Ocrober 2015 32 YEARS SHARING ACOUSTIC MUSIC July 1983-2015 Issue 366 Website : www.silverstrings.org

PRESIDENTS REPORT______Harold Crane V.P. BUSINESS NOTES______Ann Wassell Hello everyone, Friday after our last meeting night I went searching for We are rolling into fall, cooler temperatures, raking my Holiday Music packet! Took a little time to find it but, leaves, football and a lot of Silver Strings activities. I it was still intact and in order. hope to see you at our banquet at Corsi's on October 1st, It’s been fun practicing the tunes we know so well and good food, music and friends. We have our regular enjoy in December. Hope all of you will also start meeting and jam on October 15th and "Variety Night" on reviewing those tunes so that in November our practices October 29th. We are a very talented group, so sign up together at 6 p.m. on meeting nights will be well at variety night to perform or just sit back, eat pizza and done. We can also play some holiday tunes during our enjoy the show. This is a good opportunity to invite a jams if someone asks for them. We have eleven play friend to a fun SSDS event! dates in December so far. If you want a list of holiday November is a busy month; at our meeting and jam tunes that we played last year you can go to the Nov. night on the 5th we will be having our elections for 2016 2014 Newsletter and print it out. Marsha and I are going board members. On the 14th is Rick Thum's workshop to take a look at last year’s list and make any and concert at Good Hope Church. On the 19th is our adjustments we need to in order to meet some of the regular meeting and jam plus our rummage sale for your requests from the groups we are playing for this "music stuff". We also have playdates and Christmas year. Most of the tunes will still be played and the new music practices, so get your Christmas outfits ready! On list will be out soon. December 3rd is our Good Hope Church Concert and We made a couple of minor changes in the Oct.-Nov. after-glow in the hall, so bring some "goodies" to share. playlist which is in this newsletter...... Ann This is a great opportunity to show our appreciation to Good Hope Church for a place for SSDS to meet and Looking ahead to 2016 (yeah, I know it enjoy music. I hope our board of directors election is early, but prior planning prevents piss- committee is successful in getting board members for poor performance – to quote one of my our 2016 board because we want our club to remain bosses), I am asking for feedback, for strong and healthy for another 30 plus years! ideas, help, and participation. Seeyasoon...... Harold *Can you and are you willing to do a workshop for the club next year? If so, for what instrument? (fiddle, whistle, MD, HD, uke) What would the topic be? (tune teach, some technique) *Slow jams – would you like to see these occur again? Could you lead it? If not, do you have a suggestion for someone who might? * Is there something else musically related that you have an idea for us to try? * Is there a workshop you would like to see that we could bringinsomeonetodo?...... Marsha

♪♫ October tune of month: “Schottische du Stockfish” ♪♫ From the VP PROGRAMS______Wade Mullins IT’S OCTOBER...LET’S CELEBRATE ! with Maureen Mullins It’s been a busy summer filled with play dates, BIRTHDAYS campouts, jam sessions and music festivals. It’s hard to 1....Ernie Stewart believe that were looking at end of the year activities 12...Nancy Straky already! We just wanted to remind you of a few dates to 17...Carol Anne Matthews keep in mind for upcoming activities: th 26...Ann Wassell Variety Night is October 29 – so that gives you plenty 28...Valerie Karhu of time to start getting your performances ready. 30...Bev Scott Garage Sale – November 19th – bring any music related items you’re no longer using and we will have ANNIVERSARIES tables set up for you to sell your goodies. Remember 18...Harold Crane ...... 40th one man’s trash is another’s treasures 19...Bob & Sally Niemczewski . . . 41st December 3rd – Good Hope Concert – We will be 22...David & Theresa Smith . . . . .22nd having an Afterglow and will provide beverages and snacks. We are asking for donations of cookies, snacks and finger food to share with the church members. FROM THE TREASURER’S BOX__Terry Kozlowski th August Report December 17 – Christmas Potluck – The club will provide the meat and beverages. 2016 Dues – I am accepting payment for next year’s membership dues. $15.00 – a bargain any way you look December 31st – No meeting/Variety night is canceled. at it. Who will be the first to re-up? Someone whose **We would like to put out a plea for someone (or a few) name starts with T? If you have changed phone to take over the VP Programs position next year. We numbers, addresses or emails please give me that are not going to continue but will be around to help information when you renew so our records are up to support you. I have a folder with notes, dates and date and you receive notifications of what is going on. contact that will be passed on to help you out. If you “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat,” as you want to help the club to continue to have the activities check your gift list, remember our CDs are only $5 for that we’ve been having please consider running for this members. They make a good gift or remembrance for position. someone. We also have T-shirts for sale - $10. A variety of sizes are available – a gift for one of our fans. They will be available at the Oct. 15th jam. SECRETARY’S NOTES______Mick Mastal Minutes for the last meeting are on file. 2016 Board – I have worn the Treasurer Hat for two years. This year the club needs someone to run for Treasurer in order for the club to continue in 2016. While the Board needs a President, it also needs a Treasurer since it is a non-profit organization and the finances need to be kept in order. It is not difficult, really. Do you manage your finances at home? This is not much different. If you would consider running for this position but have questions, call or see me at a meeting...... Terry Kozlowski

Gerry Herman and Mick Mastal 2nd and 4th jamming at the Wyandotte Art Fair. Wed 7pm

th Angela Hospice is looking for musicians to volunteer Oct. 14 some time playing for patients and families. You can go and 28th in as a single player or a group. They would like musicians to go room to room to play for patients or you can play in the lobby. If this is something that would interest you please contact the Volunteer Coordinator Syndie Best. You can either call Syndie at 734-464- 8609 or email her at [email protected] MARK YOUR CALENDAR To print the October play list, OCTOBER please click on our website or this link : http://www.silverstrings.org/sections/tunes/pdf/2015/OctoberPlaylist.pdf 1...... SILVER STRINGS BANQUET Silver Strings October-November 2015 Playlist 6....PLAYDATE ...... BC...... 3:00-4:00 Key Tune Play Heartland Health Care ...... Canton 18...PLAYDATE ...... BC...... 4:30-7:00 D Whiskey Before Breakfast 3 Newburg U.M. Church ...... Livonia G Red Wing 3* 29...... SSDS VARIETY NIGHT G Westphalia Waltz 2* D Over The Waterfall 3 NOVEMBER D Sandy River Belle 3 5, 19....HOLIDAY PRACTICE ...... 6:00-7:00 G Maggie 3 18...PLAYDATE ...... BC ...... 1:00-1:45 G Down Yonder 3 Nardin Park U.M. Church ...... Farm. Hills G Tommy’s Waltz 3 D John Ryan’s Polka 5 DECEMBER Em Dancing Bear/Missouri 2/2 1....PLAYDATE ...... H...... 3:00-4:00 G March of St. Timothy 4 Heartland Health Care ...... Canton 3....PLAYDATE ...... H...... 11:00-noon G Southwind 3* NoviPublicLibrary...... Novi D/G Jenny Lind Polka (ends on A part) 3 ½ 3....PLAYDATE ...... H...... 7:00-8:00 G RedAppleRag 3 Good Hope Church ...... Canton G Silver and Gold Two Step 3 8....PLAYDATE ...... H...... 1:00-2:00 C Ten Strike 3 Suburban Ret. School Personnel ...... Berkley C Five Foot Two 3 9....PLAYDATE ...... H...... 1:00-2:00 D Midnight on the Water 3 Brookhaven Manor Sr.Liv...... Ann Arbor G Shoes and Stockings 3 10...PLAYDATE ...... H...... 6:30-8:30 Em Tamlin 4 Garden City Presby. Church ...... Garden City D Liberty 3 11...... SSDS VARIETY NIGHT POTLUCK C You’re A Grand Old Flag 3 12...PLAYDATE ...... H...... 3:00-4:00 Extras Royal Oak Public Library ...... Royal Oak D Hey Polka 3 13...PLAYDATE ...... H...... 2:00-3:00 D Spanish Two Step 3 Community Unitarian Church ...... Brighton nd 14...PLAYDATE ...... H...... 7:30-8:15 *2 time: If instruments are available-- St.ColletteChurch...... Livonia Fiddles, Harmonicas, MD or Whistle 17...PLAYDATE ...... H...... 12:15-1:00 take it with backup; HD’s softly Livonia Civic Ctr. Library ...... Livonia Silver Strings Dulcimer Society Music: 19...PLAYDATE ...... H...... 6:00-7:00 We have been given permission, by several composers, to play their music in our club. We also pay for a license that allows us to play some of our favorite Southgate Co-op ...... Southgate tunes. We want to protect our Silver Strings members and respect the 31...NO SSDS MEETING composers who have generously shared their music with us. In consideration of the composers and SSDS, do not sell, copy, give away or share any of our Silver C=Casual, BC=Business Casual, H=Holiday Strings music.

Silver Strings playing at the Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church fall festival on Sept 6th.

It was a good gig but it was very hot, in the 90's! We played 4 hours! FESTIVALS-WORKSHOPS-JAMS MUSIC COORDINATOR NOTES_Marsha Kozlowski ______MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC – it has taken me a while to UNCLE CARL’S DULCIMER CLUB figure out MusicTime well enough to put some tunes into 2nd Saturday of month, Sept thru May, 12:30-4:30pm th our music. Watch your dropbox account. There will be (next is Oct 10 ) quite a few new tunes to try out. If you like them, For info. call Pennye 517-547-7448 ______request them at the next jam. The tunes include the two NETTLE LAKE MUSIC JAM that Jeff Despard wrote and taught at Myers’ Lake, some First Saturday of Month Sept thru May – 6pm tunes the Board requested, and a few that were picked (next is Oct 3rd) up at jams this summer and seemed to be popular. For info contact Jack & Marilyn Mullins 517-270-2870 Have fun with them and let me know which ones you ______really like. For those who use binders, packets will be MAUMEE STREET MUSIC JAM available at the October 15th jam. It is apparent there (formerly called West Adrian Jam) are still some people who did not pick up the packets of Forth Saturday of the month Sept thru May – 6pm st corrected and added music that was passed out earlier (next is Oct 31 ) in the year. If you are one of them – they will also be For info. Contact: available that night. Jack & Marilyn Mullins 517-270-2870 Or Larry Roper 248-437-5403 OCTOBER VARIETY NITE – YES - yet another ______SUGAR (Saginaw Ukulele Gurus and Rookies) opportunity to have food, fellowship and share music. First Saturday of the month 10:30-Noon (Oct 3rd) Contact Wade if you can help with set-up, emcee, or Sullivan's Restaurant on Gratiot in Saginaw, MI anything. Bring a dessert. Think about performing that Songs are posted beforehand on the internet night. It is close to Halloween – so if you want to come For info email: [email protected] in costume or theme your “act” for the season, you are ______welcome to do so. MT. HALEY JAMBOREE Last Friday of every month (Oct 30th) FALL CLEANING – music stuff – the Board decided Mt. Haley Township Hall, Midland County SSDS will have a fall “rummage” sale on November 19. 1:00-4:00-Folk and Traditional Music Jam Clean out your music “closet” to see if you have Admission is free but donations to the Metamora Historical musically related “stuff” you no longer use, need or want Society are appreciated. Metamora’s 1888 Old Town Hall is that someone else might really treasure. If you are part of an historic community. bringing something to sell, put your name on it and how For info. Call Alice Gajewski at 248-628-5287 much you would like to sell it for. There were be a [email protected] couple tables see up to place sale items. ______

GREAT LAKES UKULELE GATHERING Christmas Music – note the practice dates. Get your th First Wednesday of the month 7:00 (Oct 7 ) music out, dust it off and run through it a few times Good Hope Lutheran Church, before we get to the rehearsals. I will prepare a flyer of 28680 Cherry Hill, Garden City those performances that are open to the public so that A donation of $3.00 is requested for the church. you can pass them out to your “fan club” or those who Contact: Bob at [email protected] or like our music. This is a good time to shine our musical David at [email protected] ______light around. Pittsfield Open Band - POB Pittsfield Grange 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, First and third Saturday from 3-6pm. Classical Clips http://www.aactmad.org/sa/pob.html We jumped into the Vivaldi’s ______LAMS - Livingston Acoustic Musical Society “Spring” piece at the last pre-jam session. Reviewed Beethoven’s 3rd Saturday of the month 7-11pm (Oct 17th) “Fifth” and found out how rusty we Folerville Church of the Nazarene 8040 Country Corner Drive, Fowlerville were. While it would help to be Contact: Tony Miceli 517-223-9590 able to practice these at least ______every other month, looking at the FARMINGTON JAM schedule for jams, performances Universalist Unitarian Church and Christmas practice, this may 25301 Halsted Rd. Farmington Hills 48335 be a little difficult. Someone Second Tuesday of each month from Sept – June, 7pm suggested meeting in early Nov. on a night different from Many players come to play dulcimers, fiddles, guitars... the jam. The other option is to meet prior to the October If you are a beginner, this is a good place 21 jam. Those who would be open to doing this, please to meet people and get involved. let me know and also what time/day would be best for Contact: [email protected] you. This would only be a one-time thing. Next year we If anyone knows of a good jam that should be in this will re-evaluate...... Marsha column and isn’t please let me know...... Lee It has been suggested that we compile a list of available MD and HD teachers in the area (SE Experience the dulcimer Michigan). There appears to be in historic Hindman! nobody in the downriver area who teaches either instrument. The purpose is to make this Join us November 5-8, 2015 in Hindman, KY for the available to members and second annual Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming! visitors who are interested in Attendees will enjoy nightly concerts, dulcimer learning these instruments. Having this resource listing workshops, seminars, interactive demonstrations, will help in “promoting and encouraging knowledge of the hammered dulcimer.” The list can be given to exhibits, networking opportunities, and lots more! music stores in the area and be made available at our The $45 registration fee covers tuition, performances. For example, I was at a music store last materials, opening reception, concerts, and week and there was a woman sitting there with a closing brunch. Optional housing and meal plans Mountain Dulcimer. She inherited it from a family may also be purchased during the registration member and was looking to learn how to play it. I don’t process. Click on this link for more information: know who the teacher was (this was a store in Brighton), http://artisancenter.net/homecoming/ but as we meet people who are interested in our instruments, being able to give them this information will help guide them and maybe eventually lead them to our club. So, I am asking you to send me name and contact HAMMERED DULCIMER FOR SALE information of teachers, the community they teach in (if JAKE'S CABIN MEADOWLARK at a business address, that information) and other HAMMERED DULCIMER with GIGBAG pertinent information. Your help would be appreciated. Secondly, perhaps you have thought about teaching the This is an all laminate dulcimer with 25 courses, 13 instrument. There is a need for this, so perhaps it is time treble and 12 bass. Sounds very good, a nice entry to quit thinking and start doing. This list would help get level instrument. Includes the gigbag, plus your name out there. Marsha hammers, a table top playing leg, and tuning wrench. Price: $200 (or best offer) Bought at the end of 2012, but never played. Dusty Strings Dulcimer - $400 Name: Katie Lamb Cell: 248-854-3891 Model D200, manufactured in 1981. E-mail: [email protected] The Instrument has dark mahogany banding around perimeter of back and gold flashed sound hole roses. There are 12 treble and 11 bass courses (12/11). Excellent condition, new strings. Includes; stand-up playing stand, 2 sets of hammers, tuning wrench, case, 2 instruction books. http://annarbor.craigslist.org/msg/5217320876.html

Anyone interested, please contact: SSDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2015 ************ Neal & Judy Holzschuh: 734.480.3060, Ypsilanti PRESIDENT ...... Harold Crane [email protected]...... 810-356-2842 V.P. BUSINESS...... Ann Wassell [email protected] ...... 734-744-4255 V.P. PROGRAMS ...... Wade Mullins [email protected] ...... 734-751-2312 TREASURER ...... Terry Koslowski [email protected]...... 734-239-4190 SECRETARY ...... Mick Mastal [email protected]...... 734-552-4773 MUSIC COORDINATOR ...... Marsha Kozlowski [email protected] ...... 734-239-4190 SOUNDBOARD EDITOR ...... Lee Ann Lack [email protected]...... (734) 612-1172 WEBMASTER...... Karen Turner [email protected] ...... (734) 455-4085 MIDLAND FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015

We attended Midland Festival and counted over 26 Silver Strings Dulcimer Society members in attendance. We had 6 members teaching workshops or jams: David and I- Uke Jam with Uke N Sing, Bob and Sally Niemczewski- 2 Uke workshops, Sharon McAuliffe- IPad and Dropbox workshop, and John McAuliffe- Dobro, Uke and Teaching workshops. Luke had another wonderful display of his antique instruments. It was another fun time at Midland! Theresa

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