Jolly music

Subject: RE: Jolly music
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 06 May 09 - 03:52 PM

It is an idea whose time has come.

Also on some sort of funny video program on TV there was a young German??? boy playing accordian to some pigs who were biting his toes. He looked about 3 years old but could have been 8 or so I guess with a real baby face..but boy was he a good accordian player. lmg

Subject: RE: Jolly music
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 May 09 - 03:49 PM

I never saw a conga line of melodeon players before.

Subject: Jolly music
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 06 May 09 - 03:32 PM

Here is some for Cornish May Day..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMKi2jhlLLI&feature=related

Now, whenever there is a discussion about some of the purposes of music, jolliness never seems to be brought up, but surely that has to be one of the main reasons. I have never thought that the purpose of music at all was to make people angry, sad, etc., although certainly it can...but I think it should at least some of the time make us happy.....sadness is all around us and I can't believe too many people need more of it...mg