Category Archives: Sing Alongs

Great old sing along songs from nursery rhymes and camp songs.

Harrigan & Mary’s A Grand Old Name

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Harrigan and Mary’s a Grand Old Name. Continuing on my Irish Journey featuring many of the songs I love to play. Great songs known and sung by most older Americans. “Harrigan” is a song written by George M. Cohan for the short-lived 1908 Broadway musical Fifty Miles from Boston. It was also performed by James Cagney and Joan Leslie in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy. Mary’s A Grand Old Name also was in the 1908 musical Fifty Miles From Boston. Sing along. I hope you enjoy my little bit of Irish.… Read the rest

Molly Malone or Cockles and Mussels

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Always a great sing along. I was playing Irish music this morning and after I played this, I went to turn the page to the next song – Old Molly jumped right in my face and said “I am a well known lady and you should make a video about me”. LOL Since it was international woman’s day earlier, I said OK. So I hope you enjoy this old sing along. It was fun to play. No exact date or composer, but there was a copy of Apollo’s Medley, dating from around 1790, published in Doncaster.… Read the rest

Did Your Mother Come From Ireland

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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

Nuttin’ For Christmas

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Nuttin’ For Christmas. Still having fun, but a little sad since I’m getting nothing for Christmas! LOL Cute song. Had fun doing the music and video. I hope it brings a smile to your face as you reminisce about your childhood. Words and music by Roy Bennet and Sid Tepper 1955. Thank You to the wonderful artists at Pixabay for the cute graphics.… Read the rest

Addams Family Theme

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Happy Halloween! I decided to do one more Halloween video, after all what else does a lone, single lady do on Halloween? I had so much fun with this one. Sorry, it went long. At 76, I can never remember if I did it 4 or 5 times! LOL The sound is a little crazy and the Roland is being pushed a bit into overdrive on purpose. So much fun. I hope you enjoy! The theme for the 1964 TV series The Addams Family was written and arranged by longtime Hollywood film and television composer Vic Mizzy. Thank You to the artists at Pixabay for the graphics and musicians at Freesound for the background effects. So much fun.… Read the rest

Tennessee Waltz

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Tennessee Waltz for my friend Jeanie. She requested it a long time ago but I hadn’t played it since she wanted me to sing it. HUM Surprisingly for such a simple song it has a bit more range in it than I have. I gave it a try and I realize that I am not a singer, but will entertain when I can. So for the sake of entertaining my friend, I did Tennessee Waltz for her. It is a very pretty song and very sad! “Tennessee Waltz” is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as “The Tennessee Waltz” – by Patti Page.… Read the rest

Purple People Eater

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The Purple People Eater – One more Halloween Sing Along. I always liked this song and loved to sing it back in the day. It was a lot of fun to sing today. Many words, but I got most of them in. Hope you enjoy it and sing along. “The Purple People Eater” is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14… Read the rest

Edelweiss

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Edelweiss for the Oktoberfest month. Did you ever take a road trip to NY and end up in Florida? This was to be a Roland featured video with Mr. Weltmeister in the background. Roland never did do his thing right with many tries! The background track of the Weltmeister was very nice, so it became the main feature with a little singing. Still a nice acoustic accordion video. The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry! LOL “Edelweiss” is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps (Leontopodium nivale). … It was the last song ever written by Oscar Hammerstein II, prior to his death in August 1960.… Read the rest

Beer Barrel Polka

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Beer Barrel Polka played by Pat Walter with her Roland FR 4X and accompanied by herself with her Weltmeister Accordion. Just having fun for Okotoberfest time. Everyone seemed to like the last polka I – we did, so I thought, why not another. They are really fun to do, but a bit tricky. “Beer Barrel Polka”, also known as “The Barrel Polka” and “Roll Out the Barrel”, is a song which became popular worldwide during World War II. The music was composed by the Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda in 1927.… Read the rest

Pennsylvania Polka

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Pennsylvania Polka for Shirley Ann who lives there and Sandy Dowd who rides her bike listening to it. I had a guest artist. I think she was drinking before she came to the studio. LOL She practiced, but hit some klinkers. I left them in because it made me and my Roland sound better. LOL I found out it is much more difficult than you think to play with yourself, but a lot of fun! LOL A polka for Oktoberfest Time. Hope you enjoy! I did. LOL… Read the rest