Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Can't stop playing this

Lady Templeton's Clog may be found in Ryan's Mammoth Collection - I've memorized it, on mandolin and guitar - maybe some of you will have fun with this.  Key of F, more than a two octave range...  I'm trying to transpose it to different keys by ear.  Playing it in Bb on mandolin is still beyond me. 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

RSVP Site Updates

I updated the RSVP sites today for MMO and BYNRIE.  For new members, I will be creating accounts and invitations for you today or tomorrow.

If you run into problems at either RSVP site, please email me.

The updates include:

  • MMO and BYNRIE instances share password and email information.  If you have accounts on both, I copied the login information from old MMO site to the new version.
  • You can log in with your name from the roster, or with your email from the roster.
  • Your login credentials (user name and password) are sticky, so you don't need to sign in again if you've used the site within the past month.
  • The Italian-flag heat bar indicating group response totals has the affirmative and negative response counts in text.
  • Security updates from the open-source community

Thanks for helping Lon and I plan for performances,
Jonathan

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Preliminary set list for March 30-April 21

Here is a preliminary set list for our concerts on March 30, April 6, April 13, and April 21:

Fanfare for Lon Hendricks
Cathedral Hill
Lullaby for Chris
Carousel
Waltz for Bill Monroe
Suite Marinaresca I & IV
And I Love Her
Please Please Me
Four on Six
Minneapolis March
May Polka
Benediction
Palladio

Thursday, February 6, 2020

For the second year in a row, Stealin' Home is playing on Valentine's Day at Sneakers Pub & Eatery in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Since our guitar player Don Brunnquell is off in New Zealand, my friend Jay Scoggin and I are being joined by Tate Ferguson for this gig. For those of you who have only heard Tate's mandolin playing in the MMO, this is a great opportunity to hear his equally excellent guitar playing. Tate will be handling about a third of lead vocal duties, too! Sneakers Pub & Eatery is located about one hour east of St. Paul at S119 S McKay Avenue, Spring Valley, Wisconsin 54767,(715) 778-4200. Apple or Google maps will get you there easily, but basically what you do is drive east on I94 to Spring Valley Exit 24, County Road B. Drive south 6.2 miles, then turn left on North Second Street. Drive east 2 miles to McKay Avenue. Turn right on McKay and Sneakers will be on your right. There will be Valentine's Day dinner and drink specials available and some pretty good music, to boot. We will start playing between 6:00 and 6:30, and will continue until 9:00 or so. We hope that some of you can make it!