JANUARY 2012 28 YEARS SHARING ACOUSTIC MUSIC July 1983-2011 Issue 316Website : www.silverstrings.org

PRESIDENTS CORNER________Bob Niemczewski

Happy New Year to each and everyone and may thiscoming year bring good health to all. I would like to startthis short article by thanking the outgoing Boardmembers that have given so much of their time andworked so hard to make this club run smoothly.President-Bob Hlavacek, V.P. Business-Larry Roper,V.P. Programs-Dawn Hayes, Treasurer-Linda Osgood,and Secretary-Carol Ann Matthews your service isappreciated.

When I was asked to run for the position of PresidentI agreed and after the elections I starting thinking whatdid I get myself into. So I was thought when in doubtread the directions. So I obtained a copy of the SSDSby-laws and looked up the purpose of our club. In onesentence it states our purpose is to play thehammered dulcimer together with other instrumentsfor our enjoyment, promoting and encouragingknowledge of the hammered dulcimer throughmeetings, workshops, performances, newsletters,and other activities agreed upon by themembership.

So now, after reading the directions, I feel my job issimple. All I have to do is remember this is a greathammered dulcimer music club, we are supposed toenjoy ourselves, promote the hammered dulcimer, andwhatever the Board does will be for the best interest ofour membership and by our membership. Having saidthis, I want you all to remember this is your music club,and I as your president want you to enjoy being amember of the Silver Strings Dulcimer Society.

PURSE STRINGS___________________ Treasurer

Happy New Years to our members and your families.I truly hope this article finds everyone in good healthand ready for a new year of making music and newfriends. I am excited about being involved with ourBoard and learning all the details of being the Treasurerfor our club. I feel lucky that we have kept LindaOsgood (past Treasurer) on the board and she cankeep me on my toes. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sally Niemczewski

V.P. BUSINESS_________________Linda Osgood

By the time you read this we will have made itthrough the holidays and are raring to get started on thisnew year of 2012.

I myself am looking forward to my new position as VPBusiness with great anticipation. I know full well that itinvolves a lot of time and work but I also know I'm apeople person and will enjoy the interaction that goeswith it.

With all new administrations there will be anadjustment period for members as well as the board but,I'm confident time will take care of that.

I will have more information as time goes onregarding Playdates, new music, playlists and anythingof importance for the membership to know. TheNewsletter is one of the very best ways of keeping upwith all of our club activities.

I would like to thank the former board members for allthey have done in the preceding years. I will do my bestto represent SSDS as the talented, fun loving club it is!!I'll close for now, and look forward to seeing many ofyou at our first "official" meeting in 2012 on Jan 5th.

SECRETARY’S NOTES ________ Sharon McAuliffe

I have been a member of Silver Strings for sixteenyears. I have held the positions of president, secretary,music coordinator and have served on severalcommittees. I’ve taught workshops at the Silver Stringscampouts and at the club meetings. I’ve played thehammered dulcimer and the mountain dulcimer for 24years and taught for 14 years. I’ve attended the EvartDulcimer Funfest for 24 years and I taught workshops atthis festival for ten years. I also play the autoharp andukulele. I am looking forward to being a part of yournew 2012 board.Respectfully Submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon McAuliffe

There was no board meeting in December to reporton due to the extensive playdate schedule.

The 2012 SSDS Board:left to right

George Gonyo: V.P: ProgramsSharon McAuliffe: SecretaryBob Niemczewski: PresidentSally Niemczewski: TreasurerLinda Osgood: V.P: Business

The Christmas season isover. The marathonplaydates are history. Weat last had a chance tobreathe deep and enjoyour grand kids, visitingfrom Missouri during theChristmas holidays.

Thank you all, who supported all the club activities,playdates, jams, and variety nights. I think ‘Strings’ putits best foot forward in the things we got involved with. Ithink our music picked up a notch. We attracted newmembers and made new on-line friends. We may have2 or 3 new people to mentor after the start of the NewYear. I was asked by a few people, at playdates, howthey could get started. I invited them to our Januarymeetings to meet us, look at dulcimers, and askquestions. If you see new visitors, please welcome themand let me know. I would like to set up a mentorprogram for them.

Happy New Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Hlavacek

IT’S JANUARY...LET’S CELEBRATE !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

1....Cindy Feigel2....Gerry Hermans4....Val Losse6....Bert Stein6....Joan Coval10...Sharon McAuliffe22...Cathy Douglas

If your Birthday or Anniversary is not on

the list at the ‘Business Table’ please write

them in so we can help celebrate.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

JANUARY

5.....Board Meeting @ 6:00. . . . . . . . . . . .Jam @ 7:008.....Playdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00-4:00

Henry Ford Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dearborn19...Silver Strings Jam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:0021...Erie Ice Daze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00-3:00

Lake Erie Metropark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rockwood22...Erie Ice Daze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00-4:00

Lake Erie Metropark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockwood24...Heartland Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-3:3027...Playdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00-7:00

Maple Heights Ret. Community . . . . . . . Allen Park

SOUNDBOARD MAILING LISTThe Soundboard mailing list is updated every January.If your dues are paid for 2011, and you want to remain

on our mailing list, please contact Lee Lack at:(734) 612-1172 or leelack@att.net

FESTIVALS-WORKSHOPS-JAMS__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

UNCLE CARL’S DULCIMER CLUB2

ndSaturday of month 12:30-4:30pm (next is Jan 14th)

For info. call Pennye 517-547-7448-_____....________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________..............______________________________________________________________________________-

NETTLE LAKE MUSIC JAMFirst Saturday of Month – 6pm (Jan 7

th)

For info contact Jack & Marilyn Mullins 517-270-2870___________....______________________________________________________________________________________________________.............____________________________________________________________________________________________

MAUMEE STREET MUSIC JAM(formerly called West Adrian Jam)

Forth Saturday of the month – 6pm Jan 28th

For info. contactJack & Marilyn Mullins 517-270-2870

Or Larry Roper 248-437-5403___________....______________________________________________________________________________________________________.............____________________________________________________________________________________________

SUGAR (Saginaw Ukulele Gurus and Rookies)First Saturday of the month 10:30-Noon

Magic Bean Café, 5789 State St, Suite 3, Saginaw. MISongs are posted beforehand on the internetFor info email: muzyka2007@yahoo.com

Walt Jablonski,the founder of ourspin-off harmonicagroup we know as“The HeavyBreathers”, is anotably funny guy.One night, hequietly hoppedonto a rockinghorse to play “TheOld Gray Mare” forthem.Giddyap Walt !!!

To print the JANUARY Play list,please click on our website or this link :

http://www.silverstrings.org/sections/tunes/pdf/2012/jan12.pdf

JANUARY PLAY LIST 2012Key Tune Play

List of tunes for 1 hour long gigsD Whiskey Before Breakfast 3G Red Wing 3*G Westphalia Waltz 3D Smash The Windows 3G Maggie 3D Over The Waterfall 3G Southwind 3*G Red Apple Rag 3Am Cold Frosty Morn 3G Down Yonder 3G Larry’s Waltz 3*D Old Joe Clark 3Em Tamlin 3G Scotland The Brave 3D Peek-A-Boo Waltz 3*G Star in the East 3**G Irish Washerwoman 3D John Ryan’s Polka Karen

ChoosesD Hey Polka Bob

DecidesD Simple Gifts 4***D/DD/G

Endless Medley: Ragtime Annie/Soldier’s Joy/Golden Slippers

2/2/2/2

Add these tunes for Erie Ice DazeC Winter Wonderland 3G January Waltz 3G March of Saint Timothy 3D Painter’s Polka 3C Tennessee Waltz 3*D Chinese Breakdown/Nelly Bly 2/3D Angleworm Wiggle 3G Tick-Tock-Polka 3G Young Jane 3D Young Roddy McCorley 5D Festival Rag 3G Silver And Gold Two Step 3D Ashokan Farewell 3*G Bellman’s Jig 3Em Dancing Bear 3D Viola’s Schottische 3G Sophrinia 3*D Beaumont Rag 3D The Old Spinning Wheel 3G Mairi’s Wedding 3G Fannie Power 3*Em Drunken Sailor 3D Angeline The Baker 3D Possum Up A Gum Stump 3D Ashgrove 3*G Flowers Of Edinburgh 3

D Road To Boston 3D Mississippi Sawyer 3D Midnight on the Water 3*Em Missouri 3G Hundred Pipers 3G Rosin The Beau 3D Lovers Waltz 2G Nail That Catfish To A Tree 3D Saint Ann’s Reel 3Am Katushka 4D Coleman’s March 3*D/DD/G

Endless Medley: RagtimeAnnie/Soldier’sJoy/Golden Slippers

2/2/2/2

Extra TunesD Liberty 3

D Harvest Home 3G Let It Snow 3G Columbus Stockade Blues 3

*2nd

time Feature fiddles, Harmonicas-everyone else play softly.

**First Line (1)harmonica, Second lineadd (1)fiddle, Third line add (1)guitar,

2nd

time All play, HDs play softly,3

rdtime All play, HDs play normal,

ritard last 2 measures***First A (1) HD, Second A add(1)guitar B add (1)fiddle,

2nd

time add fiddles & harmonicas3

rdtime add dulcimers

4th

time (1)dulcimer (1)fiddle,(1)guitar

News from the Webmaster

Do you like listening to Silver Strings music? If so, besure to watch some of the 200 videos of SSDS onYouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/SilverStringsClubWe have received 66,500 video views as December

28, 2011! And many listeners have made positivecomments about our videos. Here are some upliftingones!

“Wonderful tune, love it!”

“I enjoy all your videos. Thanks for putting them up onYouTube for all to see.”

“As ever with the SSDS a pleasure to listen to and towatch!”

“Very very nice! This is one of my favorite songs!”

“Very fun to watch and nice sound. Love it!”

“Over the top very nice and thanks.”

“Thanks and keep working this way. It's magnificent!”

“Awesome. I really love this arrangement ofinstruments your group uses.”

“So beautiful!”Karen Turner, Webmaster

It has come to my attentionthat there was someconcern in the membershipabout a $200 donation to

Good Hope Church for the food bank in December. Theexpenditure was not brought before the membershipbecause we did not have any more membershipmeetings in December. Our last board meeting of theyear was on November 3

rd. Later in November, we

realized that we had not acted on the semi-annualdonation that we give to Good Hope for the use of themeeting hall. Larry Roper proposed that we give a yearend donation to Good Hope’s food bank, like we did lastyear (approved by the membership). The boardmembers all approved the contributions via an emailvote. We had no more meetings in December to discussit with the membership, and thought it would be better togive the money to Good Hope as a donation rather thanthe IRS in the form of Taxes. We hope you agree andapprove. Past President, Bob Hlavacek

TamlinTam Lin is an ancient Scots ballad which also appearsin Scandinavia. The tale of "Tam Line" is mentioned inVederburns Complaint of Scotland (1549) and an air bythe name of "Young Thomlin" appears between 1600and 1620. A ballet of "Thomalyn"was licensed in 1558.There are many variations on the name "Tam Lin" Inaddition to those above he is known as Tom Line, TomLinn, Tamlin, Tomaline Tam-line and Tam Lane. Theseword are by Burns circa 1792.

O I forbid you, maidens a'That wear gowd on your hairTo come or gae by CarterhaughFor young Tam-lin is there.

There's nane that gaes by CarterhaughBut they leave him a wad;Either their rings or green mantlesOr else their maidenhead.

Janet has kilted her green kirtle,A little aboon her knee;And she's broded up her yellow hairA little aboon her bree;And she's awa' to CarterhaughAs fast as she can hie.

When she cam to CarterhaughTam-lin was at the wellAnd there she fand his steed standingBut away was himsel.

She had na' pu'd a double roseA rose but only tway,Till up then started young Tam-a-lin,Says, Lady, thou's pu' nae mae.

Something to do on a cold frosty night

Musical InstrumentsFind and circle all of the musical instruments that are hiddenin the grid. The remaining letters spell a secret message.

From Livewire Puzzles

Hidden sentence: THOSE WHO HEAR NOT THE MUSIC THINK THE

DANCERS MAD.

ACCORDIONBAGPIPEBALALAIKABANJOBASSBODHRANCABASASCELLOCHIMESCITTERNCLARINET

CONGACORNETCOW BELLDIDGERIDOODRUMEUPHONIUMFLUTEFRENCHHORNGUITARHARP

HURDY-GURDYLAOUTAMANDOLAMARACASMELODICAMIZMAROBOEOUDPENNYWHISTLEPICCOLO

SAZSITARTARKATRIANGLETROMBONEUKULELEVEENAVIBRAPHONEVIOLINXUN

St Richard’s Church annual concert inWestland always has the 2nd largest playerturnout, perhaps because their priest is one ofour own.

SSDSHoliday

Concerts

2011

John F Kennedy and CarolineKennedy Libraries in DearbornHeights each hosted an SSDSconcert.

We played for a nearlyfull house at the RoyalOak Library. We try toeducate people about theinstruments and music,as well as entertain them.

Our final concert of theseason was for ourfrequent friends at thePine Ridge of Hayesassisted living facility inSterling Heights. This“music ministry” was afitting end to a string of 20holiday performances.

SSDS performed on stage at the historic Redford Theater, before the showing of the movie, “It’s aWonderful Life”. The ambiance of the theater and the film itself, were a step back in time for thosewho remember ‘black & white’ in movies and TV. The Redford Theater has one of only 4 operating,original theater organs left in the Metropolitan Detroit area. There were once over 65 of them. It wasa real treat to hear it played in all of its glory.

We especially enjoy“show & tell” with the

children after a concert

The Ladies’ Christmas Tea at St. John’s Lutheran Church in NewBoston was an honor and a treat for us. We were given a surprisewelcome at their elegant tables for tea, punch and desserts beforewe performed. By the time we were ready to play, we felt like ‘partof the family’. The evening ended with everyone singing “SilentNight” by candlelight. We never know when something reallyspecial will happen. That is the JOY in this musical experience. PEACE