Thanks to the generosity of Eva and the Minglement Crew, we are staying at MINGLEMENT and changing our location to down stairs by the piano!
I need two people to come early and set up chairs in a circle around the piano while I go pick up our wonderful guests, Johnny and Riley.
Please email or call me (463-0062) if you can help tomorrow.
Looking forward to sharing our music!!
Cheers,
Kim
Rock 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.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Set List for TODAY
Hello All,
Just a loose list for us to play today:
Mairi's
Old Aunt Jenny with her Night Cap On!
Bayou Pon Pon
Isaac Hannah's
Minor Swing--Hall of the Mt. Swing
Snowden's Jig
Elearnor Rigby
Here Comes the Sun
Cluck Old Hen
Hangu Podoly--Frelachs Podoly
Banish Misfortune
Trip to Sligo
Morrison's Jig
Mairi's
Of course, suggestions welcome. Want to have charts for Steve the Bassist.
See you soon!
Kim
Just a loose list for us to play today:
Mairi's
Old Aunt Jenny with her Night Cap On!
Bayou Pon Pon
Isaac Hannah's
Minor Swing--Hall of the Mt. Swing
Snowden's Jig
Elearnor Rigby
Here Comes the Sun
Cluck Old Hen
Hangu Podoly--Frelachs Podoly
Banish Misfortune
Trip to Sligo
Morrison's Jig
Mairi's
Of course, suggestions welcome. Want to have charts for Steve the Bassist.
See you soon!
Kim
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Old Aunt Jenny with Her Night Cap On: the slo-mo video
In our first RISK session of the fall 2014 session, Reilly & Johnny introduced us to "Old Aunt Jenny with Her Nightcap On." They told us that the tune comes from Estill Bingham, Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky.
Here's the Man Himself, playing the tune solo as recorded in Kentucky in 1986.
http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/636/rec/34
Here's Riley Calcago playing the tune quick slow so you can listen and learn—
Riley play old-aunt-johnny-with-her-nightcap-on-slow
And then Riley & papa Johnny rock the tune in this fast version on fiddle and guitar—
Old Aunt Jenny Rocks Out with Riley & Johnny
And here's a video of the music in the Key of G that we were taught in, played at 70% speed so you can "get it." Looks like it's the same sheet music, too.
Here's Riley Calcago playing the tune quick slow so you can listen and learn—
Riley play old-aunt-johnny-with-her-nightcap-on-slow
And then Riley & papa Johnny rock the tune in this fast version on fiddle and guitar—
Old Aunt Jenny Rocks Out with Riley & Johnny
And here's a video of the music in the Key of G that we were taught in, played at 70% speed so you can "get it." Looks like it's the same sheet music, too.
If you didn't get the sheet music to "Old Aunt Jenny with Her Nightcap On," here you go. In version 2, I penciled in the guitar chords that go with the measure below it. Johnny said that the C Major chord is an acceptable substitute for the E minor chord in part A. HAVE FUN!
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
RISK STARTS NEXT TUESDAY, SEPT. 16TH!!
Dear Everyone,
I'm so excited to start this year! We will be meeting at 3:45 in the Bookman West bookshop (old Minglement conference room) this coming Tuesday, 9/16, a week from today!
Johnny and Riley Calcagno, a father and son duo, will be our first guest artists. As I will be picking them up from the ferry, we may be a tad late. We will have the room set up, and feel free to launch into a rousing "Mairi's Wedding" and wait for us.
Please bring a music stand if you need one.
Each session is $5, or pay for the whole semester through Nov. for $40 and save $5.
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Feel free to call or email if you have questions or concerns.
It's going to be a great year!!!!
See you soon,
Kim
I'm so excited to start this year! We will be meeting at 3:45 in the Bookman West bookshop (old Minglement conference room) this coming Tuesday, 9/16, a week from today!
Johnny and Riley Calcagno, a father and son duo, will be our first guest artists. As I will be picking them up from the ferry, we may be a tad late. We will have the room set up, and feel free to launch into a rousing "Mairi's Wedding" and wait for us.
Please bring a music stand if you need one.
Each session is $5, or pay for the whole semester through Nov. for $40 and save $5.
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Feel free to call or email if you have questions or concerns.
It's going to be a great year!!!!
See you soon,
Kim
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