We have a slow jam after each Monthly Gathering (see link at left for Monthly Gathering). This is in addition to the song circle and the "fast" jam, both of which also rev up after each Monthly Gathering. The goal is to have a nurturing environment for those new to jamming to get their feet wet. It increases participation if there's a "core" of songs that we can all count on. So, below is our tune list. If you can become familiar with these, then you'll be in good shape to join us after the next Monthly Gathering.

There are a lot of tunes here; that's so we can have some variety. Each month we begin with a different key. For August, we'll be in the key of D, and we will go through these in the order listed below. For beginners who might think this is too long a list to learn completely, if you learn these in the order listed then you can be confident we'll play them in that same order and you can join in for as many tunes as you learn. The mp3 and midi samples, and the music/chords, are offered only as examples for those who need them. If you know a different version, as long as we're in the same key that should be fine.

Some general resources to learn new tunes:

• Several of the tunes (and 3 of the mp3s below) are on the Local Tomatoes CD available on our Marketplace page
• Hetzler's Fakebook
• Pegram Jam site (Here's their "Recipe for a Happy Jam")
• Wayne Erbsen's Instructional Books
• Chords to folk songs
• Traditional Music Library
• Jay Buckey's free tab for many instruments
• List of tunes from New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society
• Good mp3s of just fiddle on traditional tunes