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	[]	Genre	Rhythm	Examples	Medley(s)	Key	Groups
Amelia’s	[]	modern	waltz			Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Angeline The Baker	[]	American Old Time	reel		AngelineFlyAround AngelineSoldiersJoy	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Ashokan Farewell	[]	modern	waltz			Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Avalon Quickstep	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
The Banshee	[]	Irish	reel	Fergal Scahill		Gmaj	Moldy
Barlow Knife	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
La Bastringue	[]	Québec	reel			Dmaj	MadCoCo, QPlus, Moldy
Bay of Fundy	[]	Maritimes	reel	Luc Richard fiddle and piano. w/Mason’s Apron Lissa Schneckenburger, Bethany Waickman w/Reel de Montreal Bill Guest, solo fiddle		Dmaj	QPlus, Moldy
Behind The Bush In The Garden	[]	Irish	jig	Andy McGann, Paddy Reynolds, Paul Brady Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas		Ador	Moldy
The Belfast Hornpipe	[]	Irish	hornpipe			Dmaj	Moldy
Big Sciota	[]	American Old Time	reel	Aly Bain & Jay Ungar et al		Gmaj	Moldy
Bill Cheatham	[]	Bluegrass	reel			Amaj	Moldy
Bill Sullivan’s	[]	Irish	polka		Titanic Cairo / Bill Sullivan FinnSully	Amaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Billy in the Lowground	[]	American Old Time	reel			Cmaj	Moldy
Bonnie Charlie	[]	Scotland	hornpipe, reel			Dmin	Moldy
Booth Shot Lincoln	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amaj	Moldy
The Boys Of Bluehill	[]	Irish	hornpipe			Dmaj	Moldy
Buffalo Gals	[]	American Old Time	reel	Old Town School Old Town School	Buffalo Gals / Newcastle	Gmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
The Butterfly @ MJ	[]	Irish	slip jig	fiddles,guitar, banjo		Gmaj	Moldy
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	Moldy
Canyon Moonrise	[]	modern	waltz			Emin	Moldy
Chicken Under the Washtub	[]	American Old Time	reel	The Sweet Lowdown		Ddor, Dmix	Moldy
Cluck Old Hen	[]	American Old Time	reel			Ador	Moldy
Cold Frosty Morning	[]	American Old Time	reel	Old Town School	ColdWren FrostyDeer Cold Frosty-Kitchen Girl ColdFrostyWhiskey	Ador	MadCoCo, Moldy
Colored Aristocracy	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Crested Hens	[]	Irish	waltz	Solas, as a slow air Gitar Cafe Concert in Istanbul, low whistle		Edor	Moldy
Cuckoo’s Nest @ MJ	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Denis Murphy’s Polka	[]	Irish	polka		Titanic	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
The Diamond	[]	Irish	waltz			Dmaj	Moldy
Doon the Brae @ MJ	[]	Scottish	march			Emin	Moldy
The Dusty Windowsill	[]	Irish	jig			Ador	Moldy
Ebenezer	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
El Paso Waltz	[]	modern	waltz			Amaj	Moldy
Elzic’s Farewell	[]	American Old Time	reel	French Carpenter		Ador	Moldy
Falls of Richmond @ MJ	[]	American Old Time	reel			Ador, Amix, Ador	Moldy
Far Away	[]	modern	waltz			Bmin	MadCoCo, Moldy
Far From Home	[]	Shetland	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Farewell to Whiskey	[]	Scottish	air			Gmaj	Moldy
Farewell Trion	[]	American Old Time	reel			Cmaj	Moldy
The Finnish Polka	[]	Scandinavian	polka	Kevin Burke Ievan Polkka a capella lumberjack band, 1952	Mairis / Finnish Gaspe Finnish FinnSully	Bmin	MadCoCo, Moldy
Fisher’s Hornpipe @ D	[]	English	hornpipe	Old Town School Vi Wickam’s Fiddle Tune a Day crooked, from Laurie Hart		Dmaj	Moldy
Flop Eared Mule	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
The Flowers of Edinburgh	[]	Scottish	air			Gmaj	Moldy
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss	[]	American Old Time	reel	New Lost City Ramblers slow demo OTS) Ola Belle Reed Carol Ormand calling jam	AngelineFlyAround Fly Around Sandy Boys	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Forked Deer	[]	American Old Time	reel	Taylors Kentucky Boys Bruce Molsky, multi part Lightning in the East, five parts Old Town School	ForkySpotty FrostyDeer	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Frosty Morning	[]	American Old Time	reel			ADor	Moldy
Galway Hornpipe	[]	Irish	hornpipe	Andy McGann and Paul Brady (as McDermott’s) fiddle and guitar (with Belfast Hornpipe)		Dmaj	Moldy
Blackberry Blossom @ Eddy	[]	American Old Time	reel	Rachel Eddy on fiddle, with Walkin’ in My Sleep Kerry Blech’s history with examples		Gmix	Moldy
Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom	[]	American Old Time	reel	Rachel Eddy on fiddle, with Walkin’ in My Sleep		Gmix	Moldy
The Girl I Left Behind Me	[]	American Old Time	reel	Old Town School	Girl Liberty Girl Doon the Brae Girl Willafjord	Gmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Goin’ Down to Cairo	[]	American Old Time	reel	fiddle & banjo, slow lesson, Bob Borcherding	Cairo St-Tim Cairo Bill Sullivan	Gmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Greasy Coat	[]	American Old Time	reel	Augusta, Anna Roberts-Gevalt et al, Edden Hammons		Ador	Moldy
Green Willis	[]	American Old Time	march	Fuzzy Mountain String Band Old Town School		Dmaj	Moldy
Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman @ MJ	[]	Québec	reel	Louis Beaudoin Hope Grietzer with Dannielle Spindler Swart Old Town School demo		Amin, Amix	Moldy
Hangman’s Reel @ MJ	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amaj	Moldy
Harvest Home	[]	Irish	hornpipe			Dmaj	Moldy
Haste to the Wedding	[]	English	jig	Springfield Technical Community College		Dmaj	Moldy
Hewlett	[]	Irish	waltz	Planxty lesson		Dmaj	Moldy
Hunting the Buffalo @ A	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amaj	Moldy
Hunting the Buffalo @ D	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Indian Corn	[]	American Old Time	reel	Chirps Smith and Stephanie Coleman Arto Jarvela, harmony for above Bigfoot String Band (Rhys Jones)		Gmaj	Moldy
Inisheer	[]	Irish	waltz			Gmaj	Moldy
The Inishowen	[]	Irish	waltz	with Danny McLaughlin		Gmaj	Moldy
Inishowen jig	[]	Irish	jig			Bmin	Moldy
Itzikel	[]	Klezmer	frailach			Dmin	Moldy
Jackson Stomp	[]	jug band	reel	Mississippi Mud Steppers		Amaj	Moldy
Jacky Tar	[]	Scottish	hornpipe			Emin	Moldy
Jaybird	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Jeff City	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Jenny Lind	[]	American Old Time	polka	Edward II – recording Eliza Carthy		Gmaj	Moldy
Jimmy in the Swamp	[]	American Old Time	reel	Old Town School		Gmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
John Stenson’s #2	[]	Irish	reel			Amix	Moldy
Josefin’s Dopvals @ G	[]	Scandinavian	waltz	by the composer, live, with Väsen		Gmaj	Moldy
Julia Delaney @ MJ	[]	Irish	reel	Eileen who-needs-backup Ivers Fergal Scahill’s tune a day		Dmin	Moldy
June Apple	[]	American Old Time	reel	Doc Watson and David Holt Michael Daves & Friends		Amix	Moldy
The Kerfunken	[]	Irish	jig			Dmaj	Moldy
Kitchen Girl	[]	American Old Time	reel	Old Town School	Cold Frosty-Kitchen Girl	Amix, Ador	MadCoCo, Moldy
Lament of The First Generation	[]	Irish	air	Liz Carroll with Steve Cooney		DMix	Moldy
Langstrom’s Pony	[]	Irish	jig	le Ceoltóiri Cultúrlainne		Amix	Moldy
Liberty	[]	American Old Time	reel	Bob Wills	Girl Liberty BonaparteLiberty	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Little Rabbit	[]	American Old Time	reel	Crockett’s Kentucky Mountaineers		Amaj	Moldy
Maam	[]	Scottish	reel			Ddor	Moldy
Magpie	[]	American Old Time	reel	Fuzzy Mountain String Band		Gmaj	Moldy
Margaret’s Waltz	[]	English	waltz	Aly Bain and Peerie Willie Johnston		Amaj	Moldy
Merrily Kiss The Quaker	[]	Irish	slide	Planxty		Gmaj	Moldy
Midnight On The Water	[]	Texas	waltz			Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Mississippi Palisades	[]	American Old Time	reel	Chirps, Demo Chirps, Slow Chirps and Charlie Walden		Gmaj	Moldy
Mississippi Sawyer @ MJ	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Morpeth Rant	[]	English	reel	solo fiddle fiddle, concertina, accordion, guitar – from Jakarta! melodeon	Morpeth / Growling Spoot/ Morpeth / Growling	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
My Darling Asleep	[]	Irish	jig	Fergal Scahill		Dmaj	Moldy
Nail that Catfish to a Tree	[]	American Old Time	reel	Steve Rosen, slow) Volo Bogtrotters demo) Volo Bogtrotters, performance		Gmaj	Moldy
Needlecase	[]	American Old Time	reel	Dan Levenson Bob Carlin	Needlecase / Nixon’s Nixon’s / Needlecase	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
The New Leaf	[]	modern	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
North Carolina Breakdown	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Oh Susanna	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Old Chattanooga	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Old French	[]	Québec	reel	Patty Kusturok Session		Dmaj, Amix	QPlus, Moldy
Old Joe Clark	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amix	Moldy
Old Mother Flanagan	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amaj	Moldy
Old Yeller Dog (Came Trottin’ Through the Meeting House)	[]	American Old Time	reel		Old Yeller / Catfish Old Yeller / Pony	Gmaj	Moldy
Out on the Ocean	[]	Irish	jig			Gmaj	Moldy
Over the Waterfall	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmix, Dmaj	Moldy
Paddy On The Turnpike	[]	Irish	reel			Gdor	Moldy
Pays d’Haut	[]	Québec	reel			Dmaj	QPlus, MadCoCo, Moldy
Pig Ankle Rag	[]	jug band	rag			Dmaj	Moldy
Ragtime Annie	[]	Texas	rag			Dmaj, Gmaj	Moldy
Red Haired Boy	[]	Irish	reel		Seneca / Red Haired	Amix	MadCoCo, Moldy
Red Hills Polka	[]	American Old Time	polka			Dmaj	Moldy
Red Wing	[]	Tin Pan Alley	reel		Susanna / RedWing Red Wing / Waterfall Johnny and Dorothy / RedWing	Gmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
The Rights of Man	[]	Irish	hornpipe			Emin	Moldy
Rock the Cradle Joe @ MJ	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Saddle Old Paint @ leadsheet	[]	American Old Time, Métis	reel	Jamie Fox Dornfeld, Bugge, nd Fox		Gmin	Moldy
Sadie at the Back Door	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmix	Moldy
St. Anne’s Reel	[]	Québec	reel			Dmaj	QPlus, Moldy
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		Ador	Moldy
Sandy Boys @ Am	[]	American Old Time	reel		Fly Around Sandy Boys Hundred Pipers / Sandy Boys	Amin	MadCoCo, Moldy
Sarah Armstrong’s Tune	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Scatter the Mud	[]	Irish	jig			Ador	Moldy
Sean Ryan’s @ Polka	[]	Irish	polka		Titanic	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Seneca Square Dance	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Shenandoah Falls	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amaj	Moldy
Shoes And Stockings	[]	American Old Time	reel	Walt Koken		Gmaj	Moldy
Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire	[]	American Old Time	reel			Gmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Da Slockit Light	[]	Shetland	air	Hanneke Cassel, (beautiful demo with sample lesson) by the composer		Dmaj	Moldy
Soldier’s Joy	[]	American Old Time	reel	Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers from Will the Circle be Unbroken Franklin George, banjo		Dmaj	Moldy
Spotted Pony	[]	American Old Time	reel		ForkySpotty Old Yeller / Pony	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Squirrel Hunters	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amix	Moldy
Tam Lin @ Am	[]	Irish	reel	Renée Doucet Neal Pointon apparently in disguise as a child		Amin	Moldy
Tam Lin @ Dm	[]	Irish	reel	Renée Doucet Neal Pointon apparently in disguise as a child		Dmin	Moldy
Tater Patch	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Temperance Reel	[]	Irish	reel			Gmaj	Moldy
Tennessee Waltz @ lead sheet	[]	modern	waltz			Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Three Thin Dimes	[]	American Old Time	reel			Amaj	Moldy
Tipping Back the Corn	[]	American Old Time	reel	Chirps Smith Old Buck with Riley Baugus		Amaj	Moldy
Tommy Bhetty’s Waltz	[]	Irish	waltz	Altan – The Red Crow		Gmaj	Moldy
Too Young to Marry	[]	Irish	reel	Get Up in the Cool		Dmaj	Moldy
Trip to Pakistan	[]	Breton	an dro			Emin	Moldy
Utpick Waltz	[]	Texas	waltz	Jay Unger and Molly Mason		Gmaj	Moldy
Valley Forge	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmix	Moldy
Valse des Jeunes Filles	[]	modern	waltz	Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen		Dmaj	MadCoCo, QPlus, Moldy
Waiting For Nancy	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
West Fork Gals	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Western Country	[]	American Old Time	reel			Dmaj	Moldy
Whiskey Before Breakfast	[]	Metis	reel		Whiskey Before / Catfish ColdFrostyWhiskey	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy
Winder Slide	[]	Irish	reel	Rayna Gellert		Dmaj	Moldy
Yellow Rose of Texas	[]	American Old Time	reel	Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Janie Rothfield and Ralph Gordon	Yellow Road YellowRose / Seneca	Dmaj	MadCoCo, Moldy