mbira queer teal room

mbira and banjo queer teal room

harp and banjo b+b

blocks b+b

piano and voice b+b

Rehearsal documentation-recorded for practice and reference with a portable MP3 player in a small studio space. "Drill Ye Tarrier's Drill" is an Irish American folk song about building the railroads that was adapted for the Yard Songs, a Kensington Requiem for Trains.  

Yard Songs was performed January 24th, 2009 in Philadelphia at the intersection of American Street and Thompson Street, in front and inside of the Crane Arts Building. It was reprised April 30th 2010 for he Kensington History of Art project, and again on October 22nd 2010 for the Heritage Philadelphia Program's Performing History workshop. 

This rehearsal tape was made with the cast that performed on April 30th, 2010. Performers include Jebney Lewis, Aron, Dunlap, Pauline Sachar, Jennifer Ghidiu, and Sabrial Roberts. Tyrell, TeQuae, and Sabe were high school students from MetEast in Camden, NJ. 

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Rehearsal documentation-recorded for practice and reference with a portable MP3 player in a small studio space. "Little Birdie" is an American folk song with English origins used in the finale of the performance Yard Songs: a Kensington Requiem for Trains. Yard Songs was performed January 24th, 2009 in Philadelphia at the intersection of American Street and Thompson Street, in front and inside of the Crane Arts Building. It was reprised in April or 2010 for a High School class on history and art-making, and again on October 22nd 2010 for the Heritage Philadelphia Program's Performing History workshop. 

Performers heard in this rehearsal tape include In this recording, I lead the song and am joined by performers Joshua Raimey, Aron Dunlap, Pauline Sachar, Jennifer Ghidiu, Rob Connaire, Danielle Felger, and Brian Dwyer, who are all musicians local to the Philadelphia music community.