Repertoire

Many musical groups of distinction can claim a repertoire that is both broad and deep, rich in texture, variety and nuance.

By contrast, our repertoire is narrow and shallow.  Although some of its members individually may know hundreds of tunes and songs (more for Mary DuShane), as a group our set lists can be printed on small Post-It™ notes.

In fact, when we first performed, we knew just three songs, because we only had to play about 15 minutes tops.   However, in the jug band world, three songs may be adequate to constitute a full length concert.  "How?" you might ask.  Easy.  These old songs have hundreds of verses and versions, so we just play them over and over with slight variations, and the audience is never the wiser.

We are learning more tunes as a band, but as a presidential candidate once said, "It's hard.  It's hard work.  You have to work really hard.  Have to work on weekends.  It's HARD."

Saves on practice time to go slow, too.  The Geezers are old, so they don't have time to learn new stuff.