Now that mailing prices have gone through the roof we have digitized all our books.

All-In-One Old Time Jam Books, provides comprehensive music instruction for fiddle and clawhammer banjo players.

https://allinoneoldtimejambooks.com

Old Time Session - Coventry
A weekly session that is mostly old-time.

Venue: The Broomfield Tavern 14 -16 Broomfield Place, Coventry, CV5 6GY
When: 20.00 every Thursday
Contact: Jimmy Wainwright [email protected]

Renowned American fiddler Craig Judelman spent years visiting legendary masters including Clyde Davenport, Joe Thompson & Alice Gerard, was mentored by John Cohen and recorded with him for Smithsonian Folkways, and now brings his expertise from Berlin to the UK.

Full tour details at www.interstateexpressband.com

American fiddler Craig Judelman and his band Interstate Express are over for a tour and planning a big night this Thursday in Drewsteighton (near Exeter). Craig traveled across the states visiting with masters such as Clyde Davenport, Alice Gerard and Joe Thompson and toured with his old band The Dust Busters, with whom he also recorded for Smithsonian Folkways and toured with their mentors John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers and Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders and The Fugs. Now based in Berlin he comes to the UK annually but this is a rare chance for a workshop which will be a quick but deep dive into Old Time style and technique. Afterwards he’ll play in a duo formation of Interstate Express, with guitarist Jack B. Latimer sharing  their special mix of rags, breakdowns, mountain ballads, and harmony songs. The evening will end with an open session in this lovely traditional pub with an open fire!

Please Note: This event is in duo format, Banjoist Joe Buirksi sadly cannot attend.

Event is free (suggested donation £10-20 for workshop and 5-10 for the gig), preregistration requested but not required by emailing [email protected]

Full tour details at www.interstateexpressband.com

We play Old Time string band music from the southern Appalachian mountains on fiddles, banjos, guitars, mandolins and double bass. Everyone is welcome to come and play or listen!

Venue: The Three Moorhens Hitchin Hill, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AJ
When: This session is new and has not yet fixed a regular schedule. Please email Jessica if you are interested
Contact: Jessica Hughes [email protected]
Website: https://www.hitchinoldtimejam.uk

A mixed, inclusive session! All welcome! Always double check before attending, as special events at the bar mean we occasionally have to change nights.

Venue: Biddle Brothers Bar, 88 Lower Clapton Road, Lower Clapton, London E5 0QR.
When: The first Wednesday of the month, from 19.00 - 22.00
Contact: Glyn Harries on 07810 545838 to be added to the What's App Group or email [email protected]

Travis Stuart and Deb Shebish
St Jeromes Church, The Green, Llangwm, SA62
Tickets £14.00 call/text 07496698724 or reply to this email
Starts at 7.30pm, doors at 7.00pm

Here is a link to how they sound! Enjoy! :)
Black Mountain Rag

They will be with us in early September to entertain us with some amazing fiddle and banjo tunes, along with ballads and tales of the Appalachian mountains. 

Travis Stuart is a Bethel native and Haywood County resident, Travis Stuart is a banjo player who has been performing old time music rooted in Western North Carolina for over twenty years. The backbone of bluegrass, old time string band music carries a legacy that is inescapable, and from his earliest days growing up, Stuart was steeped in that legacy. 

Playing his great-uncle Austin Stamley’s banjo, Stuart has mastered a local old time style and shares it around the United States and Europe, touring and recording alongside his twin brother, Trevor.   As far as his music takes him, Stuart remembers to bring it on home, working to preserve and pass down Western North Carolina’s old time music to the next generation through teaching and mentoring. He has facilitated workshops and classes for Junior Appalachian Musicians and East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program. 

Travis Stuart is the recipient of the 2023 North Carolina Arts Council Folklife Apprenticeship as a mentor on Haywood County Old-Time music repertoire to Deb Shebish and was awarded the 2019  South Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowship.

Deb Shebish is a dynamic, nuanced, and versatile fiddler.  Her playing conveys a distinctive style with an effortless mastery and infectious joy.  Deb was awarded the 2023 North Carolina Arts Council Folklife Apprentice Grant to study Old-Time music under Travis Stuart of Haywood County, North Carolina.   Deb fell in love with Old-Time and Irish fiddling in Bloomington, Indiana in 1998 and was greatly influenced by the musicians she met there.  In 2000, she met Joe Dawson, (1928-2012), an old-time fiddler from south-central Indiana who grew up deeply immersed in the traditional music of the area.  She loves to share his unique style and repertoire that she learned at Joe's weekly living room jams.  Deb has toured nationally and internationally at venues including: Nashville's Ryman Auditorium with Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh and Ivan Goff, the United States Air Force Academy, Villanova University for the Irish Ambassador to the US, the Kelly House in Philadelphia for the Prince of Monaco, Waterford, Ireland Tall Ships Festival, Bangor, Maine's Celtic Crossroads Festival, and the Leith Folk Club in Scotland.

We still have tickets for a sale at Levens Village Hall in Cumbria for the Martha Spencer Trio on Friday 15 August.  Why not make it the start of a weekend in the beautiful Lake District?  Details and how to book on the  poster shown below.

What to Expect:

• Jam Sessions: Participate in lively jam sessions for all levels.
• Intermediate Workshops: Banjo (Alan Pridgeon,) fiddle (Paul “Woody” Woods,) dance (Sibs Riesen-Chase,) Singaround session (David and Alice Wylde)
• Beginners: One to one help and sessions available for beginner fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin……… on request!
• Social Events: Fish and chip night, BBQ, square dance

How to Book Online: Visit croftfarmwaterpark.com to secure your spot.

By Phone: Call 01684 772321 to make a reservation.

Important: If you’re told the site is fully booked please message me (Foxy) at [email protected] or on 07584 550545. I have reserved some spaces for FOAOTMAD

Find Out More: Visit https://foaotmad.weebly.com/camps.html for detailed information about the camp.

FOAOTMAD Summer Camp 2025!
8th August to 18th of August 2025
Book Now!!

Croft Farm’s web site is saying it is fully booked for some days of our Summer Camp. However, FOAOTMAD has some reserved places in our private area in the Meadow. If you have trouble booking via the instructions below, please message me (Foxy) at [email protected] or on 07584 550545. I will liaise with Croft Farm to reserve you a place. To coin a phrase……. Hurry while stocks last!!!!

How to Book
Online: Visit croftfarmwaterpark.com to secure your spot.

By Phone: Call 01684 772321 to make a reservation.

Important: When booking a pitch on the Activity Field, remember to add "FOAOTMAD" in the "additional information" box.

Find Out More
Visit https://foaotmad.weebly.com/camps.html for detailed information about the camp.

Due to an accident, the person who intended to manage the door at the following two venues is now unable to do so. Martha has asked if there is anybody from the Foaotmad community who would be able to help.

The dates and venues are:

Monday 11th August Cowboy and Co, 27 Queen Street, Blackpool, FY1 1NL
Tuesday 12th August The Waggon & Horses, Gypsy Lane, Nottingham NG14 7GG

If you are able to help, please contact Lucas Pasley on WhatsApp +1 (336) 200-16
or Tim Rooke at [email protected]

Many thanks.