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A Sunday Afternoon Folk Jam with Matthew Christian and Brooklyn Contra

  • Strong Rope Brewery 574 President Street Brooklyn, NY, 11215 United States (map)

Join us for a Sunday Afternoon Folk Jam

Friends, bring an instrument, a picnic, or just yourself for friends and folk music at Strong Rope Brewery!

Our jams are led by our great friend and fiddler Matthew Christian. All musicians are welcome to come and sit in.

For Musicians: This jam is open to all levels, with 1-1:45 for slow tunes from the below list, 1:45-3 (or whenever) an open jam

Jigs

  • Swallowtail Jig

  • Kesh Jig

  • Cliffs of Moher

  • Gallagher’s Frolics

Reels

  • Spootiskerry

  • Over the Waterfall

  • Star of Munster

  • Silver Spear

Hornpipes, polkas, and marches

  • Rights of Man

  • Britches Full of Stitches

  • All the Way to Galway

  • Minstrel Boy

  • Sean South

  • Red Haired Boy

  • You Are My Sunshine

Waltzes:

  • Tennessee Waltz

  • Neil Gow’s Lament

Earlier Event: September 17
A Dance in Prospect Park
Later Event: October 1
A Contra Dance for All

Brooklyn Contra is a 501c3 non-profit registered in NY State as Traditions Unlimited

Brooklyn Contra Programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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