[Dixielandjazz] It's a Small World

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Speaking of Waltzing Matilda.  A couple of weeks ago I got a request for 
Waltzing Matilda.  I try to find requests so that when we go back to a place 
I can play it.  I have looked through every book I have and I have thousands 
of tunes but I don't have that one.

Does anyone have a lead sheet on Waltzing Matilda (with words)?

I have a 24/7 fax machine if that's more convenient than e-mail - 
314-524-3610
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:54 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] It's a Small World


> Dear Listmates (Bill Haesler and Don Ingle take note)
>
> Just returned from a wedding gig tonight in New Hope PA (Artists Colony +
> Touristy Boutique town, Bucks County, Delaware River north of Philadelpia)
>
> Bride's Family on the mother's side were nieces and nephews of Pete 
> Beilmann
> who played trombone with Ted Weems, Red Nichols, Wingy Manone and led his
> own band in L.A. which I thing Don Ingle played in. Pete was born near 
> where
> I now live, in Lancaster PA, and moved to L.A. early on.
>
> Groom's family are Australians who LOVE OKOM. We played Waltzing Matilda 
> for
> them and their table (about 12 strong) sang it lustily to the cheers of 
> the
> rest of the guests. Then they invited me over on break and we had a long
> chat about the lack of OKOM these days.
>
> Luckily, I had a CD that Bill Haesler had sent me last year, with Graeme
> Bell, The PIX Sessions etc., which I presented to the Groom's mother. (I
> burned a copy for me earlier, Bill) These sessions are by top Australian
> OKOM Musicians, from the 1960s, and Mom was beside herself upon receiving
> it. Hugs and kisses from all the gals at the table.
>
> The bride's family included a guy about 85, who knew Pete well, and spent
> some time in L.A. when Pete fronted his own band there. He thought, but
> wasn't sure Don, that he talked with you about Red Ingle way back then. He
> was a huge Red Ingle fan. So I spent the second break at their table 
> talking
> about Pete, Red and Don. Hugs and kisses all around.
>
> They broke out some pictures of Pete, and a postcard with the Ted Weems 
> Band
> on the front side. Don, I think Is saw Red on it, or someone who looks a 
> lot
> like him. No year mentioned. (It was a small space for that big band) They
> also had a very young gal singer with "cheerleader pigtails". <grin>
>
> Then they insisted that I introduce the band guys with short bios as I
> normally do at concerts, but not at weddings because it is the brides 
> night,
> not ours. But they were all so wired into the music and the bride 
> insisted.
> After all, she said, we'd like our guests to know that your guys played 
> with
> Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Sidney Bechet, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge,
> Lester Young, Muggsy Spanier, Buddy Rich, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, etc.,
> etc., etc. (They'd seen me do this at several concerts)
>
> It was a magical evening that broke all the rules. We got applause after
> every number, especially loud for tunes from the Red Nichols movie, 
> mingled
> with the guests, had drinks with them, ate with them and did all those 
> other
> things "hired Help" are not supposed to do. I even danced with the bride,
> her mother and the groom's mother.
>
> I asked the Australians to look up Bob Barnard, Jack Wiard and Ross 
> Anderson
> when they got back to OZ. An oh yeah, The Robber Dogs and Bill Haesler.
>
> Yep, it is a small world.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
>
>
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