Tunes for Jam Session
Jamming is an important learning experience provided during the weekend, we encourage you to learn some of these tunes that are popular in dulcimer jams.
| SOME FAVORITE JAM TUNES But don’t feel limited to these!!! |
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| Arkansas Traveler(D) The Ashgrove (G) or (D)* Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (D) Brian Boru's March (Em) Colored Aristocracy Down the Brae Fisher's Hornpipe (D) Flowers of Edinborough (G) Golden Slippers (G) or (D)* Harvest Home (D)* Jenny Lind Polka (D, (B part in G ) John Ryan's Polka (D) Kitchen Girl (A modal) Liberty (D)* Mississippi Sawyer (D)* Music for a Found Harmonium (D) Nonesuch (D Dorian) Off to California (G) Off She Goes (D)* Old French Over the Waterfall (D)* Petronella (D) |
Planxty George Brabizon (G) Planxty Fanny Po'er (G) Red Haired Boy (A) Rights of Man (Em) Road to Lisdoonvarna (Em)* Scollay’s Reel Si Bheag Si Mohr (D)* Simple Gifts (G) or (D)* Soldier's Joy (D)* Southwind (G)* St. Anne's Reel (D)* Staten Island Hornpipe (D) Swallowtail Jig (Em) Swinging on a Gate (G) Tenpenny Bit (Am) Tobin's Favorite (D) Tripping Up Stairs (D) Turkey In the Straw (G) Westphalia Waltz (G) Whiskey Before Breakfast (D) Wind That Shakes the Barley (D) |
| * recommended for less experienced players. | |
Getting the most out of your classes: Don’t forget to bring a tape deck with batteries or music paper to the fest, you’ll want to get down things to work on long after the fest is over. It’s a great opportunity to get down pieces during jams and classes. It is not permissible to record concerts.
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