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Welcome to Decatur Song and Tune Resources!
This is a loose repository of songs, tunes and other resources used for collaboration among musicians around Decatur. Still (or more appropriately always) under construction, we're currently reworking some resources initially loaded for a vocal harmony class at the Frank Hamilton School but it's gone much farther since then...

Wednesdays - Vocal Harmony class at Frank Hamilton School
Barbara Panter is leading ... need bio, curriculum and schedule ...

Thursdays - Toco Hills Jam
There's an ongoing jam of musicians and singers doing old time, Irish, folk and other styles of music in the plaza at Toco Hills shopping center when the weather is nice. When the weather is not so nice, they often get together at a local player's house. They get started around 7:00 and go until 9ish or until the music stops. Bring a chair (and a music stand if you're a slacker :-). Reach out to [mailto:mfnicholson2@gmail.com Maura Nicholson] for details.

Sun Apr 28th - Song Swap
This is the monthly get together of a open circle of singers socializing and sharing their craft in living rooms in and around Decatur. Usually there's a pot luck at 6:00 and the singing starts at 7:00. Contact [mailto:canoe4ever@gmail.com John Miller] for details.

Various Dates - Frank Hamilton Players
Founders, teachers and students periodically play and sing at festivals, farmers markets and other events around town. Contact [mailto:wclarkbrown@gmail.com Clark Brown] to find out what's coming up.

Resources

 * Songs by Title
 * Tunes by Title
 * Songs and Tunes by Key
 * Songs and Tunes by Genre
 * Songs and Tunes by Rhythm
 * Local Sessions and Jams
 * Learning Materials and Local Schools
 * Modal Keys

Song Crushes
Here's a list of song crushes one or more of us want to share. Please add a link to a song that you're obsessing about, one that wakes you in the morning playing in your head. Let's constrain it to traditionalish vocals. Give a hat tip to someone if they turned you onto it:


 * April 1, 2019 - Keg of Brandy is a song from the 1700s that Liz Hanley sings in A. We've been playing around with it in D. John Miller confesses, "This song quickly embeds into your head and remains, repeatedly reappearing, unannounced."


 * July 12, 2017 - Angelina is a modern song from Ghana, It sounds like an old song, and yet the lyrics tickle your heart with their new world sensibilities. AB Crentsil and the band Sweet Talks created this infectious gem.


 * July 1, 2017 - I've only heard spiritual versions of Climbing High Mountains, but here's a bluesy version by Blind Willie McTell with Curley Weaver singing harmony called Trying to Get Home. Weaver’s harmony is very chromatic, using a lot of half steps as he walks down the scale.


 * June 29, 2018 - Wondrous Love is an old shape note song performed by Blue Highway. It has a wondrous gospel build that we will steal when singing the Ballad of Captain Kidd. This seems only fair, since Wondrous Love stole the melody from Captain Kidd back in the mid 1800s. [H/T Caroline Anderson]


 * June 26, 2017 - Dan Boner had an awesome live video on Facebook. It's called 'Professor Dan’s quick singing tips for "old school" southern/mountain bluegrass style.' [H/T Barbara Panter]