Deborah Greenblatt Solo Shows

 Deborah Greenblatt, shares some of the repeatable stories, in song, verse, and prose, about living in The Old Schoolhouse in this charming Cass County village.

Stories include "The Old Gym Floor." "When the Superintendent Wasn't In," "Avoca Polka," "Play Harmony," "The Quack-Off," and "Rolling Pencils Down the Floor."

"In my dreamy way I did a little of a number of things fairly well--sang, played the guitar and violin, acted, painted signs and wrote poetry."

"He was warned against the womern--

She was warned against the man.--

And ef that won't make a weddin',

W'y, they's nothin' else that can!"

"The poet of the people should wear overalls."

"The bobolink plays first fiddle all the time."

"Every place is under the stars,

every place is the centre of the world."

Using Riley's own words, Deborah Greenblatt has woven together a whimsical glimpse into the world of this famous Hoosier poet. This show features musical settings of Riley's poems composed by Greenblatt, as well as portions of Riley's lectures and memories. Poems in this show include "When the Frost is on the Punkin", "Little Orphan Annie", "Uncle Sidney's Logic", "My Fiddle", "Give Me the Baby", "The Raggedy Man", "At Aunty's House", etc.

This Concert/Lecture by past Nebraska State Fiddling and Mid-America Fiddling Champion explores the great folk traditions of the fiddle, including Irish, Cajun, Klezmer, American, original tunes, etc. Techniques include the famous double shuffle, pizzicato, twin and triple fiddling, cross-tuning, as well as singing, playing, and dancing at the same time!