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Tail Toddle – a dirty little Scottish folk song.

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Hello LVW-ers.  Seems we’ve started a mad rush on people organising singing groups in the area.  I’ve spotted no less than 5 advertising in the local rags now.  More opportunities for people to sing!  That can only be a good thing. That being said, here’s a new one for you to have a go at. … Read more

Guitar and/or Ukulele chords for The Virgin Mary

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Richard asked me for guitar and uke chords for The Virgin Mary, so here they are. Anyone else wishing to have a go, please be my guest. Maybe we could all come into the next class with ukuleles. That would be riotous, wouldn’t it? Okay, here’s the rub with this piece.  For vocal reasons I … Read more

Some help with the Italian

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For those of you who have asked for a little Italian help I’ve prepared an audio file of me reading the words to Vieni o guerriero vindice, our Aida chorus from our last session.  I’m also including a page of the words so you can follow along.  YEE-HAH! Vieni al guerriero vindice_1 Vieni, o guerriero … Read more

Aida, anyone? Here are some parts….

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And I apologise in advance for the slightly funky new sounds of the audio.  I’m using a new Sibelius software package and haven’t had the time to sort through the sounds yet.  What can I say?  Get over it. 😉 First, here are all 3 parts together: Aida chorus – All 3 Parts Now for … Read more

Found it!

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Thank you all for your help in my little search. Two people mentioned Jennifer Lopez, a song called On the Floor. From the Wikipedia page for that album I found a reference for a Bolivian folk song that was used for a 1981 song by K’Jarkas called Llorando Se Fué. I just bought the album … Read more

Shoe video

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I have no idea why anyone would find this interesting but I couldn’t help myself. Here’s a little video of the shoes that play THE MELODY. I just wish I could fix the mechanism so they’d walk around again. 🙂 PK