Within the octave
I am less given to holiday music then I used to be but since we’re still within the octave for this season I decided to roll back the clock. At some point in the past there was a community concert held in a small church. On stage, the collective known as Jethro Tull in one of its versions. There have been many over the years. The concert was varied an untraditional as you could imagine. We have to recognize the silver better musicians are getting older and this group is no exception. With more than 1/2 century behind them they have been an easy fall back for those who want to find something new and at the same time curious. I recognize that I will never have the occasion to hear him live. From what I’ve read his own days of performance are few and far between. And so I go to the archives. If you have not taken the time to listen to some of our older musicians, you should. We have better access to material then at any other point in history. I enjoy flute music and strange poetry and this was a happy seasonal marriage of the two. What will they find tomorrow? No idea I try not to plan ahead. It makes every day into something akin to a box of chocolates. Some feedback has come in from our own group separate the other night. All of it positive. We also have been doing this kind of thing for 1/2 century. And the wonderful thing is that none of us qualify as old just yet. Hello, to be fair, we avoided any singing of Christmas carols around the table. Perhaps next year.
