Practice Days, place and times

February 4 Practice at the Willows, 3115 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham,11:00-1:00.
First floor, room 101 (ask at desk if you can't find us)
Call cell phone Judith Akins if need more directions, 360-982-8599.

Tunes we are practicing.

Old Joe Clark
June Apple
Lady Mary
Yesterdays Treasures
Black Mt Rag
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Acres of Clams
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie
Wildwood Flower
Sail Away Ladies
Wayfaring Stranger
Lady Mary
Fiddling Around

2015 Club Tunes

List of Club Tunes (not alphabetical but in order of introduction)

2015
Do You Love an Apple

2014 and prior
Yesterdays Treasures
Nutfactory Shuffle
Farther Along
Crooked Ridge
Cripple Creek
Acres of Clams (Rosin the Bow)
Groundhog
Round
River
Spanish Is A Loving Tongue
Spanish Fandango
Soldiers' Joy
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Wildwood Flower
Old Joe Clark
Ode to Joy
Butcher's Gap
Cluck Old Hen
Harrison Town
Lynchburg Town
Lady Mary
New River Train
A Soalin'
Streets of Laredo
The Three Ravens
You Are My Sunshine
Boil Dem Cabbage Down in the Arkan
Liza Jane
Kumbayah

January, 2015 Meeting Report

It was a good start to 2015 with a 8 players enjoying an afternoon of strummin together. We welcomed back John and Margaret from Oregon, always fun to have them here, as well as 3 new players to our group. I introduced "Do You Love an Apple", a traditional tune, and everyone caught on quickly. We then had a medley of old standbys such as "Old Joe Clark", "June Apple", "Mississippi Sawyer", and, of course, those "Cabbages". We followed this with our song circle and enjoyed playing and listening to some different tunes and discussed various techniques.

We will continue our monthly meetings at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship at 1:30 on the second Saturday of the month. We will also continue our weekly practices at The Willows, 11:00 on Wednesdays room 101 on the first floor level. All are welcome as we develop a list of tunes that will become our Spring medley.

Our club tunes are also listed on this page and available on the website. If you are looking for a music book, a number of us have bought "Fun Fiddle Tunes" by Dave Haas (available on the web). It has all the traditional tunes played in groups and has exercises along with 2 CD's to play along with.

For the next two months there will be other members hosting, Jerry Kramer will host the February meeting.

January, 2015 Meeting Announcement

Happy New Year 2015

Our next scheduled monthly meeting is on January 10, 2015.

Our monthly meetings are held the second Saturday afternoon of the month at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St. from 1:30-3:30, and occasionally we extend for snacks and social time. We are on the second floor, there is an elevator and the building is handicap accessible. All players, both beginners and experienced, are welcome to join in. The first half of the meeting is spent reviewing recently learned tunes, then learning a new tune. The second half of the meeting is "Song Circle", so please come with some tunes in mind. There is a list of our practiced songs further on this site. 

We welcome all new and returning players and we have been growing our club. If You are in the Bellingham area we are having weekly practices and will be planning the schedule at our first practice on January 7 at the Willows. We will meet at 11 a.m. in room 101 at the end of the first floor hallway to the left. The Willows is at 3115 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham. 

December, 2014 Meeting Report

Happy Holidays to All

We had a very good turn out for our Christmas sing along at the Willows. There were a lucky 13 players and a very full audience. Thanks go out to Walter and Barbara Roberts for organizing the event and printing up the program with a special thanks to BJ for phoning and emailing to keep us on track. Walter, Barbara, BJ and Cindy did a fantastic job with background information on the tunes.We now know where Jingle Bells originated as well as how to play a dreidel game. It was a fun day for the players as well as the singers. We are hoping to keep this momentum going into the new year . Our first practice will be at the Willows at 11:00 on Wednesday, January 7th. Come with some ideas of tunes you would like to have the group play.

Wishing you all the best in 2015, Happy New Year

December, 2014 Program List

Old Joe Clark
Christmas Is Coming
I Have a Little Dreidel
Black Mountain Rag
Deck the Halls
Jingle Bells
Away in A Manger
Ode to Joy
Joy to the World
Angels We Have Heard on High
Little Drummer Boy
Good King Wenceslas
O Hanakkah
Silent Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

December, 2014 Meeting Announcememt

Surprise! We are having a little community get together for December at the Willows Retirement Facility in Bellingham .( See directions below.) We will not be meeting at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship this month.

We will be playing a program of seasonal music for the residents of the Willows beginning at 1:30 pm on Saturday, December 13th . (Please arrive early at 1:00 for setup if you are coming.) You are welcome to come play, sing or both and don't feel you have to play all music.

The Willows is next to St. Joseph Hospital. You pass the hospital and take left turn going by St. Francis Rehab Facility.

We will be in the Fireside room, second floor. You can ask at front desk.

Willows Retirement Community 3115 Squalicum Parkway Bellingham, WA 98225.