The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #129367   Message #2903607
Posted By: Ron Davies
10-May-10 - 07:19 AM
Thread Name: 'Yonder Come Day' - free music files
Subject: RE: 'Yonder Come Day' - free music files
Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

I think we didn't realize how much we owed to you guys.

I don't ever even remember the cassette being available.   I must have learned some of this from Tim Slattery, who must have bought a copy of the cassette.

We took "Crazy Gibberish" up to the Eastern PA Folklore Society over 20 years ago and it's still a smash hit there.   We'll definitely credit you guys next time we sing it.   Did you also used to make gestures while singing it?   Maybe that's where we got that idea.

I lead "Ring It In" every Christmas-New Years season at my SATB Christmas party--and others. Such a perfectly joyous song for the occasion.   Again, a big hit.   I'll definitely credit both you and the author next time. I'm pretty sure Tim and I credit you.

And the "Ballgame" version we must have learned from you or Michael Cooney. Did you guys used to do it with one beat off and two beats off, in addition to the regular rhythm? I remember trying to do that--and it ain't easy.

And Tim still sings "Rowing and Flowing" and has always said he learned it from you, I'm virtually certain.

You guys have sown some musical seeds which will never die.