Tunes Tomorrow...

Let's Play Some Tunes at Old Songs!

Festival Season is Coming! Yay - Outdoor Music!

The May Old Songs Slow Session will be held on Wednesday evening, May 17, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. We'll be starting off as always with a teaching tune (learn-by-ear), and we'll play a few of the tunes we had on the list from earlier this month. Then we'll be doing Round Robin. New folks should check out our lists (click on "recent tunes" and "get all the tunes" on the menu above) and pick out a few tunes for us to play together. You are always welcome to send me ideas for new tunes for us to add! You can reach me at hilary.schrauf [AT] gmail-dot-com.

Hope to see you on Wednesday evening! 

Slow Session This Wednesday 4/19/17

Sometimes It Is Enough to Just Play.

It's OK to just be with the music...

Each month, I try to send you some new tunes. This month, I'll direct you to the Google Drive. Pay it a visit. Check out all the tunes I've uploaded. Some have chords, most don't. There are a few audio files, but not many. It's an attempt at capturing some of the tunes we've worked on over the years.

Nancy requested a couple of tunes, but Google seems to be giving me some trouble tonight, so I will upload on Tuesday mid-day and send out the info to everyone.

See you Wednesday evening, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Old Songs Community Arts Center.

Hilary

Slow Session Cancelled for March 15, 2017

STELLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

No Slow Session in March

When the Voorheesville CSD is closed, so is Old Songs. Therefore I am cancelling the Old Songs Irish Slow Session for tomorrow. Besides, I'm not sure I'll be able to get out of my driveway until next week.

I hope you are all faring well in this weather. Please take care and remember that the Albany CCE Session (slow and fast) will be held on Sunday, March 19th at 2:30 p.m. at the Capital District Irish Center, 375 Ontario Street, Albany, NY 12208. Learning session at 2:30 p.m. followed by regular session at 3:30 pm. People attending the sessions are encouraged to bring snacks to share. Admission is free. 

I'll see you in April for the next trad Irish slow session on April 19th.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Best,

Hilary

The Snowy Path...

What Wicked Weather This Way Comes?

As I write this blog post, the sun is shining outside. It's brutally cold, but the sun is shining. By this time tomorrow, it will probably look like the photo above. I guess we always say this, but doesn't it seem like this winter has been very weird? 70 degree days followed by below-zero cold snaps and then right back up again! The flowers and trees must be as confused as we are. If you made it out to the St. Patrick's Day parades this past weekend, more power to you! Eric and I were traipsing around the area playing music all weekend but all that happened INSIDE.

Professional Hazards Can Be Fun!

Sorry I missed you all the last two weeks, but the days were crazy and I just didn't have time to blog. I think that's the hazard of being an Irish musician during St. Patrick's month. The good news is that once this craziness is done we can keep on going with our tunes and our craic!

Wednesday: Impending Doom or Just Another Winter Day?

I'm really looking forward to Wednesday, but it's hard to tell what the weather will be like and whether or not the roads or the parking lot will be clear enough for us to brave the elements. I will decide whether or not to cancel by 6:00 PM on Wednesday and I will post here, in my email list and on the Old Songs Facebook page, so stay tuned.

First Things First!

First of all, Happy St. Patrick's Day! If you are looking for something to do around this time, fiddler/singer Padraig Timoney will be playing at Noon at Stoney's Irish Grill in Schenectady, at 4 PM at the Pig n' Whistle in Burnt Hills, and at the Rivers Casino & Resort at 9 PM (with Emerald Dawn) that day. Also, The New World Celtic Band (Ian Warpole, Sarah Underhill and special guest Aldo Lavaggi) will be playing at New World Home Cooking on Friday. Tickets are essential - get them on Facebook or call the restuarant. The Comhaltas (http://albanycce.com/events/) Session will be held this coming Sunday, March 19 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. Also, announcing CD Release Party/Concert featuring Copley Street (fiddler Nathan Gourley and piper Joey Abarta) on Friday, March 24th at 7:30 PM at The Hangar, 675 River Street, Troy. A session will follow the concert. 
Website: www.copleystreet.com   Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nuw35YlzgA

Plans for Wednesday

OK,assuming we meet - we will start, as always, with our learn-by-ear tune. Then on to our new tune "The Flowers of Red Hill", a revisiting of last month's tunes, followed by a round-robin. Please think about what tunes you'd like to do. Take a look at the tune repository and the old lists. Work on the new tunes without sheet music if you can. I've included sound files for most of the new tunes, so you have that to start with.

So...assuming the weather is good, I hope to see you:

Old Songs Trad Irish Slow Session

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Old Songs Community Arts Center

37 South Main St., Voorheesville, NY 12186

Questions? Hilary at 518-424-8701 or hilary.schrauf@gmail.com

Cheers,

Hilary