April 17, 2019

ReeDWooder, Vol. 251, March, 2019

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

Well daylight savings time has arrived and we are now treated to a little more daylight prior to our monthly meetings. Hopefully this will encourage many of our members to turn out for the general meetings. Last month we had a great time. It was the most upbeat assembly we’ve seen in quite a while. Lots of good entertainment and Annette, Josie and Marilyn and some of the other ladies were up and dancing to the music. It was reminiscent of the old days of our club. I’d love to see this spirit return to our gatherings.

As everyone probably knows by now, we have returned to a monthly schedule of meeting. No guesswork as to whether there is a meeting this month. Unless you are notified to the contrary, we will be having a meeting on the third Monday of every month until further notice. Please come out and have some fun and support our club and our musicians.

Please mark your calendars for our July meeting which will take place on Monday July 15, 2019. We will have Joe Domitrowich as our special guest artist performing for us at this meeting. Joe always presents a well thought out and upbeat program when he plays for our club. He is an excellent showman and a very talented musician. Invite your friends to come out and enjoy his performance.

If you have any ideas regarding things that would improve our accordion evenings, please contact me and make me aware of them, and I will present your ideas to the board.

We will also be having elections for club officers and board members in April. Some of our long serving members will be taking a well deserved break, and we will be adding new board members with your approval. Steve Balich and Cathy Patton are among those who will be volunteering to serve on the new board. If you would like to offer your name in nomination, please contact me.

Looking forward to seeing you all our April 15 meeting.

Tony Mustaro
President
Accordion Club of the Redwoods

March Meeting

Ken Kelzer

Ken’s play list was short but very nice. His play list consisted of “Hail Glorious St. Patrick,” “The Rose of Trallee,” and “Galway Bay.”. Keep up the good work Ken.

Xavier De la Prade

In honor of good ole St. Pat I played the following tunes: “Galway Bay,” “McNamara’s Band,” “Molly Malone,” and “ Danny Boy.” These are all great Irish classics to hear and are fun to play.

It is always fun to hear from Xavier.

Frank Devita

Frank played quite a few; too many for my poor mind to keep track of.

The ones I could keep track of were “Oh Marie,” “lupali! lupali!,” and “Sentimental Journey.”

Steve Balich

Steve played “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” “My Wild Irish Rose,” “Peg of My Heart,” “I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore,” and “In Heaven There is No Beer.”

Steve and Tony

Then came Steve and Tony playing “If I Give My Love to You,” “From a Jack to A King,” “Do You Ever Think of Me,” “Le Gilerre,” “Roman Guitar,” “La Paloma,” and “Erica.”

Next Came

Steve, Tony, and Frank

This was the rousing finale. With “Tic Tac Polka,” “I Can’t Help It if I’m Still in Love With You,” (sung by Kris Nelson), “Your Cheating Heart ,”(sung by Kris Nelson), “Basiglieri” and finally “Roll Out the Barrel.”

What a night!

Our Departed Member

Domenic John Saso

I though you would like to know of my Dad’s passing as he was a Board Member of The Accordion Club of Petaluma. Music was his life. I though maybe you would like to do an article in your newsletter. Best, Diane Arata, Daughter (415) 246-5430

Domenic John Saso was preceded in death by his loving wife Santina Saso, Joseph Saso, Mary Granucci, Antonio Saso, Rosalie Bruno, Angela Row, Anna Hassler and Jeanette Colang. As a professional musician he enjoyed playing/teaching accordion, piano and organ. He served in the World War IIaboard the USS Napa where he was a radio man and the Band Leader. He received many awards and recognitions for his lifetime of dedication and commitment to accordion music. His talents as a musician, instructor, retailer, television and radio performer have served to inspire generations of musicians. He was very lucky winning on slot machines and loved to go on cruises with his wife and close friends. He will be greatly missed by his daughter Diane Arata, her husband Greg and Pepper the Cat. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Filed Under: March 2019, Newsletter

October 13, 2017

ReeDWooder, Vol. 247 September-October, 2017

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

Fall is here and we are already planning our Christmas Dinner Dance which will be held at Hermann Sons Hall on December 2, 2017. We will have our usual combination of good food, good wine and good music where friends can get together to usher in the holiday season.

We will send a separate mailer to you which you can return with your reservation requests in the near future. Right now, just mark December 2 on your calendar. Invite your friends and relatives to attend. Music this year will be by Steve Albini and Tatiana and Jim Lehmann.

Our August meeting pasta dinner had a good turnout, good music and a good time was had by all judging by the comments heard during the evening. Steve Albini will be our featured performer for our October meeting so make sure you save the date and turn out this month.

On a more somber note, one of the primary movers and founders of our club and of the Cotati Accordion Festival, my good friend Steve Balich, passed away on October 6th. There will be a very private cremation, with a memorial to be held in January around his birthday. Steve has been a patient and a friend of mine for over forty-five years and I hold him in great esteem as one of the finest and most generous people I have ever known. He has always been willing to give freely of his time, his knowledge and his talent. He has served our club as a founder, president, vice president, board member, band leader, caterer, public relations representative, and liaison to other clubs and to the public and in general. He has been married to his sweetheart, Jenny, for over seventy years and I had the honor of playing for their seventieth anniversary party and seeing Steve and Jenny dance together for the last time in public on that occasion. This club and the Cotati Accordion Festival are only a part of his legacy. He has passed his love of music and the accordion as well as his generosity of spirit on his son Steve junior. I believe that it would be fitting to have a statue of Steve join the statue of Jim Boggio in the Cotati Plaza where the festival is held annually and ask your support in working toward this goal.

Please remember Steve, Jenny and the Balich family in your thoughts and in your prayers.

Tony Mustaro
President

September MEETING

Frank Divita

Frank played his usual fantastic tunes. This consisted of “Moonlight,” ‘Iupali Iupali,”

“Roll out the Barrel.” Sentimental Journey,” and Mazurka, Great job as usual Frank.

Jane Tripi

Wow, Jane played some great music. I hope I can read my writing. “Sonata Pathetique Allegro Movement,” “Meglio Stasera,” “Unforgettable,” and “Rambling Rose.” We wish that you would play for us for often Jane.

Ed Sciarini from Escalon

Ed stayed over another night after Cotati and stopped by to have some pasta and flay for us. His playlist was “Bella Verzaschini.” “Picola Vagabonda,” “Chicilo,” “ Ticinella” and “La Romanina.” It’s always nice to have a guest artist from a sister club stop by.

Hurry back Ed.

Bart Benico

We have not heard Bart for some time. His playlist was “Tango of the Roses,” “Arrivederci Roma,” and “Tonight Tonight from West Side Story.”
We hope that Bart’s next performance for the club won’t be too far away.

Ed and Steve, Then Ed, Steve and Tony

Wow, the hits just keep coming. If you did not make this event, you truly missed a great time.

Ed, Steve and Tony

We truly have a great President and Cook!

September 2017 Audience

Filed Under: Newsletter, Sept-Oct 2017

August 17, 2017

ReeDWooder, Vol. 246 July-August, 2017

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

There are lots of accordion events happening in our area this month. Of course all of you know that the Cotati Accordion Festival will take place the weekend before our Monday August 21st general meeting. Our club will be selling discounted tickets to the Cotati Accordion Festival again this year. Cathy Patton is our ticket sales chairperson for this year. Art Clark will, of course, be selling tickets as he has done in the past. You can see either Cathy or Art to purchase tickets. If you have friends attending Cotati this year be sure to ask them if they would like to purchase tickets through our club. This will benefit the club and help them to save money at the same time. It’s a win win deal. Hope to see many of you there.

In addition, I want to remind you again that we are serving a pasta dinner at our general meeting on Monday August 21. We’ll be serving pasta with meat sauce, salad and Italian bread starting at 6:30 on the night of the meeting. All members and their guests are invited and encouraged to attend. Please try to attend the dinner and the meeting. We can promise you that good food and good music will be in abundance.
Another reminder that the Sons of Italy picnic at Penngrove Park is scheduled for Sunday August 13th. Please contact Ann Albertoni for more information.

I had the honor to attend the celebration of Steve and Jennie Balich’s 70th wedding anniversary last month. Congratulations on continuing a great life together.

Happy 90th Birthday to our own Dorothy Nadale.

For those of you who don’t already know, there will also be a total solar eclipse on Monday August 21st as well. This is an extremely rare event which occurs in any given area only once in several lifetimes so be prepared. Please inform yourselves regarding how to safely view the eclipse without damaging your vision. We will not have a total eclipse here in Sonoma County as I understand it, but there will be a significant blockage of the sun as the moon passes in front of it at our location.

I ask you to remember our dedicated Treasurer Diana Santi and her family in your thoughts and prayers at this time as Diana is experiencing some health problems and we are all wishing her a speedy recovery.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeting.

Tony Mustaro
President

July MEETING

Frank Divita

Frank was in great form. His playlist was “The Canary Song,” “Moon Glow,” “Aristide,” “Olumpali Olympala,” “The Woodpecker Song,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Just Another Polka,” “Polka La Companiale,” and finished off with “Sentimental Journey.”

Great Job Frank

Elmo Fama

Elma’s playlist was short but most entertaining. His playlist was ‘Sleepy Time Gal,” “Love Me with All of Your Heart,” “My Blue Heaven,” “My Love Forgive Me”

Always a pleasure to listen to you.

Tony Mustaro

Tony wrapped is all up, amd what a wrap. His playlist was “Tanga of The Roses,” Mattinata Fiorentina,” “The God Father Theme,” “Oi Mari,” “Bessame Mucho.” “Lost Hope,” “Tomaa a Surriento,” “Beer Barrel Polka,” “Dicitencello Vuje,” “Clarinet Polka.” and “Ferry Boat Seranade,” and “Tango dele Capinere”.
There were many more, but I could not spell them or keep up.

You missed a geat night!!

July 2017 Audience

Filed Under: July - August 2017, Newsletter

June 20, 2017

ReeDWooder, Vol. 245 June-July, 2017

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

Hope this issue of the Reedwooder finds everyone well, healthy, happy and ready to attend our next general meeting on June 19 of this month. The fun band will be there at 6:30 as usual to start off our evening of music. In discussing the fun band at our last board meeting, we have realized that the group has been without an official leader since Steve Balich has been unable to continue in that capacity. Steve has always expressed his appreciation of our Scholarship Chairman, Frank Divita’s playing ability, and accordingly the board has asked me to ask Frank to officially assume the position of leader. Xavier will continue to do the great job that he has always done as the band music librarian. We are anxious to hear another selection of our club songs this coming meeting.

The club will be selling discounted tickets to the Cotati Accordion Festival again this year. Cathy Patton has graciously volunteered to act as ticket sales chairperson for this year. Art Clark will, of course, be selling tickets as he has done in the past. You can see either Cathy or Art to purchase tickets. If you have friends attending Cotati this year, be sure to ask them if they would like to purchase tickets through our club. This will benefit the club and help them to save money at the same time. It’s a win win deal.

The board has decided to have a pasta dinner at our general meeting in the month of August (August 21, to be exact). I have usually received positive reviews of my sugo at past dinners, so I have volunteered to prepare this again. Kris Nelson and Steve Albini have volunteered to prepare the meal as well. We’ll be serving pasta with meat sauce, salad and Italian bread starting at 6:30 on the night of the meeting. All members and their guests are invited and encouraged to attend.

Ann Albertoni, our club secretary, and also President of the Sons of Italy Petaluma, has informed me that they are planning a picnic at Penngrove Park on August 13. See Ann for more information regarding this event. If you would like to perform on behalf of our club at this event, please talk to Ann about that as well.

Before I sign off, I want to remind you that if you haven’t yet sent your annual membership dues to Diana Santi, you are in arrears so please do so to assure continued delivery of your Reedwooder.

Hope to see you at the next meeting, at the August 13 picnic (Sons of Italy), at the Cotati Accordion Festival and at our August 21 general meeting and pasta dinner.

Tony Mustaro
President

April MEETING

Weylih West

Weylih is only 14 and had only been playing for about 6 months.
His playlist was “Beans and Macaroni Soup,” “Come to the Sea.” and “Over the Waves.” Great Job Weylih, come back soon!

Ken Kelzer

Ken plays very thoughtful his pieces. His playlist was “Under the Double Eagle” (marching tune), “My Old Kentucky Home,” and “Spanish Eyes.”
Thank you Ken; it is always a pleasure.

Frank Divita

Frank was, as always, in great form! His playlist was “Sentimental Journey Home,” “La Companiola,” “Just Another Polka,” and to finish off with a “Mazurka.” Always a good night with Frank!

Sheri Mignano

Sheri’s playlist was both beautiful and informative. Her playlist was “Mon Manege a Moi” (an Edith Piaf song composed by Norbert Glanzberg), “Meglia Stasera “, a samba , “It Better Be Tonight” by Henry Mancini from the Pink Panther a movie, and finished off with “ La Rondinella “ (The Swallow) an Italian mazurka. Great job Sheri.

Patty Perez

Patty is the heart of Showcase and her husband Louie is the soul. They are our new members. Patty played her lively dance tunes and some of us even danced, Her playlist was “Breeze” (a tango), “It Better Be Tonight,” and “Light & Darkness.” Many others were played, but I was too busy dancing to write them down. Please come back again soon.

April 2017 Jammers and Audience

Filed Under: June July 2017, Newsletter

April 10, 2017

ReeDWooder, Vol. 243 February-March, 2017

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

The food wine and music were great as usual at last month’s annual Spring Fling dinner dance. The attendance was less than we had hoped to have for this event. That notwithstanding, everyone who attended had an enjoyable evening of dining dancing and visiting with friends.

I want to thank all of our members who worked to make this event happen. To Diana for all the hours of work involved in planning and creating such an event; to Jane, Frank, Kris, Xavier, Ann, Annette, Marilyn, Elmo, Denise, Carola, Art, Olga and members of Hermann Sons Lodge, all of whom pitched in to help make this event successful sincere thanks. I believe that we too seldom offer our thanks to the few who do so much to keep this club afloat.

I was pleased to have Skyler and Accordion Apocalypse friends join us at our last meeting.Hope to see them more often at future meetings.

Our general meeting will take place on Monday the 17th this month, so please do include attendance in your plans for April.

I ran into Marie Meredith yesterday. She has a beautiful new Petosa accordion and there is a good chance that she will be able to attend and play for us this month. For those of you who are new to the club, Marie was a member for years. She is a very talented performer and played as part of a duo with the late Jim Martini and with her own band after that. I’m hoping to see Steve Balich (both of them) there along with Steve Albini if his plane arrives home in time to get to the meeting. Also inviting Frank Divita, Xavier, Elmo, Don Fertig, Jane and some of our other players to play for us, if not this month, then at our next meeting in June. Share your music with others. That’s what it’s for.

I spoke with Joe Domitrowich recently. He has been very busy with his many musical interests but he has consented to play for us at one of our meetings in the not-too-distant future. Check your coming issues of the Reedwooder for more information on when Joe will be entertaining us.

Hope to see a good turnout at the April meeting

Tony Mustaro
President

FEBRUARY MEETING

Joey Manfredi

Joey played “Estoniantina Waltz” by E Waldteufel, “O Sole Mio” by Edward Capua and for a finale, “The Carnival of Venice” by Ole Staff. Come back soon Joey.

Susannah Leon

Susannah is always a delight. She played a French Musset, “Bonjour Paris” and the “Theme form the Godfather.” She is always a delight. Hurry back Susannah.

Frank Divita

Frank’s playlist is always a delight. He played a combination of many tunes followed by “Give My Hat Back,” and “Lupali Lupala.”

Skyler Fell and Kalei Yamanaha

Wow, what can I say. They all were original tunes. Skyler played “Mon Amant du St. Jean,” “Pony” by Kasey Chanbers and “Buba Mora” and “Karapet” an Eastern European medley. Kalei played “Templetons Trip,” “Rag Kite” and “Vestige Hem.” My spelling is atrocious. I am coping the notes that Skyler gave me and it is very small. You just needed to be there; what a night!

Ken Kelzer

Ken was in fine form as usual. His playlist was “Ay, Jalisco No Te Rajes,” “Muss I Denn,” and “Begin the Beguine.”

Steve Balich Jr

It just keeps getting better. Steve’s playlist was “A Time for Love,” “Schneider Polka,” “My Father’s Waltz,” “Angel Face,” and the finale with “My Happy Wife Polka.”

Steve, Kris and Tony

It was hard to keep up with these guys. Tony and Steve teamed up to play “Las Piniole” and “Aye Jalisco No Te Rajes.” Then Kris, Tony and Steve teamed up with Kris singing “Your Cheating Heart,” “Jambalaya,” and “Busqanan.” You missed a great night if you did not show up.

SPRING FLING 2017

The attendance was small, but the people were anything but small.
The food was supurb
and
The music was even better!
You missed a great night!!

PICTURES ARCHIVE

Guess who the accordionist is. His initials are ?

Filed Under: February March 2017, Newsletter

February 13, 2017

ReeDWooder, Vol. 242 February, 2017

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

We are beginning a new year at ACR and I hope that all are happy and well. Enjoy the photos of our 2016 Holiday dinner dance which was a big success.

There are a few items that I need to inform you of in this message: Remember that yearly dues remittance is coming up in April along with election of club leaders, and secondly, our annual Spring Fling dinner dance will be held on March 25, 2017. Lombardi Catering will be cooking a great meal for us again. Please make your reservations early and please give me any feedback you have regarding the dinner menu. I will contact Phil and Cheri Marcucci regarding their terrific wines for our new round tables.
We have a lot of music planned for our February 20 meeting. Marjorie had three of her accordion students playing for us this month.
Art Clark has informed me that Patti Perez of Showcase plans on joining us at this meeting.
Steve Balich Senior and Junior are also planning to attend and we may be able to press one or both of them into service.
I know that Steve Albini has just purchased a brand new all blonde wood Ottavianelli Super Jazz accordion which has just been delivered to him this week and he has been playing it non-stop since Wednesday. Maybe he will come and give us a demo as well.

I would like to welcome our newest member, Felicia McFall, to our club. Felicia, who entertained us last year, is a serious music student whom I met at SRJC. She is concert mistress of the college orchestra being an accomplished violinist as well as accordionist. We are looking forward to seeing her and maybe even one or two of her friends at the meeting.
Despite the many jokes we hear about accordions, there are definitely a lot of people who want one. A recent news article reports that a family run accordion shop in Berkshire, England suffered two burglaries, one last August and one this month, during which a total of about $190,000.00 worth of accordions were stolen and presumably shipped to continental Europe for resale.
Finally we send our condolences to the friends and family of Joe Greco. Please take a moment to remember Joe, a true accordion enthusiast, who passed last year.
I look forward to seeing you at this month’s meeting

Tony Mustaro
President

CHRISTMAS DINNER DANCE

Filed Under: February 2017, Newsletter

September 29, 2016

ReeDOODER Vol. 238, August, 2016

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

Our next meeting will be on Monday August 15 at the usual time. Fun band will meet at 6:30 as usual.

I have had various phone calls regarding the change to bi-monthly meeting as opposed to monthly meetings. Of course, that can be discussed and I will open the topic for discussion at the August meeting. The board would welcome your ideas on this topic.

If you would like to express your opinion on this matter or if you know another member who has strong feelings on this matter please attend the meeting and make your ideas known.

The club is selling discounted tickets to the Cotati Accordion Festival again this year. Please see Art Clark regarding tickets. This is a chance to save some money and support your club at the same time.

Diane has done a excellent job on our Facebook page and we have had lots of attention from the accordion world as people ask to join it. Check it out.

The club welcomes Skyler Fell and her Accordion Apocalypse Repair Shop to her new Petaluma location on Bodega Avenue. We are hoping to see Skyler and her friends at our next meeting.

Looking forward to seeing a good turnout this month.

Tony Mustaro
President
Accordion Club of the Redwoods

JUNE ENTERTAINMENT

Felicia McFall

Felicia played tunes from old TV shows. Her playlist was “Hooray for Captain Spaulding – Bert Kalmar/Harry,” “Ruby,” “Anywhere The Heart Goes – Henry Mancini,” “Love is All Around – Sonny Curtis,” “Nadia’s Theme – DeVorzon/Botkin,” and finished with “Theme from Room 222 – Jerry Goldsmith.” Some of which I recognized, very good Felicia, come back soon.

Frank Devita

Frank always tuns a good playlist, starting with “Tutti Mi Ciama,” “Snow Flake Waltz,” “Jenny’s Muzurka,” “All of Me,” “If I Give My Heart to You,” “Sentimental Journey,” “Opali Opala,” “Roll 0ut the Barrel,” “That’s why The Lady is a Tramp,” and finished with “Caracal (Dos Porallas).” Always good to listen to Frank.

Steve Balich

Steve was in great form this night. His playlist was a delight to listen and dance to. He started with “Happy Wife Polka,” “Schneider Polka,” “Magic Is The Moonlight,” “Iupali,” “ La Pastorella,” “The Sweet Nearness of You,” “Cha Cala Boom (I’ll Wait for You),” “Jalisco,” “Sioux City Sue,” “ I Can’t Help It If I’m Still in Love with You,” “ I Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?,” and lastly “Arriverdici Roma.” Then Steve Groupies(next page) joined in for a rollicking good time!

Steve and his groupies

Our July Pasta audience

August Cotati Accordion Festival

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The Cotati Accordion Festival is being held on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21.
Steve Balich Jr. plays on Saturday and Sunday, from 1PM to 5PM.
Tickets are now available.
One-Day Tickets are $17 ($19 at the gate)
Two-Day Tickets are $27 ($29 at the gate)
I will have tackets at the next meeting or call me at 707-584-5800. I can mail them or sell them when I see you at the next dances.
Art Clark

Filed Under: August 2016, Newsletter

September 29, 2016

ReeDWOODER, Vol. 239, October, 2016

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

Our next meeting will be on Monday October 17 at the usual time. Fun band will meet at 6:30 as usual.

Unfortunately, I will be on vacation during the week of our next meeting so I will not be able to attend. I say unfortunately because I will miss some great music which we have lined up for that meeting. Steve Albini will be performing – I believe on his Concerto accordion – so you will hear some great acoustic accordion sounds.
I also spoke with George Simko, our long-distance member from Lubbock, Texas and he will be here for the October meeting. George will need the loan of an accordion for that event, so if you can accommodate him in that department please let me know and I will pass along your information to him. (Ooops, George cannot join us. He thought we were talking about September meeting and there was none. So, no George this meeting!)
Don Fertig, our long-time member told me that he will be dusting off the keys of the Hermann Sons piano and playing a few tunes for the meeting as well. I think that I will have to ask Don to give a repeat performance in the near future as I will not be here to listen to him in October.
I’m happy to report that ticket sales for this year’s Cotati Accordion Festival netted the club treasury a total of $117.00. Thanks and kudos to Cathy Patton and Art Clark for volunteering to handle all of the work involved in this activity.
I will remind all of you that we are planning our annual Christmas Dinner Dance this year for the first Saturday in December, so mark that date on your calendar well in advance and try to encourage some friends and family members to attend this year. As always it’s a great deal for a great evening of entertainment. Please remember that we always need volunteers to help with setup, serving, and cleanup for this event. Contact me or any other officer or board member to add your name to the volunteer list this year.
I am happy to relay that we had a very good turnout for our August meeting and I hope that this is the start of an upward trend in attendance. I also welcome your comments on the every other month meeting policy. You can find my email address in this issue of the Reedwooder and if you prefer to use regular mail, my office address is 2323 Fourth St.
Santa Rosa, Ca 95404-3211.
Best wishes go out to member Basil Taylor who has been feeling under the weather, and to sister Good Time Accordion Club member Ed Sciarini who has just undergone bypass surgery. Get well soon.

Tony Mustaro
President
Accordion Club of the Redwoods

OCTOBER ENTERTAINMENT

Xavier de la Prade

Xavier de la Prade, play list was a rousing sing along with “Red River Valley,” “Home on the Range,” “Chevaliers de la Table Ronde,” and “Aupres de ma Blonde.”

Sheri Mignano

Sheri Mignano, playlist was most entertaining. She started with a “Flamingo (a rumba),” “Lady of Spain” (a paso doble), “Sway” (a cha cha),”and finished with “Hernando’s Hideaway” (from Pajama Game Musical – habanera tango).

Ken Kelzer

Ken Kelzer, playlist consisted of ‘Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy,” “Oh Danny Boy,” and an old favorite of Ken’s “Ripple.”

Elmo Fama

Elmo Fama, our 92 year old youngster, entertained us with “Shanty Town,” and from Dean Martin “Non De Monte Car,” and finishing with “When Your Smiling.” Lately I cannot get that tune out of my head. I wake up with it and walk around with it. Thank you Elmo!

Frank Divita

Frank Divita, playlist was as always great, starting with “Pennies From Heaven,” then a medley from Frankie Yankovic, “The Canary Song,” and finishing up with “Upali Upala” (never sure how to spell it or which comes first. But, I did not have to ask him what the tune was!.)
Stanko Pecavar
Stanko Pecavar, WOW, the good lord only knows what he is playing. It was waltzes and polkas. He told me it was a famous Slovenia composer, Slanko Ansenik (sp? Again, could not read his writing. But not important, his music is the greatest and not sheet music! He does not read it anyway. What a Night!

THE JAMMERS

Elmo Fama

Xavier de la Prade

Sheri Mignano

Filed Under: Newsletter, October 2016

June 11, 2016

ReeWOODER, Vol 237, June, 2016

Presidents Message

Tony Mustaro

Dear Friends,

Please do your best to attend this month’s regular meeting.

We have a special guest artist, Felicia McFall, who is a music student at Santa Rosa Junior College. Felicia will be performing musical selections from well known television shows of several years ago.

We also will be having a pasta feed this month. Dinner will be serviced starting around 6:30 PM so invite some friends to join you.

We have not had any volunteers to run for office again this year so we need to vote on re-electing the current crop for another year.

There will be discussion regarding changes to the club meeting schedule which the board has tentatively adopted in order to keep the club solvent without raising costs to the membership.

Please remember that annual dues are long past due if you have not yet submitted your payment.

The club will also be selling discounted tickets to the Cotati Accordion Festival again this year.

I hope to see many of you at the meeting this month.

Tony Mustaro
President
Accordion Club of the Redwoods

JUNE ENTERTAINMENT

Frank Devito

Frank played a lively set. For the first time, I knew the first song, “Upalai Upala,” (usually have to ask for it), “Reginella Campagnola (the Wood Pecker Song),” “The Lady is a Tramp,” and “Aristide.” Great fun and really appreciated!

Ken Kelzer

Ken’s play list was reminiscent of times gone by, “This Old House,” “Rose of Tralee,” and “Va Pensiero” from Nabucco by Verdi.

Elmo Fama

You can always depend on Elmo for a fun and lively playlist, “Sleepy Time Gal,” “Love Me With All Your Heart,” “Mariana,” and “Armore Scusame.”

Sheri Mignano

Sheri’s playlist was lively and in the French venue. She started with “La Goualante de Pauvre Jean” (most Americans know this one as the Poor People of Paris. It’s an old French tune from Piaf repertoire), and “Sharpshooters March” by Pietro Deiro, “Mon Amant de Saint-Jean,” “Czardas” a gypsy piece by Vittorio Monti (from early Disney cartoon days), and finished with “Romagna Mia.”