Cancelled.....Again.

*sigh* Well, this is the last time this month we can cancel the slow session.

We'll just plan to meet the second week of March. I'll be posting and e-mailing notifications and agenda/information soon for next month.

Take care, stay warm, and play some tunes, okay?

Best,

the Trad

Slow Session Cancelled for 2/10/10

Cancelled.
OK, sorry to say, but I'm going to cave to the fear factor and cancel for tonight! I'd love to reschedule, but have to take people's schedules into account.

Reschedule?
Andy tells me that the building is available a couple of nights next week. Which do you prefer: Tuesday or Thursday?

Let me know, and stay safe and warm tonight. Hopefully we won't get the heavy snow.

Archie Fisher at Old Songs 2/11/10
By the way, Archie Fisher is performing tomorrow night at Old Songs. If you haven't made plans, give the office a call and reserve your ticket! Archie is the real deal. Many, many traditional singers and musicians have been influenced by him, including one of my favorites, Old Blind Dogs. He's a magnificent singer, master guitarist, and just plain brilliant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leomhFmH62o

It's Time for the DanceFlurry!!!!

Gang, I just wanted to remind you that this weekend, February 12-14, 2010, is the annual DanceFlurry Festival!

Visit http://www.danceflurry.org/festival/index.html for more information, including times, schedules, locations, jamming, performers....and parking!

Have a great time and hope to see you there!!!

The Trad

p.s. make sure you go see Nightingale, one of my very favorite bands! Also, Storyteller Bairbre McCarthy will be there with her very large posse, including one of our very favorite local fiddlers: Maura MacNamara! Bairbre and Maura are finishing up an album to be released very soon. Eyes open here for details!

And Then I Saw the Weather Report...

An aside: [I have the biggest crush on Steve Caporizzo...oh. Did I say that out loud? God.]

OK, I haven't decided yet, because I hate to cancel if I don't have to.


I will decide by 3:00 PM tomorrow. I will send out an e-mail directly to you, and post on the blog: http://HudsonValleyTrad.BlogSpot.com. If you're forwarding other Slow Session messages, please make sure you forward this one!

If I cancel, I will find a couple of alternative dates to switch to. If one night of the week is better than another for you, please let me know, and I will take it into account.

Thanks,


Trad

February Slow Session 2/10/10, 7:30 PM

Hi, Friends!



Just a quick reminder that tomorrow night, we'll be holding our February slow session at the Old Songs Building, 37 South Main St., Voorheesville, NY (http://www.oldsongs.org/).

Guest teachers include:
Dave Smith with a hornpipe, "The Pleasures of Hope"; David Pease with a jig, "The Mouse in the Mug" (we may do this one by ear!); Jeff Haas with a waltz, "The Valley of Knockanure";
and maybe we can get Fritz to help us work out the reel "Trip to Durrow."

Yeah, and what else?
In addition to Trusty's Listening Corner, and The Trad Tracks, we may go around the table and ask people to pick a tune for us to play. Please think about a tune you like to play. We won't make you start it, only suggest it and we'll all play it slowly together. We won't be providing sheet music for this.


What if there's a snow storm?
I don't expect there to be one. So maybe Trusty and I take a little longer to get home (all the snow is supposed to be further south by us), but there's nothing expected to hit up north, so...


If there's any reason to cancel, I'll e-mail everyone AND post it on the blog.

See you tomorrow night!

The Trad