Music
I haven't been making any music, much at ALL, for some time now. I suddenly got interested in wanting to work on some Stephen Foster songs and also folk music again.
I never have used my OmniChord very much (bought in autumn 1998), so I need to get (re)acquainted with it. I sorta miss my autoharp...but I don't miss the inevitable blisters-leading-to-necessary-calluses-o
::sigh:: But I don't like the placement of the chord buttons on the OmniChord. They are not logical as they are on an autoharp/ChromAharp. Well, I guess I can get used to it. If not, I can always save up for an autoharp. I will probably be looking for one that is made to be played on the lap. I used to play mine in the upright position...but I don't think that's going to be an option anymore. :-P
Anyway, I see that Elderly Instruments (I used to have one of their fabulous and tempting catalogues many years ago) has a Stephen Foster songbook for $12.30. That sounds reasonable. I will phone them to get particulars, then will probably order it.
What set me off on Stephen Foster: Cat'r and I went to our favourite bookstore last Friday night. We saw a VERY good Celtic band called Murphy's Law. Of COURSE I bought a copy of their CD (support your local bands!). :-) And one of the songs they do on it is Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More". After listening to their very fine version of it, I then had to drag out my "Appalachian Journey" CD and listen to James Taylor sing it, accompanied by Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, et al. I *love* this sad mournful song!
Well, enough for now. Time for taking over/taking back/rescuing a few buildings from the Cogs in Toontown before watching "Buffy" and then "Smallville" tonight. :-)
I never have used my OmniChord very much (bought in autumn 1998), so I need to get (re)acquainted with it. I sorta miss my autoharp...but I don't miss the inevitable blisters-leading-to-necessary-calluses-o
::sigh:: But I don't like the placement of the chord buttons on the OmniChord. They are not logical as they are on an autoharp/ChromAharp. Well, I guess I can get used to it. If not, I can always save up for an autoharp. I will probably be looking for one that is made to be played on the lap. I used to play mine in the upright position...but I don't think that's going to be an option anymore. :-P
Anyway, I see that Elderly Instruments (I used to have one of their fabulous and tempting catalogues many years ago) has a Stephen Foster songbook for $12.30. That sounds reasonable. I will phone them to get particulars, then will probably order it.
What set me off on Stephen Foster: Cat'r and I went to our favourite bookstore last Friday night. We saw a VERY good Celtic band called Murphy's Law. Of COURSE I bought a copy of their CD (support your local bands!). :-) And one of the songs they do on it is Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More". After listening to their very fine version of it, I then had to drag out my "Appalachian Journey" CD and listen to James Taylor sing it, accompanied by Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, et al. I *love* this sad mournful song!
Well, enough for now. Time for taking over/taking back/rescuing a few buildings from the Cogs in Toontown before watching "Buffy" and then "Smallville" tonight. :-)