Rehearsal Report #5

February 22, 2026

Since 1999

 Swag will be here next week. Norman Farrell is the one to pay. Norman will send details to everyone who indicated interest in swag.

Seating at the gig: If you haven’t yet, and if you care, let Sue know your seating preference and with whom you want to share a music stand.

After Party: Sign up with Lori. loris.notes@gmail.com

Remember to swing this set. And don’t drag the tempo.

The ending out of Old Joe, play a B and a C and choke the C.

Two drone variations:

1. On the switch—During the A part, backups and horns will play two-measure drones on an A chord or note. Normal backup rhythm on the B part.

2. Fiddle drones on the low A note or A-E notes. During the A part, fiddles will play two-measure drones. Play melody on the B part. Everyone else play normally. Horns out during fiddle drones.

At the very end of all things, after we put a hole in the end of B6, play to the very last bar, play five D notes/chords and hold the last one.

Even though there are a lot of notes, give this set a lot of swing.

Variations:

Fatal Bert… Mic’d backup, percussion, and horns only.

A word from Sue about the Rumblestrip variations…

Last year, we only had one variation in this tune. This year, there are two variations, so for consistency between the two variations this year, we have changed last year’s variation a little bit. (I hope that makes sense.) In both variations only percussion will be playing in measures B2, 4, 6, everyone in in B8, then in B2 same pattern—only percussion in B10, 12, 14, and everyone in on B16, the last measure. Notation for the variation is on our website, but I have attached it here so you can’t miss it.

Variations:

1. Horns, miked backup, percussion only following the above pattern.

2. The entire band plays following the above pattern but clips the notes

Rumblestrip: V1 – Mic’d backup, horns and percussion only. In the B part, only percussion play bars 2, 4, 6, 8.

V2 – Everyone play the whole tune except for bars 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14 in the B part. In the odd-numbered measures when you are all playing, melody clip off the notes that come after that first low E eighth note (or B note in measure B13—same pattern). Backups, clhop the E chord in that same place.

Back to Erik…

During the variations be sure to keep the tempo up where it belongs. Leave notes out if necessary. Don’t let it drag.

To start Lounge Bar, fiddles play A and B parts, no-bows play the C and D parts.

Play the harmonies in Rakers when signaled.

Back ups, a rhythm of 1-3—6|1-3–6|1-3–6.. Works well for smooth jigs. Let me know if you would like some

We dropped tempo going into the reel. Rising Sun may feel faster, but that’s just because there are more notes in each bar. Keep that in mind at the switch so the actual tempo remains danceable.

At the very end, pop off the D quarter note and add a bar of held D note and chord.

There is a harmony for Daffodils which also includes a coda so that it is parallel with the rest of the tune.

2:00 – 4:00 pm

Baker’s Favorite / Gondolin / Baker’s Favorite

Honeylocust / Bogan’s Reel

Kitchen Jig / Scatter the Mud (Am) / One-Horned Sheep

Skippin’ Cat / White River Bottoms / Bell Cow

Winchester March / Ménage à Quatre / Caps in the Air

Couple Dances: Waltz des Bois, Last Light, Schottis från Lima, Britches