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Thread #46975   Message #700613
Posted By: GUEST,Claymore
29-Apr-02 - 03:21 PM
Thread Name: Why don't old-time fiddlers play jigs?
Subject: RE: BS: Why don't old-time fiddlers play jigs?
Russ, Come to Shepherdstown, up the Potomac from Harpers Ferry. Ask for O'Hurley's General Store on a Thursday night. We do jigs, reels, and waltzes in equal measure, with a strathspey or hambo thrown in to keep the crowd off balance. .The big hint is the Irish Republic flag and the Northern Irish flag separated by the Antietim Irish American battle flag, hanging high in the rafters. The number at O'H is (304) 876-6907 and they've been doing this for over 20 years.

Also there's a jam in Fredrick, MD at the Market Grill on Tuesdays, with the music alternating between old-time and Irish every other week.

You can't play out unless you Play Out.