Tune Session on Sunday, April 21

6:30 – 8:30 and beyond
Leadway Bar & Grill
(5233 N. Damen – in the back room)

Some of us have been getting together to play tunes on (usually) the third Sunday of the month in our first home, the Leadway. The kitchen is open. There are a good selection of beers on tap. And the sound is good. It’s easy to hear.

We’d love for anybody to come play along with all or some of the tunes — or even just sit and listen. All instruments are welcome. We’ll work on that single jig that Jimmy Keane, Jr. taught us at the January concert, Jack Murray’s jig.

I’ll do a little teaching of some of the tunes shared by other recent guests,
like The Rout, from Kirk Sutphin,

and Barres de la Prison, from David Greely.

Here are the list of tunes we’ve done at the last three jams.
March jam session
(click for full list)

February jam session
(click for full list)

January jam session
(click for full list)

Filed under: Meeting Schedule,Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | April 17, 2013 | Comments (0)

Tunes from Kirk Sutphin

Kirk Sutphin & Bertram Levy
Banjos, Bows and Bellows
Sunday, March 10, 2013, 6:30pm
Seman Violins (4447 Oakton, Skokie)
B.Y.O.B. Snacks will be provided.

Fiddler Kirk Sutphin, from Walkertown, North Carolina, joins with banjoist and concertinist Bertram Levy for a unique presentation of old-time tunes from the Blue Ridge Mountains. For more background, visit this earlier Fiddle Club post, or Bertram Levy’s website.

All fiddlers and friends of fiddlers, including players of other instruments, are welcome. $15 admission. Click here to register.

Kirk and Bertram will present a short concert, followed by a jam session. Here’s some of the tunes we’ll play in the session. (Some teaching may happen.)

The Rout learned from Burt Edwards

Here it is a bit slower.
The Rout learned from Burt Edwards

Jump Jim Crow learned from Alan Jabbour

Here it is a bit slower.
Jump Jim Crow slow

Paddy on the Turnpike learned from a recording of Frank Jenkins

Here it is a bit slower.
Paddy on the Turnpike slower

Paul Tyler, convener

Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | February 23, 2013 | Comments (0)

Guest Artist for next Fiddle Club meeting

Frank Hall, Old-Time Fiddler
Sunday, September 30 – 6:30p
Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 Lincoln), in the back room

Founding fiddler of the Easy Street String Band, Bloomington, Indiana’s finest in the 1980s. Frank also played with the Yeah Buddys and the Monks before moving to Ireland right at the start of this century. He’s still playing American old-time tunes along with some of Ireland’s best traditional musicians.

Frank Hall Easy Street String Band

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You can register at www.oldtownschool.org and search the class catalog for Fiddle Club. That brings up two choices: 1) a single meeting registration for $15, or 2) a year’s subscription to all Fiddle Club events for $60.

Here are some tunes to learn for the jam session with Frank . . .

Sopping Up the Gravy learned from a 1972 recording of Charlie “Jake” Corns of Battle Ground, Indiana

Jim Shank from Bruce Greene

Frank is a fine dance fiddler. So Fiddle Clubbers get to decide. Do we want him to play a concert set, or should we have a dance? If the latter, we’ll start with the jam session at 6:30, and follow with the dance. Let me know your druthers with a comment below.

- Paul Tyler, convener

Filed under: Meeting Schedule,Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | September 18, 2012 | Comments (1)

Clarke Buehling Tunes

Clarke Buehling will guest at Fiddle Club on Sunday, July 8 at 6:30 pm in the backroom of the Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 Lincoln). Click here to register for a single meeting ($15 ), or click here for a year-long subscription ($60) to all Fiddle Club events..

Clarke sent us written music for two tunes. (
Click link to see notation)

Here’s how they sound . . .

Peaceful Henry

Peaceful Henry slow

Spanish Galopade

Spanish Galopade slow

As played by . . .
Paul Tyler, convener

Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | July 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

Tunes from Clarke Buehling

For Sunday, July 8 – 6:30p
Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 Lincoln)

Banjo King (and Man of Many Costumes), Clarke Buehling, visits the Old Town School on his summer tour for an afternoon workshop in the 19th century styles of class (3-finger picking) and stroke (clawhammer) banjo. Workshop info can be found here (scroll down) here (scroll down). In the evening, he will present a short concert for Fiddle Club of the World, and then work us through a couple of vintage fiddle rags and other Gilded Age tunes. The notes can be found below. Recordings to be posted soon.

Peaceful Henry
Peaceful Henry 		Spanish Galopade
Spanish Galopade

(click each thumbnail for a downloadable full size score)
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You can register for the Fiddle Club meeting for $15 by clicking here, or click this link for the $60 yearly subscription that gives you entrance to all Fiddle Club events.

Note: Recordings of the tunes can be found here.

Filed under: Notation,Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | June 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

Tunes from Dorian Gehring

Dorian Gehring, Cajun Fiddle
Sunday, May 20, 6:30 – Room E324
Old Town School East (4545 Lincoln)

Dorian Gehring
Dorian Gehring
(click to enlarge) 		Fresh out of college, Dorian is always ready with his fiddle. He won top prize in the 2010 Midwest Fiddle Championship with his band, the Cajun Vagabonds.
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Dorian plans to discuss different Cajun styles and talk about the modern Cajun scene. He would also like to help Fiddle Clubbers learn how to play second or chording fiddle.

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Here are some tunes
Eunice Two-Step

Eunice Two-Step slow

Cherokee Waltz

Cherokee Waltz slow

$15 dues for this workshop, click here, or choose the year-long subscription option ($60 for 12 months of Fiddle Club).

All meetings will start at 7:30pm, except * May 20, which will start at 6:30.
Old Town School East (4545 Lincoln in Chicago)

Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | April 30, 2012 | Comments (0)

Tunes from Charlie “Possum” Walden

Press the arrows to listen or right-click the blue title to download and save on your computer.

Shenandoah Valley Waltz

“First heard this from Mr. Virgil Smith of Montgomery City, MO. He learned if from Vee Latty, a renowned fiddler from Fulton, MO, in Callaway County. Latty is what I call one of “The Ancients”, in other words a fiddler who taught the old timers I learned from. This waltz is also a popular Blue Grass song.”

Fever in the South

“This is another Latty tune that I learned from a home recording obtained from Latty’s son, Wayne.”

Vee Latty’s recording of Fever in the South

Quadrille in G

“One of many untitled 6/8 time pieces from the Missouri Valley Region. I learned this from Dwight Lamb and he likely got it from Bob Walters.”

Sunday February 20 at 6:30 pm
Old-time fiddling, Missouri style, in the back room of the Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 N. Lincoln)

Click here to register.

Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | February 7, 2011 | Comments (0)

Tunes from Mary Allsopp

Mary Allsopp Mary Allsopp is the long-time leader of Chicago Spelmanslag (Swedish musicians club) with an extensive repertoire of Scandinavian tunes and a deep sensitivity to the distinctive rhythms of old-time Nordic dancing. And she’s a great teacher.
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Along with Tim Anderson on guitar, Mary will play a demonstration set in the back room of the Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 N. Lincoln) on Sunday, January 16 at 6:30. Some of Tim and Mary’s friends will be along to demonstrate the nyckleharpa (keyed fiddle) and traditional Swedish couple dances. The concert will be followed by a jam session with some teaching time thrown in. This meeting is free.

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Here’s a selection of tunes to introduce to the marvelous world of Swedish fiddle music.
Press the arrows to listen or right-click the blue title to download and save on your computer.

A walking tune:
Gärdebylåten

Gärdebylåten slow

&& 		A hambo (a newer dance in 3/4):
Hambo efter Lasse i Svarven

hambo slow

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A polska (an older dance in 3/4):
Polska from Ramsala

polska slow

&& 		A schottische:
Hast Schottis

schottische slow

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A fun tune:
Hamburger

Hamburger slow

Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | January 11, 2011 | Comments (0)

Kenny Stone: Bluegrass Fiddler

Kenny Stone
Sunday, November 21, 5:30 pm
Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 N. Lincoln)
Click here to register. Dues for this meeting are $15.

Kenny Stone is veteran bluegrass fiddler, with a performing career that started when he was nine. He released his first album in 1989, at the age of nineteen, and followed that up with series of recordings and tours with a variety of bands, including his own, the Kenny Stone Unit and Midwest Wind. Family life and work has taken him off the road. But he continues to perform with the Chicago Bluegrass Band and to teach select students at his home in Dyer, Indiana.
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The Fiddle Club of the World is pleased to present Kenny Stone to a new audience of fiddlers. He’s looking forward to playing through a potpourri of standard old-time and bluegrass tunes. He’s also offered us several of his own originals.		 Kenny Stone
Kenny Stone
(click to enlarge)

Buckley Barndance

Grangers Farewell

Beginning January 1, it will be possible to pay yearly dues and be able to enjoy all Fiddle Club of the World events at a significantly reduced rate. Also, enrolling in a “Fiddleship” allows you to support regular presentations of traditional fiddle music.

Upcoming Fiddle Club of the World meetings:
Dec. 12 – jam session and film viewing
Jan. 16 – Mary Allsopp of Chicago Spelmanslag (Swedish musicians club)
Feb. 20 – Charlie “Possum” Walden
Paul Tyler, convener
Chicago Chapter

Filed under: Meeting Schedule,Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | November 9, 2010 | Comments (0)

Tunes from Jim Lansford

Jim Lansford hails from Galena, Missouri. He’s learned first-hand from some of the best Missouri and Ozark fiddlers of the late 20th century and has carried the traditional sound forcefully into the 21st. His wife, Kim, is an accompanist second to none.

Here are a couple of fine tunes from the middle of the U.S.
Grey Eagle in C

From Cyrill Stinnett of Braymer, Missouri.
Grey Eagle in C slow

Daylight in the Morning fiddle & guitar

From Uncle Bunk Williams, an Ozark fiddler
Daylight in the Morning slow

Jim Lansford
(click to enlarge)

Jim & Kim Lansford will be performing at a Fiddle Club of the World meeting, 8:00pm on Friday, July 16 at the Leadway Bar & Gallery (5233 N. Damen) in Chicago.

Click here to register

Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | July 6, 2010 | Comments (0)


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