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Originally Posted by widgeon13
did you do that a capella? I don't think I could do that even if I could sing. I don't how people play taps w/o messing up, too emotional.
"Danny Boy" is another great tune to have stuck in your mind.
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The worst thing was I had developed a throat cold the week before. Couldn't do my regular gig, but I had promised a life-long friend I would be there for her when her dad died.
Instead of doing it in a low tenor, I ended up sounding like the guy in Crash Test Dummies, with just a bit of strummed 12-string. The church had a great sound system so I didn't have to strain (much). I just did the first verse and refrain. Emotion got shoved aside and I concentrated on getting my tortured throat through the task.
Later when the piper led out the procession to Amazing Grace, then the tears came.
Another of the 'Greatest Generation' gone.
Best
Les