HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-10-24, Page 23Practice makes perfect
Laurie Rowbotham conducts a mass choir of past and present members of Blyth Festival Singers
during a rehearsal on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Rowbotham was the first music director of the choir
when itformed ICyearsagoand healong with his predecessors Angus Sinclair and Wade
Wittaker-Cumming ied the choir through its anniversary performance that evening.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1990. PAGE 23.
East Wawanosh RS.
Preparing for Hallowe’en
Music review
Eric Nagler makes music fun
BY NICKI GROPP
Eric Nagler, a popular children’s
performer, who has appeared on
such shows as the Elephant Show,
Sesame Street and Mr. Dressup
entertained a full house of energe
tic children and adults at a perfor
mance in Blyth Memorial Hall on
Saturday afternoon.
Growing up in New York City,
Mr. Nagler was exposed to the folk
music of the 60’s. He began
playing banjo at the age of 14 by
hanging around Washington
Square in Greenwich Village,
where musicians gathered to make
music.
While music was his first love,
Mr. Nagler spent his early years as
a teacher, but since 1978 devoted
himself to making family music. He
now spends 50 per cent of this time
touring and performing with his
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Bourassa’s part in it all. They
blame Trudeau for calling out the
troops but forget it was Bourassa
who asked him to do it.
WEDNESDAY: Hank says it’s nice
to see that our sending troops to
the middle east is helping the
economy of Qatar. Seems the
country has been in bad shape with
the trade boycott of Iraq but our
troops are pumping dollars in.
Maybe, says Tim, we should ask
to be occupied by foreign troops
here in Canada. It might be the one
way to get our economy back on the
rails. That or tie John Crowe to the
rails, Billie said.
THURSDAY: Hank says with all
this talk about the GATT negotia-
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band at children’s festivals and
concerts throughout North Ameri
ca.
The performance in Blyth started
off with Mr. Nagler asking the
children to repeat some lines after
he sang them. Most of the words
were tongue twisters and difficult
for anyone to say. However, he
helped the children through line by
line.
Mr. Nagler played some differ
ent instrument such as, a banjo, a
violine, and some homemade in
struments like a comb with wax
paper over the top which made a
high pitched buzzing noise. He also
played the spoons and the guitar.
Accompanied by his bass guitar
ist, Mr. Nagler led the children
through clapping, singing, and for
those who brought their own
spoons, varous different moves
they could make to produce differ-
tions and trying to reduce farm
subsidies there’s one sure way to
help farmers and end the subsi
dies. “Send farmers over there to
do the negotiating. If they pay us as
much as they pay the lawyers and
bureaucrats, we can all retire from
farming and live happily ever
after.’’
FRIDAY: Ward says you’ve got to
credit the NDP for efficiency. Their
chairs were hardly warm in Toronto
before the first member of the
party gets in trouble for owning a
company that broke labour laws.
“Heck even the Liberals weren’t
that fast off the mark.’’
Oh Boy
Look Who’s 20
Happy Birthday Jeff
ent noises. The children enjoyed
playing their own instruments and
some people even used their keys
to make noise.
Near the end of the performance,
Mr. Nagler picked children out of
the crowd to come to the stage and
play some of his homemade instru
ments. Two children were playing
the bells, two more were playing
the combs (one was his daughter),
and one more was playing what he
called an E-string. This instrument
consisted of a metal tub with a
stick on top of it and a piece of
string, which when pulled made a
vibrating sound.
Eric Nagler informed the audi
ence that he was starting his own
show called “Eric’s World” in
June which will be coming out on
Family Channel and later going on
to TVO. To date he has three
successful record albums: “Come
On In”, “Fiddle Up A Tune”, and
“Improvise with Eric Nagler”.
From the amount of enthusiasm
that Mr. Nagler had on stage and
the amount he got from the crowd,
it’s easy to tell that he enjoys what
he’s doing and he does his job very
well.
The family of Ken and Leona
McDonald wish to invite you
to an open house on the
occasion of their parents 40th
anniversary at the Walton
Hall on Sunday, October 28
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Your presence is their
cherished gift.
Ken & Leona McDonald
Edited by Rowan Kerr
This first week, the Grade l’s are
excited about beginning their first
reader called “How I Wonder”.
They are also beginning Halloween
activities.
The Grade 3/4’s are learning the
story of “Little Red Riding Hood”
in French class to go along with
their fairy tale unit.
The Grade 7 class enjoyed read
ing stories to their Grade 1 and 2
buddies. Later this month, they will
help their buddies with Halloween
activities. The students are also
enthusiastically participating in
“Computers for Kids” and the
“Cross Canada Run”.
In Grade 8, a series of tests is
coming up. They also are having
the auditions for the Christmas
musical. Rehearsals will start this
E’CLASSIFIED
PAYOFF!
OPEN HOUSE
Bill and Marie Flynn and
family invite relatives,
frienas and neighbours
to an
OPEN HOUSE
in honour of their
35th WEDDING
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2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Forresters Hall
Kinburn
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week. In science, the students are
presenting a series of seminars on
some of the major phyla. In Design
and Technology, the Grade 8’s are
beginning their major project for
the year. They have a choice of a
clock, lamp, or an original idea.
The Great Owl Book Fair held at
the Resource Center was a great
success. Mrs. Gross was able to
buy many new paperback books
with the proceeds. '
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