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Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - with the 6-piece traditional jazz band in full swing recorded by Chow Productions (see details at www.chowproductions.co.uk ) but photographed at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival on the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland. A CD with this track is available at £10.00 (or USD15.00) incl. P&P. Please post cheque / postal order to: Peter Salmond, “Hawksdale”, Church Avenue, Cardross, Dunbartonshire G82 5NS, Scotland, U.K. Please refer to www.summitjazzy.co.uk/hear_and_see_the_band.html for details of the CD called "Smile". Another track from this CD can also be seen on another video shown below (via YouTube). It is called "Go To Sleep With A Smile On Your Face" - written and composed by Peter Salmond.
Sweet Sue / All of Me - with the fabulous Mike Daly on trumpet, John Hennery on double bass and Peter Salmond on tenor banjo recorded at an 80th birthday party at the NEL in East Kilbride. The slide-show presentation is of the time-share complex at Melfort Village (16 miles south of Oban) on the west coast of Scotland where the band leader has been a member since 1988 - and loves it! Scotland's answer to paradise!!
Dinah - with the incredible Mike Daly on trumpet, John Hennery on double bass and Peter Salmond on tenor banjo. The video of the Craignish Standing Stones on the west coast of Scotland shows just some of the beauty of this part of the country.
Deed I Do / Bye Bye Blues / Autumn Leaves - played by Peter Salmond (tenor guitar) and Andrew Dougall (double bass) - both from Cardross, Scotland. The slide show (Powerpoint) presentation is called . . . . Cardross - our wee village in bonnie Scotland . . . . and illustrates the many features of this beautiful village situated just 20 miles from Glasgow on the north banks of the River Clyde.
Baby Face / The Old Rugged Cross / Ain't She Sweet - A tribute to everyone who helped Summit Jazzy to raise £25,000 for the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by playing in shopping centres in and around Glasgow. The background music to the slide show presentation is by Peter Salmond (vocals, banjo and 4-string tenor guitar) and Lex Allan (Sousaphone and tambourine). Copies of the DVD are available (£3.00 each + P&P). Please post cheque / postal order to: Peter Salmond, “Hawksdale”, Church Avenue, Cardross, Dunbartonshire G82 5NS, Scotland, U.K.
True Love - The Honda Jazzmobile - with Peter Salmond playing the 4-string tenor guitar (with NO multi-tracking!). The guitar tuning is C G D A. For further details on the jazzmobile, just click here www.summitjazzy.co.uk/bandmobile.htm
Go To Sleep With A Smile On Your Face (Copyright Words and Music 20th September 2002) - with Peter Salmond (vocal and tenor guitar), Jamie Kilbride (double bass) and Bobby Orr (drums) recorded initially by Chow Productions (see details at www.chowproductions.co.uk ) . Words and music by Peter Salmond can be found on this web site under "Profile of the Band Leader". A CD with this track is available at £10.00 (or USD15.00) incl. P&P. Please post cheque / postal order to: Peter Salmond, “Hawksdale”, Church Avenue, Cardross, Dunbartonshire G82 5NS, Scotland, U.K. Please refer to www.summitjazzy.co.uk/hear_and_see_the_band.html for details of the CD called "Smile".
Bye Bye Blues - with Peter Salmond on solo tenor banjo (with C G D A tuning) - recorded 31st December 2008. The banjo was made by Tony Sullivan at Sully's Banjos in Macclesfield, England ( http://www.halshawmusic.co.uk/sbanjo.html ) and was won as a "millennium" prize sponsored by Mars Bars.
Makin' Whoopie - with Peter Salmond on tenor banjo (with C G D A tuning), plus the drums of a 1975 Wurlitzer Organ - recorded 31st December 2008.
She'll Be Coming Round The Mountains / When The Saint Go Marching In - a "party-piece!" with Peter Salmond on tenor banjo, plus simultaneously, the harmonica, plus the base foot-pedals and drums of a 1975 Wurlitzer Organ - recorded 31st December 2008.
Deed I Do - with Peter Salmond on solo tenor guitar - recorded 15th December 2008
If You Wore A Tulip - with Peter Salmond on solo tenor guitar and vocal - recorded 15th December 2008
Ukulele - George Formby Style - Introduction - with Peter Salmond outlining the requirements to enable you to play the ukulele. The tuning used is
A D F# B
Ukulele - George Formby Style - Lesson 1 - with Peter Salmond demonstrating in tutorial form a few of the simple but effective syncopated and rhythmic strumming styles of the late George Formby. He starts with just two basic chords - D and A7
Ukulele - George Formby Style - Lesson 2 - with Peter Salmond demonstrating in tutorial form a few more of the simple but effective syncopated and rhythmic strumming styles of the late George Formby. He shows 3 additional basic chords - F#7, B7 and E7.
Ukulele - George Formby Style - Lesson 3 - with Peter Salmond demonstrating in tutorial form a few more of the simple but effective syncopated and rhythmic strumming styles of the late George Formby. He shows some additional chords - plus syncopated strumming on the off-beat!
Autumn Leaves - with Peter Salmond playing an ordinary 6-string guitar which has been converted to a similar tuning to the 4-string tenor guitar. The tuning is:-
4th String - G - Use the 5th String (A) from a 6-string guitar
3rd String - D - Normally the 4th String on a 6-string guitar
2nd String - A - Use the 2nd String (B) from a 6-string guitar
1st String - E - Normally the 1st String on a 6-string guitar
Competition Rules for this FREE to enter competition. The prize was for self-catering accommodation only. Good Luck! Please contact Melfort Village direct on +44(0)1852 200257 for further information. The background music is "The Dark Island" sung by 16 year old Ainsley Hamill accompanied by Peter Salmond on the 4-string tenor guitar.
A tongue-in-cheek look at Melfort Village from one of the time-share owners complete with his own background music! (i.e. Peter Salmond on harmonica and 4-string tenor guitar accompanied by Lex Allan on Sousaphone playing Wooden Heart)
With Mike Daly on trumpet, Tom Taylor on clarinet, Eoin Millar on double bass and the band leader Peter Salmond on the 4-string tenor banjo (and 4-string tenor guitar), the band, called Summit Jazzy are playing at a house party in bonnie Scotland just prior to Peter Salmond moving home to Kilmelford, near Oban. This gig could therefore be the last farewell appearance - unless, by popular demand, they can be offered further venues - hopefully!!!!
The band will feature:
John Cowan - trumpet & soprano sax
George Kidd - trombone
Duncan Nairn - clarinet
Jamie Kilbride - double bass
Bobby Orr - drums
Peter Salmond - banjo and tenor guitar
CD's are available for sale from the following selection:-
John Cowan -
Trumpet
Jamie Kilbride - Double Bass
George Kidd -
Trombone
Bobby Orr -
Drums
Clive Deakin -
Clarinet
Peter Salmond - Banjo, Tenor Guitar
Only £10 each
L to R: Lex Allan, Duncan Nairn, Mike Daly, Peter Salmond
Glasgow Caledonian University Refectory
3 in 1
(Three bands in One)
- a 6-piece, a 3-piece and a one man band !
A Selection of Jazz Classics and Old Favourites
including
Back Home Again in Indiana
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Sweet Sue
Autumn Leaves
Dinah
Deed I Do
All of Me
True Love
You're Nobody's Sweetheart Now
When You Wish Upon a Star
When You're Smiling
Bye Bye Blues
Personnel: Mike Daly (trumpet), Stan Reilly (clarinet and saxophone), Jackie Murray (Trombone and vocals), Lex Allan (Sousaphone), John Henery (Bass), Gordon Badger (drums); Peter Salmond (Banjo, guitar and vocals)
L to R: John Cowan, Bob McDowell, Mike Harrison, Peter Salmond
Kids' Fun Day - Grangemouth Stadium
Sing Your Own
Nursery Rhymes
with Guitar Accompaniment at Two Different Speeds (to suit different ages of children)
with Words Included
including favourites such as:-
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
If You're Happy And You Know It
Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
and
Three Blind Mice
L to R: Lex Allan, Stan Reilly, Jackie Murray, Leon Catani, Peter Salmond, Dave Mathew
also
Running Wild
A Selection of Jazz Classics and Old Favourites
including
Running Wild
Down By The Riverside
Bourbon Street Parade
When You and I Were Young Maggie
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Beautiful Ohio
Treasure Island
Ice Cream
Back Home Again In Indiana
Dr. Jazz
All Of Me
Canal Street Blues
Tin Roof Blues
Some Of These Days
Personnel: John Cowan (trumpet and vocals); Guy Pollock (clarinet and soprano saxophone); Lex Allan Sousaphone); Peter Salmond (banjo and vocals)
All CD's, priced £10.00 each, can be purchased at the band's next public performance.
L to R: Lex Allan, Stan Reilly, Dave Mathew, Peter Salmond
at Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
Please refer to the "Forthcoming Events" page to find out when and where they are next playing.
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