Community Folk Sing May 9, 3-4:30pm

UptownBillsHappy Spring! It’s time to get together for some singing.

Join us this Saturday from 3:00 to 4:30 for our monthly all-request sing-along. Bring instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. We’ll have Rise Up Singing books, and Uptown Bill’s will provide the cozy atmosphere. Read more

Facebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Blooming where you’re planted song highlights: Sweet Potato

Screenshot from 2015-03-22 14:16:28

Bill Staines is well known as a traditional folk singer and song-writer and has been performing for over 50 years. He has many children’s songs to his name, and if you listen closely to Sweet Potato, you will hear that it is the perfect song to sing to get a baby to fall asleep. One particularly interesting thing about Bill is that he is left-handed, but plays a right-handed guitar – upside down with the bass strings on the bottom – therefore he has developed his own fingerings and picking style. Here’s Bill singing Sweet Potato:

*featured photo is a screenshot of this YouTube video.

facebooktwittergoogle_pluspinterestlinkedinmail

Facebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Blooming where you’re planted song highlights: Greens

Screenshot from 2015-03-22 14:11:52

What could be more nutritious than a plate of greens? May Erlewine was asked to write a song about a local food and calls this “a different kind of love song.” When we started practicing this song, Jean wanted a show of hands on who actually did love greens. I can’t say I’m a fan, but this song could probably make almost anyone want to give greens another chance! Check out May as she shares her love for greens!

*featured photo is a screenshot of this YouTube video.

facebooktwittergoogle_pluspinterestlinkedinmail

Facebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Blooming where you’re planted song highlights: Ca’ The Ewes

I had to look up a translation of this song since it is written in a Scottish English dialect by Robert Burns (1759-1796): Ca the Yowes to the Knowes – but whether you understand the words or not, it’s a beautiful love song. What does this have to farming and gardening, you might ask? It’s about a shepherd lad herding his sheep, which is an important component to many types of traditional farming practices. Alastair McDonald brings Scottish flair to his version of the song:

Facebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail
1 2 3 4