CSOTFA District 6 - Monthly Jam

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If you love Old Time Fiddle music and would like to support the events and activities that District 6 provides to our North State community please consider making a donation directly to District 6. All of these events that we put on and support take time and money and we certainly appreciate all the help you can give. Here is a listing of some of our events: Monthly Fiddle Jams & workshops, The Amateur Fiddle Contest, The Western Open Fiddle Championships, The District 6 Christmas Potluck Jam, February Fiddlegrams, The District 6 Summer Picnic Jam, The Back-Up Book Project, www.csotfa.org and NorthStateFiddlers.com website, Announcement Mailing List, Grapevine Newsletter, Leatherby's Ice Cream Fiddle Jam, Local Concerts at Bernie's Guitar & the Bohemian Art Loft, Strings & Keys Music Studio in Cottonwood events and concerts. And we also provide Old Time Fiddle groups to a wide variety of local public events. You can also sign up for membership in CSOTFA - District 6, your paid membership helps support all that we do. Link to Membership page: click here


California non-profit and U.S. IRS 501 (c) (3) Charitable Organization, formed to educate about and perpetuate Authentic Old-Time Fiddling as an art form and cultural treasure. California State Old Time Fiddlers Association – District 6

Olive Donaldson

We were quite saddened at the news of the passing of our dear friend and long time Fiddle Family Member extraordinaire Olive Donaldson. Olive had been a part of District 6 since nearly the very beginning and served on the District 6 board, and in many other ways served our organization ever since. Officially she was the leader of the Back 40 String Band, the District 6 Western Open Representative, The Western Open Board, and competed in many Fiddle Contests and Fiddle Jam Sessions, Fiddlegrams, played as a musician for many many events in the North State area, and the list just goes on and on. But mostly, Olive was our friend, a good friend, and we do miss her, a lot.
We will have a tribute page to honor Olive and the life and music she shared with all of us soon. But for now and respecting the wishes of her family we are just posting this simple announcement.

GOOD FOOD • RAFFLE • WORK SHOPS including SLOW JAM CLASS
DOOR PRIZES • CRAFT S FAIR
Website: www.cloverdalefiddles.com
email: fiddlers@cloverdalehistory.com
707-894-2067 •707-829-8012
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Wishing you and yours a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From your Friends at District 6


Cloverdale Old Time Fiddle Festival January 21th & 22nd 2012 Cloverdale, CA FMI Contact: Mark Hogan Phone: 707-829-8012 or 707-479-5529 Link to Email Contest Website: Click Here

Still looking for something to do?
George Fredson is organizing informal house jams, intended to provide a time and place for Old Time Fiddlers and other interested musicians to get together for fun and music.
For more information call George 530-604-8706
email: click here

District 6 Monthly Jam Schdule
Jam Location - St. James Lutheran Church
2500 Shasta View Drive
Redding CA 96002

Sunday, January 8th
Workshop: Lee Brushett - Backup Guitar
At 2:00PM the Jam Starts with a short performance by Lee Brushett and Friends.

The jams are for everyone from complete beginners or folks new to Old Time Fiddling - to seasoned players. We will have a circle jam for beginners; so if you are just starting out and working on accompanying or backing up with chords and/or playing a melody in a group this is just for you. And there are lots of rooms available to gather in groups with friends (old and new) for a faster pace jam session.

Do feel free to call your friends & get the word out. See you at the Jams!

Upcoming Jams - workshop information to be confirmed:

Sunday, February 5th
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, March 4th
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, April 1st
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, May 6th
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, June 3rd
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, July 8th
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, August 5th
Workshop: TBD

Sunday, September 9th
Workshop: TBD

Jam Songs - The Short List
The list of songs below are some of the more common one's we play at the Monthly Jam's. For a more complete list you could look at the list of songs in the Back-Up Book. Of course there are a myriad of songs that fall into the "old time fiddle music" basket but these would be a start for the circle jams where everyone in the circle has a chance to play the melody.
Arkansas Traveler: D Ashoken Farewell: D Bill Cheatum: A Billy in the Low Ground: C Blackberry Blossom: G Boil the Cabbage: A Cuckoo's Nest: D Devil's Dream: A Dill Pickle Rag: G Fisher's Hornpipe: D Flop Eared Mule: D Forked Deer: D Gold Rush: A Jerusalem Ridge: Am John Ryan's Polka: D Kentucky Waltz: D	Liberty: D Off to California: G Old Joe Clark: A Ook Pik Waltz: G Pig Ankle Rag: D Ragtime Annie: D Red Haired Boy: A Redwing: G Sailor's Hornpipe: G Saint Anne's Reel: D Soldier's Joy: D Swallow Tail Jig: Em Tennessee Waltz: D Turkey in the Straw: G Whiskey Before Breakfast: D Woodchopper's Reel: D
If you want a more complete listing of Old Time Fiddle Songs that we play you can check out the songlist in a jam book we publish: "The Back-up Book - Chords to Accompany Fiddle Tunes" The Back-up Book was developed by members of District 6 and is now in it's 4th printing. The chords are for the Old Time Fiddle Tunes as commonly played here in Northern California at Fiddle Jams and Contests. This new revised version (4th Edition) includes new songs and a larger, more readable type face. Also, the songs in the now arranged alphabetically with a master index and alphabetized sub-category indexes: Waltzes, Hoedowns and Tunes of Choice (complete song list below). More about the Back-up Book, list of songs and online ordering: Click here

You can donate any amount to District 6 by clicking the "Donate" button below.



Now you can order a Back-Up Book online More about the Back-up Book and online ordering: Click here

~ Please note that sometimes the actual date or details of the Jams change ~
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