Quite right, Ken! White Cliffs of Dover VERA LYNN (with lyrics) 89487uG13Ro No: 5. 5. The other night dear. Ken .. by all means wait a while before clicking on POSTREPLY again. But I have a feeling that knowing all the LYRICS of these songs is an 'age' thing. I have been talking to Ron about it, and...

I'm sure that many of us keyboard players play from 'Busker' type music, which just shows the melody line with chord Symbols. The whole idea of this type of music is to give you a basic frame to play from. It gives you the chords (harmony of the piece) and the melody line. One of the things that is ...

Too good!

The D-Day Darlings - Bless 'Em All (Official Music Video)



Here's No: 4.

4. The shepherd will tend his sheep.

Know the answer? Click POSTREPLY.

Hugh

Run, rabbit, run. Quite correct, Ken,

Run Rabbit Run (Run Adolph Run) - British World War II Era Song



Now for the third one.

3. You'll get no promotion.

Know the song? Click POSTREPLY and tell us.

Hugh

Everyone's favourites I would think!

Here are a couple of their sketches that I think we all remember!

Eric and Ernie: Mastermind

And this is one of those sketches that is timeless!

Andre Previn: Playing All the Right Notes!



Hugh

Brian, Great choice of voicing for that one. From Wikipedia: " Durham Town (The Leavin') " is a song, written and sung by Roger Whittaker, released as a single in 1969. Whittaker's original intent, to set the song in Newcastle, was abandoned in favour of nearby Durham because Whittaker agr...

Roy,

I liked the switch of sound to the softer organ voice. A nice contrast.

That's two songs you have put up where a 'partner' has left. Would like to feel that they get back together again!

Hugh

We can cheat a little though and show you something from the video above to click on to play the video. Click the image below to play it. Click the back button (top left) to get back to this page after watching as this is not an 'embedded video'. http://www.ar-group.org/Files/QuantasAd.jpg Or ... We...

Well done Ken.

THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND - VERA LYNN



Question 2.

2. "Don't let the farmer have his fun, fun, fun."

If you know the Title of the song this came from, do a POSTREPLY and tell us.

Hugh

Ken, Liked the way you played that. I reckon it's much easier to get a bit of vibrato on a violin when playing a keyboard than when playing the real instrument. I don't play the violin, but presumably any vibrato has to be done by rocking a finger on the string? From a Violin Masterclass. What Is Vi...

John, You get a great sound from your Tyros 5! I have always liked how they incorporated this song into The Music Man .. having a barbershop quartet singing 'Goodnight' to the ladies while at the same time the ladies were singing 'Pick-a-little'. This version below is from an amateur stage productio...

Den. Lovely video. Particularly liked the way you took us up the stairs to the bird hide. Hugh

At our organ Club tonight we had a Quiz . Name That Song from a line in the LYRICS. These are songs that were very popular during the war years (you can tell from that what the average age of our organ club Members is!). When we named the song, the Artiste (pianist this time) played the song and we ...

The October Challenge has CLOSED .. but ... When a Challenge CLOSES at the end of the month .. this just means that you can't post another entry. But feel free to post REPLIES to any of the songs that are already up there. If you find something interesting that you think other Members would like to ...

I love this type of music! It's the banjo that does it for me! It's not 'jazz', but 'swing'?

Tuba Skinny- Once in a While- Shaye playing Louis! Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives from 1927.



Hugh

True Love Ways . Now this was sung by Buddy Holly (not a Duo), Robson and Jerome (a Duo) and by Peter and Gordon (a Duo). I think this is one of my favourite pieces of all time, with that wonderful harmony throughout the piece. My take on this. Played on my AR80 organ. The 'answering phrases' were ...

If you haven't already seen it, please read the comments about what we are aiming for in this Challenge section. Click this LINK: Do a right-click to open this up in a New Tab. http://www.tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=408&t=12263 For the November Challenge we thought we'd go back to ...

Ron, That is an amazing piece of music. You have a real skill when playing a keyboard. Must go back to when you played in a band. You mention that this was a hit for Glen Campbell, and that in his final days he suffered from Alzheimer's. I have come across this interview with him ... Glen Campbell's...

Brian,

Liked how you did that. Your harmonies are spot on.

Came across this song played on a Theramin .. with an explanation on how to get the notes perfectly pitched.

How to play Somewhere over the Rainbow | Carolina talks Theremin



Hugh

Now here's an unusual version of this song! Played on a Theramin. Over the Rainbow - on THEREMIN L1rLCIcD86U With any instrument without frets to anchor the notes (eg. a violin) it must be very difficult to play the notes accurately .. particularly when the notes are created by waving your hand in t...

When Johnny comes Marching Home - American Civil War Song
Originally written by Patrick Gilmore in 1863.
This version (below) is done by Mitch Miller.
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https://youtu.be/d9uarq2_hQ8

Hugh

As this Challenge is to play a piece of music that tells a 'story', some of you may be wondering what the 'story' is behind this classical piece, which was composed by Handel and performed as an opera. The Clemency of Scipio is an episode in the life of the Roman general Scipio Africanus, recounted ...

Ken, Are they MEMBERS? Or non-Members. If they are not Members, go to: http://www.tierce-de-picrdie.co.uk .. where the will see this: https://www.ar-group.org/Files/Forum.jpg Clicking on the board for Guests & Visitors they will see this: https://www.ar-group.org/Files/Forum2.jpg Click on the In...

Ron,

What a fabulous recording! You have some very interesting harmonies in there, which makes it a pleasure to listen to.

Hugh

Ron,

Your music is very soothing to listen to. What a fabulous arrangement! Using a FreeStyle for this has really brought out those harmonies. And I love the STRINGS. They really do give 'body' to the whole piece.

A lovely, romantic song!

Hugh

Ron, Well done for finding a suitable picture to go with this piece .. two little boys! Loved that 'drum' intro, and the start of the song with the whistle (?). Just right for the start of the song. Liked the change of beat at 0:26 .. and off with the song proper. I didn't really know the story of t...

Ken,

Your version of Handel's Largo was soft and pleasing to the ear. And the organ clips you had in your video were perfect for the piece you were playing. Really enjoyed listening.

Hugh

Somethin' Stupid. I reckon we have all said 'something stupid' to someone at some point in our lives. Somethin' Stupid? Don't reckon those three words are that stupid as they can change our lives! Played on my AR80 organ. 1778508151235040 Here are the words to this song. Somethin' Stupid - Frank &a...

Nobody's Child. Lovely song. Very sad story!
Played on my Tyros 4.



Here are the words. Brings a tear to the eye. At least this version has a happy ending!

Foster & Allen - Nobody's Child

Hugh

The October Challenge is to post a song where the lyrics 'tell a story'. Eg. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree ; or Little Jimmie Brown . But not 'Michael Row The Boat Ashore'! So we all know what 'story' is being told, either post all the verses of the song (you can COPY and PASTE them fro...

A new approach to the monthly Challenges When we started the "New Challenges" Ian Wolstenholme wanted to feature the 'Winner(s)' on his Radio Show, “Community Keyboards” - Oldham Community Radio 99.7FM. So we needed a 'Winner'. As Admin didn't want to get involved in choosing 'Winners', w...

First, watch the beginning of this video to see what Travelin' Easy from the PSR Tutorial Forum is commenting about .. namely notes on the PSR-SX900 and 700 that do not 'sound' when played. (I do not recommend that you dismantle your keyboard in the way he describes in order to fix it!) YAMAHA PSR-S...

Cricket (as explained to a foreign visitor) You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's bee...

Here is a recent work of a French Bulldog that I did at the request of my local vet. It now hangs in her waiting room.

Ron

You have been a busy, busy bee! Love the 'repeating piano' near the end! Hugh