna

Swallowtail Jig
Irish Washerwoman

Si Beag Si Mor

Updated 08/30/07

Resources

Pegram Jam.com
Pegram Tune of the Month List
Subscription required to access
music scores and mp3's

Old Time Traditional Music, UK

Fiddler's Fake Book
By David Brody

Portland Collection I and II
By Susan Songer with Clyde Curley

New England Fiddler's Repertoire
By Randy Miller