Massachusetts Bay Dulcimer Society

Bay Path Hammered Dulcimer Festival

In what has become a tradition in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood, musicians on traditional instruments gather on selected Thursdays in June, July, and August to play music for their own enjoyment and the pleasure of anyone who cares to stop and listen. There is no charge, and all who wish to play or listen are welcome to bring their chairs and enjoy being together.

We tend to play jigs, reels and waltzes in the New England Contra Dance Music tradition.

We meet on Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:55 p.m. (conveniently before the contra dances at the VFW) to play traditional music on acoustic instruments. There's no electricity available, so bring your instrument, a chair if you have it, and come and join us. All players welcome. In case of rain, we will move inside. We'll have iced tea, and other donations of drink and food are welcome.

The schedule for the 2005 Front Porch Jam series is:

• June 2
• June 9
• June 30
• July 21
• July 28
• August 4
• August 11
• August 18

If you want to bring along music books, we tend to do music from the following books:

• The New England Fiddler's Repertoire by Randy Miller
• The Portland Collection by Susan Songer
• The Waltz Book (#1) by Bill Matthiesen