Minnesota Fiddlers
The Upper Midwest Folk Fiddlers
April 24, 2019 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Highland Park Community Center
1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116
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PBnJ (Plain Blaine northern Jam)
Saturday, April 27, 2019 (2:00pm - 4:30 pm)
Susan's Grandfathers tunes in the Johnsville Library
12461 Oak Park Blvd NE, Blaine, MN 55434
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South of the River (SOTR)
Thursday, May 2, 2019 (6pm-8pm)
Robert Trail Library
14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN 55068
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SloJammers
Saturday May 4, 2019 (2pm-4pm)
Ridgedale Library Room 172
12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
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The Upper Midwest Folk Fiddlers
May 8, 2019 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Highland Park Community Center
1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116
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PBnJ (Plain Blaine northern Jam)
Saturday May 11, 2019 (2:00pm - 4:30 pm)
Prepare for Nisswa-Stammen in the Johnsville Library
12461 Oak Park Blvd NE, Blaine, MN 55434
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The Upper Midwest Folk Fiddlers
May 22, 2019 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Highland Park Community Center
1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116
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South of the River (SOTR)
Thursday, May 23, 2019 (6pm - 7:45pm)
Robert Trail Library
14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN, 55068
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The Upper Midwest Folk Fiddlers
June 5, 2019 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Highland Park Community Center
1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116
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South of the River (SOTR)
Thursday, June 13, 2019 (6pm - 7:45pm)
Westcott Library - Downstairs
1340 Westcott Rd, Eagan, MN 5512
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The Upper Midwest Folk Fiddlers
June 19, 2019 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Highland Park Community Center
1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116
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Minnesota Fiddle Tunes Project
The MSFA SloJammers have transcribed and are still learning the tunes from the Minnesota Fiddle Tunes CD project.
Click here access the sheet music to the Minnesota Fiddle Tunes.
The transcribed tunes include the following favourites:
Kettlescrubber, Flop-Eared Mule, Minnesota Waltz, Swedish Schottische
Dick Halverson's Waltz, Sherburne's Polka, Reinlender etter Ringnesen
Rangers Waltz, Medley - Old Red Barn/Steamboat Quickstep (Uncle Jim's)
Knute's Waltz, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Stoltman's Dad's Waltz
Click here to get a copy of the CD.
For videos of many of these tunes, go to YouTube.com and find the JumpStart Your Fiddle
channel. You can also like the Minnesota State Fiddle Association SloJammers on Facebook to get posts of sheet music, videos and upcoming events and jams.
Click here to see Anabel Sanford Wirt teaching Steamboat Quickstep and Red Barn Jig .
What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
A fiddle is a violin with attitude!
MSFA SloJammers
Are you a beginning or intermediate fiddle player who wants to learn more about old-time music? The Minnesota State Fiddlers Association holds a monthly slow jam for fiddlers wanting to learn old-time, Irish, Scandinavian, Canadian, and hey, maybe even a Cajun tune or two.
Each month, a MSFA volunteer will teach a tune or two. The rest of the time is spent in a "circle" jam session with the tunes slowed down so that everyone can participate. Fiddlers are encouraged to bring recording devices. So if you've taken violin lessons and want to try your hand at fiddling or are accomplished in old-time/bluegrass/Irish in another instrument and want to work on your fiddling, come join us.
Guitar, mandolin and other non-fiddle players who want to benefit from the slower tempos to learn how to accompany fiddlers are more than welcome to join us.
To get onto the notification list, email: msfafiddlers@gmail.com
Click here to see the SloJammer music repository
Upcoming SloJammer dates: