2009 Sunday Sings

GRFAS Do It Yourself Music

 



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Sunday Singing in 2010: February 7, March 14, April 18 and May 16
Note: The dates in the printed flier are wrong.
Keep singing and enjoy the sunshine!
 


Grand River Folk Arts Society presents outstanding concert performers and lively dances with really fine bands but what’s missing from this picture? Grassroots music making, that’s what! If folk music is what we’re all about, shouldn’t we folk be making some of it? Of course!  If you like to sing, or you play an instrument, but can’t imagine yourself equipped with a stage and a microphone — at least not yet! This is for you: community singing and jam sessions.

Community singing is just getting together to share old or new songs informally, campfire style. We might do this from memory; we welcome new songs you bring, on paper or in your head; and we have copies of the book Rise Up Singing to borrow or buy. We generally meet on the second Sunday of the month. We begin at 5:00 PM with a potluck supper, then sing until 9;00 or so. Join the gathering for any portion or for the entire time.
 

A popular variant is “Shaped Note” singing. We sing from The Sacred Harp, a recognized standard, sight-reading these shaped-notes. Shaped notes were a New England notation style that was to aid non-music-readers recognize and read music. It was developed in the 1800’s and still enthralls people with its haunting sounds and enthusiastic energy applied to church hymns. A group currently meets in Kalamazoo on the third Sunday afternoon of the month. Let Mary know if you’d like to carpool down and give it a try!


Newcomers are always welcome.
Call Mary Postellon, (616) 246-6468, or
email: sundaysings@grfolkarts.org 
Mary and Dan Postellons’ home is 3242 Brook Trails Drive SE in Grand Rapids.
 

Last update: 20 Aug 09