Song 1: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding.
We broke down the "whistle part" at the end of the song in two different ways. Here is Rich demonstrating it on the guitar...
...and here I am on the banjo. I love how it looks like I'm literally searching for the answers in my own brain while I do one of these.
The second song gets us into the holiday season, it being December and all.
Song 2: Children, Go Where I Send Thee. Traditional African-American spiritual. First we listened to Johnny Cash and The Carter Family to get the syncopated feel of it. Then we took turns singing it as I ran out of breath after Five Gospel Preachers.
And for a treat, here are some of the teachers at the Old Town School of Folk Music absolutely tearing. it. up. in rehearsal for the Songs of Good Cheer benefit they hold every year. Tickets are available now to see the show through Sunday, December 11th.
