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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| Title | Chords | Genre | Rhythm | Examples | Key |
| Amelia’s | [] | modern | waltz | | Dmaj |
| Angeline The Baker | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| La Bastringue | [] | Québec | reel | | Dmaj |
| The Belfast Hornpipe | [] | Irish | hornpipe | | Dmaj |
| Big Sciota | [] | American Old Time | reel | Aly Bain & Jay Ungar et al | Gmaj |
| Jeff City | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Gmaj |
| Bill Cheatham | [] | Bluegrass | reel | | Amaj |
| Bill Sullivan’s | [] | Irish | polka | | Amaj |
| Booth Shot Lincoln | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Amaj |
| The Boys Of Bluehill | [] | Irish | hornpipe | | Dmaj |
| The Girl I Left Behind Me | [] | American Old Time | reel | Old Town School | Gmaj |
| Buffalo Gals | [] | American Old Time | reel | Old Town School
Old Town School | Gmaj |
| The Butterfly @ MJ | [] | Irish | slip jig | | Gmaj |
| Camp Meeting on the Fourth of July | [] | American Old Time | march | Southern String Band performance
Fiddle: Bill See, Banjo: Glenn Godsey, Guitar: Mike Long
Hard Cider String Band at Fiddler’s Grove | Dmaj |
| Cluck Old Hen | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Ador |
| Cold Frosty Morning | [] | American Old Time | reel | Old Town School | Ador |
| Cuckoo’s Nest @ MJ | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| Denis Murphy’s Polka | [] | Irish | polka | | Dmaj |
| Doon the Brae @ MJ | [] | Scottish | marc | | Emin |
| Ebenezer | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Gmaj |
| Falls of Richmond @ MJ | [] | American Old Time | air | | Ador
Amix
Ador |
| Far Away | [] | modern | waltz | Japanese! | Bmin |
| The Finnish Polka | [] | Scandinavian | polka | Kevin Burke
Ievan Polkka a capella
lumberjack band, 1952 | Bmin |
| Flop Eared Mule | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| The Flowers of Edinburgh | [] | Scottish | air | | Gmaj |
| Goin’ Down to Cairo | [] | American Old Time | reel | fiddle & banjo, slow
lesson, Bob Borcherding | Gmaj |
| Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman @ MJ | [] | Québec | reel | Louis Beaudoin
Hope Grietzer with Dannielle Spindler Swart
Old Town School demo | Amin
Amix |
| La Gueussinette | [] | Québec | waltz | Tidal Wave/Raz-de-Marée
“Gussie” on piano
Raz de Marée (2007) Tidal Wave, track 2 | Bmin |
| Hangman’s Reel @ MJ | [] | Québec | reel | | Amaj |
| Inisheer | [] | Irish | waltz | | Gmaj |
| The Inishowen | [] | Irish | waltz | with Danny McLaughlin | Gmaj |
| Josefin’s Dopvals @ G | [] | Scandinavian | waltz | by the composer, live, with Väsen | Gmaj |
| Julia Delaney @ MJ | [] | Irish | reel | Eileen who-needs-backup Ivers
Fergal Scahill’s tune a day | Dmin |
| Kitchen Girl | [] | American Old Time | reel | OT
Old Town School | Amix
Ador |
| Liberty | [] | American Old Time | reel | Bob Wills | Dmaj |
| Midnight On The Water | [] | Texas | waltz | | Dmaj |
| Mississippi Sawyer @ MJ | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| Needlecase | [] | American Old Time | reel | Dan Levenson
Bob Carlin | D |
| Oh Susanna | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Gmaj |
| Over the Waterfall | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmix
Dmaj |
| Ragtime Annie | [] | Texas | rag | | Dmaj
Gmaj |
| Green Willis | [] | American Old Time | march | Fuzzy Mountain String Band
Old Town School | Dmaj |
| Red Hills Polka | [] | American Old Time | polka | | Dmaj |
| Rock the Cradle Joe @ MJ | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| Sadie at the Back Door | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmix |
| Sally in the Garden @ MJ | [] | American Old Time | reel | Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Cdor
Laurel Premo, Anna Gustavsson – gourd banjo and nyckelharpa
Critton Hollow String Band
Critton Hollow String Band (2005) Cowboys and Indians 1996 Yodel-Ay-Hee 019
I Walked Abroad – Laurel Premo & Anna Gustavsson (700261447285)
That Banjo from Hell – Harry Bollick & Ken Bloom – Paulstarr Enterprise (Cave Music) | Ador |
| Sandy Boys @ Am | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Amin |
| Sarah Armstrong’s Tune | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| Sean Ryan’s @ Polka | [] | Irish | polka | | Dmaj |
| Shenandoah Falls | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Amaj |
| Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire | [] | American Old Time | reel | Bruce Molsky | Gmaj |
| Soldier’s Joy | [] | American Old Time | reel | Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers
from Will the Circle be Unbroken
Franklin George, banjo | Dmaj |
| Spotted Pony | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| Three Thin Dimes | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Amaj |
| Red Wing | [] | Tin Pan Alley | reel | | Gmaj |
| Valley Forge | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmix |
| Seneca Square Dance | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Gmaj |
| Seneca Square Dance @ MadCoCo | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Gmaj |
| Waiting For Nancy | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| West Fork Gals | [] | American Old Time | reel | | Dmaj |
| Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss | [] | American Old Time | reel | New Lost City Ramblers
slow demo OTS
Rhonda Kemp
Carol Ormand calling
jam | Dmaj |
| Yellow Rose of Texas | [] | American Old Time | reel | Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Janie Rothfield and Ralph Gordon | Dmaj |