Just heard a wonderful, fun march tune on the local public radio station:
"Gate City March" by A. F. Welden (sp?). Apparently it was written for
the same festival in Atlanta that Sousa wrote "King Cotton." It's one of
those fun medley pieces -- at one point, the band is playing "Dixie" and
"Swannee River" simultaneously! Does anyone know if it's ever made an
appearance on piano roll? I can imagine it sounding great in one of
those heavily-orchestrated versions.
P.S.: Next Sunday, 28 Sept., is the Phonograph (and mechanical music)
Show in Bound Brook NJ. Anyone else from here going? Maybe we should
put our e-mail addresses on our badges? <G>
Jim Canavan
Alexandria, VA
[ I heard that MMDers at the MBSI Chicago Convention added a tiny
[ colored dot to their badges! -- Robbie
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