Denver Area Old-Time Music Jams

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(This page last updated 8/15/2010)

If you are a musician who plays Old-Time Music, please consider joining us!  Please note that this is NOT a bluegrass jam.

We primarily play American old-time music for our own enjoyment. The music we play sometimes takes excursions to the traditional musical styles of New England, French Canada, or Ireland.

We welcome musicians who play fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, hammered dulcimer, and other acoustic instruments.

We get together once a month at various locations in the Denver metro area, on the 4th Sunday of each month. If you play old-time music and this sounds like something you would like to be part of, please send email with a short description of your musical interests to the Jam Coordinator. Please include your real first and last name. We send out notification of the jams once a month, and rarely send anything else. We respect your privacy and we do not release email addresses.

Upcoming jams:
Aug. 22, 2010
Sept. 26, 2010 (tentative)
Oct. 24, 2010 (tentative)

Here are some excerpts of recordings made at some of the jams (MP3s):

• Yellow Rose of Texas
• Year of Jubilo
• Red Haired Boy
• June Apple
• Kitchen Girl
• Evit Gabriel
• Puncheon Floor
• March of St. Timothy

• Liza Jane
• Black Widow Romp
• Road to Boston
• Cindy
• Late for the Dance
• Johnny Cope

Here is a list of tunes we sometimes play.

Old time fiddle tunes in versions recorded specifically for learning (moderate speed, basic arrangements) are available from the MossyRoof web site.  These are great versions of old-time tunes, some of which we play.  The site also provides banjo tab. 

Dave Reiner has posted a boatload of fine tunes at his FiddleHangout page.

For guitar chords for some old-time tunes, check out Keith's Chord Chart or Pegram Jam Chord Charts.

Dan Levenson has recorded simple versions of over a hundred old-time fiddle tunes, which are available for download from Mel Bay.

John LaMancusa's web page is a good source for old-time and other tunes (PDFs of standard music notation, and MIDI files) and additional links.