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New to jamming?

You're not alone.

The Slower Than Dirt Old-Time Jam is a monthly jam especially for beginners. We'll learn a tune or three and get comfortable with jamming in a low-pressure environment.

Always free, open to all. Come join us!

Robot String Band

Upcoming Jams:

All upcoming jams will be held online using a virtual conferencing app until the risk of spreading COVID-19 is over. Jams are typically on the fourth Saturday of the month, from 2-4pm Pacific (Seattle) Time.

Play-along recordings of all the core tunes are now available through a player on each individual tune’s page.

Temporarily on Hiatus

Slower Than Dirt jams are on a break for a few months, due to work committments. I hope to resume in February of 2023.

See the Virtual Jams page for details.

Tunes from the core repertoire to be played in October are:

  • Abe’s Retreat (A dor)
  • Cluck Old Hen (A dor)
  • Mace Bell’s Civil War March (A dor)
  • Sandy Boys (A mix)
  • Clayhole Waltz (A)
  • Bound to Have a Little Fun (G)
  • Girl I Left Behind Me (G)
  • Possum up a Gum Stump (G)
  • Seneca Square Dance (G)
  • Susi’s Waltz (G)

To get email notification about upcoming jams or changes in time or venue, sign up for the spam-free announcement list. That’s an announcement-only list; if you want to chat about old time music or jam-related stuff, there’s a discussion list. (Also spam-free, in that we’ll never sell your address to anyone, and won’t spam you with ads ourselves.)

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Image credits: Robot string band by Ben Bittner.
Backing tracks on core tune recordings are from Strum Machine.

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