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Meetings and jams are held at the Potsdam Public Library. Gretchen Koehler will be hosting Old Time Jamming 101 at the library on May 10th at 1:30 ahead of the World Fiddle Day jam happening on May 18th. Visit gretchenkoehlermusic.com for all the details.
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- World Fiddle Day 2025 ActivitiesFiddler Gretchen Koehler will lead a series of FREE community activities in celebration of World Fiddle Day this year! RESOURCES: Sheet music, chords, and tune audio links available at gretchenkoehlermusic.com/worldfiddleday Musical Story Time, TAUNY (Canton), May 1, 10:30 – 11:15 AM Community Jam & Potluck, Saranac Lake Free Library, May 3, 11AM – 1PM Old …
- World Fiddle Day 2024!Come celebrate World Fiddle Day with Gretchen Koehler, the Madstop Fiddlers, and the North Country Folk Orchestra on May 11th at 2PM at the Potsdam Public Library. The Madstop Fiddlers, under the direction of Gretchen Koehler, will be kicking it off with a performance at 2:00 followed by a community play-along jam open to all …
- January RecapThanks to all who came out for the January Jam on a very snowy day! We had a great turnout despite the weather. Attendees included a couple young dancers, fiddlers from near and far, several accompanists on a variety of instruments, and even a newspaper reporter. Our new tune was the Teenager’s Waltz by Graham …
- June Jam Re-CapThanks to everyone who came out to the jam! Great turnout! We played several from the World Fiddle Day packet, and a few more from the other packet (under Resources > Sheet Music), and there were several new tunes: Our Workshop tune was Life on the Ocean Wave (aka Lady do-si-do, or First Two Ladies …
- Up Next… Jam on June 25th at the Potsdam Public LibraryJoin us for some tunes at the Potsdam Public Library at 2:00 on Sunday, June 25th! We will try something new and have a workshop tune at the beginning, followed by a few familiar jam favorites from the World Fiddle Day list, and then some round robin at a quicker pace.
Many thanks to Gretchen Koehler for recording ALL of these songs especially for us at a great pace for learning. (Please note that these are *for us* and not for sharing or distributing in any way.)