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Sunday Afternoon In the Park: A Folk Jam and Picnic with Matthew Christian and Brooklyn Contra

  • Prospect Park 11 West Dr NY, 11215 United States (map)

Join us for Sunday Afternoon in the Park

Friends, bring an instrument, a picnic, or just yourself for friends and folk music in Prospect Park.

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

Location: Prospect Park near the Medowport Arch

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: August 21
A Contra Dance for All with Dance Therapy
Later Event: September 11
A Contra Dance In the Park!

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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