Fiddle Club of the World

Fiddle Club meeting coming up May 10th!

It’s Cajun fiddling with Will & Holly Whedbee

Leadway Bar and Gallery 5233 N. Damen, Chicago

NEWS FLASH!!!
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The meeting will start at 4:00 pm
(Not 3:30 as previously announced.
The bar doesn’t open till 4. Doh!)
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You can still sign up.
Find workshops here.

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DOUBLE NEWS FLASH!!! We’ll begin with a special showing of
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The producers are Old Town School parents who, at one time, were in a variety of fiddle and banjo classes and the Old Time Ensemble. They will be there. This is something extra special.

You can still sign up for the May meeting by calling the Old Town School of Folk Music at 773.728.6000. If you want to bring a guest, you’ll have to sign them up for the Club. Hurry. It’s first come, first served.

Paul Tyler, Convener

The Fiddle Club of the World meetings start with an unplugged concert by the featured guests. The concert will be followed by a jam session for club members with the featured guest. Several tunes you can learn are posted on this website under the category “Tunes” linked on the right sidebar.

Filed under: Meeting Schedule by Paul | May 6, 2008 | Comments (0)

Paddy Jones will be here this Friday! (March 14)

And that’s how the Fiddle Club of the World (Chicago Chapter) begins.

At the Leadway Bar and Gallery 5233 N. Damen, Chicago

NEWS FLASH!!!
The party room at the Leadway is a bit bigger than I thought.
We’ve opened up space for six more members.
Sign up quick. Find workshops here.

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Please note a slight change in the schedule for the evening.

In the interests of Paddy’s accompanist being able to show up on time, we’ll start about 8ish. And we will begin with a bit of a session, to try to find some common ground between the enthusiasts for Irish trad and the old-time crowd.

Paddy’s concert set will start at about 8:30. Around 9:30 we’ll have a big session and play the tunes that are posted here for you to learn.

And then we’ll have some more tunes.

Also note. Space is limited.
We have room for only twenty members. As I write this, there are just two slots still available. If you want to bring a guest, you’ll have to sign them up for the Club. Hurry. It’s first come, first served.

I might have to look for a bigger space for the next meeting.

Paul Tyler, Convener

Filed under: Meeting Schedule by Paul | March 11, 2008 | Comments (0)

Featured Guests for Spring 2008

March 14 (Fri) 7:30
Paddy Jones
Paddy Jones is one of the last pure players of the traditional music of Sliabh Luchra (pronounced Shleeve Lew-cra), a mountainous region on the borderland between Counties Kerry and Cork in the southwest corner of Ireland. The distinctive style of this region makes heavy use of polkas and slides, and relies less on the reels and jigs that are more standard in the “trad” Irish repertoire. The undisputed master of the Sliabh Luchra style was the legendary Padraig O’Keefe, who was Paddy Jones’ teacher.
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To hear some Paddy Jones tunes.

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April 20 (Sun) 6:30
Lynn “Chirps” Smith
Traditional tunes from downstate Illinois and beyond are the forte of this fiddler long known for his work with the Volo Bogtrotters. Chirps now plays with the New Bad Habits.
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To hear some Chirps Smith tunes.