Re: [Harp-L] funeral harp

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 8, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Mick Zaklan wrote:

>   Have only played at one funeral; did it New Orleans-style.  You  
> know;
> somber walk to the cemetary and joyous march back.  Lots of people  
> have
> suggested "When the Saints Go Marching In" but companion piece,  
> "Just a
> Closer Walk With Thee" has great, mournful bends and sounds great  
> in cross.
> Put the two together and you are mourning, then being uplifted.
>
> ---Mick Zaklan
> _

I have done 6 funerals and usually let the family decide the tunes. 3  
samples:

1... Mayor of Erie Pa.... Ave Maria, Send in The Clowns (by request),  
Because You Come to Me. Ending with I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow.

2... Carnegie-Mellon Professor.... How Are Things in Glockamorrah,  
dixieland version of Closer Walk as a dirge leading into What a  
Friend in Jesus as a lively march. Ending with Londonderry Aire  
(Danny Boy)

3... Cement Contractor... Variations on a Theme by Paganinni, Claire  
de Lune, (and would you believe) Send in The Clowns. Ending with  
Sunny Side of the Street

smokey-joe