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Greetings, I hope this email finds you well. We had a discussion at our last Practice about changing the day we practice. Then I met with Ann and Jo on Saturday and we decided that we would change the practice DAY to Wednesday mornings. We will hold practice this Thursday Sept 24 and the following Thursday Oct 1. Then we will begin meeting the following week on Wednesday Oct 7th. The times are still the same: 7:30 set-up 8 AM - 10 AM practice. The FireStation said it will not be available until sometime in 2021 so Ann and I are checking for other practice areas. Possibly in a Common Community Center in a community that would not charge or a church building hopefully on Saturdays again. Marsha Larson was down from Scottsdale to hear her Son play at a gig on Thursday evening so she was able to join us. Marsha asked if I would be able to post an announcement about her Son's new album he has available. Here is the information she gave me to post. https://francislarson.bandcamp.com/album/drifter Here is a listing on Facebook about his music https://www.facebook.com/514945728667083/posts/1575080925986886/?vh=e&extid=lpxlyb8e6XyqNfXo&d=n I have been trying to keep up on songs we are doing but again we have to watch the copyrights as to if I can add them to our WebPage. We have been doing some from Steve Seifert's Join the Jam Books and also, some of the free songs from Tull and Joe Collins that are free "song of the month" that are on our site. It was requested that we use a list that is in Alphabetical order and just start at the top and play each song. We would then pick up from where we left off during the last practice when we meet the following week. This way all the songs get played. I will be working on getting this list in order in between helping my Grandchildren with school since the schools are still doing virtual and parents have to work. I plan on having this song list done by Tuesday evening so please check the Web Page for new list.. Hope to see you at a practice soon, Bob Tucson Dulcimer Ensemble _______________________________________________________
A Little Trivia: WHAT ARE THE MOST OFTEN PLAYED SONGS OR TUNES? Answer: The “most recorded” songs and the “most performed” songs. In the United States since 1950, the top three most recorded songs have been “St. Louis Blues,” “Tea for Two,” and “Body and Soul.” The most often performed songs (owned by Broadcast Music) have been “Yesterday,” “Never My Love,” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.” All-time world-record sales of single hit recordings are held by “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets, and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles. We couldn’t find proof, but we think the most often played or sung tune is “Happy Birthday.” ______________________________________________________ A little inspiration for this year from the words of Pablo Casals: "The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life." _________________________________________________________ |
Practices: Golder Ranch Fire District Station 380 1175 West Magee Road Tucson, AZ 85704 FIRE DEPT NOT AVAILABLE until further notice. NEXT PRACTICE: MASKS for Practices may be required if any Participants request we use them, but we are still socially distancing while playing. PLAY IN THE PARK Now Weekly Sept. 24th at 8 am - 10 am (Set-up at 7:30) Oro Valley River Front Park 551 W. Lambert Lane Oro Valley, AZ 85737 (If you are coming from Tucson on Oracle turn left on Pusch View Lane which turn into Lambert Lane) Song List for practices Hangman's Reel Rosin the Beau Ruben's Train Fiddler played the Last Waltz Shenandoah Castle of Dromore June's Lullaby Johnny Cope Abide With Me Fly Around Little Miss John Stenson Mississippi Sawyer Morning Has Broken Liza Jane Old Joe Clark Wildwood Flower South Wind Amazing Grace Westphalia Waltz New Additions To The List River - Staines From Join the Jam Books by Seifert Spotted Pony Whiskey B4 Breakfast Cucharin’s Cross Cripple Creek Midnight on the Water Please contact Bob with other songs you may wish to play. They will be added to this list and the TAB area if needed and allowed by copyright law / permission. Check out the Members only TABS folder for TABS you may need. If you wish to host a practice please contact Jo or Bob with the details of when, where, and how many you can have in attendance. Thank you, Bob |
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