Red River Valley Dulcimer Club       SEPTEMBER 2007 NEWSLETTER * * * WCR 2008 Performers* * *           David and Annette have been busy this summer! They've already been lining up the performers for the 7th Annual WCR October 2008! They're in the process of confirming the featured MD performer but have announced that Linda Thomas and Dan DeLancey from Kansas City MO. will be featured on HD and guitar. The performers have the date posted on their site at: www.lindadan.com In the meantime, take a look at the performers web sites who will be coming this time! Neil Gaston www.neilgaston.com Ester Kreek www.estherkreek.com Please try to visit all the performers' web sites and see what great talent we have access to! Visit them and tell them how much you're looking forward to having them at WCR! * * * * * * Red River Valley Dulcimer Club aka: RRVDC Interested in becoming a member? Monthly meetings with workshops in MD and HD All levels of experience Active Membership Frequent public performances Annual club sponsored festival No dues (donations accepted) COME JOIN THE FUN! * * * * * * * * * * * * Meeting Reminder Saturday - September 1st David's Dulcimers Bennington OK 12 PM - 3 PM Bring a sack lunch      The purpose of our Dulcimer Club is to provide opportunities for dulcimer enthusiasts to meet and share ideas and information, learn new music, and just have a good time jammin'. The club meets the 1st Saturday of each month. A short business meeting is followed by workshops for mountain and hammered dulcimers and a jam session. All stringed instruments are welcome. * * * * * * Upcoming Events September 1st Club Meeting September 12th - 16th Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, KS Website: http://www.wvfest.com September 27th - 29th Super Dulcimer Weekend Jam Triple Creek RV Park Woodville, TX Email: info@triplecreekrv.com October 5th - 7th Winter Creek Reunion Festival - "The Transition" RRVDC SPonsored Festival Bennington, OK Website: http://www.texomalinks.com/rrvdc Email with events and happening news. September Meeting: Noon - ?            The club will meet at David and Annette's place to walk through the festival with everyone and make sure everything is covered. Bring a sack lunch, items for the raffle and anything you've volunteered for the festival that you want to drop off early - (extension cords, tarps, tents, chairs, tables, paper goods, white boards). If you have some harvest / fall decorations, please bring them for decorating the stage. We'll be taking inventory and finding out what is left to do and what all is needed. Oh yeah - and bring your instruments! We'll get a little playing in I promise! Members Attending Extra Activities:            Annette Lewis and Jeanne Strey attended Margaret Wright's MD workshop the last week in July. They both came back with loads of new songs and better ideas on playing. Press harder - strum lighter, press harder - strum lighter, learn by ear - don't depend on the tab music. From their interpretation of the workshop, they worked hard and came back better musicians! They're planning on going back again and want more workshops like this one. They would recommend Margaret's workshop to anyone and everyone! They said they're going to try to go back for the jam the Wright's hold --- we'll have more on that later. To The Rescue            Club members, Jeanne Strey, Laurel Hamrick and Annette Lewis, met at the new Cigna complex in Denison in early August as 'a call to duty' and helped Annette present a Hawaiian birthday serenade to one of her co-workers. Unrehearsed, and excited to be 'on stage', the three played to an audience of about fifteen Cigna employees for about 30minutes. It was quite interesting and fun! Click for Larger Image WCR Update Donations for the WCR Transition Raffle Table:            Have you located some goodies for the raffle table? Don't forget that ALL the proceeds from the raffle table go toward feeding and paying for the performers we've invited. Let's keep a good crowd coming with good raffle items to be given out. The better the prizes, the better the participation, the better the proceeds! Registrations and Donations can be sent to: RRVDC 212 S. Burnett Ave. Denison, TX 75020 ALL PROCEEDS HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS OF THE FESTIVAL Club members still have to register, please send in your form or bring to September's meeting Email RRVDC with events, festivals and happening news Helpful Hint      Have you gotten stuck in a rut? Do you play the same song, the same way, time and time again without trying different techniques? Take your favorite song, the one you know inside and out, and add something; say for instance - take a little extra time to get to the next melody part and add an extra measure or two of your own making. Maybe take away that drone and chord the chorus instead. Change a half note to two eighths and a quarter, accenting the second beat instead of the first. All of these suggestions and any other changes you can make in your playing techniques give you a variety of ways to make your songs interesting and fresh. Practicing this way also makes you a better musician by stretching your talents and giving your mind a chance to create instead of being stuck in that rut. It's all about having fun - SO PLAY - HAVE FUN! Interesting Web Sites Have you visited an interesting site? Email us the link to share with all So much information! You've got to see this one Silver Strings Dulcimer Society Check out Linda Brockinton's free tab page and make sure you listen to the MP3 samples of her recordings. Linda Brockinton's Free Tab Page Ever wonder what that song sounded like that you heard at our last meeting or at the last workshop you went to? Try Hetzlersfakebook.com Dulcimer Player News The "Official Hammered Dulcimer Site" Newsletter Contributions This is your newsletter folks. If you have an announcement, a cartoon, a handy trick, input on a festival or event you went to, please send things in. Since not everyone does the same things, it's nice to share experiences and news with others so everyone can hear about them too! If your interested in getting together with other members between meeting dates to play, it’s been expressed by some that they would entertain getting together to practice. Email to rrvdc@texoma.net and we’ll get everyone connected. HOME ABOUT US CONTACT US NEWSLETTERS 7thANNUAL WINTER CREEK REUNION - 2008 Information As Available THE TRANSITION WINTER CREEK REUNION PHOTOS 6th ANNUAL WINTER CREEK FESTIVAL PHOTOS
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