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

  • 1179 Union St, Apt #1 NY, 11225 United States (map)

Join us for Sunday Afternoon - New Venue

Friends, bring an instrument or just yourself for friends and folk music.

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

NEW Location: 1179 Union St, Apt #1 (Crown Heights, Brooklyn)

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) 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 18
A Contra Dance for All with Torrent
Later Event: October 14
CONTRASHOCK 2022