Aria in NYC

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This concert is from last year at The Red Room up in Washington Heights.
It was open mic night. You can hear the audience singing and playing along especially on Veinte Anos and What's So Funny.
It was a great atmosphere.. People are encouraged to play along as the audience is also made up of musicians waiting to play.
We only had 10 minutes but stretched it to about 15.
I was having problems with my squeaky harmonica on the last song. Soon thereafter, I moved up to a better grade of Harmonica. Enjoy.

The set list:
Delilah
Con te partiro
Veinte Anos
What's so Funny

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Despite not playing or practicing much this set was very energetic. You'll hear some mistakes here and there. On some songs my breathing isn't correct. Sounds like a tape glitch, but it's me choking on the words. Other than that we were extremely happy with the set.
Turned out to be a much shorter set, with 2 less songs.
We have our usual repertoire, but included Pretty Paper for the holidays.
Enjoy.

Ghost Riders
House of the Rising Sun
Pretty Paper
Air that I Breathe
Whiter Shade of Pale
Con Te Partiro
Veinte Anos
In Dreams
My World
Dos Gardenias
39
We Three
Greenback Dollar
It's Not Unusual

Youtube
House of the Rising Sun and Air that I Breathe

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After 2 months we got back to playing music.
Except for some small mistakes, this concert went smoothly.
Especially good were House of the Rising Sun, in the new key. We didn't have much time to change up the set. These are the same tunes we performed last time. The energy level was there and this time I even included shot of the poster hanging at the Everett Cafe.
Enjoy.
Set list is
Ghost Riders
House of the Rising Sun
Air that I Breathe
Whiter Shade of Pale
Con Te Partiro
Veinte Anos
In Dreams
Heaven
My World
Dos Gardenias
It's not Unusual
My Prayer
39
We Three
Greenback Dollar
What's So Funny

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Wednesday's concert at Everett Café, Teachers College, will probably be our last concert for the summer. Looking forward to the fall for more Teachers College gigs and beyond. Dan and I have been performing "House of the Rising Sun" for a few years now. As a trio, with Professor Daniel Wolf Savin on stand-up bass, the song had a great feel. But when we went back to being a duo, the song didn't seem to pack the same decadent punch. Now with the harmonica and a new key (F#m), the song carries full the weight of guilt, sin, and punishment. I'm looking forward to playing it again. That and murder are running themes in our set. Makes for a fun musical evening. The other new number was "In Dreams," an old number brought back into the set with more life and energy. Unrequited love. Another theme.

We're usually scheduled to play for an hour. In our previous gig at Everett Café, we had to cut out a few numbers so we wouldn't go over the time limit. Yesterday, though, we played the full set. We hadn't played "It's not Unusual" or "My Prayer" in while. I felt the ghost of Tom Jones singing through me. Dan and I have played "What's so Funny about Peace, Love, and Understanding" about a thousand times. This time, the heat got to me and we had a few false starts. I realized how much I was influenced by the Beatles because I included them on the recording. Enjoy.

The set list for tonight's concert was:
Ghost Riders in the Sky
House of the Rising Sun
Air that I Breathe
Whiter Shade of Pale
Con Te Partiro
Veinte Años
In Dreams
Heaven
You're My World
Dos Gardenias
It's not Unusual
My Prayer
'39
We Three
Greenback Dollar
What's so Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding.

Click on Title to Play Wednesday's concert at Everett Café, Teachers College, will probably be our last concert for the summer. Looking forward to the fall for more Teachers College gigs and beyond. Dan and I have been performing "House of the Rising Sun" for a few years now. As a trio, with Professor Daniel Wolf Savin on stand-up bass, the song had a great feel. But when we went back to being a duo, the song didn't seem to pack the same decadent punch. Now with the harmonica and a new key (F#m), the song carries full the weight of guilt, sin, and punishment. I'm looking forward to playing it again. That and murder are running themes in our set. Makes for a fun musical evening. The other new number was "In Dreams," an old number brought back into the set with more life and energy. Unrequited love. Another theme. We're usually scheduled to play for an hour. In our previous gig at Everett Café, we had to cut out a few numbers so we wouldn't go over the time limit. Yesterday, though, we played the full set. We hadn't played "It's not Unusual" or "My Prayer" in while. I felt the ghost of Tom Jones singing through me. Dan and I have played "What's so Funny about Peace, Love, and Understanding" about a thousand times. This time, the heat got to me and we had a few false starts. I realized how much I was influenced by the Beatles because I included them on the recording. Enjoy. The set list for tonight's concert was: Ghost Riders in the Sky House of the Rising Sun Air that I Breathe Whiter Shade of Pale Con Te Partiro Veinte Años In Dreams Heaven You're My World Dos Gardenias It's not Unusual My Prayer '39 We Three Greenback Dollar What's so Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding.

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Our first full concert in 3 months.

It felt good to be playing again. Just getting in front of an audience brings it all back. We also brought back some unwanted things like forgetting lyrics and notes.

Have a listen and enjoy the concert.

Click on title to listen to the whole concert. Our first full concert in 3 months. It felt good to be playing again. Just getting in front of an audience brings it all back. We also brought back some unwanted things like forgetting lyrics and notes. Have a listen and enjoy the concert.

Click on the title and you'll hear out GBGM Youth Concert from April 9th.

This was a last minute gig to keep us sharp.
Jesus Christ is always a rockin tune. This is the U2 version of Woody's great song.
What's so Funny (About Peace Love and Understanding) is always a crowdpleaser.
To think this song is 30 years old and we heard it in high school.

Click on the title and you'll hear out GBGM Youth Concert from April 9th. This was a last minute gig to keep us sharp. Jesus Christ is always a rockin tune. This is the U2 version of Woody's great song. What's so Funny (About Peace Love and Understanding) is always a crowdpleaser. To think this song is 30 years old and we heard it in high school.

Very first podcast. Test run for Move it on Over from the Purim concert.

We were scheduled to play Teachers College on February 10th, 2010. Due to the big snowstorm, that gig was canceled.
Needing to stay sharp, Dan got us this gig at the YMHA in Washington Heights.
We had a great time playing for the parents even though it was supposed to be a kids concert.
Here is our first shot at podcasting.
We played in a room that's usually used for dancing and exercise. That's probably why the sound is so "hot". The music is bouncing off the walls and mirrors creating that hot sound.
For you techies, the sound is the audio feed from the video camera. Yes, there is a video of this. That's for the Aria Anthology Video Volume 27.