The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #157785   Message #3727842
Posted By: OlgaJ
02-Aug-15 - 02:21 PM
Thread Name: Nursing home gigs
Subject: RE: Nursing home gigs
Mmm. Think we need to rethink what we do in Elder People's Residences. We know someone who goes to 'Old Folk's Homes' who is approaching 80 himself and hasn't realised that most of the people in these establishments were young in the 1960s. He is still doing 'Good bye Dolly', 'Long Way to Tipperary'etc. whereas what they remember is the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan etc., We know a brilliant duo (won't name them so as not to embarrass) who sing the stuff that was modern when the residents were young and apparently it goes down really well. I imagine they are getting a good fee (obviously not enough to live on) but they are fulfilling a serious need. Often older people whose conditions mean they can't communicate particularly well get a real boost from hearing music they recognise from their younger days.