[musictlk] Glory Federation

Wed Mar 9 20:20:31 UTC 2011

that is awesome, I live in Minnesota.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brown, Debbie" <dabro at loc.gov>
To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Glory Federation


>I was in the group that made the NFB of Maryland tape, which has 26 songs 
>on it.  We used to sing every year at convention, but people seem to have 
>been losing interest.  I have only one copy of the tape, and I hate to part 
>with it, but I'll see what we can find.
>
> Debbie Brown
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 7:20 AM
> To: Brown, Debbie; NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Glory Federation
>
> Sheri,
>    Hmm! This could be fun to do outside the general session hall as people 
> were going in! Maybe put together a roving street band, of sorts!As you 
> said, most of these songs are to the tune of other songs, like Glory! 
> Glory Federation. I know "I've Been Working at the Workshop to the tune of 
> I've Been Working on the Railroad. We could also do The Library Song in 
> honor of Mr. Sylke's retirement.Perhaps the latter could be done during 
> general session. I'll ask Dr. Maurer if we could schedule this in if we 
> can find a good band! Let's see what happens!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen" <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
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> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Glory Federation
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>
>> Folks, It'd be fun to have a sing-in at convention.  the history of the
>> movement is captured in these old songs.  I only know a few of them, but
>> like the best of songs that track a movement, they are easy to learn and
>> have very singable choruses which a person can  join in with in a flash.
>> What do you say, Marion?  I bet you know lots of these.  It's a marvelous
>> way of teaching the history of the movement, and it'd be a shame if these
>> songs disappeared.  I'd be glad to lend my banjo playing to the event. 
>> all
>> we need is a strong singer who knows the songs.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Sheri W-J
>>
>>
>> Sheri W-J
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 04:46 PM 3/7/2011, you wrote:
>>>Someone mentioned other songs that were taken and used for the NFB's
>>>purposes. I hope to get the songbook, and a recording to go along with
>>>it, so I can learn every song in that book. I'm a new federationist,
>>>and I'd like to preserve the history of this organization. That's how
>>>I feel about the Apostolic church, I'm a part of. Noone in our
>>>movement, (the Apostolic Church,) has recorded a CD collection of our
>>>hymns, so they're fading away, with this new generation who has never
>>>had the pleasure of hearing them. I've heard some of them, (since I
>>>joined the movement,) but I want to know all of them. Blessings,
>>>Joshua
>>>
>>>On 3/7/11, Evelyn Weckerly <weckerly at i2k.com> wrote:
>>> > Josh,
>>> >
>>> > It's just the words and sung to Battle Hymn of the Republic.
>>> >
>>> > Evelyn
>>> >
>>> > At 04:25 PM 3/7/2011, you wrote:
>>> >>The recording would do me more good, (as a musician.) I haven't read
>>> >>Braille music, since 5th grade, so I'm a little rusty. I'm wanting
>>> >>another Braille music book. Blessings, Joshua
>>> >>
>>> >>On 3/7/11, evelyn weckerly <weckerly at i2k.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Hi, Josh,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I can't remember now if that songbook was free or charged for.
>>> >> > Anyway, go to the NFB site and find the Independence Market.
>>> >> > Then find the literature listings and see if you find it.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Evelyn
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >  ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>>> >> > To: NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> >> > Date sent: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:32:09 -0600
>>> >> > Subject: Re: [musictlk] Glory Federation
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I was at the endependence market in Dallas, and I didn't find any
>>> >> > songbooks.  If there are some still available, please let me
>>> >> > know.
>>> >> > Blessings, Joshua
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On 3/7/11X-NFBNet-MailScanner-From: musictl, Brown, Debbie 
>>> >> > <dabro at loc.gov> wrote:
>>> >> >  The words are in the 1990 song book.  The NFB of maryland made a
>>> >> > recording a
>>> >> >  little over 10 years ago, but the cassettes are all sold out.
>>> >> > Copies of the
>>> >> >  song book may still be for sale from the Independence Market.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >  Debbie Brown
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >  -----Original Message-----
>>> >> >  From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> >> > [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> >> >  Behalf Of Joshua Lester
>>> >> >  Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:54 PM
>>> >> >  To: Brown, Debbie; musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> >> >  Subject: [musictlk] Lyrics to a song
>>> >> >
>>> >> >  Hi, it's Joshua Lester.  When I was at the convention, last
>>> >> > year, a group of
>>> >> >  federationists were singing something about the "Federation,"
>>> >> >  to the tune of, "The Battle Hymn of the republic." I couldn't
>>> >> > understand
>>> >> >  what they were singing, because of the applause of the others in
>>> >> > attendance.
>>> >> >  Could someone please give me those lyrics?
>>> >> >  Thanks, Joshua
>>> >> >
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