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In 2004, the FOB site was launched with a mission to serve as inspiration to beginning players who were feeling that they would never progress, never know anyone to talk to about their old time music obsession, never feel brave enough to play in front of people, etc., etc..   We were eager to share what we had learned ~ that forming an old time practice group was just the thing to help us take the leap and begin to progress as players.

In 2007, thanks to the enthusiasm of some of our newer players, the Beginner's Old Time  Practice/Jam lives on.   If you are in the DC Metropolitan area and are interested in learning to play old time  music, we welcome you to this practice group, where players take turns hosting the monthly session.  If you do not live locally we encourage you to start your own group  and we hope that some of the resources on our site will help you get started.
 You will find that through a practice group you will gain the benefits of the community that develops naturally when you meet regularly to play music.  Your playing will improve and it is just plain good fun to play and swap tunes, to delve into the music’s history, to go to concerts and festivals, and to talk endlessly about old time music with folks who share your passion for it.   We welcome your questions.

 
WANTED - BEGINNERS FOR OLD TIME MUSIC PRACTICE/JAM
 

If you can tune your instrument, know a few tunes, a few chords and want to take the next step of getting together with others interested in making music, come join in the fun. 
The Place:  Alexandria, VA or Silver Spring, MD
The Time:   Usually the 2nd Sunday, 3-6 PM.  Click here for current schedule
The Dream:  Catch the music!
The Contact:  Gary
. . . and what to bring: your instrument, recording device, beverage or snack to share if you would like
 

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