Hello,
I am in the process of creating a third photo album of Bob McQuillen's
tunes. I'm looking for people and places that Bob has remembered in the
titles of the very many dance tunes he has written. Each page of the
photo album will include a copy of a tune, with 1, 2, or 3 pictures of
the person, people, or place that the tune was written for. I might also
include a note to Bob on the page for your tune if you desire. Bob has
written over 1200 dance tunes so far, each with its own history and
namesake. Callers, musicians, dancers, dance halls, and festivals all
have their own McQuillen tunes now. I could especially use photos of Bob
at places like NEFFA, the Folklife Festival, and the Augusta Heritage
Center, but there are many other places as well.
Partly in an effort to record a little of this dance history and partly
to create birthday presents for Bob, I have been working on these photo
albums for a few years now. This next one will be number three.
If you have photos of Bob, events that he has played music for, or
people who he has named his tunes for, I'd love to get copies to include
in this next album of Bob's tunes.
Please forward this message to others who might know of Bob or his
tunes. And please contact me if you think you might have a photo or a
message for Bob that I could use in this next album. Bob has published
his 12th and 13th tune books since my last photo album, so there are
many photos waiting out there somewhere. Please let me know if you have
one of them.
And Shhh! Don't tell bob. Its a secret...
Thanks for your help,
Rich Hart.
