Tide and the River Rising

My little folk music adventure continues, having played last Saturday night at the Perry Hall Folk Music Night three songs (You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song, and Morningtown Ride) with my musical partner Mark Huslage. One of my old elementary school friends and his wife even drove an hour to see us (if that isn't a sign of friendship, what is?)

They say life keeps presenting you the same lessons until you learn them and I think I have finally realized that it just is no longer worth memorizing songs. This gives me a chance to relearn and learn more songs and keep my repertoire fresh for get togethers and performances. But most importantly the audience doesn't have to experience a blank stare when I can't remember the words. An old friend of mine was kind enough to remind me that I was also forgetting words when I was in my early 20's (I am now at the tender age of 54).

Currently working up a version of a beautiful song written by Cindy Kallet called Tide and The River Rising. If you've never heard the singing of Cindy Kallet, and you are a fan of early Joni Mitchell, she is well worth a listen, for her gentle voice and guitar playing alone.

Currently taking a break from making videos (allows more time to sing and read and involves too much effort rearranging the furniture :-) and sticking with making lo-fi audio recordings which are continuously being updated to be listened to and enjoyed at http://www.baltimoreguitaristgroup.com/files/ .

And for those who have read this far, my current repertoire (with keys reflecting not the actual key but the main chord used when capo is in place) is (drum roll please):

1.    Going Up the Country (capo 0, dropped D)

2.    Quinn the Eskimo(capo 1, C)

3.    With a Little Help From My Friends (capo 2, D)

4.    Get Together (capo 0, dropped D)

5.    Morningtown Ride (capo 5, dropped D)

6.    You Ain't Going Nowhere (capo 4, C)

7.    Kitty Alone (capo 0, kitty tuning of ggdgbg)

8.    Walkin' Down the Line (capo 2, kitty tuning)

9.    You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (capo 0, dropped D)

10. The Circle Game (capo 1, A)

11. If I Were A Featherbed (capo 6, dropped D)

12. Last Night I Had The  Strangest Dream (capo 6, dropped D)

13. Blowin' In The Wind (capo 1, G)

14. Michael Row The Boat Ashore (capo 1, G)

15. Paradise (capo 2, kitty tuning)

16. This Land is Your Land (capo 4, G)

17. Turn! Turn! Turn! (capo 5, dropped D)

18. Buckeye Jim (capo 8, C)

19. Mail Myself To You (capo 7, dropped D)

20. If I Had A Hammer (capo 1, G)

Well, that's all for now, but look forward to seeing you at our next performance on September 8th at Perry Hall Folk Music Night on Belair Road. Better start practicing.....................

Musically,

Gary Kenneth Bass (almost famous folksinger)