Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder
Another fun Irish song, fun to sing. Written by George L. Giefer… Read the rest
Did Your Mother Come From Ireland
I always loved this song. My Mom’s parents came from Czechoslovakia, but my Mom’s hair was red and everyone thought she was Irish! LOL My great, great Grandfather came from Ireland, so maybe that bit of Irish is in my blood. This was written in 1941 by Kennedy & Carr. Another American, Irish song. I hope you enjoy this touch of Ireland.… Read the rest
Galway Bay
March 1st – time for Irish Music. I love to play Irish music – although most of what I play is American Irish music, not traditional original Irish music. Back in the day, we always played at our local pub/bar/lounge for St. Patrick’s Day. Always great fun – always large crowds. I like the fast songs and play a lot of them, but I like the tear jerkers and “Mother Songs” Can’t believe how may Mother songs are in my books. Guess the immigrants really missed their Ireland and their Mothers and families. Galway Bay is always a favorite of mine. I hope you like my kick off to Irish Month. Galway Bay was written by Arthur Colahan in Leicester in 1947.… Read the rest
Undecided
Undecided. I am dedicating this to Spring! Hopefully, it will decide to arrive soon. I invite you sing along with me – no words, just doo, do – da, da! The words were missing on my music, so I decided to just sing with the chorus. So much more fun than trying to remember or read words. This is what I usually do when I am playing, no need for words – just a humming along. LOL Undecided was written by S. Robin and C. Shavers in 1938.… Read the rest
Spring in Manhattan
I am ready for Spring. I chopped ice off my deck this weekend and today it is 68! LOL I am ready for Spring and this is a beautiful Spring song written by Anthony Scibetta and record in 1963 by Tony Bennett. I hope you enjoy your early bit of Spring.… Read the rest
The Whistling Gypsy
I was looking through my Irish books and this pops up. I never thought of it as an Irish song, but I found out it was first recorded in Ireland in 1952. It was Written by Leo Maguire. I am trying to balance out recording vocals with Mr. Dino. Thought this would be a perfect sing along. I hope you enjoy my little Irish song. LOL… Read the rest
Sunrise Sunset
Sunrise, Sunset. I was looking for some waltzes to play since I haven’t played many. I found Sunrise, Sunset which is a waltz. Not quite a normal waltz, but a very pretty song I would normally play at a Nursing Home for the more mature folks. I didn’t do much fancy videoing with it since nothing seemed to fit very well. Just plain music with Mr. Dino. I hope it might warm you up on a cold day. “Sunrise, Sunset” is a song from the musical Fiddler on the Roof written in 1964 by composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick.… Read the rest
Magic Is The Moonlight
I was looking for a Latin number to play while thinking about being in a warm place. I found this song which was written in 1929. It seemed to be a good Latin beat song. I finally found it on the internet and it has been played every imaginable way – ballad, Latin, Swing and many other versions. So this is my effort to get warm and visit a warm place while dancing around a bit. LOL… Read the rest
Jamaica Farewell
It’s a very cold, windy and icy day in Ohio, so I thought I would make a warm video. 3 minutes of warmth. Jamaica Farewell was written by Lord Irving Burgie and was recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1957. I hope you enjoy your few minutes of warmth, I enjoyed the short vacation to record the video.… Read the rest
Little Things Mean A Lot
Happy Valentine’s Day. What better song than Little Things Mean A Lot. Always a favorite of mine. During this time of Covid, nothing seems more important than the little things. It was written in 1954 by Edith Lindemand and Carl Stuitz. Beautiful song. I hope you enjoy it.… Read the rest
You No One But You
You, No One But You – seems like a nice Valentine’s Day song. It was written by Peter De Angelis and Jean Sawyer. Frankie Lane recorded You, No One But You in 1967.… Read the rest
Two Love Have I
J’Ai Deux Amours -Two Loves Have I. I think it can be a Valentine’s Day Song. I opened one of the fake books and this beautiful song was right there. Like pick a card, any card. This is open to a page, any page. I played it and really thought it a pretty song for Mr. Dino. Then went searching to find out more about the song. Turns out – old, old from 1927 written by Vincent Scotto, George Doger and Henri Varna. The interesting history is that everyone one in the world from the old days recorded it. In 1947, Frankie Lane and Perry Como did a recording. Sammy Davis Jr. did a beautiful slow version. The Diamons did it in 1957 and the Commodores in 1956. It was originally performed in 1927 by Josephine Baker and Phylicia Allen did a show about her and the music in 1978. So it has been well recorded. I never heard it, wondering if any one else knows it. I love finding new songs I never heard before and then, like making friends, get to spend a lot of quality, enjoyable time with them!… Read the rest