Monday, July 27th, 2009
Starting in September in Greentown, OH. Find the schedules at contradancelinks.com under schedule_OH where Tytely Wounde String band plays lively music.
Monday, July 27th, 2009
The 17th annual Williamsburg Festival at the Pinetree Barn (4374 Shreve Rd., Wooster, OH 44691) will be from 9 am to 5 pm. Look for the Tytely Wounde String band while you shop for Christmas!
Monday, July 27th, 2009
From 1-4 p.m. there is an outdoor Jam Session at Beechcreek Park near the butterfly house. Bring your own chairs, there is no electricity, so there will be no amps or mikes. There are walking trails so bring the family!
Monday, July 27th, 2009
During the Carnation Festival, there will be tours of Haines House. This home was an integral part of the undergound railroad. The Tytely Wounde String band will be entertaining the tourists. The home is located at the corner of Market St. and Haines Ave. in Alliance. OH.
Monday, July 27th, 2009
A yearly art festival at Mt. Union College Lakes on S. Union in Alliance. The Tytely Wounde String Band will be playing on the green from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Most of the music we play is hundreds of years old. Many of the tunes John and I play come from the American Revolution and before.
The vast body of our music came with the people who immigrated to this country from the British Isles, specifically from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Many of these tunes were passed along by aural traditions, through community dances, local gatherings, and soldiers who were musicians involved in the various wars from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 to the Civil War. Some tunes are popular in specific geographic areas. There is a vast collection that is common to southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and southern Ohio. Another collection comes from the Western Reserve and the Connecticut Firelands and are sometimes referred to as “New England Tunes”.
John and I help keep the traditions alive by playing for monthly contra dances, which come from the New England dance traditions, and various events such as historical meetings, parties, festivals, Irish sessions and private events.
I am personally involved with my granddaughters in passing this music along to the next generation, helping them to become “Steeped in the Tradition”. ·