tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27407159739237953492024-02-07T11:22:33.592-08:00RISKRock Island String Kollective of Vashon Island, Washington, is a string orchestra for all ages & skill levels that meets at our local coffee hang-out, most Tuesdays 3:15-4:15 at MInglement, the Vashon Coffee Roastery. Bring your Violin, Viola, Cello, Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo or Harp and learn Irish music, Klezmer, Cajun, and American Traditional Music in a supportive group setting. Newcomers welcome. $5/session or $40 per quarter. For more information, contact Kim Thal.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-88230825972373676692016-05-28T09:15:00.002-07:002016-05-28T09:15:11.502-07:00RISK & RISE at FOLKLIFE!Here we are! On Stage. <br />
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And the before shot: Busking in front of the Armory (Center House) before our performance. Didn't we sound good!<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-3737966901722213512016-05-26T08:46:00.000-07:002016-05-26T13:23:49.035-07:00Logistics & Bus Route to FolkLIfe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
FOLKLIFE LOGISTICS:</div>
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OUR PERFORMANCE TIME IS: <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Friday, May 27th at 4:00</b> at the Center Theatre, with load-in at 3:20. We have plans to busk either before or after our official performance.</span></div>
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Rendezvous at MOD PIZZA IN CENTER HOUSE (the Armory). </div>
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We play DOWNSTAIRS at the CENTER THEATRE at 4:00. </div>
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Boil Em AA BB sing AA</div>
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Mairi's AA BB X 2 no singing</div>
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Star Wars </div>
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Britches Full of Stictches--guitars melody on AA then all on BB, then AA BB out</div>
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Angeline the Baker AABB X2</div>
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Bayou Pon Pon AA BB X 3</div>
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Yellow Submarine-- </div>
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WE NEED KAZOO VOLUNTEERS! We are looking for audience members to come up and play the Kazoo during Yellow Submarine. I'll send a recording around. It would be so much fun if siblings and/or parents wanted to do this! I have 20 Kazoos. We will talk more about this on Thurs.</div>
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Here's the bus route to Seattle Center. </div>
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-14339825744425176212016-05-19T14:49:00.001-07:002016-05-19T14:49:48.245-07:00Sound File for "Theme from Star Wars"Here's a recording of the Theme from Star Wars that you can practice to:<br />
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It's on the website Sound Cloud, like most of our recordings. Click here, it'll take you to the recording at SoundCloud.<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-78007000115526590122016-04-09T08:56:00.001-07:002016-04-09T08:56:21.433-07:00STAR WARS THEME - the musicSTAR WARS THEME - the music<br />
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Here's the sheet music for the Star Wars theme, which RISK will play at FolkLife 2016.<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-87683469060408969552016-03-24T11:08:00.000-07:002016-04-30T11:28:50.542-07:00Folklife Info<div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">
Hello Musicians!</div>
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Here are the songs we will be playing for our up-coming Folklife appearance. </div>
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This is NOT in set order yet, and there may be changes. We are also working on getting music posted for some of the new songs. </div>
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<span style="background-color: red;">IMPORTANT:</span></div>
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If any of you are available on<span style="background-color: yellow;"> TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, AT 8:20 am,</span> </div>
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we will be rehearsing many of these songs with RISE (the younger group) in the <span style="background-color: yellow;">Chautuaqua music room</span>. I'd love it if any or all Folklifers could join us. This may require a note for McMurray students to leave school for an hour that day. </div>
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Otherwise, we will be holding 3 rehearsals in May at Zombiez before Folklife.</div>
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All Thursdays:<br />
May 12th, Zombiez, 3:45--4:45<br />
May 18, Chautauqua Music Room, 8:20-9:05am<br />
May 19th, Zombiez, 3:45--4:45<br />
May 26th, Zombiez, 3:45--4:45</div>
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Angelina Baker, key of D</div>
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Bayou Pon Pon, as we've done it</div>
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Boil Em Cabbage, as we've done it</div>
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Britches Full of Stitches, see website</div>
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Elk River Blues, see website</div>
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Mairi's Wedding, you all know this one!</div>
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Old Joe Clark, key of D</div>
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Star Wars Theme, we will have music posted soon</div>
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Yellow Submarine, key of G</div>
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Many of these songs we did last year and they should be on the website. We are working on getting the others posted as soon as possible.</div>
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Thanks and looking forward to our Excellent Folklife Adventure!</div>
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Cheers,</div>
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Kim and Sarah</div>
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Good News: We will be playing again soon! At a new location to be announced next week!<br />
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We are also planning to go to Folklife Festival again this year! More details soon.<br />
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So, stay tuned for more RISK news....<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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KimUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-27169802340920186722015-11-17T19:50:00.000-08:002015-11-17T19:50:14.457-08:00Music Overcomes a Power Outage!Power blew for the entire Island at 2pm, just an hour before our last RISK of 2015.<br />
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NEVER FEAR! We stuck it out together, we found another place to play, and soon seven of us were making music in the living room of new RISKees Liz & Janna, who live nearby. Thank you, kind ladies!<br />
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RISK will start again in January. And the application to play at the 2016 FolkLife Festival is IN! So keep in tune and TUNED IN to RISK in 2016!<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-78051649425566151982015-11-13T11:16:00.000-08:002015-11-13T11:16:45.518-08:00Risk during the Spring of 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-8453303920491113262015-10-31T12:51:00.003-07:002015-10-31T12:51:22.247-07:00Late start for RISK on Nov. 3rdHey Riskees—RISK will start late this Tuesday, November 3rd, because our teacher Riley can't get out of school in Seattle in time to get here at the usual time. So schedule yourself later. And if you arrive earlier, well Karen will probably be there to talk you into going through some of our current playlist! But plan on being there until 4:45.<br />
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This list is as of October 2015. I've included some chord & note hints. Many of these are within this blog so you can find them & print out sheets. If you don't find one, most are findable on the Internet: type in the song title and browse the Images that Google coughs up. DO take care to print out song sheets that are in the same key as listed below!</div>
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The Asterisked are tunes we did today, October 27.</div>
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<b>*Ashokan Farewell</b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3/4 WALTZ in the key of D</div>
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<b>*Banish Misfortune </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>6/8 JIG in key of D, starts on high F#</div>
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<b>*Bayou Pon Pon</b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4/4 REEL in key of D, starts on high G</div>
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<b>*Bear Dance </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>2/4 MARCH in key of A Minor, starts on high E </div>
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<b>Bei Mir Bistu Shein</b> (Klezmer) <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4/4 SONG in key of F (B-flat) starts with mid-A pickup to high D</div>
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<b>*Blackthorn Stick</b> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>6/8 JIG in key of G, pick-up on D to high G</div>
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<b>*Blarney Pilgrim<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>6/8 JIG in key of G, starts on low D (first chord: G)</div>
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<b>Boil Em Cabbage Down</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>4/4 song in key of A</div>
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<b>*Britches Full of Stitches</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2/4 MARCH in key of A, starts on A, first chord A</div>
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<b>*Brose & Butter (Peacock)</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>9/8 SLIP JIG in key of D. Starts on high D, (first chord: Bm)</div>
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<b>Butterfly <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>9/8 SLIP JIG in key of Em (1 sharp), starts on B, first chord Em / D</div>
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<b>Don’t Mess with My Toot Toot</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>4/4 Cajun tune in G, first chord G</div>
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<b>*Irish Waltz</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3/4 WALTZ in G, starts with pick-up on D, first chord G</div>
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<b>*Isaac Hannah</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>4/4 Reel in key of C, starts on high G, first chord G</div>
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<b>*Mari’s Wedding</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2/4 MARCH in key of G, starts on low D, first chord G</div>
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<b>*Morrison’s Jig</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b></span>6/8 JIG in Bm, starts on low E, start chord Em / D</div>
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<b>*Minor Swing / Hall</b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4/4 SWING in Am, probably starts on D, first chord</div>
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<b>*Old Aunt Jenny</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span> 4/4 in key of G, pick up on G, first chord G (others: Em D C)</div>
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<b>*Paddy on the Handcar<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </b>4/4 REEL in A Dorian with only F#; starts on low E, first chord Am / C / G</div>
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<b>*Rakes of Mallow</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>4/4 REEL in key of G, first note G, first chord G</div>
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<b>Road to Lisdoonvarna </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6/8 JIG in key of Em, starts with pick-up on low B, first chord Em</div>
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<b>Rubber Dolly</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>4/4 in key of A, starts on C, first chord D (D A E A sequence, ends on A chord strum.</div>
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<b>Salmon Tails </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2/4MARCH in key of G, first note G, first chord G</div>
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<b>*Swallowtail Jig</b> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>6/8 JIG in key of Bm (2 #s), starts on pick-up of mid-E, first chord Em / D</div>
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<b>Tit Galop Pour Mamou<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>4/4 CAJUN TUNE, starts on high B</div>
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<b>Arkansas Traveler</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b></span>4/4 reel in key of G</div>
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<b>Back Door </b>(Cajun)<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>2/4 in key of G</div>
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<b>Cluck Old Hen<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>either 2/4 or 4/4, starts with A</div>
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<b>Hangu / Freylachs</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>4/4 Klezmer tunes. Hangu starts on low A (A7 chord); Freylachs on D (Dm)</div>
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<b>Here Comes the Sun</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>key of D, starts on high D, chord D G A7 E7), turnaround F-C-G</div>
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<b>I’se the B’y</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>6/8 JIG in key of G, starts on B, first chord G</div>
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<b>Kesh Jig</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6/8 JIG in key of G, starts on mid-G, first chord G</div>
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<b>Little Gal’ll Fool You</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>key of D, starts with pickup on open E, DAG chords</div>
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<b>Odessa</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4/4 Klezmer tune in Am, first note mid-E, first chord Am</div>
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<b>Red-Haired Boy</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>4/4 REEL in key of D, starts with low E, first chord A</div>
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<b>Roses in the Morning</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4/4 slow REEL in key of G, starts with pickup on D, first chord G</div>
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<b>Snowden’s Jig</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>2/4 MARCH (despite name) in key of Am, starts on high F, first chord Dm</div>
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<b>Ten Penny Bit</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6/8 JIG in key of Am, start note high E, first chord Am (can use A) G Em</div>
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-73792508341408492892015-10-20T12:10:00.001-07:002015-10-27T11:13:41.636-07:00JIG set: Road to Lisdoonvarna / Swallowtail Jig<br />
Here's another Irish set: Road to Lisdoonvarna, and Swallowtail Jig. They work together because they're both in 6/8 JIG time and in the same key.<br />
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-34377016643253497432015-10-20T12:00:00.000-07:002015-10-27T20:06:23.503-07:00Brose & Butter / Britches Full of Stitches as a setHere's two that John Daly & Kat Eggleston taught us last session: "Brose & Butter / Britches Full of Stitches." Handy together because both song titles start with B. But they don't really work as a "set" because of the widely different time signatures: one's a 9/8 Slip Jig, the other's a 2/4 March. The dancers would be falling all OVER each other if you switched from 9/8 to 2/4 time!<br />
I learned the hard way in today's RISK session that "Brose & Butter" was actually given to us in a different key than this version. Here's what you get by just grabbing any old version of the tune off the Net—you end up playing off-key from your fellow RISK-takers!<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-30310886664771526402015-10-13T20:10:00.001-07:002015-10-20T12:11:57.426-07:00Paddy on the Handcar, and NO RISK on 10/27What a fun, 2-for-1 session we had at RISK on October 13! Kim Nelson on fiddle and Holly Tuttle taught us not only "Rakes of Mallow," but when the group got that down, they taught us "Paddy on the Handcar." Great fun with some nice jaunty tunes.<br />
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Here's the link to the SoundCloud recording of us all playing through the tune SEVERAL times, just like they do at contra dances or Irish sessions. If you'll read along on the sheet music, you'll notice that Kim on fiddle deliberately dropped out some of the descending extra notes at the end of phrases. This gives a bit of a breath before the first notes of the repeating phrase (the "<b>oomph-pa-PAA!</b> followed by the eighth-note runs "dee-dill didi diddle diddle-di"). A nice effect, and it's easier for the new player to keep up at a faster tempo.<br />
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/riskykayray/20151013-160546a" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/riskykayray/20151013-160546a</a><br />
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Open the Soundcloud recording in a second window so that you can read along on the sheet music and discover that Kim (fiddle) deliberately dropped out some of the descending extra notes at the end of phrases. This gives a bit of a breath before the first notes of the repeating phrase boom out (the "<b>oomph-pa-PAA!</b> followed by the eighth-note runs "dee-dill didi diddle diddle-di"). A nice effect, and it's easier for the new player to keep up at a faster tempo.<br />
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NO RISK next week, on October 20th. We'll return on the 27th to recap the new tunes of this session (Butterfly, Tit Galop Pour Mamou, Rakes of Mallow and Paddy) plus any others we can remember. I'll put up a current playlist so you can work on them during this break if you want to.<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-42379979586571373782015-10-13T09:09:00.001-07:002015-10-20T12:14:43.779-07:00Rakes of Mallow10/13/2015 — Today's RISK session, starting at 3:15pm at Minglement, will feature Kim Nelson on fiddle and Holly Tuttle on guitar, teaching RAKES OF MALLOW, a common and peppy Irish session tune. The tune comes from County Cork in the 1780s. Oddly enough, right after its origin, it was picked up by an Indian composer and used as the melody for a sacred prayer to a Hindu Goddess. Music the Universal...<br />
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The soundcloud link goes to the recording, but it has a weird number name that I couldn't successfully edit.<br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/riskykayray/20151012-205446a" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/riskykayray/20151012-205446a</a><br />
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Here's the sheet music—<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-84704162564753898752015-09-28T08:19:00.000-07:002015-10-20T12:13:28.540-07:00RISK learns the Cajun tune "Tit Galop Pour Mamou" with David Lange on Sept 29<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Hey RISKees! Dave Lange & Company will rejoin us Tuesday, September 29th for more Cajun music from down South.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">They'll lead us through some songs he's already taught us, like Bayou Pom Pom, Back Door, Don't Mess with My Toot Toot, then on to the new song, which is—</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Tit Galop Pour Mamou (Slow Galop to Mamou) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">You might even recognize the tune in this jaunty YouTube video of a string band playing this at a party. Some funny balloon commentary floating over the band playing.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68t52cU_mcc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68t52cU_mcc</a><br />
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And here's the tune's writer, Dewey Balfa, and brother playing on a pretty static YouTube, but hey, he wrote the thing.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6BlGtQcVI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6BlGtQcVI</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">Canter, canter to Mamou! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">I sold my little mule for fifteen cents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">I bought some red candy for the kids, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">some sugar and coffee for the old folks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.cajunlyrics.com/">www.cajunlyrics.com</a></span></b><br />' <b><span style="color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.cajunlyrics.com/">www.cajunlyrics.com</a></span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://ww.cajunlyrics.com/">ww.cajunlyrics.com</a></span></b><br />Canter, canter to Mamou!<br />I sold my little wagon for fifteen cents.<br />I bought some red candy for the kids,<br />and a yard of ribbon for my wife.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">At SoundCloud, I've uploaded the melody and harmony parts separate and together. Here's a link to the LEAD + Harmony voices 1 & 2—all fiddle parts.</span></div>
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Finally, here's the music to the A part and the french cajun lyrics.<br />
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-29028734582757373522015-09-03T15:55:00.002-07:002015-09-03T15:55:33.750-07:00Fall 2015 Schedule for RISKRock Island String Kollective (RISK) will start up again on Tuesday, September 22.<br />
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NEW TIME! 3:15-4:15 meshes better with school schedules.<br />
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SAME PLACE: Minglement, otherwise known as the coffee roasterie south of Vashon town and just north of the school campus, kitty-corner from the VAA's new center-in-construction.<br />
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SAME GOAL: for kids and adults to improve their skills on string instruments, build repertoire in Celtic, American Trad, Klezmer, and Cajun musics, and have a ball!<br />
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COST: $45 for the quarter, $40 if you pay during sessions 1-2. $5 for single sessions.<br />
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DATES: <span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sept 22, 29th</span><br />
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Note that October 20th is a break.</div>
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Look forward to jamming with all my RISKees!</div>
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-15279493093826056172015-07-29T14:25:00.005-07:002015-07-29T14:25:54.991-07:00RISK to play at the Open Space this Saturday, August 1<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">
Please be at the O Space at 3:40 to be ready for our 4:00 performance. It will be casual, but would be nice if you could wear your RISK shirts. Sarah will lead the violins; I'll be leading the guitars.</div>
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-76384961021110298012015-07-29T14:24:00.001-07:002015-07-29T14:24:05.232-07:00Video of RISK playing the VARSA stage at Strawberry Fest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-40854441109790868702015-07-16T07:59:00.003-07:002015-07-16T07:59:44.903-07:00STRAWBERRY FEST: NEW TIME SLOTHappy Festival to All!<br />
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We will be playing on SATURDAY at the VARSA (Village Green) stage.<br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;">Our time slot is now 4:15--4:35</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;">Please arrive by 4:00 to tune and get set up.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Kim</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-20139191714460644822015-06-11T21:44:00.005-07:002015-06-11T21:44:58.449-07:00Preparation for Big Gigs on July 5 and Strawberry FestivalWe are on for Strawberry Festival! We will have a 20 minute set on <span style="background-color: yellow;">Sat. 7/18 at 3:35 to 3:55 on the Village Green (VARSA) Stage.</span> <br /><br />
Please arrive 15 minutes early (3:20 ish) to warm up and tune.<br />
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REHEARSALS<br />We will rehearse on Tues. June 30th at 3:45 at Minglement for this and our upcoming show <span style="background-color: white;">(July 5th, 3--3:30, O Space).</span><br />Thanks and looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks. Keep playing!<br />
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-20086437163235181702015-05-14T22:18:00.000-07:002015-10-20T12:14:25.372-07:00Rubber Dolly (or Ducky if you prefer)<br />
Here's the recording to "Rubber Dolly" as played by Kim & Karen.<br />
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ends with a fiddle tag, joined by guitars on a slow "A" chord strum.</div>
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Here's the melody for the violins.</div>
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KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-62763753501907778002015-05-05T17:37:00.001-07:002015-05-14T22:18:34.120-07:00Our Set List for FolkLifeWe have a playlist! RISK plays Seattle FolkLife on Friday, May 22, in the lower level of the Armory/Center House, Seattle Center. We perform for 30 minutes, starting at 4pm. See rendezvous times below.<br />
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Below is a jpg of the PlayList and Guitar Chord Cheat-Sheet. It's now revised, so feel free to print it out for your use during FolkLife. No heavy notebooks to drag around!<br />
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There are ferries off the North End at 12:25 and 12:45. Once on the mainland, take 99/Viaduct up to Seattle Center. Performer parking is in the Mercer Street Garage on the north side of Seattle Center; we only have 3 parking passes so RISK will reimburse drivers who have to park elsewhere. We have 3 more cars than passes, so drivers without passes, be prepared to wave your Official Performer Maps at surly parking gatekeepers or catch the earlier ferry to allow time to find street parking (which will be payola).<br />
If you don't have a pass and can park anywhere, you might try the garage west of the Pacific Science Pavilion. It's the nearest to the Official Load-In Gate, which is Gate 2 at 2nd & Thomas. That entry is next to the Hospitality/Registration area, where Kim will be registering our group by 3pm (see Map hand-outs, coming to you at RISK session May 19th). So our first rendezvous point will be 3pm at the Hospitality area. Those together by then will proceed to the Armory at 3:10.<br />
<b>By 3:20,</b> <b>we must be backstage of the Lower Level Stage in the Armory (once known as the Center House)</b>. Our stage is on the lower level: a nice sunken stage with bleacher seating around it. Note that we are NOT on the main stage (I, for one, am relieved...).<br />
To help you if you're lost, I STRONGLY SUGGEST putting the iPhone numbers of Kim and myself into your phones. Most of you already have Kim's #; mine is 206-856-8952.<br />
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More details & hand-outs to come. Meanwhile, Guitarists, print out the OFFICIAL CHEAT SHEET!<br />
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<br />KayRayPlayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842296720460788139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740715973923795349.post-11922660125510382422015-05-05T11:30:00.000-07:002015-10-20T12:13:55.624-07:00A Klezmer Klassic: Bei Mir Bistu SheinThis is a Klezmer classic, written in 1932 for a Yiddish musical called "I Would If I Could." The lyrics are a dialogue between two lovers. The musical closed after a year, but in 1937, an American music producer heard the song performed in Harlem, bought the rights from the two Jewish composers for a mere $30 (big money in Depression America), rewrote all but the first line of the lyrics into English, and persuaded a new girl quartet, The Andrews Sisters, to record it. It went gold, became a world-wide hit and a jazz standard, and over the years earned $3 million—but the original composers couldn't earn a thing on their creation until 1961 when the purchased copyright expired. Proving once again that You Never Know...<br />
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Here's the English lyrics to the Chorus part represented on our sheet music.<br />
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"Bei mir bistu shein" means you're grand.<br />
Bei mir bistu shein, again I'll explain,<br />
It means you're the fairest in the land.</div>
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I could say "bella, bella", even say "wunderbar".<br />
Each language only helps me tell you<br />
How grand you are.<br />
I've tried to explain "Bei mir bistu shein".<br />
So kiss me and say you understand."</div>
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Finally, here's a New York group that managed to turn a New York subway platform into a red-hot Swing Club for their performance of our classic. Wait patiently through the 27-second commercial and the group getting themselves down to the subway, then enjoy all the Shake-Jive-n-Wailin' of The Hot Sardines and all their jazzoid friends.</div>
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