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mary
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response 28 of 53:
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Nov 4 00:15 UTC 2005 |
I also enjoyed the young woman who was up early on, singing her
own stuff. What a voice. And the blonde woman near the very end
of the evening with the song she'd written over twenty some years.
Mostly, I was very amazed at the talent and variety, for free.
Joni would be pleased.
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tsty
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response 29 of 53:
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Nov 4 08:10 UTC 2005 |
chuck's wife? from canada?
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gelinas
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response 30 of 53:
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Nov 6 19:23 UTC 2005 |
While the Macedonians were conquering the Knowne Worlde, their leader
realised he needed a way to coordinate attacks of dispersed forces. Earlier
in his life, he'd stumbled across a combination of liquids that, when dried,
would change colours consitently as the hours passed. He soaked some cloths
in this mixture and gave them to his commanders to wear during the battle.
Perhaps you could name your trio for this invention, John?
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krj
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response 31 of 53:
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Nov 10 03:19 UTC 2005 |
John and Mary already covered most of what I was going to say about
the open-stage night at the Ark. Mary: the first woman you
described in resp:28 had a last name of Eaves, or something like
that, and the second woman was Lynn Sawicki.
I did some googling when I got home from the Ark and found that
the folk music shoppe in Lansing carried the CD by Sneakin' Out,
called TRAIN WRECK. I picked my copy up the next afternoon.
The short album (just 33 minutes) contains both of the tunes which
the band played at the Ark. The rest of the album is close to
that level, though nothing hits the inspired lunatic references of
the "Paint It, Black/Beethoven's 5th" medley. Leslie says that
the medley demonstrates that someone in the band was a music
student. One of the other tracks on the album is a Satie composition,
and most of the rest are original tunes.
I debated going to see Sneakin' Out a second time in either
Flint or Detroit, and I finally decided I wasn't willing to drive
50-60 miles for what would presumably be a smoke-filled bar show.
The band has family ties to Michigan, according to their web site,
so I'm going to hope that they'll make a return visit and maybe even
get a booking at the Ark.
Sneakin' Out reminds me of a Czeck band called Jablikon, which
I'm sure means nothing to anyone reading this...
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keesan
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response 32 of 53:
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Nov 10 17:52 UTC 2005 |
jablko is Czech for apple.
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tod
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response 33 of 53:
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Nov 10 18:39 UTC 2005 |
Sneakin Out reminds me of Fredo in "The Godfather Returns" where he keeps
finding himself in bed with travelling salesmen.
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katie
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response 34 of 53:
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Nov 11 21:47 UTC 2005 |
Mary McCaslin has joined the lineup of the "Katie Geddes and Friends"
show at Green Wood Coffee House on Dec 9. She will do two duets with me
("Canaan's Land" and "Hello Stranger") and a short set of her own.
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jep
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response 35 of 53:
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Nov 11 22:00 UTC 2005 |
What time does that show start, Katie?
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remmers
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response 36 of 53:
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Nov 12 13:08 UTC 2005 |
I'm not on the official performers list, but I've been scheduled for some
piano playing at the West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, CA this
coming week, November 18-21.
http://www.westcoastragtime.com/05wcrf-home.htm
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bhoward
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response 37 of 53:
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Nov 12 13:46 UTC 2005 |
Wow, that's really cool, John!
Are you playing anywhere else in the near future?
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katie
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response 38 of 53:
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Nov 20 22:11 UTC 2005 |
8 pm, jep.
Looks like Mustard's Retreat (or half of it) may also join the Dec. 9 show.
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remmers
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response 39 of 53:
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Nov 22 16:21 UTC 2005 |
I'm back from the West Coast Ragtime Festival and managed to get in more
playing time than I expected. A very fun weekend featuring many fine
musicians. I only wish I could have brought the California weather
(sunny, temperatures in the 70s during the day) back to Michigan with me.
Re #37: I'm playing in the annual Unitarian Church Ragtime Bash in Ann
Arbor on Sunday, December 11. I'll post more details, including the full
performer list, when I receive them.
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remmers
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response 40 of 53:
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Dec 3 14:25 UTC 2005 |
Some details on the December 11 Ragtime Bash, excerpted from the Ann
Arbor Observer:
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32nd Annual Holiday Ragtime Bash: First Unitarian-Universalist Church.
"Smiling sellout crowds," according to the organizers, turn out every
year for this feast of piano ragtime and traditional jazz, with
boogie-woogie and blues thrown in for good measure. Tonight's line-up
of top-notch performers include the veteran husband-and-wife duo of
pianist Bill Bolcom (also a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer) and
mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, a duo of the River Raisin Ragtime Revue
pianist Edward Wyman and cellist Emily Stoops, veteran Detroit blues
pianist Bob Seely, local ragtime pianist John Remmers, acclaimed ragtime
historian Mike Montgomery, recent U-M grad Kent "Cannonball" Eschelman,
and others. 7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4001 Ann
Arbor-Saline Rd. at Ellsworth. Tickets $15 in advance at Nicola's Books
and at the door. 665-6158
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I think of Bob Seely as more a boogie-woogie pianist than blues. In any
case, he's a dynamo.
They're not mentioned by name, but two other performers that I know will
be appearing are 13-year-old ragtime wunderkind Adam Swanson and
Detroit-area classical ragtime performer Rich Berry.
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remmers
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response 41 of 53:
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Dec 3 15:06 UTC 2005 |
My ragtime banjo/cello/piano trio (now tentatively named the Sunburst
Ragtime Trio) will be showing up again for open mike at the Lighthouse
Coffee Co. in Milan, Michigan this Wednesday, December 7. In addition,
the banjoist and cellist (Erik and Elizabeth Hildinger, respectively)
will perform some pop songs from the 1920s in various
ukelele/banjo/guitar combinations.
The Lighthouse Coffee Company is located at 9 West Main Street in Milan.
Start time is 7:00 p.m. Admission is free, but since it's a
restaurant, purchasing some food and/or drink would be considerate.
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katie
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response 42 of 53:
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Dec 4 22:07 UTC 2005 |
Please come to the Katie and Friends show at Green Wood this Friday!
The bill includes The Usual Suspects, Matt Watroba's Jukebox Folk
Quartet, All About Eve and Mary McCaslin. I am part of the first three
groups and will duet with Mary.
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remmers
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response 43 of 53:
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Dec 8 13:12 UTC 2005 |
The Lighthouse Coffee Co. gig went well. My cohorts Erik and Elizabeth
did some really nice vocal + dual guitar & guitar/ukelele work on some
pop tunes from the 1920s. Highlight was their rendition of "Tiptoe
Through the Tulips", done with more class than Tiny Tim managed when he
revived the song in the 1960s.
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kingjon
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response 44 of 53:
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Dec 8 18:45 UTC 2005 |
It's probably a bit late for this, but if anyone is in Grand Rapids tonight,
the Calvin College Meistersingers (of which I am a member) and Lyric Singers
will be giving a concert at Thornapple Evangelical Covenant Church, which is (I
believe) on the corner of Burton and Cascade Streets SE at 7:00 PM.
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keesan
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response 45 of 53:
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Dec 8 19:05 UTC 2005 |
What will you be singing?
I am giving a 'recital' (along with probably 5-10 other students, including
a 6 year old) on the 17th but I won't tell you where or when because I am only
doing this so my teacher will have someone more than a beginner to represent
her. Another teacher (both of them are music school students) asked her to
help with a joint recital. She has only 4 students and the other 3 are
beginners. One is learning to play a scale and sing along. I am doing a
Prelude from WTKII. With phrasing and dynamics.
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kingjon
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response 46 of 53:
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Dec 8 19:11 UTC 2005 |
Much too "modern" pieces for my taste, all with sacred texts -- two spirituals,
settings of two psalms, a setting of the Kyrie text, a Christmas piece, etc.
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tod
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response 47 of 53:
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Dec 8 19:14 UTC 2005 |
Are you singing Psalms in Hebrew, kingjon? Mazel Tov!
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kingjon
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response 48 of 53:
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Dec 8 19:45 UTC 2005 |
No. One's a festival-style (if I understand what that means) setting
of Psalm 150 entitled "Praise Him!", and the other is a versification
of Psalm 126. Everything except the Kyrie, which is in the Greek
(but everyone except me seems to think it's in Latin), and one piece
in some African language and English both, is in English.
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tod
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response 49 of 53:
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Dec 8 19:58 UTC 2005 |
Opa!
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keesan
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response 50 of 53:
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Dec 10 03:42 UTC 2005 |
Jim and I sang in the choir at St. Thomas for a few years, and I think I know
what you mean about 'modern' pieces. We had some extremely boring ones (about
2-3 notes per part) where they stressed the text and the music was an
afterthought.
My piano teacher now has 3 students, one of whom is not going to play at the
recital, and the other teacher probably has 2-3, and my teacher is bringing
cookies and I might bring my young neighbors, one of whom is 6 and wants to
learn flute. She decided I should play my piece slower so I would get the
notes right. Bach did not specify tempo. I am supposed to wear dry shoes.
I once sang Khachaturian with the Boston Symphony. None of us understood a
word of it. Any idea what African language it might be - Swahili?
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kingjon
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response 51 of 53:
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Dec 10 04:01 UTC 2005 |
No, unfortunately, by "modern" I often mean music that sounds like
the composer said "I'll make it ugly just because I can."
The African piece might be in Swahili, but I'm not sure. The title of the
piece is "O Sifuni Mungu," if that helps.
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keesan
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response 52 of 53:
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Dec 10 04:29 UTC 2005 |
Viumbe vyote vya mungu wetu
Na mfalme wetu
Viumbe vyote vya mungu wetu
Na mfalme wetu
Pazeni sauti ili nasi mwimbe
Pazeni sauti ili nasi mwimbe...
-- First Call, "O Sifuni Mungu"
Heh. You're probably wondering what the above means in English. Good
question, 'cuz I don't know. I do know that the language is Swahili,
and I also know that it's a brilliant song. I'm even beginning to be
able to sing it. :)
I'm going to stick my neck out, though, and attempt to translate it
based on stuff I can find. First, here are [42]the full lyrics to the
song.
I'm also going to search for some pages that are relevant... for
example, [43]Bonn fra Uganda, which helps me get off to a good start.
It tells me a number of things:
* "Mungu" is Swahili for "God".
* "Imbeni" is Swahili for "sing".
* "Bwana" is Swahili for "Lord" (although it's not used in this song)
So at least I know that the "Imbeni, imbeni!" bit means. :D
I'll let you know how I get on with translating it...
Another site gave all the words, and says it means 'All creatures of our
God and King' (in three words, don't know how). I got over 300 hits on
this song from Google.
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