Community Singing
in Greater Lansing, MI
Cancelled
April
May
June
Due to the COVID - 19 Virus,
it just seems like a really good idea to
cancel our final three meetings of this,
our 17th season. Damn!
We do not want to follow the
devastating path experienced by
the choir in Washington state.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-
29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak?
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None of us knows when it will be safe to meet in
groups to talk and sing. But the real date
is probably later rather than sooner.
We want everyone to be safe. and healthy,
ready to sing - lots, starting in the Fall.
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What else is happening?
As you may have read, the Ten Pound Fiddle
cancelled its last six shows and its last two
Fiddle Scout meetings. Because so many
online ticket holders did not ask for a refund,
the Fiddle board used those funds to forward
each act around half of what they would have
earned had they come to town and played the gig.
The musicians were delighted.
From the City Pulse
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/ten-pound-fiddle-
sends-checks-to-musicians-after-concert-cancellations,13991
From the Lansing State Journal
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/entertainment/music
/2020/03/26/music-series-ten-pound-fiddle-able-pay-artists-
canceled-season/111465006/
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One of those acts was Emma's Revolution,
a now CA-based duo of
Pat Humphries and Sandy O.
That show has been re-scheduled for
Friday, October 2, 2020
Community Music School, East Lansing, MI
About half of the songs in this show will be
sing-alongs, complete with a song sheet.
Mark your calendars now!
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The 19th Annual
Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival
will take place on
Friday - Saturday, Jan. 29-30, 2021
Hannah Community Center
East Lansing, MI
Friday night will be a concert,
including a few songs we all sing together.
Saturday will offer:
11 am children's concert
6-8 afternoon workshops
A huge evening community sing,
complete with lyric booklets
Details will be announced at:
www.singingfestival.com
www.tenpoundfiddle.org
and in this monthly newsletter
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Many, many performers are holding
online concerts, and Q and A sessions.
Susan Werner does one every Sunday.
Windborne is doing short shows on
Wednesday nights and late Sundays
mornings, and the list goes on...
The best way to support your favorite musical act
is to look at their website and/or
Facebook page, and find out when they
will be presenting their material online.
Most shows are listed as 'free' yet there
is usually a donation link listeners can
click to show appreciation for the music.
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Matt Watroba is part of a new, free,
folk music online service:
www.folkmusicnotebook.com
In addition to his Sunday night radio show
on WKAR, Matt has a time slot on
Tuesday nights, from 8-10 pm (EDT).
Repeat at 1 am. Check it out at:
www.folkmusicnotebook.com
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And last but not least...
(I know, this is late...)
If you have thoughts about February's
Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival,
now is the time to let us know
what they are,
Things you really enjoyed.
Things that you were not comfortable with.
Questions you may have...
Please write them down and send them to:
info@singingfestival.com
We will read every one, take notes we will
refer to, and send along a reply.
This festival has held strong for eighteen years
because it makes changes within the marketplace
and it tries to parallel people's tastes.
Please help us keep the festival
exciting and vital. Thanks.
Without you, there is no sound.
Sincerely,
Sally Potter
info@singingfestival.com
www.singingfestival.com
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