Old Town School East is now occupied
This was the vision, ten years in the making.
| Eagerly anticipated. Much hard work to keep the promise. And so it was written: so “Come join us on Sunday, January 15 at 6:30 for a Housewarming Dance for the new Lincoln Square East building of the Old Town School of Folk Music (4545 Lincoln). We’ll occupy one of the fabulous new dance studios. All dancers, players and callers are welcome to help warm up the floor.” so so |
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| January 15, 2012 so 80 folks came to play or dance or both. Thanks to our 4 great callers: Paul Collins, Lynn Garren, Tom Senior and Bill Sudkamp. 30 musicians played-never more than 20 at a time-including 1 banjo, 1 accordion, 3 mandolins and the rest evenly divided between fiddles and guitars. so so |
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| Here’s our set list, as best I remember: (D tunes) Angeline the Baker Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss Soldier’s Joy Walk Old Shoe Heel Come a-Draggin’ Twin Sisters(G Tunes) Indian Corn |
Sail Away Ladies Roscoe (A Tunes) Tippin’ Back the Corn Liza Jane Little Dutch Girl (final waltz in D) Tennessee Waltz |
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Photos by Gail Tyler, except the first and the last, which were taken by . . .
Paul Tyler, convener
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More dances to come
The first Fiddle Club of the World Square & Ceilidh Dance was a roaring success, with about two dozen dancers in attendance at the Atlantic Bar & Grill. The back room was surprisingly cool on such a hot night.
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Cyndy & Mitzi
Music was supplied by a rehearsed Ceilidh Band of 4 fiddlers, 3 guitarists, a harmonica player and a jaranero. Two other fiddle players sat in and learned the tunes on the spot (for the most part).
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Judy & Walter
Here’s what we danced.
Squares: Chase the Rabbit, Star for Three, & a big circle square from the Deep South.
Ceilidhs: Cumberland Reel, Tacco e Punta, Gay Gordons, & Dashing White Sergeant.
Rounds: Seven Step, a schottische, Raatikko, & 2 waltzes
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Calling a square dance
Thanks to Jason McInnes for the photos. There are also a couple of videos on the Fiddle Club of the World Facebook page.
Plans are afoot to coordinate the First Friday Square Dances with Fiddle Club. That means our next dance will be Friday, September 2, from 7 to 9:30 at the Old Town School. We’ll also schedule one for the December meeting at the Atlantic.
Paul Tyler, convener
Chicago Chapter
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Fiddle Team Finalists for 2011
Finals, 12:30 July 7, Folk & Roots main stage
Top prize is $400. Over $1500 in prize money!
Don’t miss these bands!
Fabulous photos by Paul Doughty
Can I Get an Amen
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John Lane & Danny Gillespie
| Kit Paulson accompanied by James Kreigsmann and David Stockman |
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Los Pichardo
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Yahvi, Victor, Gabriella & Zacbe Pichardo
also
The Third Sunday String Band
Angela Moss & Janet Lettrich Hamling, Rich Kurowski & Sandy Bykowski
The Lopsiders
Debi Lewis, Jim Meegan, Deborah Fausch & Shane Jones
Plus the top two from the Youth/Family Division will battle for the top prize – $150
The Fiddle Billies
from Music House
The Tuning Pegs
from the Old Town School’s kids fiddle program
- Paul Tyler, convener
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Report on Dan Gellert’s visit to the Fiddle Club
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Over 30 fiddlers, pickers and fans showed up at the Leadway Bar & Gallery on North Damon on a Saturday night to hear Dan Gellert. After serenading us with a dozen wonderful old fiddle and banjo tunes, Dan and Debbie led a jam session for the next hour through a number of old chestnuts and few rare treasures.
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Here’s a few of the tunes Dan played in the Leadway’s back room. |
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The Fiddle Club of the World is not just for fiddlers. Players of all kinds are welcome to participate. And it’s okay to come just to listen.
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Filed under: Audio,Photos,Reports by Paul | March 30, 2009 | Comments (0)
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