Join us each month for an informal old-time jam session at The Music Settlement's Ohio City campus as we learn and share folk tunes by ear. This music is the kind you might hear at square dances or contra dances. Everyone is welcome -- bring your instrument! Open to fiddle/violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, guitar, mandolin and dulcimer (mountain or hammer). Musicians should have at minimum some experience and familiarity with their instrument. This program is free of charge, but donations are welcome! All donations will support the mission of The Music Settlement and the talented team who coordinates these events. Jam sessions take place the third Wednesday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Registration is required as space is limited. To register, please visit www.TheMusicSettlement.org/OldTimeJam <http://www.themusicsettlement.org/OldTimeJam?fbclid=IwAR2aVJ39xKGIK6I8zmnPjyjQtsINQZMmOj6obBioYG49bpHAn_Xi5Xnm05s> . This program is made possible by support from the William O. and Gertrude Lewis Frohring Foundation. --- ABOUT YOUR COORDINATOR, PAUL KIRK Paul Kirk has been playing bowed string instruments since 1980 and has been teaching them privately since 1988. He was a founding member of Good Company: A Vocal Ensemble and has founded many of his own bands over the years including A Hundred Thousand Welcomes Celtic Ensemble, Knives and Forks English Country Dance Ensemble, and Down the Road Old-Time String Band. He has composed over 500 folk tunes in a variety of styles. Since 2018, he has been creating and sharing videos each Sunday through his Old-Time Tune of the Week series on YouTube.