A selection of tunes played by folks who get together at Moldy Jam sessions in Madison, WI. This is an example set of tunes and will probably be modified. Meanwhile…
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Tune | [] | Rhythm | Key | Example |
Amelia's | [] | waltz | Dmaj | |
Angeline The Baker | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Ashokan Farewell | [] | waltz | Dmaj | |
Barlow Knife | [] | reel | Gmaj | |
La Bastringue | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Big Sciota | [] | reel | Gmaj | Aly Bain & Jay Ungar et al |
Bill Cheatham | [] | reel | Amaj | |
Bill Sullivan's | [] | polka | Amaj | |
Booth Shot Lincoln | [] | reel | Amaj | |
The Boys Of Bluehill | [] | hornpipe | Dmaj | |
Buffalo Gals | [] | reel | Gmaj | Old Town School |
The Butterfly @ MJ | [] | slip jig | Gmaj | |
Camp Meeting on the Fourth of July | [] | march | Dmaj | Southern String Band performance |
Cluck Old Hen | [] | reel | Ador | |
Cold Frosty Morning | [] | reel | Ador | Old Town School |
Cuckoo's Nest @ MJ | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Denis Murphy's Polka | [] | polka | Dmaj | |
Doon the Brae @ MJ | [] | marc | Emin | |
Ebenezer | [] | reel | Gmaj | |
Falls of Richmond @ MJ | [] | reel | Ador, Amix | |
Far Away | [] | waltz | Bmin | |
The Finnish Polka | [] | polka | Bmin | Ievan Polkka a capella |
Flop Eared Mule | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
The Flowers of Edinburgh | [] | air | Gmaj | |
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss | [] | reel | Dmaj | New Lost City Ramblers |
The Girl I Left Behind Me | [] | reel | Gmaj | Old Town School |
Goin' Down to Cairo | [] | reel | Gmaj | fiddle & banjo, slow |
Green Willis | [] | march | Dmaj | Fuzzy Mountain String Band |
Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman @ MJ | [] | reel | Amin,Amix | Old Town School demo |
La Gueussinette | [] | waltz | Bmin | Tidal Wave/Raz-de-Marée |
Hangman's Reel @ MJ | [] | reel | Amaj | |
Inisheer | [] | waltz | Gmaj | |
The Inishowen | [] | waltz | Gmaj | with Danny McLaughlin |
Josefin's Dopvals @ G | [] | waltz | Gmaj | by the composer, live, with Väsen |
Julia Delaney @ MJ | [] | reel | Dmin | Eileen who-needs-backup Ivers |
Kitchen Girl | [] | reel | Amix, Ador | Old Town School |
Liberty | [] | reel | Dmaj | Bob Wills |
Midnight On The Water | [] | waltz | Dmaj | |
Mississippi Sawyer @ MJ | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Needlecase | [] | reel | Dmaj | Dan Levenson |
Oh Susanna | [] | reel | Gmaj | |
Over the Waterfall | [] | reel | Dmix, Dmaj | |
Ragtime Annie | [] | rag | Dmaj, Gmaj | |
Red Hills Polka | [] | polka | Dmaj | |
Red Wing | [] | reel | Gmaj | |
Rock the Cradle Joe @ MJ | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Sadie at the Back Door | [] | reel | Dmix | |
Sally in the Garden @ MJ | [] | reel | Ador | Critton Hollow String Band |
Sandy Boys @ Am | [] | reel | Amin | |
Sarah Armstrong's Tune | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Sean Ryan's @ Polka | [] | polka | Dmaj | |
Seneca Square Dance | [] | reel | Gmaj | |
Shenandoah Falls | [] | reel | Amaj | |
Shove that Pig's Foot a Little Farther in the Fire | [] | reel | Gmaj | |
Soldier's Joy | [] | reel | Dmaj | from Will the Circle be Unbroken |
Spotted Pony | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Three Thin Dimes | [] | reel | Amaj | |
Valley Forge | [] | reel | Dmix | |
Waiting For Nancy | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
West Fork Gals | [] | reel | Dmaj | |
Yellow Rose of Texas | [] | reel | Dmaj | Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Janie Rothfield and Ralph Gordon |