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Wiscon-Sing |
WISCON-SING
is a 55-minute multimedia program which presents songs that introduce
Wisconsin’s vibrant history to audiences of all ages in a music and
visual performance enhanced with over 100 historic and scenic slides of
our state. From the Native Americans and French explorers, European
immigration, the work of lumberjacks and Great Lakes sailors, up to our
present day farmers, Wisconsin comes to life in song. David plays
a variety of handmade and historic instruments, the kind our ancestors
played, including Indian courting flute, mountain banjo, dulcimer, and
concertina in addition to guitar to give the music an authentic
flavor. The audience is invited to participate, encouraged by
special sing-along slides.
From
the great north woods, the songs of lumberjacks and the great pine
forests, of deep winters and fish-tales are found in songs like “The
Lumberjack’s Alphabet" and “Jon Jonson”. Work
songs of the sailors and river men are reflected in “Where are
you Bound” and “The Rivers of Wisconsin”. From the rich farmland,
“When I First Came to this Land”, ”Many, Many Cows”, and “The
Cranberry Bog” with everyone singing on the finale, “On Wisconsin!”
Heritage, family, comedy, and nostalgia all come alive in
David’s concerts.
(Songs available on "WISCON-SING" Video, CD and Tape!)
This show is ideal for enhancing 4th
grade Wisconsin History studies and meets many state standards for history
education. Work together with other 4th grade classes in nearby schools and make
this an annual event! |
The musical
history of Wisconsin
Want to hear songs from this show?
Go to www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on "Wiscon-sing"
Demo Videotape Available
Wiscon-Sing on the Web!
To see a PowerPoint sampler of
Wiscon-Sing, go to:
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/includes/
newspaper/assets/sswisconsing/index.html |
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Heartland |
HEARTLAND is a multimedia historical program
of folksongs, stories, and images that cover the width and breadth of
the state of Illinois. The
program is richly illustrated with over 100 slides reflecting the music,
heritage, and beauty of Illinois, including special
"sing-along" slides and audience participation. HEARTLAND
focuses on the unique aspects of Illinois including songs of trains,
rivers, the prairies, and the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Carl Sandburg
and is ideal for all school assemblies and the 4th grade
study of state history. The 55 minute program presents songs that
introduce Illinois from the first explorers and immigrants up to our
present day farmers and Great Lakes sailors. David
plays a variety of handmade and historic instruments including Indian
Courting Flute, Mountain Banjo, Dulcimer, and Concertina in addition to
Guitar.
Songs of historic persons and places include "The Rivers of Illinois”,
"Land of Lincoln", “Illinois" State Song) and poems of
Carl Sandburg. The audiences can sing along, assisted by slides of the
chorus parts while a travelogue of Illinois slides and historical photos
grace the verses.
(Songs available on "HEARTLAND" Video and CD! )
This show is ideal for enhancing 4th
grade Illinois History studies and meets many state standards for history
education. Work together with other 4th grade classes in nearby schools and make
this an annual event! |
The Musical
History of Illinois
Want to hear
songs from this show?
Go to www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on
"Heartland"
Demo Videotape Available
To see a PowerPoint sampler of
Wiscon-Sing,
which is the same format as
Heartland, go to:
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/includes/
newspaper/assets/sswisconsing/index.html |
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Gather by the Waters |
A multimedia program created
for the Wisconsin Lake
Schooner Project as an outreach program introducing the history of the Great
Lakes and immigration to these shores. For the days of glaciers to our modern
ports, this programs flows like our rivers through time. Songs in seven different languages about the
people who came to populate the western shores of Lake Michigan present a
multicultural view of our forefathers. Slides and songs teach us
that we are "all in the same boat".
Schools studying the Great Lakes
are encouraged to visit the Wisconsin Lake Schooner "Denis Sullivan"
in the Port of Milwaukee for an educational field trip and if possible,
experience sailing on this historic schooner. Call the Education
Department at 414-276-7700 for information and access to a "Lakewatch Expedition"
chest, which is loaned to schools and includes many maritime activities,
Great Lakes educational activities, and a teacher's guide. This kit
includes David's "A Schooner Songbag" CD and music notation.
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Great Lakes/Immigration Songs and
Slides
Demo Videotape Available
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When
I first came to
this land
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Join David's "Voyage of Discovery"
with songs of the many people who "discovered" America,
including a special section on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
This program was developed for the Midwestern Library "Discover New
Trails" program in the summer of 2004 and toured extensively around
the Midwest. The program includes songs of the many people who came to
this land, including "Shenandoah", Sweet Betsy from
Pike", "Erie Canal" and newly written songs for the Corps
of Discovery and Sakagawea. This program does not yet have slides,
but it can be developed with them if the interest by schools is great
enough.
This show is ideal for enhancing 4th
grade American western expansion studies and meets many state standards for history
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Lewis and
Clark
Bicentennial Program
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The Illustrated
Song |
Many popular folk songs have been
illustrated as children's books. Taking the concept full circle,
David sings folk songs such as "This Land is your Land", "The Marvelous
Toy", and "I've been working on the Railroad" while the pages from the
corresponding children's books are projected so the audience can sing
along. This program is great for children's reading events and
schools encouraging literacy. This
multimedia program was created with the help of the John Stewig
Collection at the Center for Children's Literature, Hedberg Library of
Carthage College in Kenosha WI.
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Children's Books as Music
DVD available |
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School
Residencies
and Workshops |
David presents residencies including songwriting, folk music
instruments, environmental studies and state history in extended-stay
residencies. Within an hour the students go from discussing what they know about
a pre-selected topic to a song using their own words. An end-of-residency
assembly presents the students singing their own songs along with David for the
whole school.
(A videotape of songs written by students at
Milwaukee's Elm School for the Creative Arts available for review)
Madison area schools:
workshops funding is available through the Madison Civic Center's "Arts
Alive" program. See
www.madcivic.org for and application. Milwaukee Public schools see MPS
Recreation information above.
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A chance for the kids to work with "the real
thing" hands-on |
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