From Drum Corps to Folk
We went to the Drum Corps International semi-finals show at Gillette stadium Friday night. I can't think of a music form more removed from our folk dance music. Such pomp, drama, and magnitude. We loved it - we were in awe of the musicianship, the precision, and the long dedication it took to get there. Jonathan had never seen anything like it before. It took me back to my marching band days, where I first started playing mallet percussion.
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When we played out at Faneuil Hall yesterday (2 rain delays, just like the Red Sox), I kept looking out the corner of my eye for someone overtly associated with a drum corps. Nothing like having a hundred of the hottest mallet players in the country visiting Boston to make me real self-conscious :-) We had some of our biggest-ever crowds, when it wasn't raining. And while it was raining, we threw a tarp over the instruments and sat under the eaves taking turns playing accordion. I may be able to play Sunday River Waltz someday, but Jonathan is still the expert there.
Mad thanks to the Boston Chipyard for keeping us well-stocked in our favorite snacks. We want to play in front of their shop from now on.
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When we played out at Faneuil Hall yesterday (2 rain delays, just like the Red Sox), I kept looking out the corner of my eye for someone overtly associated with a drum corps. Nothing like having a hundred of the hottest mallet players in the country visiting Boston to make me real self-conscious :-) We had some of our biggest-ever crowds, when it wasn't raining. And while it was raining, we threw a tarp over the instruments and sat under the eaves taking turns playing accordion. I may be able to play Sunday River Waltz someday, but Jonathan is still the expert there.
Mad thanks to the Boston Chipyard for keeping us well-stocked in our favorite snacks. We want to play in front of their shop from now on.
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