The Delaware Valley Ragtime Society celebrated it's 3rd birthday on July 24, 2018.
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MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT:
Introducing a NEW feature for our web page. Once a month, we will feature a member of our group, and showcase the talent we have in our group.
Christopher Parrish introduces his new musical group, The Saint Louis Ticklers. The members of his group, from left to right: T.J. Muller, Banjo; Sam Golden, Violin; Jon Weiss, Tube; and Christopher Parrish, Piano. His St. Louis Ticklers play a variety of Hot Jazz, Ragtime & Blues for your listening Pleasure! Down on Main Street in historic St Charles! Magpie's has the coolest patio area to eat, drink and hang out at and it has plenty of shade for a sunny day!
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The Delaware Valley Ragtime Society
We welcome you to our webpage. Our group consists of people from all walks of life, who enjoy a wide variety of musical tastes. Ragtime is America's first original music. Ragtime has it's roots in classical music. Jazz and even rock & roll have their roots in ragtime. Gospel piano is even related to ragtime styles. Our goal is to present this musical style to a wider audience. Our group, formed in July 2015, is dedicated to this goal and we cordially invite anyone to join. We are planning a concert, along with other events and we hope to have that sometime as soon as possible. Use the button below to visit our Facebook Group Page.
JULY 24th, 2016
This date marked our first year as a group. For myself, this is a proud moment. Ten (10) years ago, this was only an idea I had in mind. I saw a video of Adam Swanson and Frederick Hodges playing the Maple Leaf Rag, in multiple keys, as a duo at the West Coast Ragtime Festival. Having always loved ragtime, but was never really proficient enough to perform well, I was literally blown away by that video. I found quite a few on Youtube, and was even more astonished and amazed. I shared the videos and my idea, with my friend Jonathan Freeman, a concert artist for whom I did his piano tunings and technical piano work. He encouraged me to go with my idea and start a group. I was still working full time then, so my idea was only a dream. I advertised my idea on several social medias and my own business web page. It was about 3 years before my web page began producing some results. Two years ago, a gentleman by the name of Nick Frankunas emailed me, and stated his interest in being a part of a ragtime group locally. As it is said, the rest is history. We emailed rather consistently over the next year, sharing ideas and thoughts together. I figured the easiest way might be using a social media. I had just joined a Facebook group for Pianocorder owners, and was fascinated at its fast growth. I mentioned this to Nick, and he said he had experience setting up groups on Facebook. I said YES, lets do it. I had originally suggested the East Coast Ragtime Chapter. Nick suggested The Delaware Valley Ragtime Society. And we both liked that. On July 24, 2015, The Delaware Valley Ragtime Society was created with Nick and I as our first two members.
We are now 90 members strong, have had a group meeting with 12 members in attendance,
and we are still preparing for our first concert.
We have made considerable progress for only two years. I may not be able to perform the music, but I certainly will enjoy the massive talent we have in our little group. Just a glance at the names listed below, with the asterisk after the name; that should verify my statement. I want to personally thank each and every member for being a part of this group. Like a concert's success depends largely on the audience, a groups success depends entirely on all of its members. After we get our first concert under our belts, we will look at possibly a weekend festival. I cordially thank each and every member for being a valuable part of our group. If you ever have a question or even a suggestion, please contact me by my e-mail:
[email protected]
Have a great day, and thank you for visiting our web page.
Bob McFeeters,
Chairman
We are now 90 members strong, have had a group meeting with 12 members in attendance,
and we are still preparing for our first concert.
We have made considerable progress for only two years. I may not be able to perform the music, but I certainly will enjoy the massive talent we have in our little group. Just a glance at the names listed below, with the asterisk after the name; that should verify my statement. I want to personally thank each and every member for being a part of this group. Like a concert's success depends largely on the audience, a groups success depends entirely on all of its members. After we get our first concert under our belts, we will look at possibly a weekend festival. I cordially thank each and every member for being a valuable part of our group. If you ever have a question or even a suggestion, please contact me by my e-mail:
[email protected]
Have a great day, and thank you for visiting our web page.
Bob McFeeters,
Chairman
We have been having difficulty in obtaining a venue for a concert event. I am considering using a hotel as a concert site. Several considerations include lodging and restaurant facilities for our members traveling a long distance to perform for us. And also a convenient location for a local piano dealer to rent pianos to deliver, set up and tune. There would be plenty of room for personal "booths" for members to sell CD's as well as other items. I am currently working on TWO (2) items for promotional purposes: Group Business Cards and personalized coffee mugs, featuring our group logo. The cards will be printed on both sides, and the coffee mugs will be available in several colors. See the preview below.
I have designed a brochure for our ragtime society. Here are some photos. I am hoping this brochure will help establish us as a legitimate musical group, and I have included webpages for the reader to be able to access to hear the music. It is a tri fold brochure, and I think it came out very nicely. I have copies available for any member wishing some for handouts or for business purposes to help secure a venue for a concert. Used together with business cards, this puts information about our group in the hands of perspective persons who can help us with our concert plans. I have kept it simple and to the point. I used a rustic format, and a color combination that goes well with the business cards pictured above.
ADMINISTRATION:
Robert McFeeters e-mail: [email protected] (215) 853 - 0336 12pm to 12am
Nick Frankunas e-mail: [email protected]
DVRS MEMBERSHIP LISTINGS:
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP AS OF: 12/09 - 12/15/2018 90 Members
* Indicates this member is a performer.
+ Indicates this member is NOT listed on Facebook.
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Sam Nana Robocop (Agyeman) * e-mail: [email protected] Guitarist
Jose Roberto Americo e-mail:
Joe Appalucci e-mail: [email protected] Piano Tuner
Teresa Arth e-mail
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Andrew Barrett * e-mail:
Harpo Barx * e-mail: Ragtime & Dance Band Recordings - 78rpm Discs, Cylinders, & Piano Rolls
Tom Bonacci e-mail:
Bud Breslin * e-mail:
Tom Brier * e-mail:
Mitchell Brook e-mail:
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Jasmine Chandra * e-mail:
Mark Chester e-mail:
Nancy Claar (Monroe) * e-mail: N/A Facebook: Nancy Monroe
Joe Constantine e-mail:
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Christopher Davis-Shannon e-mail:
Robert W. Derr e-mail:
Lee DeMets * e-mail: [email protected]
Richard E. Dorman Jr. e-mail:
Michael Drexler * e-mail: The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation
Janet Duckworth e-mail:
Julian Dyer e-mail:
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"Perfessor" Bill Edwards * e-mail: Webpage: ragpiano.com
Pamela Edwards e-mail:
Pamela Edwards e-mail:
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Alexander Richard Straus-Fausto * e-mail: Classical & Theater Organist
Andre Ferreira e-mail:
Colleen B. Fitzpatrick e-mail:
Cheryl Frankunas e-mail: [email protected]
Nick Frankunas * e-mail: [email protected]
Jonathan Miles Freeman * + e-mail: (private) Not currently on Facebook - call me at 215-853-0336 to contact this member.
Concert Pianist The Virtuoso Connection
Concert Pianist The Virtuoso Connection
Tessa R. Freeman + e-mail: N/A
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Dr. Janet Lipowitz-Gitney + e-mail: [email protected]
Marshall Gisondi * e-mail:
Don Glanden * e-mail:
Andrew Greene * e-mail: The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra
Matthew C. Grissinger e-mail:
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Travis Hayman e-mail:
Paula Skutnick-Henley * e-mail: Paula and the Mooncats
Joe Holt * e-mail:
Robin Hopkins * e-mail: Dill Pickles Band
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Dennis James * e-mail: [email protected] 18th century Instruments Revivalist & Theater Organist
Tyran L. Johnson e-mail:
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Max Keenlyside * e-mail:
Neal B. Kenney * e-mail: [email protected] Ragtime music for sale at www.sheetmusicplus.com
Mitch Kennedy e-mail
Johnny Keys * e-mail:
Sam Kubina * e-mail: Dill Pickles Band
Florien Krueger * e-mail:
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Paolo Lancellotti e-mail:
Aaron Lewis e-mail:
Leonard Lunsford e-mail:
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Connie McCart e-mail:
Robert McFeeters e-mail: [email protected] www.lansdalepianotuning.net
John McKeon e-mail: [email protected]
Ana Maria e-mail:
Domingo Mancuello * e-mail:
Phil Matlin e-mail:
Juan Mendez e-mail:
Mary Miller e-mail:
Mike Miller * e-mail
Mikey Mills e-mail:
Robert Milne * e-mail:
Bill Monahan, Jr. e-mail:
Oliver Moore * e-mail:
Atley Moughan e-mail:
Mary Jo Moret e-mail:
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Betsy Nester (Bob) * e-mail:
Kris Nicholson * e-mail:
Jeffrey Niebuhr + e-mail: [email protected] electronics ham radio engineer
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Giichi Oya e-mail:
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Christopher Parrish * e-mail: [email protected] Director/Conductor, The Saint Louis Ticklers
Brian Penn * e-mail: Piano and Guitar
Reginald H. Pitts e-mail:
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Omar Rasidagic e-mail:
Frank Rocco e-mail:
William Rowan e-mail:
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Christopher Davis-Shannon e-mail:
Randy Shupp * e-mail: The Philadelphia Gaslight Productions
Mimmo De Simone * e-mail:
Alessandro Simonetto * e-mail:
Donna Smith e-mail:
Jim Nelson Smith * e-mail:
Ouch Socheat e-mail
Daniele Spence * e-mail:
Dr, Steven Standiford * e-mail:
Gordon Lee Stelter e-mail:
Adam G. Swanson * e-mail:
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Ethan Uslan * e-mail: The Carolina Shout Podcast
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Fred Weber e-mail
Heinrich Lehmann - Willenbrook * e-mail:
Michael Joshua Winstanley * e-mail: [email protected]