Tractor Jam* Tune List *Old-time jam, every Monday night at Tractor Brewing in Albuquerque, NM, hosted by the Virginia Creepers • virginiacreepers.com
COVID ERA UPDATE: The in-person jam was on hiatus from March 16, 2020 through June 28, 2021, but started back up at Tractor on Monday, July 5, 2021. While we were unable to have the in-person jam, the Creepers did a play-along virtual jam on Facebook Live every Monday, instead. Tunes from those jams are included in this list. Videos are available here: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaCreepers
Notes about this list: • Includes all tunes played (and a few songs sung) since records have been kept, April 2013 - current date. • Tunes are organized by key. Search for specific titles/words/sources/authors/etc. using the “find” option on your browser. • Scroll right to see all six columns. • We change tune titles if the “original” titles are offensive or questionable, as we see fit. (Some may still appear under “Alternate Titles.”)
Compiled and annotated by Jane Phillips, jam/band den mother. Contact: [email protected]
Last updated 9-8–2021
Title Source of Version Composer # Times Audio/Video Link (versions close to what Alternate Titles or other notable info Played* we play) Key of A (AEAE)
Abe's Retreat Emery Bailey (WV) 38 https://youtu.be/V1rKdmBlvo4 All God's Children Got Shoes 1 https://youtu.be/EYfnGTnnobs
All the Good Times Are Past and 1 https://youtu.be/xjIF-fDD7Qs Gone
All Young Melvin Wine (WV) 1 https://youtu.be/8gQhbi3Z6VM Apple Knocker Bob Valentine (IL) 2 https://youtu.be/oVU6Kh_1_tc
Beckett’s Waltz Odie Griffith (IL) 2
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön 1
Belled Cow Harvey ”Pappy” Taylor 11 https://youtu.be/VChuwl2G6oc (IL)
Benton's Dream Benton Flippen (NC) 12 https://youtu.be/ZWHtfv_3uRw https://youtu.be/N7fjVjLsiXU (Benton Flippen)
Betsy Likens Henry Reed (VA) 15 https://youtu.be/xryrZmRgw94 Betty Likens
Big-Eyed Rabbit (see also G) Tommy Jarrell (NC) 1 https://youtu.be/U_Cx7gkvneU (Tommy) https://youtu.be/Kt7vQNtL_as (big Clifftop jam)
Big Hoedown Edden Hammons (WV) 3 https://youtu.be/2yf7QEda1d4
Big John MacNeil Peter Milne 13 https://youtu.be/ocCuKzITViY
Bill Cheatham Eck Robertson (TX) 8 https://youtu.be/6Nr_f5brbkw
Bill Mullany's Reel Jim Mullany (NM) 1
Black-eyed Susie Doc Roberts (KY) old recording: https://youtu.be/70ZBLp2uqhM new recording: https://youtu.be/ DLTfwNCRw2w
Black-eyed Susanna/Susie-Anna John Sharp (TN) 6 https://youtu.be/gT8XsuL6wYQ
Black Hills Waltz K.C. Kartchner (AZ) 8 https://youtu.be/3uO4HHnHxto Black Jack Grove Walter McNew (KY) 41 https://youtu.be/8q3T-8Szwrg
Black Mountain Rag (See AEAC#) Fiddlin' Arthur Smith 1 https://youtu.be/5KK1_p7aFOk (but more (TN) old-time-ified)
Blind Steer in a Mud Hole Jimmy Wheeler (WV) 1 https://youtu.be/srRnWPcDFI0 Blue Monkey Rob Pine (NM) 34 https://clyp.it/0hevm05v? token=b094d9a80f0e03303675a1fc488bf5c9
Blues In a Bottle Prince Albert Hunt 1 https://youtu.be/Ep0h_cahcho Texas Ramblers (TX)
Boatin' Up Sandy Wilson Douglas (WV) 13 https://youtu.be/8rexwQdPM_M Boatman's Dance Kenny Hall (CA) 12 https://youtu.be/tfuWvz2nbvw Descended from Ernie Carpenter’s Boatman Marcus Martin (NC) https://youtu.be/iqklGH-c-SE
Bob's Farewell Joe Thrift 15 https://youtu.be/3IN2XhPiDDk
Booth Shot Lincoln Marcus Martin (NC) 22 https://youtu.be/rDeb9Rx4psU
Bottom Line Frank Wott 1
Boys Them Buzzards Are Flying Garry Harrison (IL) 42 https://youtu.be/yN6_5N3xoh8
Brawny Gals David Margolin (NM) 1
Breaking Up Christmas Tommy Jarrell (NC) 21 https://youtu.be/d80RTJLtxl8
Brown-Eyed Rabbit Dirk Powell (LA) 1 https://youtu.be/4yF7Zl2Gw3Q
Brushy Fork of John's Creek Art Stamper (KY) 22 https://youtu.be/oHRcvMO7MJw
Brushy Run Ed Haley (KY) 1 https://youtu.be/TFhS_1XfCbg
Buckin’ Dun K.C. Kartchner (AZ) 9 https://youtu.be/R94K0Ye3gnU Bobtailed Mule
Buffalo Girls (also G) John Hatcher (MS) 6 http://www.oldtownschool.org/fiddle/fun/ buffalogirls6025.mp3 https://youtu.be/9dT-f00Bc1s
Bull at the Wagon Lewis Brothers (TX) 14 https://youtu.be/qe6EOcgPs0k (Lewis Bros) Bonus: A great socially distanced collaboration: https:// https://youtu.be/kOCNMua02FU (modern) www.facebook.com/evan.jacobson.35/posts/10100319448320293 Bussey's Reel David Margolin (NM) 1 https://clyp.it/453plrdf? token=f9e033fc4bd1cac3865e2e61b7550464
California Gal Jumahl (VA) 17 see AEAC# for link
Camp Chase Emery Bailey (WV) 7 https://youtu.be/1Z0ttj1s1wI Camp Chase French Carpenter (WV) 51 https://youtu.be/ZDnvChoxP8M
Camp Chase (yet another version) 1