Weekly Update - 3/6/06
Mar-06-2006 16:49 |
Weekly Update
Greetings
All
This is our busy time of year and I hope everyone is able to keep up. I have a number of things to cover so I will try to be brief.
We had practice last night with only a few folks in attendance.
PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Steve Cochran, Kevin Donnelly & John Murray.
DRUMMERS: Brian Brendel, Ethan Cochran, George Murphy & Jay Rubin.
As a result of the Alexandria parade and Monday night's practice we will probably be working with a pared back tune list. We still do not have the 'Quiet Man Set' up to street quality. We may give it a try before the parade on Sunday but we will probably not use it in the line of march on Sunday. Caubeen still needs more work. We didn't play Caubeen for a long time because the drummers weren't up on a 2/4 drum setting. The drummers have their setting now but the pipers are rusty. As for pub tunes, We will try to get by with Danny Boy in addition to our regular marching tunes. We may be able to play Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral by itself, but transitions into and out of Irish Eyes just isn't ready.
PARADE INSTRUCTIONS: As of right now, we are in Division C, Position 6 … all things subject to last minute changes. We are to be in position on Madison Ave. at 11:00 am, the parade steps off at 12:00 noon. Please plan to meet on the Mall in or near the statue garden by 10:30. We will move into our final line up position when we find out where that is during check in. (There is a map attached.)
PARKING: If you plan to drive in, you will want to get there as early as possible as the few available spaces fill up very quickly. There are some on the street parking spaces on Virginia Ave, NW around 18th St., NW but again, you need to get there early.
METRO: The closest stops near the beginning of the parade are:
Archives/Navy Memorial on the Yellow/Green Lines.
The Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines.
L'Enfant Plaza on the Blue/Orange/Yellow/Green Lines
AFTER PARADE GIG: A reminder that we have been invited to join the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Emerald Society at Murphy's in Alexandria for food and spirits and to play a few tunes after the parade on Sunday.
PRACTICE: There WILL be a practice next MONDAY! Beginners will start between 6:30 and 7:00 pm with the rest of the band at 8:00 pm.
Look for more information through out the week if things change or as new information becomes available.
See you on Sunday,
Steve
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This is our busy time of year and I hope everyone is able to keep up. I have a number of things to cover so I will try to be brief.
We had practice last night with only a few folks in attendance.
PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Steve Cochran, Kevin Donnelly & John Murray.
DRUMMERS: Brian Brendel, Ethan Cochran, George Murphy & Jay Rubin.
As a result of the Alexandria parade and Monday night's practice we will probably be working with a pared back tune list. We still do not have the 'Quiet Man Set' up to street quality. We may give it a try before the parade on Sunday but we will probably not use it in the line of march on Sunday. Caubeen still needs more work. We didn't play Caubeen for a long time because the drummers weren't up on a 2/4 drum setting. The drummers have their setting now but the pipers are rusty. As for pub tunes, We will try to get by with Danny Boy in addition to our regular marching tunes. We may be able to play Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral by itself, but transitions into and out of Irish Eyes just isn't ready.
PARADE INSTRUCTIONS: As of right now, we are in Division C, Position 6 … all things subject to last minute changes. We are to be in position on Madison Ave. at 11:00 am, the parade steps off at 12:00 noon. Please plan to meet on the Mall in or near the statue garden by 10:30. We will move into our final line up position when we find out where that is during check in. (There is a map attached.)
PARKING: If you plan to drive in, you will want to get there as early as possible as the few available spaces fill up very quickly. There are some on the street parking spaces on Virginia Ave, NW around 18th St., NW but again, you need to get there early.
METRO: The closest stops near the beginning of the parade are:
Archives/Navy Memorial on the Yellow/Green Lines.
The Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines.
L'Enfant Plaza on the Blue/Orange/Yellow/Green Lines
AFTER PARADE GIG: A reminder that we have been invited to join the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Emerald Society at Murphy's in Alexandria for food and spirits and to play a few tunes after the parade on Sunday.
PRACTICE: There WILL be a practice next MONDAY! Beginners will start between 6:30 and 7:00 pm with the rest of the band at 8:00 pm.
Look for more information through out the week if things change or as new information becomes available.
See you on Sunday,
Steve
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