Another of Dave's brothers sang us a song (part of it was "a tall ship, and a star to steer her by," but I don't remember the name of it).
The brother was Walter--my youngest brother--three years older than me.
By a few lines in we were humming along and humming harmonies. I hope it was okay with the family; it seemed very right and moving to me at the time.
I was quite impressed.
peteralway performed on prosthetic piano (I believe this was when he recruited shadowriderhope to play saxophone with it, which was great)
You are correct. She is one fine musician.
Sarah, an author who spoke movingly of Dave's encouragement during the early stages of her career, sang a hysterical song called Orange Chocolate Cake or something like that
She's sazettel. I also noticed that she's nearly as good a belly dancer as my niece.
Several songs that Dave liked to perform were handed around as singalongs
They were "Come by the Hills" at the end of the formal part, "A New Irish Drinking Song" at the start of the first circle, and "Locktender's Lament" at the start of the second circle. "A Health to the Company" ended the second circle.
the fact that I didn't know the tune meant I couldn't always predict what chord we were heading for
When I was leading, I didn't even know what tune I was playing. It's my favorite form of music making.
On the way back Braider suggested that if I wanted to get better at playing along I should practice arpeggiating various chords and playing songs by ear in several keys.
Or try playing along with "A Prairie Home Companion."
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The brother was Walter--my youngest brother--three years older than me.
By a few lines in we were humming along and humming harmonies. I hope it was okay with the family; it seemed very right and moving to me at the time.
I was quite impressed.
You are correct. She is one fine musician.
Sarah, an author who spoke movingly of Dave's encouragement during the early stages of her career, sang a hysterical song called Orange Chocolate Cake or something like that
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Several songs that Dave liked to perform were handed around as singalongs
They were "Come by the Hills" at the end of the formal part, "A New Irish Drinking Song" at the start of the first circle, and "Locktender's Lament" at the start of the second circle. "A Health to the Company" ended the second circle.
the fact that I didn't know the tune meant I couldn't always predict what chord we were heading for
When I was leading, I didn't even know what tune I was playing. It's my favorite form of music making.
On the way back Braider suggested that if I wanted to get better at playing along I should practice arpeggiating various chords and playing songs by ear in several keys.
Or try playing along with "A Prairie Home Companion."