Brian T. Prairie from Ravenspring Creative surreptitiously captured some audio on his phone from our July gathering and put it up on YouTube. I think it’s a pretty fair representation of the feel of a typical singalong night.
Come join us next month!
Come hear the great Tom Neilson in an intimate concert at Feed Arts & Cultural Center on April 8th at 7 PM.
In a time when we need it most, Tom provides a voice for all those who believe in the power of music to effect social change. Singing since the age of three, his music reflects a quick wit, creatively using folk music to make a point.
Here are a couple samples of his more light hearted songs.
And here’s a link to one of his more serious records.
Please join us on Friday evening, April 8th, for a night of music that you won’t forget.
MOO is a charitable organization dedicated to the production and preservation of acoustic “living room” music in the American folk tradition. Their next gathering is March 4-6 at Camp Edwards in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Janet from our circle has attended this event in the past and recommends it highly. She’ll be driving up if anyone is interested in riding along.
Learn More: March 4-6, 2016 Gathering
Here’s where you can submit ideas in the comments (or email me to noebie@gmail.com) and I’ll add them to the list.
If you have links to lyrics, chords, videos or what-have-you please include those.
I’ve put together another Evernote to hold lyrics sheets, and here’s the YouTube Playlist. We’ll add to both of those as new material comes in.
As always, as we go around the circle folks will be able to lead or suggest songs that don’t make this prep list, but I’d encourage you to submit ideas here if possible, so we can get some familiarity with the songs ahead of time.
Come sing with us on October 1st!
Here’s where you can submit ideas in the comments (or email me to noebie@gmail.com) and I’ll add them to the list.
If you have links to lyrics, chords, videos or what-have-you please include those.
I’ve put together another Evernote to hold lyrics sheets, and here’s the YouTube Playlist. We’ll add to both of those as new material comes in.
As always, as we go around the circle folks will be able to lead or suggest songs that don’t make this prep list, but I’d encourage you to submit ideas here if possible, so we can get some familiarity with the songs ahead of time.
Come sing with us on September 3rd!
Here’s where you can submit ideas in the comments (or email me to noebie@gmail.com) and I’ll add them to the list.
If you have links to lyrics, chords, videos or what-have-you please include those.
I’ve put together another Evernote to hold lyrics sheets, and here’s the YouTube Playlist. We’ll add to both of those as new material comes in.
As always, as we go around the circle folks will be able to lead or suggest songs that don’t make this prep list, but I’d encourage you to submit ideas here if possible, so we can get some familiarity with the songs ahead of time.
Come sing with us on August 6th!
Ronnie Gilbert, the female voice in the influential 1950s folk quartet the Weavers, which also included Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman, has died at age 88. Gilbert died of natural causes on Saturday, at a retirement home in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Mill Valley.
The four, with Gilbert singing contralto, came together in 1948 and are credited with a folk revival that helped spawn such performers as Bob Dylan, the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary. But the group’s leftist political views put them on the radar of the McCarthy-era anti-communist movement and the group lost their recording contract in 1951.
“We sang songs of hope in that strange time after World War II, when already the world was preparing for Cold War,” Gilbert said in an interview in 1982 for the documentary The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time. “We still had the feeling that if we could sing loud enough and strong enough and hopefully enough, it would make a difference.”
Read More: Ronnie Gilbert, Clarion Voice Of Folk Band The Weavers, Dies At 88 : The Two-Way : NPR
Here’s where you can submit ideas in the comments (or email me to noebie@gmail.com and I’ll add them to the list.
If you have links to lyrics, chords, videos or what-have-you please include those.
I’ve put together another Evernote to hold lyrics sheets, and here’s the YouTube Playlist. We’ll add to both of those as new material comes in.
As always, as we go around the circle folks will be able to lead or suggest songs that don’t make this prep list, but I’d encourage you to submit ideas here if possible, so we can get some familiarity with the songs ahead of time.
Come sing with us on July 2nd!
Here’s a great article about some of the benefits of group singing, from Stacy Horn at Time.
As the popularity of group singing grows, science has been hard at work trying to explain why it has such a calming yet energizing effect on people. What researchers are beginning to discover is that singing is like an infusion of the perfect tranquilizer, the kind that both soothes your nerves and elevates your spirits.
Read More: Singing Changes Your Brain | TIME.com
Here’s where you can submit ideas in the comments (or email me to noebie@gmail.com) and I’ll add them to the list.
If you have links to lyrics, chords, videos or what-have-you please include those.
I’ve put together another Evernote to hold lyrics sheets, and here’s the YouTube Playlist. We’ll add to both of those as new material comes in.
As always, as we go around the circle folks will be able to lead or suggest songs that don’t make this prep list, but I’d encourage you to submit ideas here if possible, so we can get some familiarity with the songs ahead of time.
Come sing with us on June 4th!