Tunes from H-E-double-hockeysticks

Some new tunes posted on my Tunes site. From the recent Groton, MA Fiddle Hell.

Enjoy, if you dare.

There's more, but not sure when I'll have a chance to get them posted. Time to move into the new house soon.

Make us play nice

I"m on a Warren Zevon kick lately. Don't know if that's fiddle-relevant or not. But, here's some lyrics that just seem to fit into a jamming philosophy, seems to me. The tune is 'Don't Let Us Get Sick' from the album 'Life'll Kill Ya'. Let's all play nice, eh?

Don't let us get sick
Don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave
And make us play nice
And let us be together tonight

The sky was on fire
When I walked to the mill
To take up the slack in the line
I thought of my friends
And the troubles they've had
To keep me from thinking of mine

Don't let us get sick
Don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave
And make us play nice
And let us be together tonight

The moon has a face
And it smiles on the lake
And causes the ripples in Time
I'm lucky to be here
With someone I like
Who maketh my spirit to shine

Don't let us get sick
Don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave
And make us play nice
And let us be together tonight

OK some blogger sort of hints at finding lyrics. A carefully worded search makes it easy. I Googled "don't let us get sick" zevon lyrics... just like that with quotes on the tune title, so as not to search for every don't or let or us on the internet. Then, just one name and the word lyrics to zero in on lyrics, not albums, not bio's, not tee shrits or tickets. First up returned www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/warren_zevon/dont_let_us_get_sick.html Viola! Well, yeah, sure they want to sell me ringtones, but then I'd be getting all verklempt when everr my phone rang, eh? Don't let us get stupid, all right?

John Brown's Dream

I would've posted this earlier, but I only got it in my inbox this morning.



Well done, Charlottesville!

Greenmarket review

Great time jamming yesterday at the brand new indoor winter market in Schenectady, the Greenmarket at Proctor's. Kudos due to the hard working and determined board members and committee people who obviously put a lot of thought and preparation into this project, including a certain nephew and his family of whom we're very, very proud.

I'll be organizing an open old timey jam there each first Sunday from 10am until noonish. Open jam - everyone and anyone is welcome, so's long as you don't need amplification and so's long as you call tunes from the American old time repertoire. (Need suggestions? Click my tunelist link to the right.) Yesterday we had 5 fiddles, until Tom's bridge snapped in half. Ooops! Good thing he'd brought his mando, too. A superb banjo. A banjo-mando and banjo-uke, no less superb. Ernie's excellent bass runs on the guitar. A little flute from Tina. And, I brought out the D harp and the Flea uke for a few tunes. Quite a good showing from some Pine Hills String Band members. We split the tip hat for gas, and had some treats donated from some of the vendors. What could be better? The Greenmarket music coordinator had all the ducks in a row, with comfortable armless chairs all ready in place for us and advance publicity on the market's calendar page.

Nice write up in the Times Union. There's lot's more music scheduled. Check out the amplified performers upstairs and look downstairs for the acoustic folks. And, stop by and say hello when we're there. We love chatting with folks about this homegrown music that we make. It's nice to have a locally grown venue to make it in.