Jams

Jams are a chance to play through dance tunes many many times and practice at a little faster tempo than the teaching sessions.  We will put out a list of tunes that are likely to be played at the Jam if you want to practice up.  (Other tunes from this site might also be played as well)   Jams are for playing our common repertoire, not for playing that one hard tune that nobody knows.  Tunes will be played by ear at these jams, so no need to pack your music stands!

Here's what we played at the Jam in Sharon and Erik's backyard on August 14, 2025:

Treaty of Paris (by Keith Murphy)

Hut on Staffin Island (by Phil Cunningham)

On the Danforth (by Keith Murphy)

Flying Home to Shelley (by Paul Gitlitz)

Reel St. Antoine 

Sailor's Wife 

Reel du Lièvre 

Le Physicien (by Pascale Gemme)

Isle of Wood (by Liz Carroll)

Father Kelly's 

Boy's Lament for His Dragon (by William Mackay)

Evit Gabriel (by Daniel Thonon)

Hollow Poplar 

Lament for the First Generation (by Liz Carroll)

Mouse in the Kitchen (by Colin Farrell)

Arran Boat Song 

Walls of St. Malo (by Keith Murphy)

Cat on a Leash (by Anita Dolen)

Josefin's Waltz (by Roger Talroth)

Kapa'a Sands (waltz) (by Todd Silverstein)

Atholl Highlanders 

Here's what we played at the Jam in Sharon and Erik's backyard on July 10th 2025:

Black Cat Jig (by Dan Compton)

Maison de Glace (by Rejean Brunet)

Moon and Seven Stars

Reel du Lièvre

Walls of St Malo (by Keith Murphy)

Réel de Montréal 

Joséphin’s Waltz (by Roger Talroth)

Star Above the Garter

Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine

Pilgrim  (We played it in A for fiddles.  Here it is on a whistle in G) (by Chris Murray)

A Boy's Lament for his Dragon (by William Mackay)

Rainy Night in Montague (by George Reynolds)

Da Lounge Bar (by Annlaug Borsheim)

Amelia’s Waltz (by Bob McQuillen)

Jeff City & Spotted Pony (as a set)

Black Rogue (or "Back Row", or "Bath Robe" . . .!)

Hut on Staffin Island (by Phil Cunningham)

On the Danforth (by Keith Murphy)

Valse de Pastouriaux (by Jacky Molard)

Here's what we played at the Jam at Sue's house on April 10th 2025:

Reels

Hut on Staffin Island (by Phil Cunningham)

Jeff City

Damon's Winder

Spotted Pony

Dancing Bear (by Bob McQuillen)

William Blake's Dead (by Rodney Miller)

John Stenson's #2 (by John Stenson)

June Apple

Marches

Chris' Camino March (debut performance!) (by Chris Murray)

March of St. Timothy (by Judi Morningstar)

Coleman's March

Jigs

Calliope House (by Dave Richardson)

Wild One (by Mer Pantaleoni Boel)

Maison de Glace (by Rejean Brunet)

Moon & 7 Stars

Jig of Slurs

Coffee

Waltzes and air

Josefin's Waltz (in G) (by Roger Talroth)

Inisheer

Isle of Woods (by Liz Carroll)

Here's what we played at the Jam at Sue's house on January 10th 2025:

• Josefin's Waltz

• Gap of Dreams / Mug of Brown Ale

• Rainy Night in Montague 

• Calliope House 

• Mouse in the Kitchen 

• Hudie Gallagher's / Moon and Seven Stars 

• William Blake's Dead 

• Eighth of January 

• Humours of Ballinafauna

• Quadrille des Ancêtres 

• Dancing Bear 

• Waltz des Poêles

• Black Rock 

• Jeff City 

• Goat Groove 

• Dunmore Lasses 

• Hut on Staffin Island 

• Aimé Gagnon / Hommage à Edmond Parizeau 

• Haapavesi

Here's what we played at the Jam at Betsy's house on October 10th, 2024:

Reels & Marches:

• Cat on a Leash

• Jeff City

• Damon's Winder

• William Blake's Dead

• John Stenson's #2

• Spotted Pony

• Dick Gossips

• Evil Diane

• Frank's Reel

• Coleman's March

Jigs:

• Mouse in the Kitchen

• Moon & 7 Stars

• Humours of Ballinafauna

• Old as the Hills

• Early in the Year

Stay tuned for announcements from me about the January 4 Open Band that will be led by Betsy & George, along with Sue Songer and Bill Tomczak.  Like last year, we will have some fun "horn" parts that Bill wrote (can be played by any melody instrument), and we'll be working with caller Noah Grunzweig to play the 2nd half of the "New Year's Eve" dance, not quite on NYE.  We'll try to have a setlist by the beginning of November.

Here's what we played in Sharon and Erik's backyard on August 8th 2024:

• Miss Monaghan's 

• The Wild One 

• Hut on Staffin island 

• Damon’s Winder 

• Black Rock 

• Fair Jenny's Jig  YouTube

• Lament of the First Generation 

• The Volunteer 

• Father Kelly’s Reel  YouTube

• Aime Gagnon/Hommage á Edmund Parizeau 

• Devil in the Strawstack/Speed the Plow 

• Calliope House  YouTube

• Cat on a Leash 

• Crested Hen 

Here's what we played in Sharon and Erik's backyard on July 18th 2024:

-Da Lounge Bar 

-Kerfunten in G 

-Cordal Jig 

-The Wren  YouTube

-Damon's Winder 

-Jeff City 

-The Moon and Seven Stars YouTube

-The Party Tune 

-Crested Hen 

-Hollow Poplar

-Whiskey Before Breakfast 

-Little Judique YouTube

-Black Cat Jig 

-St. Anne's Reel 

-The White Petticoat 

-William Blake's Dead 

-All the way to Galway 

-Aime Gagnon and Hommage a Edmund Parizeau 

-Midnight on the Water YouTube

-Waltz Loken

Here's what we played at Betsy's house on 2/8/2024

REELS & MARCHES:

• On the Danforth (by Keith Murphy)

• Aime Gagnon

• Hommage a Edmond Parizeau

• Spotted Pony

• Cat on a Leash (by Anita Dolen..aka Billy Church Memorial Breakdown)

• Shoes & Stockings

• Goat Groove (by David Wright)

• William Blake's Dead (by Rodney Miller)

• John Stenson's #2 (by John Stenson)

• Bus Stop Reel (by Anita Anderson)

• Tom Kruskal's (by Amelia Mason & Emily Troll) (played for ECD Sapphire Sea)

• Growling Old Man and Woman

JIGS:

• Kerfunten (by Hammy Hamilton)

• Mouse in the Kitchen

• Boys of Tandragee

• Reverend Brother's Jig

• Luachrachan Jig (by Junior Crehan) (YouTube) 

WALTZES

• Valse des Poeles

• Crested Hens