From dpbaril at sympatico.ca  Thu Oct  9 21:50:02 2008
From: dpbaril at sympatico.ca (David Baril)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:50:02 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - The Video
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl>

At our last Almonte Trad Sing, Fern Martin introduced the following song. We
have now released the video! Please pass along! 
  _____  


News Release:   Thu 9/Oct/08 9:24 PM

Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus

Contact:  David Baril dpbaril at sympatico.ca  Tel: 613-355-5552

Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - first (and only!) video... 

 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8q7HSUWwvE

 

Anything But Conservative

To the tune of "She'll be comin 'Round the Mountain".  

Lyrics - Fern Martin, Pakenham, Ontario

 

Stephen Harper says his leadership's the best

Makes decisions without talkin' to the rest

If a bully gets your favour

Then our Stevie is your Saviour

Consultation? No, it doesn't pass the test

 

National Childcare was the first one out the door,

Then Kelowna and Kyoto, many more

There's some promises he's stuck with

And the others that he mucked with

Like elections in three years instead of four.

 

Thinks that climate change is for another day

Don't do anything 'til all join in the fray.

It's about Oil Sands production

For American consumption.

In the meantime, Mother Nature has her say.

 

Women's issues, artist freedom are sidelined

Could abortion rights be very far behind?

We will all have cause to worry

If majority is Tory

When you cast your vote, please keep these things in mind.


From ag384fm at fastmail.fm  Fri Oct 10 15:00:44 2008
From: ag384fm at fastmail.fm (William R Watt)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:00:44 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - The
 Video
In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl>
References: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <1223665244.12289.1278646543@webmail.messagingengine.com>


Pretty lame.
Perhaps you could create your own mailing list for your Almonte group
which you can then use for political propaganda. Leave me off it.
Thanks.

On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:50:02 -0400, "David Baril" <dpbaril at sympatico.ca>
said:
> At our last Almonte Trad Sing, Fern Martin introduced the following song.
> We
> have now released the video! Please pass along! 
>   _____  
> 
> 
> News Release:   Thu 9/Oct/08 9:24 PM
> 
> Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus
> 
> Contact:  David Baril dpbaril at sympatico.ca  Tel: 613-355-5552
> 
> Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - first (and only!) video... 
> 
>  
> 
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8q7HSUWwvE
> 
>  
> 
> Anything But Conservative
> 
> To the tune of "She'll be comin 'Round the Mountain".  
> 
> Lyrics - Fern Martin, Pakenham, Ontario
> 
>  
> 
> Stephen Harper says his leadership's the best
> 
> Makes decisions without talkin' to the rest
> 
> If a bully gets your favour
> 
> Then our Stevie is your Saviour
> 
> Consultation? No, it doesn't pass the test
> 
>  
> 
> National Childcare was the first one out the door,
> 
> Then Kelowna and Kyoto, many more
> 
> There's some promises he's stuck with
> 
> And the others that he mucked with
> 
> Like elections in three years instead of four.
> 
>  
> 
> Thinks that climate change is for another day
> 
> Don't do anything 'til all join in the fray.
> 
> It's about Oil Sands production
> 
> For American consumption.
> 
> In the meantime, Mother Nature has her say.
> 
>  
> 
> Women's issues, artist freedom are sidelined
> 
> Could abortion rights be very far behind?
> 
> We will all have cause to worry
> 
> If majority is Tory
> 
> When you cast your vote, please keep these things in mind.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> song-circle mailing list
> song-circle at lists.ifdo.ca
> http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/mailman/listinfo/song-circle
-- 
  William R Watt
  ag384fm at fastmail.fm

-- 
http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders
                          wherever you are



From glover.helen at gmail.com  Fri Oct 10 18:28:41 2008
From: glover.helen at gmail.com (Helen Glover)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:28:41 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - The
	Video
In-Reply-To: <1223665244.12289.1278646543@webmail.messagingengine.com>
References: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl>
	<1223665244.12289.1278646543@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Message-ID: <a6efcb340810101528y777bffa7kba1bb64ee0fbd4e7@mail.gmail.com>

I agree, the mailing list for Song Circle is not the place for distributing
political satire.

Elections seem to bring out the negative nasty side of some people.
Concerned about the cuts in funding to the arts, I was singing with my group
this week at the Cube Gallery, performing the music of Fats Waller, at the
"Un-Conservative, Un-Funded Arts Gala, and was very disturbed to see the
extremely poor taste that was exhibited by one person who submitted a You
Tube video using footage of a film of Hitler in WWII, with a voice overdub
of Stephen Harper speaking to his caucus. How could anyone compare these two
situations? It doesn't matter what political party you support, it was
unbelievably bad taste to post this. The owner of the Gallery was
embarrassed and apologised when I told him how I felt, especially as I had
arranged for a recently arrived pianist  from Hamburg, Germany, to sit in
and play with us. I was embarrassed and hastily assured him that most
Canadians are decent in nature. It was irresponsible and reprehensible.

If you're going to post items of a political nature on the Song Circle list,
then please take my name off the list.

Helen Glover


On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:00 PM, William R Watt <ag384fm at fastmail.fm> wrote:

>
> Pretty lame.
> Perhaps you could create your own mailing list for your Almonte group
> which you can then use for political propaganda. Leave me off it.
> Thanks.
>
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:50:02 -0400, "David Baril" <dpbaril at sympatico.ca>
> said:
> > At our last Almonte Trad Sing, Fern Martin introduced the following song.
> > We
> > have now released the video! Please pass along!
> >   _____
> >
> >
> > News Release:   Thu 9/Oct/08 9:24 PM
> >
> > Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus
> >
> > Contact:  David Baril dpbaril at sympatico.ca  Tel: 613-355-5552
> >
> > Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - first (and only!) video...
> >
> >
> >
> >     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8q7HSUWwvE
> >
> >
> >
> > Anything But Conservative
> >
> > To the tune of "She'll be comin 'Round the Mountain".
> >
> > Lyrics - Fern Martin, Pakenham, Ontario
> >
> >
> >
> > Stephen Harper says his leadership's the best
> >
> > Makes decisions without talkin' to the rest
> >
> > If a bully gets your favour
> >
> > Then our Stevie is your Saviour
> >
> > Consultation? No, it doesn't pass the test
> >
> >
> >
> > National Childcare was the first one out the door,
> >
> > Then Kelowna and Kyoto, many more
> >
> > There's some promises he's stuck with
> >
> > And the others that he mucked with
> >
> > Like elections in three years instead of four.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thinks that climate change is for another day
> >
> > Don't do anything 'til all join in the fray.
> >
> > It's about Oil Sands production
> >
> > For American consumption.
> >
> > In the meantime, Mother Nature has her say.
> >
> >
> >
> > Women's issues, artist freedom are sidelined
> >
> > Could abortion rights be very far behind?
> >
> > We will all have cause to worry
> >
> > If majority is Tory
> >
> > When you cast your vote, please keep these things in mind.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > song-circle mailing list
> > song-circle at lists.ifdo.ca
> > http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/mailman/listinfo/song-circle
> --
>  William R Watt
>  ag384fm at fastmail.fm
>
> --
> http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders
>                          wherever you are
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> song-circle mailing list
> song-circle at lists.ifdo.ca
> http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/mailman/listinfo/song-circle
>

From jmhuston at rogers.com  Sun Oct 12 08:45:33 2008
From: jmhuston at rogers.com (Jackie Huston)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:45:33 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Song circle October 17, 2008
Message-ID: <002801c92c68$76617850$c700a8c0@LAPTOP>

Hi everybody,

 

Song Circle Friday, October 17, 2008, at Jackie Huston's daughter's home at 

181 Compton Ave, Ottawa

 

Directions to Jackie Huston's song circle at 181 Compton Ave, Ottawa:

 


From AG at MacroEthics.ca  Mon Oct 13 20:11:08 2008
From: AG at MacroEthics.ca (Aditi Gowri)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:11:08 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - The
	Video
In-Reply-To: <a6efcb340810101528y777bffa7kba1bb64ee0fbd4e7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl>
	<1223665244.12289.1278646543@webmail.messagingengine.com>
	<a6efcb340810101528y777bffa7kba1bb64ee0fbd4e7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <77A3E2FC-A4F9-409A-B5A2-E00F9210C254@MacroEthics.ca>

Oh well, a brief dissent:

I think a locally authored and performed, new and timely filk song is  
entirely appropriate content to circulate on a local folk songsters'  
list.

For me it's not about political partisanship; please send equally good  
material poking fun at the Greens or Marxist-Leninists and I'll be as  
happy to see it. It is about civic engagement and using our art in  
ways that are relevant to the wider communities.

These particular lyrics seemed in exceptionally good taste.
That was my favourite list posting of the last many months!

Yours, Aditi
__________________
Aditi Gowri
AG at MacroEthics.ca



On 10-Oct-08, at 6:28 PM, Helen Glover wrote:

> ... the mailing list for Song Circle is not the place for  
> distributing political satire ...





From maryct at sympatico.ca  Tue Oct 14 09:29:50 2008
From: maryct at sympatico.ca (mary thorne)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:29:50 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus -
	TheVideo
References: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl><1223665244.12289.1278646543@webmail.messagingengine.com><a6efcb340810101528y777bffa7kba1bb64ee0fbd4e7@mail.gmail.com>
	<77A3E2FC-A4F9-409A-B5A2-E00F9210C254@MacroEthics.ca>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP924CFB2F2088A53D1BC42A1310@phx.gbl>

Well put, Aditi.  The arts are, and have always been a vehicle for 
expression, the freedom of expression.  And isn't that, my friends what 
democracy is all about?  I too found this folk song well-timed and 
completely appropriate.

Mary Thorne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aditi Gowri" <AG at MacroEthics.ca>
To: "Helen Glover" <glover.helen at gmail.com>
Cc: <song-circle at lists.ifdo.pugmarks.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - 
TheVideo


> Oh well, a brief dissent:
>
> I think a locally authored and performed, new and timely filk song is
> entirely appropriate content to circulate on a local folk songsters'
> list.
>
> For me it's not about political partisanship; please send equally good
> material poking fun at the Greens or Marxist-Leninists and I'll be as
> happy to see it. It is about civic engagement and using our art in
> ways that are relevant to the wider communities.
>
> These particular lyrics seemed in exceptionally good taste.
> That was my favourite list posting of the last many months!
>
> Yours, Aditi
> __________________
> Aditi Gowri
> AG at MacroEthics.ca
>
>
>
> On 10-Oct-08, at 6:28 PM, Helen Glover wrote:
>
>> ... the mailing list for Song Circle is not the place for
>> distributing political satire ...
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> song-circle mailing list
> song-circle at lists.ifdo.ca
> http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/mailman/listinfo/song-circle 



From ag384fm at fastmail.fm  Tue Oct 14 11:56:03 2008
From: ag384fm at fastmail.fm (William R Watt)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:56:03 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus -
 TheVideo
In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP924CFB2F2088A53D1BC42A1310@phx.gbl>
References: <BLU0-SMTP22011BA6333D4107E8E5FCD1350@phx.gbl><1223665244.12289.1278646543@webmail.messagingengine.com><a6efcb340810101528y777bffa7kba1bb64ee0fbd4e7@mail.gmail.com>
	<77A3E2FC-A4F9-409A-B5A2-E00F9210C254@MacroEthics.ca>
	<BLU0-SMTP924CFB2F2088A53D1BC42A1310@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <1223999763.15922.1279225453@webmail.messagingengine.com>


Fine. If people want to turn this email distribution list into a forum
for political debate during
an election campaign I'd be happy to post factual information in rhyming
couplets revealing the
true motives of those lying, thieving, corrupt Liberals, not just the
fanciful imaginings of 
ignorant socialists who understand zip about economics or politics.

Again, I suggest the Almonte group create it's own mailing list and stop
using this one which
was created for the Old Sod Folk Society song circle. I've read the
Amonte mailings advertising
their meetings and listing all the songs they sing. None of it has been
political. 
The songs have not been political. They have all been traditional. It
was uncharacteristic 
of them to use the mailing list for political purposes during and
election 
campaign, and, in my opignion, highly inappropriate.

Political opinions are strongly held. I keep mine to myself to avoid
annoying other people who 
enjoy getting together to sing folk songs, no matter what their
politics. I'd appreciate it if 
others could show the same restrain. If not, watch out! I have the
political and economic
background to blow any of you out of the water. A declaration of war
would be suicidal.


On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:29:50 -0400, "mary thorne" <maryct at sympatico.ca>
said:
> Well put, Aditi.  The arts are, and have always been a vehicle for 
> expression, the freedom of expression.  And isn't that, my friends what 
> democracy is all about?  I too found this folk song well-timed and 
> completely appropriate.
> 
> Mary Thorne
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aditi Gowri" <AG at MacroEthics.ca>
> To: "Helen Glover" <glover.helen at gmail.com>
> Cc: <song-circle at lists.ifdo.pugmarks.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [song-circle] Almonte "Anything But Conservative" Chorus - 
> TheVideo
> 
> 
> > Oh well, a brief dissent:
> >
> > I think a locally authored and performed, new and timely filk song is
> > entirely appropriate content to circulate on a local folk songsters'
> > list.
> >
> > For me it's not about political partisanship; please send equally good
> > material poking fun at the Greens or Marxist-Leninists and I'll be as
> > happy to see it. It is about civic engagement and using our art in
> > ways that are relevant to the wider communities.
> >
> > These particular lyrics seemed in exceptionally good taste.
> > That was my favourite list posting of the last many months!
> >
> > Yours, Aditi
> > __________________
> > Aditi Gowri
> > AG at MacroEthics.ca
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10-Oct-08, at 6:28 PM, Helen Glover wrote:
> >
> >> ... the mailing list for Song Circle is not the place for
> >> distributing political satire ...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > song-circle mailing list
> > song-circle at lists.ifdo.ca
> > http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/mailman/listinfo/song-circle 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> song-circle mailing list
> song-circle at lists.ifdo.ca
> http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/mailman/listinfo/song-circle
-- 
  William R Watt
  ag384fm at fastmail.fm

-- 
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                          unladen european swallow



From dpbaril at sympatico.ca  Thu Oct 16 09:56:13 2008
From: dpbaril at sympatico.ca (David Baril)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:56:13 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Sunday 19/Oct/08 - Almonte Trad Sing
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP108F47A43C8417D58E01DED1330@phx.gbl>

                   ***Reminder***
 
 
Trad Sing in Almonte, Sunday, October 19th, 2 p.m. at the Ironworks Pub.   
 
For more information about the session including directions to the Ironworks
Pub, see the
<http://shantyman.ca/mailman/listinfo/almontetradsing_shantyman.ca> Almonte Trad
Sing listinfo pages and click the link to the Frequently Asked Questions (
<http://shantyman.ca/TradSing/AlmTradSingFAQ.htm> FAQ).
 
 
Cheers, 
 
David

From carolinebparry at gmail.com  Sat Oct 18 11:18:14 2008
From: carolinebparry at gmail.com (Caroline B. Parry)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:18:14 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] next opportunity to hear Evalyn Parry and her new
	bicycle cycle
Message-ID: <377BF898-0BFF-48A7-A1BF-56293B899ADF@gmail.com>

Hello Ottawa folks --you may already know about the Ottawa  
Storytelling Festival, culminating Nov 8-9th, but I want to recommend  
Ev's new wonderful creation, which will be featured on Saturday  
afternoon at 4 pm.  She has shaped a cycle of song and story based on  
bicycle history, political spin, and cycles of time . . . using a bike  
for percussion and her own creative flair.  I saw the workshop/premier  
in Toronto last month and all the signs were that this show is  
marvelous and unique.

However, unfortunately I can't come to it because of a work conflict,  
but do go!  And check out Paddy Tutty at 1:30 as well --she's a  
dulcimer playing balladeer, from SK I believe, and very fine.  The  
rest of the line up looks to be high quality --so just do it all!   
Check out

http://www.ottawastorytellers.ca/festival.php 		and click on the 2008  
program link, or try

http://www.rasputins.ca/OS-festival2008.htm

hope you all go and enjoy!  Caroline


HAIKU FOR OCTOBER

Streets awash with gold,
Not cobblestones of olden
times, just fallen leaves!

Caroline Balderston Parry
in Montreal
514-931-3180 (home, no voice mail)
514-622-2173 (cell)
514-485-9933 (church office, no voice mail)


From songadmin at canoemail.com  Tue Oct 21 01:48:51 2008
From: songadmin at canoemail.com (songadmin at canoemail.com)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:48:51 -0700
Subject: [song-circle] Schedule Update
Message-ID: <4a8a01c93340$b1ff4570$086a010a@mail2world.com>

Hi Everybody
 
The schedule now is:

Nov   7 available
Nov 21 available
Dec  5 available
Dec 19 available

Dale


From songadmin at canoemail.com  Wed Oct 22 03:32:04 2008
From: songadmin at canoemail.com (songadmin at canoemail.com)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:32:04 -0700
Subject: [song-circle] Schedule Update
Message-ID: <3D7A2811A3924881BA45157B57DD22F1@mail2world.com>

Hi Everybody

The schedule now is:

Nov 7 available
Nov 21 available
Dec 5 Joan Sibley 
Dec 19 available

Dale


From carolinebparry at gmail.com  Sat Oct 25 17:56:06 2008
From: carolinebparry at gmail.com (Caroline Parry)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:56:06 -0400
Subject: [song-circle] Fwd: **Eve Goldberg at the Elmdale Tavern THIS SUNDAY
	afternoon**
References: <D79A92FB-5D9A-43D9-9B03-AED25F7D923D@interlog.com>
Message-ID: <AFBDB915-7DE1-4D24-8061-2F9916534EB8@sympatico.ca>

Eve is a very community-oriented singer --wish I could go!  Caroline

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Eve Goldberg <patootie at interlog.com>
> Date: October 23, 2008 11:19:28 AM EDT
> To: Eve Goldberg <info at evegoldberg.com>
> Subject: **Eve Goldberg at the Elmdale Tavern THIS SUNDAY afternoon**
>
> Hello friends,
>
> Just a quick note to let you know that I'm coming your way this  
> weekend for the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals conference at the  
> Crowne Plaza hotel, and to perform in a songwriter's showcase on  
> Sunday afternoon at the Elmdale Tavern.
>
> If you'll be at the conference, I'll be hosting a panel called  
> "Beyond Entertainment: Building Community in the Folk/Roots World"  
> on Saturday morning at 10 am, and I'll also be participating in some  
> showcases at the hotel during the conference (all room numbers TBA):
>
> Friday Night
> 11:30 pm  Rich As Chocolate Showcase
> 1:00 am  Powder Room Showcase
>
> Saturday Night
> 12:00 midnight  Rich As Chocolate Showcase
>
> You'll need to be registered for the conference to participate in  
> all that, but if you are a fan of folk music it will be a great  
> place to be all weekend.
>
> And, if you don't make it to the conference, you can still come down  
> to the Elmdale Tavern on Sunday afternoon for a relaxed afternoon of  
> acoustic music. Here's all the details about that:
>
> THE RICH AS CHOCOLATE SHOWCASE featuring
>
> Eve Goldberg, Jay Linden,
> Sean Peever, Sam Turton
>
> THE ELMDALE HOUSE TAVERN
> (1084 Wellington St. in the Hintonburg section of Ottawa)
>
> 4 PM (ending approx. 6:30 PM), $10 cover
>
> website : http://elmdaletavern.com
>
> Hope to see some of you this weekend!
>
> All the best,
>
> Eve
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Sweet Patootie Music
> 168 Drayton Avenue
> Toronto, ON M4C 3M2
> info at evegoldberg.com
>
> Download Eve's song "The Streets of Burma" at
> http://www.evegoldberg.com and help support Amnesty International!
>
> Website:
> http://www.evegoldberg.com
>
> Electronic Press Kit:
> http://www.sonicbids.com/evegoldberg
>
> MySpace Page:
> http://www.myspace.com/evegoldberg