Dpon't know how you could hate R.U.S.
Rise Up singing is a great ice breaker...
if you hve a couple of copies, you can
ask a shy person to find a song to ask
others to sing and play...it helps give
non musicians something to do...and
assures that the song is one they want,
so will draw them in...we refer to RUS as
our bible...and then ask folks to turn to
such and such chapter and verse....you have
to have good enough light to see, though.
maybe this is just a california thing,
but Kate Wolf's Give Yourself to Love
is usually well known around here and folks
can join in on the chorus.
You might suggest a theme..we often have
love songs for feb. , irish for march,
songs with flowers in them for april or
may, etc. them people can plan ;ahead to
search for tunes that will fit the scheme.
if you can get people to do any planning
about it..we fo c arrolling around the
neighborhood at christmas time. Laurel