Enjoy Fiddle Music at the Redding Library at 6 PM, Tuesday, February 3rd
California Old Time Fiddlers from District 6, will play those old-time tunes in the community room as part of this new music series at the Redding Library. This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce little ones to live music and watch musicians of all ages sharing their talents.
This new library series will feature different groups and genres each month. Free and open to the public. For information call 530-245-7250.
For more information on the local Old Time Fiddlers, click here.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Music, Art and Ice Cream
This Friday, January 30th, from 5-8 --
Redding's 2009 Cultural Cruise: Art, music and refreshments at various venues around town.
The North State Songwriters will perform original music at Redding's City Hall (777 Cypress Ave). City Hall has a magnificent art display - and we're looking forward to sharing our tunes in the lobby.
Here's the schedule:
5- 5:30 Still Married
5:30 - 6 Nick Ciampi
6-6:30 Diana Wallis
6:30- 7 Paul Howell
7-7:30 David Thompson
7:30 -8 Steve Read
Details on all the venues are available at the Shasta Arts Council web page.
Complimentary refreshments (also known as "Free Food") will be available.
As if that weren't enough to thrill you right down to your toes......
The Old Time fiddlers will be hosting their popular jam at Leatherby's in the downtown mall, starting at 7.
Join fiddlers, guitar players, mandolin players and others to play old time jigs, reels, hoedowns, waltzes and tunes of choice. Beginners, intermediate and advanced players of all ages are welcome to come and learn new songs, have fun with old friends and make new ones.
The public is invited to watch, listen, tap their toes and dance, if so inclined
Redding's 2009 Cultural Cruise: Art, music and refreshments at various venues around town.
The North State Songwriters will perform original music at Redding's City Hall (777 Cypress Ave). City Hall has a magnificent art display - and we're looking forward to sharing our tunes in the lobby.
Here's the schedule:
5- 5:30 Still Married
5:30 - 6 Nick Ciampi
6-6:30 Diana Wallis
6:30- 7 Paul Howell
7-7:30 David Thompson
7:30 -8 Steve Read
Details on all the venues are available at the Shasta Arts Council web page.
Complimentary refreshments (also known as "Free Food") will be available.
As if that weren't enough to thrill you right down to your toes......
The Old Time fiddlers will be hosting their popular jam at Leatherby's in the downtown mall, starting at 7.
Join fiddlers, guitar players, mandolin players and others to play old time jigs, reels, hoedowns, waltzes and tunes of choice. Beginners, intermediate and advanced players of all ages are welcome to come and learn new songs, have fun with old friends and make new ones.
The public is invited to watch, listen, tap their toes and dance, if so inclined
Friday, January 23, 2009
Go ahead: Play with your food
But I don't think you'll have as much fun as the folks who've created the Vegetable Orchestra.
Veggies, power tools and music -- a little something for everyone:
Read more about the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra at their website.
Veggies, power tools and music -- a little something for everyone:
Read more about the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra at their website.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Music is where you find it
Waiting for Winco pizza with my music-major daughter.
The store was crowded -- bustling shoppers hurried to get out with their groceries and their noisy kids. My 19-year-old daughter was staring into space, listening intently to the cash register/scanner beeps.
I didn't even notice it, but there it was. Over the din (or under it, maybe?) she heard tri-tones, intervals, dissonance. Listening closely, we could even pick out pieces of songs. The first line of Happy Birthday. Was that William Tell?
The store was crowded -- bustling shoppers hurried to get out with their groceries and their noisy kids. My 19-year-old daughter was staring into space, listening intently to the cash register/scanner beeps.
I didn't even notice it, but there it was. Over the din (or under it, maybe?) she heard tri-tones, intervals, dissonance. Listening closely, we could even pick out pieces of songs. The first line of Happy Birthday. Was that William Tell?
Learning to hear music where others don't.
It's not exactly the reason we're sending her to college - but not a bad pay-off, really.
Friday, October 10, 2008
October: Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Now here's a brilliant idea -- concerts dedicated to promoting "Harmony for Humanity."
Daniel Pearl, a musician and journalist, was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002. His family and friends created The Daniel Pearl Foundation "to carry on his legacy, using music and words to address the root causes of the hatred that took his life."
The foundation's mission is "to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative communications. "
The concerts take place all over the world, across all musical genres. It's not a fundraiser, it's a "hope raiser." The event began in 2002, with 117 concerts in 18 countries. By 2007, Daniel Pearl World Music Days were celebrated with 537 concerts in 42 countries. That's a lot of hope.
To learn more or to participate, click here for details.
"An international network of concerts using the power of music to reaffirm our commitment to tolerance and humanity"
Daniel Pearl, a musician and journalist, was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002. His family and friends created The Daniel Pearl Foundation "to carry on his legacy, using music and words to address the root causes of the hatred that took his life."
The foundation's mission is "to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative communications. "
The concerts take place all over the world, across all musical genres. It's not a fundraiser, it's a "hope raiser." The event began in 2002, with 117 concerts in 18 countries. By 2007, Daniel Pearl World Music Days were celebrated with 537 concerts in 42 countries. That's a lot of hope.
To learn more or to participate, click here for details.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Top 10 Reasons a Mid-life Garage Band is a Good Idea
10 - You own the house, so you don't have to play in the garage.
9 - Kids get out of bed with a little more zip when their parents are pounding out a wall-shaking version of "White Rabbit."
8 - Drop-in company? Not a problem.
7 - Neighbor kids think you're weird -- spend less time raiding your refrigerator.
6 - Cool cowboy hat camouflages receding hairline.
5 - They aren't just "teenagers," they're "live-in roadies."
4 - You don't hear the phone ringing. And it doesn't matter, because it's not for you anyway.
3 - Reluctant students begin to see the advantage of going away to college.
2 - You can turn your wife's volume down. Way down.
And the # 1 reason that a Mid-Life Garage Band is a Good Idea:
"Because I said so" sounds wickedly ominous through a 200-watt PA with a little bit of reverb.
9 - Kids get out of bed with a little more zip when their parents are pounding out a wall-shaking version of "White Rabbit."
8 - Drop-in company? Not a problem.
7 - Neighbor kids think you're weird -- spend less time raiding your refrigerator.
6 - Cool cowboy hat camouflages receding hairline.
5 - They aren't just "teenagers," they're "live-in roadies."
4 - You don't hear the phone ringing. And it doesn't matter, because it's not for you anyway.
3 - Reluctant students begin to see the advantage of going away to college.
2 - You can turn your wife's volume down. Way down.
And the # 1 reason that a Mid-Life Garage Band is a Good Idea:
"Because I said so" sounds wickedly ominous through a 200-watt PA with a little bit of reverb.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Anniversary Cobbler
Four years ago this week, Craig and I became Still Married.
As a band name, it usually gets us a bit of a laugh and gives folks a little information about us. Beats the heck out of "The Friedmans," the really lame moniker we used for our first few gigs.
Until then, we were a relatively normal couple -- well, except for the whole homeschool thing -- which automatically branded us as "on the strange side." But I was still writing songs alone in my music room and pitching them (with no success) via mail, to labels in Nashville and LA. Craig didn't know a single thing about music. We had cable TV, a mini van, a golden retriever.
Then I started meeting musicians, playing at Open Mic events and getting involved in the local music scene and Craig didn't enjoy being left out of what was becoming an important part of my life.
So he joined me. He learned to play bass, learned to sing, and after a few weeks of practice, I dragged him out to the Red, White and Brew, where we made our debut as a band.
Four years later, we still rush through the dinner dishes so that we can play. Our front room has been transformed into a music room/recording studio. We make music every chance we get, and while I hardly ever pitch my songs, I feel more successful than ever, because we so enjoy sharing the music with each other and with local audiences. Pickin' and grinnin' our way through this mid-life shenanigans suits us both. And watching how our kids have taken a cue from us and run with it in a whole new direction is also immensely satisfying.
According to happy-anniversary.com, traditional gifts for the Four Year Anniversary are flowers or fruit. Do people really give fruit as an anniversary gift? Seems kinda goofy to me...but it's cherry season -- Oh, happy day! -- so I'll be whipping up a celebratory Anniversary Cherry Cobbler.
As a band name, it usually gets us a bit of a laugh and gives folks a little information about us. Beats the heck out of "The Friedmans," the really lame moniker we used for our first few gigs.
Until then, we were a relatively normal couple -- well, except for the whole homeschool thing -- which automatically branded us as "on the strange side." But I was still writing songs alone in my music room and pitching them (with no success) via mail, to labels in Nashville and LA. Craig didn't know a single thing about music. We had cable TV, a mini van, a golden retriever.
Then I started meeting musicians, playing at Open Mic events and getting involved in the local music scene and Craig didn't enjoy being left out of what was becoming an important part of my life.
So he joined me. He learned to play bass, learned to sing, and after a few weeks of practice, I dragged him out to the Red, White and Brew, where we made our debut as a band.
Four years later, we still rush through the dinner dishes so that we can play. Our front room has been transformed into a music room/recording studio. We make music every chance we get, and while I hardly ever pitch my songs, I feel more successful than ever, because we so enjoy sharing the music with each other and with local audiences. Pickin' and grinnin' our way through this mid-life shenanigans suits us both. And watching how our kids have taken a cue from us and run with it in a whole new direction is also immensely satisfying.
According to happy-anniversary.com, traditional gifts for the Four Year Anniversary are flowers or fruit. Do people really give fruit as an anniversary gift? Seems kinda goofy to me...but it's cherry season -- Oh, happy day! -- so I'll be whipping up a celebratory Anniversary Cherry Cobbler.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Harmonious Beginnings
Every Saturday morning, Craig goes through the music room instrument by instrument and tunes each one. The banjo, the fiddles, all the guitars....it takes him about a half an hour, but he gets every piece perfectly pitched.
By Sunday evening, depending upon the weather and how much chaos has ensued, things may be all out of whack again. But it is a pleasure and a blessing that, thanks to a patient man with an electronic tuner, we get to begin our weekend in perfect harmony.
By Sunday evening, depending upon the weather and how much chaos has ensued, things may be all out of whack again. But it is a pleasure and a blessing that, thanks to a patient man with an electronic tuner, we get to begin our weekend in perfect harmony.
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