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Photo by Tom Peal
Upcoming Shows and Events
Feature Performances
Please find all calendar dates for The Hi-Lifers Romantic Retro, Swing Slaves Dance Band, and Jenni Mansfield Peal (except for Miss Jenni) by clicking on this link:
My Reverb Nation Site
Please scroll down for upcoming Miss Jenni dates. Thanks, and I hope to see you at one of my upcoming shows! Jenni
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| Swing Slaves Dance Band is my new combo for swing dances! You can keep track of Swing Slaves events on my reverbnation calendar, or on facebook. Click on the "Like Box" to become our fan. |
| The Hi-Lifers Romantic Retro swings with cool lounge and smoking torch. Be our fan on facebook, too..
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Dallas Swing JamDallas Swing Jam is an ongoing public jam scheduled on the first and third Sunday of each month, 6:00 - 9:00. It is open to players and listeners interested in swing and jazz including western swing, gypsy jazz, and ballad / lounge styles. Please click the link below to visit and join our yahoo group for information including charts and sound files, photos, and more. Singers, please bring charts.
DSJ is currently hosted by Midway Point in Dallas, at the SW corner of LBJ / 635 and Midway Road. Midway Point is a full restaurant and bar with lots of free parking. All chairs provided are captain-style with arms, so bring a picking chair if you need to.
Click to join dallasswingjam
Upcoming Dallas Swing Jam Dates:
December 5, 2010
December 19, 2010
January 16, 2011
Scroll down for information about other public jams I enjoy.
Graphic Art by Anni Litt
Gather 'Round Children: America's Folk Song Heritage
Formerly "Miss Jenni's Pioneer Play Party"
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Miss Jenni and some young dancers at Camp Tyler Earth Day 2009. Photo by Tom Peal. |
Miss Jenni at the Rancho Frijole Quest for Harmony Gathering |
Play parties are a traditional form of entertainment for children. Before the adults would have a dance in pioneer times, the children would get together with a leader to share songs and dances they all knew. Children still love to sing and dance, and I will be sharing the old songs with them in my new, historically researched and authentically presented show, Gather 'Round Children: America's Folk Song Heritage.
Visit my Gather 'Round Children: America's Folk Song Heritage website for more details about the show, a song list, my children's music professional biography, and information about how my show supports Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). I will also post upcoming public performances here. |
Recent Appearances:
Fort Worth Prairie Fest, 2009, 2010
Camp Tyler Earth Day, April 19, 2009
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Arlington, TX, Oct. 25, 2008 (with Royce James.)
Dallas Heritage Village "Down On the Farm," 2009, 2010 (with Royce James.)
Regular appearances at Old Red Museum, Dallas, as part of their school programming: 2009, 2010.
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Jamming Around Dallas / Fort Worth:
Sunday Afternoons: Charlie's Acoustic Jam
http://www.tinkersjam.com
Charli's Jam is my home jam - it's been going on for nearly 30 years. Musicians meet and play informally on Sunday afternoons, from 3:00 until 6:00 or 7:00. The Jam has always been public; now it's hosted by Smoke at the Belmont Hotel, . Charli's jam has a core of musicians, including the inimitable Charli Alexander. The jam is open, though, and there are always new people. Folks come bringing many levels of musicianship (we're all on the curve) and many styles, though it's always an acoustic jam. We're all there to have fun and we're all music lovers and listeners first.
Thursday Nights: Sons of Hermann Hall, Elm Street, Dallas
www.sonsofhermann.com
Original Texas Music is constantly bubbling out of this historic Deep Ellum establishment.
Tom Peal and I, along with many friends,
may be found there almost any Thursday night at Ranger Randell's Acoustic Campfire Jam. The Son's is a old Texas German fraternal
organization, and Dallas' chapter has an especially wonderful hall and bar. Musicians gather by the dozens to play
original and other great songs - expect variety, chaos and harmony. Bring your axe.
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