Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

I absolutely loved playing all that Machaut on douçaine yesterday! The pop tunes that gave me great pleasure were Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves, Downtown, Do You Know the Way to San Jose, Penny Lane and Those were the Days. I hate to admit it, but even Afternoon Delight was kind of fun. I also played Matador and Duerne Flyver, by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, although Amercians would not have known those. I will take another look at the Icelandic tunes as well. I really like the work of Skarpheðinn Þorkelsson, Sigvaldi Snær Kaldalóns and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson. I just need to be more selective. I will put some of the Italian dances back in, just not the long ones. I was concerned about fatigue, since it was a three-hour solo gig. It's odd that douçaine does not kill my sinuses (like clarinet and oboe) with the whole cleft palate thing. I actually started a few minutes early, went a few minutes late and did not take any 15-minute breaks. The swabbing and chatting with listeners were enough of a break. A few friends dropped by, like Curtis Stigers, Mons from the Scandinavian Triplets Band and Ray from church. He even brought me coffee!