Grey Fox Kid's Academy 2026

These are the songs for Grey Fox Kid's Academy 2026

Nine Pound Hammer in the key of G, Handsome Molly in the key of G 

and the Bluegrass Stomp in the key of D

Please listen and play along with these videos  of our songs. Download the sheets appropriate for you instrument and sing along with the videos.  Violin music will always have the chords for guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass.

Due to flexibility in placing students in the best classes with appropriate instructors, the color level of where your child is now may change when the instructors meet and evaluate placements for the students on site at the festival. 

Busking guidelines for 2026:

Busking is a great way to show off your skills, get some extra practice in and to send some money back to the costs of the academy. Busking is only allowed at the festival if the money donated is being used to help fund the academy. 

Practice the scales of G and D . 

Please check back at this page every week till all the materials are fully published, in the mean time, please play along with these youtube examples. 

See you in July!  Mark

Guitar players should download everything below this line. Everyone else, download above this. The music for cello will be just below the videos. 

The melody of The Grey Fox Waltz  starts 1 min and 40 sec into this version.                               The melody to Shady Grove starts at 52 seconds into this version