Hi everyone,
Cahill will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Apr. 1st).
The song of the week is 'This Little Light Of Mine' in the key of Bb.


Recordings
Ralph Stanley - key of B
This Little Light Of Mine - YouTube

Randall Franks - key of A
Bluegrass Gospel - This Little Light of Mine - Randall Franks & David Davis and WRB.mpg - YouTube


Jam Videos
Key of Bb
This Little Light Of Mine Jam Video - Jason Homey

Keys of A & B
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology


Progression
1111
4441
1111
1511
In the key of B: 1=B, 4=E, 5=F#
In the key of Bb: 1=Bb, 4=Eb, 5=F
In the key of A: 1=A, 4=D, 5=E
In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D


Song List
14 songs were played at last night's jam, 9 from the main list, 4 from the additional songs list, and 1 that is on neither list:

Cluck Old Hen - A
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - A
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - C
Mama Don't Allow - G
A Memory Of You - C
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - B
Shortnin' Bread - A
Sitting On Top Of The World (played twice) - C & E
You Are My Sunshine - D
Bury Me Beneath The Willow - C
Foggy Mountain Top - A
Old Joe Clark - A
Soldier's Joy - D
Why Don't You Tell Me So - B

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
BBJ - This Little Light Of Mine - lyric cheat sheet.pdf
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Hi everyone,
Adam will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Mar. 25th).
The song of the week is 'Mama Don't Allow' in the key of G. 

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Recordings 
Flatt & Scruggs - key of G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfXlI6Fz4j0  

Doc Watson - key of A
Doc Watson Mama Don't Allow No Music - YouTube

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of A (starts at 12:09)
Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube


Jam Videos
Jason Homey - keys of A and G.
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)

Janene Thomas - key of D
Mama Don’t Allow [D] (youtube.com)


Progression 
1111
1155
1144
1511

(Progression V2 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.)  
In the key of G: 1=G; 4=C; 5=D.
In the key of A: 1=A; 4=D; 5=E
In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G
In the key of D: 1=D, 4=G, 5=A 

Attachments 
In addition to the melody sheets, I have included a bass break in the attachments.


Song List 
15 songs were played at last night's jam: 10 from the main list, and 5 from the additional songs list:
Banks Of The Ohio - E
Cluck Old Hen - A
Columbus Stockade Blues - G
Gold Watch And Chain - C
A Memory Of You (played twice) - G & C
New River Train - G
Nine Pound Hammer - G
Shortnin' Bread - G
Sitting On Top Of The World - G
You Are My Sunshine - Bb
Beautiful Brown Eyes - G
Blue Ridge Cabin Home - A
Clinch Mountain Backstep - A
Cripple Creek - A
Soldier's Joy - D

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
Mama Don't Allow - banjo tab
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Mama Don't Allow - guitar & dobro tab
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Mama Don't Allow - mandolin tab in G
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Mama Don't Allow - melody in G
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Hi everyone,
Cahill will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Mar. 18th).
The song of the week is 'Sitting On Top Of The World' in the key of G.


Recordings
Billy Strings & Don Julin - key of A
(1) Billy Strings & Don Julin - Sittin' on Top of the World - YouTube

Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys - key of Bb (tuned a bit sharp)
(1) Sitting On Top Of The World (Live) - YouTube

Lonesome River Band - key of C
(1) Sitting On Top Of The World - YouTube


Jam Videos
Jason Homey - keys of G & A
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology


Progression
1   1   1   1
4   4   1   1
1   1   6m 6m
1   5   1   1

In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D, 6m=Em
In the key of A: 1=A, 4=D, 5=E, 6m=F#m
In the key of Bb: 1=Bb, 4=Eb, 5=F, 6m=Gm
In the key of C: 1= C, 4=F, 5=G, 6m=Am


Song List
17 songs were played at last night's jam: 8 from the main list, 5 from the additional songs list, and 4 that are on neither list:

Columbus Stockade Blues - G
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - G
In The Pines - C
A Memory Of You - A
Nine Pound Hammer - A
Shortnin' Bread - A
Sitting On Top Of The World - G
You Are My Sunshine - E
Canaan's Land - B
Foggy Mountain Top - A
Old Joe Clark - A
Soldier's Joy - D
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - G
It's Idaho - G
Mama Tried - G
The Other Side Of Town - C
Worried Man Blues - G

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Hi everyone,
Dan will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Mar. 11th).
The song of the week is 'A Memory Of You' in the key of A.


Recordings
Jim & Jesse - key of A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebC9IQNkj7E

Bobby Hicks and Friends - key of B 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLppdfvyW1c

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of A
A memory of you - Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys - YouTube


Jam Videos
Jason Homey - keys of A & B
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)

Janene Thomas - key of D
A Memory of You [D] - YouTube


Progression 
1144
1155
1144
1511
(Prog. V7 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout)

In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D
In the key of A: 1=A, 4=D, 5=E
In the key of B: 1=B, 4=E, 5=F#
In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G
In the key of D: 1=D, 4=G, 5=A


Melody 
Singers should observe that the melody for the chorus differs from the melody of the verses in measures 2 through 5. In these 4 measures, where the verse melody descends, the chorus melody ascends, and vice versa. 

In the attachments, I have given the melody for the chorus rather than for the verses, because it feels to me more intuitive to use the chorus melody of 'A Memory Of You' as the point of reference for creating melody-based breaks, even though with most songs, one would typically use the melody for the verses rather than the melody for the chorus as the point of reference for creating melody based breaks when the chorus and verse melodies differ from each other.


Song List
15 songs were played at last night's jam: 7 from the main list, 6 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list:

Cluck Old Hen - A
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - D
A Memory Of You - C
New River Train - F
Nine Pound Hammer - G
Shortnin' Bread - A
You Are My Sunshine - E
All The Good Times Are Past And Gone - A
Bury Me Beneath The Willow - C
Liberty - D
Long Journey Home - D
Mountain Dew - G
Soldier's Joy - D
Lonesome Feeling - G
This Land Is Your Land - C

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:

A Memory Of You - banjo tab
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A Memory Of You - guitar tab
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A Memory Of You - mandolin tab
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A Memory Of You - melody in A
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A Memory Of You - lyric cheat sheet
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