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UN declares banjo uke “a crime against humanity”
Stickerville Toilets Vandalized: Police Have Nothing To Go On
Drunken frat boy assaulted after requesting “Wagon Wheel” not once, but twice
Mississippi Sawyer displaced by chainsaw
Maybe the tune is straight and the rest of the world is crooked. Woah!
Massive backlog of rare C tunes leads to epic 4-hour jam, dorkdom
Ralph Stanley switches to banjo, harmonica “too hard”
Wife of Vermont oldtime fiddler hasn’t seen husband “in decades”
Squirrel Hunters erroneously played in G
Netherton returns to melody after long separation
Bruce Molsky slowly coming to grips with the fact he has groupies
Scienticists shocked to discover that oldtime is actually still new
National Endowment for the Arts grants $12.15 and a six-pack of Mtn Dew to compose “Tenth of January”
West Virginia oldtime musicians narrowly avert brawl by not talking about politics
Term “oldtime” deemed politically insensitive to the elderly
Lost Girl found
Phrase “one more tune” found to be potentially misleading
New Study Shows Waltzes Reduce Time Signature By 25% In Mice
Records reveal oldtime royalty not really royal
Bass overtakes harmonica as fifth most popular oldtime instrument
Springfield police officer Matt Stevens enters mental freeze when he uncovers local punks playing oldtime music
Augusta reschedules to February
Asheville, NC banjo player can’t decide whether to wear his Red Wing or Frye boots to tonight’s jam
After a decade of brave resistance, Midwest fiddler Laura Heinmann finally retunes to cross A
Local New Haven djembe player subtly uninvited to next jam
“Lazy” John files defamation suit
“Lost Indian” Exactly Where He’s Supposed To Be
Clifftop Strip Tease Competition Update: Contestants Asked Not To Remove G-string
Confused bluegrass guitar player keeps asking himself, “Where’s the f**king one?”
Find a Jam
There are more oldtime jams around the world than you can shake stick at. But how do you find them? Here's one great way. The diligent folks from Old-Time Open Jams have been quietly compiling a map of jams. Have a look and get out there! Old-time jams are in blue, festivals are red, and contests are purple. They've also included some Irish sessions in green if you're looking to branch out. Happy hunting!
