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Huron Expositor, 2009-01-28, Page 21s;. rf • - 4 News • The Huron Expositor • January 28, 2009 Page 21 Tuesday Tunes is back for another year Weekly musical collective begins season with a tribute to fiddler John Zettel Dan Schwab For the past nine years, one lo- cal event has given musicians, singers and fans of old-tyme fiddle music a bright and lively option to the dreary winter doldrums. Tuesday Tunes is happening every. week at 1 p.m. until April 21, .inviting new and experienced musicians to participate in a two - and -a -half hour jam session at the Seaforth Community Centres. Dancers and spectators are also welcome, says organizer Tom Melady of Dublin, who adds that the event was supposed to debut this season on Jan. 13 but was cancelled due to snowy weather. Melady, who taught himself to play guitar at age 12 and has been plucking away for decades since, proudly. refers to Tuesday Tunes as "one of the premiere cultural r; r..ccV{Sas'+i �'jjgp+?jY.ry . events of the community." are not too good and then they "It's bigger and better this year," play in the background and learn he says. "People come from all over and then they end up on stage." for it," noting musicians. and spectators have attended from as far as Waterford, Strath- roy and Listowel. He says that as the sessions went on last year, the crowds in at- tendance swelled to up to 280. Melady says musi- cians are especially grateful to have the space and facilities to perform. "The difficulty for them is they don't have a venue to ex- press their music and this provides that to them," he says. "When they first come, some 'We miss him:.. He was right there with us from the Start,' -- Tom Melady ''Iliesday Tunes organizer, speaking about John Zettel. HILDEBRAND PAINT & PAPER Cali Doug for all of your painting and wallpapering needs Seaforth 519-527-0058 (519) 525-6078 Iv Donations will be asked as an admis- weeks ago. sion fee, with .any In Zettel's honour, musicians funds collected above. performed "Cindy's Waltz," which the expenses going Zettel wrote for his granddaugh- to the Seaforth Food Bank. , Melady says every year the event do- nates about $2,000 to the food bank. He says last week 26 musicians showed up to perform country and old-tyme fiddle music. Melady says the music ses$ions some- times have 15-20 mu- sicians playing at once, with one performer featured on the micro- phone. He says the performance opened last week with a tribute to John Zettel of Staffa, who died three ter. "We miss him at Tuesday Tunes," Melady says. "He was right there with us from the start. He was a keen supporter of it and a fine fid- dler." In 2005, Melady, Zettel and his wife June produced a 29 -song CD titled Tuesday Tunes LIVE! Twenty-nine musicians appeared on the CD. June still volunteers at .F the weekly event. • Agricultural • Residential • Commercial • • Pole Line Construction _ ELEC RiC au*4 R.R. # 4 Seaforth, ON NOK 1W 14114°" 519 -522-1556 Servicing Huron/Perth Jack Groothuis • R&Max. a -b Realty Ltd. Cell -519.635-0125 s www.jackatremax.com E-MaiygrroothuisOgolden.net '1'IIOMPSON URETHANE SPRAY ck. i;1Rlll;GLi%SS I `SILT%'I'IONT CaII Ron At 519-263-2319 0 ti • McKILLOP MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 91 Main St. South, Seaforth Office 519-527-0400 1-800-463-9204 Fax 519-527-2777 www.mckillopmutual.com HOME, COMMERCIAL, FARM, AUTO COVERAGES Graeme Craig 519-887-9381 Shannon Craig ' f 519-348-4237 Donald Taylor 17 519-482-9976 Banter, MacEwan & Feagan Insurance Brokers Ltd. 519-524-8376 Gaiser Kneale Insurance 519-482-3401 Insurance Central Limited 519-235-2211 Cockwell Insurance 519-356-2216 G.L. Barclay Insurance 519-238-6790 Julie Campbell, CIP 519-527-2798 Lynda Vincent 519-527-2204 Dan McNaughton 519-262-3426 Huronvicw Insurance Brokers Ltd. 519-595-4044 This Spot Available Call the Huron Expositor 527-0240 WHITNEYRIBEY FUNERAL HOME CEMETERY MONUMENTS ROSS W. RIBEY DIRECTOR HOME HARDWARE SUPPLIES FOR THE HANDYMAN Bottled Water Refill Station • Plumbing • Heating • Electrical • Paint CARPET CLEANER RENTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER Service & Re -Charge Depot SEW AND SAVE CENTRE LIMITED Sewing Machine and Serger Specialists . Repairs to all makes •FREE ESTIMATES' •ALL WORK GUARANTEED OM m • SALES Janome, Juki, Babylock, Omega Machines LOTS OF USED MACHINES For All Your Hardware Needs Main St., SEAFORTH 519-527-1620 Vlsa, MC, Home Card, AM Express, Interact S8S 149 Downie St. (Beside Hudson's Dept. Store) STRATFORD 519271-9660 ELECTRIC UPSHALL Backhoe senrice • Backhoe • Dump Truck • Septic Installation Steven Wynja RR#1 Seaforth ON (519)525-2389 Agricultural • Residential Commercial • Pole Line Construction ECRA-ESA License# 7000258 4- Mfr •t {n +a<•4 `".y ... Sit F ``i j»,• ' , • l- • L 1•'�'i'�."1� 4 y, ti 1 II