FMI: 301 775 3652, or go to the:"Contact" file in this website.
OPEN PIANO HOLIDAY ORPHANS SERIES
For those far from their families--along with everybody else-- Open Piano hosts, every year, a gaggle of special Holiday sessions, featuring food, drink and music,
We had a lot of fun last time, with shows on CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, NEW YEAR’S EVE and NEW YEAR’S DAY. We hope to repeat that this year.
(For information about the CHILDREN'S HOUR, see below) Regarding GUTBUCKET LOUNGE, an event featuring Open Piano notables (Stefan Sullivan, Piano, Vocals; Kevin Lambert, Reduced Drum Kit): We play every thursday evening at CODE RED, 2440 18th Street NW (Adams-Morgan, until April. We play a rocking mashup of Elmore James, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone and more. It never fails to deliver, and it’s always fun.
Our next gig will be Thursday, February 5th, from 8:00 to 10:30 pm.
I think I'll preserve this for next year: ART ALL NIGHT PRESENTED THE OPEN PIANO SINGALONG PLAYERS, on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at the Atlas Theater.
It was the kind of thing we've never done before; having the audience belt out popular songs while we accompanied them, or belting out the songs ourselves, to lead the crowd.
Jenny Cook, David Scott Russell, Texas Sammy Peters, Hunter Congdon and Hudson Elowsky made it happen. The music ranged from The Wizard of Oz to John Legend, and it all went very well.
Below is a list of what we either played or could have played,had the event gone longer.
---PLAYAH:
---JENNY COOK:
-- "What's Up"-4 Non Blondes -- "Torn"- Natalie Imbruglia -- "Everywhere"- Michelle Branch -"Build Me Up Buttercup" -"Wannabe" (Spice Girls)
--- HUNTER CONGDON:
--- BEATLES:
-The long and winding road
-Let it be
-In my life
-Here comes the sun
---CAROLE KING:
-You’ve got a friend
-So far away
-It’s too late
---MISC. POP/EASY LISTENING:
-Don’t let the sun catch you crying
-Piano man
-September
-I will survive
-Ain’t no mountain high enough
-Lean on Me
-Downtown
-Crazy
-What a wonderful world
-What a difference a day made
-Summertime
-----STEVIE WONDER:
-You are the sunshine of my life
-Ma Cherie amour
-----MOVIES & TV:
-When you wish upon a star
-Pure imagination
-Moon river
-Somewhere over the rainbow
-Theme from Cheers
-Arthur’s Theme
-Those were the days (all in the family)
-M*A*S*H theme
------OLD DRINKING SONGS:
-Beer barrel polka
-One more drink for the four of us
-The Wild Rover
-The Irish Rover
-Wabash cannonball
-- SAMMY PETERS:
-Unchained Melody
-Can't Help Falling in Love
-Ain't No Sunshine
-Sweet Caroline
-I Want It That Way
-What's Up *4 Non Blondes
-Dancing Queen
-**ALMOST ANY BLUES OR COUNTRY SONG
-- HUDSON "JUKE BOX" ELOWSKY
- Your Song
- Tiny Dancer
- Goodbye Yellow BricK Road
- Rocket Man
- Bennie and the Jets
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Crocodile Rock
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- I Guess That's Why They Call it The Blues
- Piano Man
- My Life
- Movin Out
- December 1963
- Hey Jude
- Let It Be
- Moondance
- Dancing Queen
- I Feel The Earth Move
- It's Too Late
- Riders on the Storm
- Touch Me
- Desperado
- The Way It Is
- Evil Woman
- Lean On Me
- Faithfully
- American Pie
- Don't Stop (thinkin about tomorrow)
- Goodbye Stranger
- Keep On Lovin You
- Who's Crying Now
- Saturday In the Park
-- KEVIN LAMBERT
-- Hit the Road, Jack
-- Honeysuckle Rose
-- Minnie the Moocher
-- DAVID SCOTT RUSSELL
--Let It Be
--Hey Jude
--Blackbird
--Lift Every Voice and Sing
--And So It Goes
--Somewhere Over the Rainbow
--Till There Was You
--Lean On Me
--God Bless America
Open Piano itself plays every Wednesday evening from 7 to 10:30 at The Saloon, 1207 U Street NW. See "About" on this website. For even more information about : 301-775-3652
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The Children’s Hour
The Children's Hour is gone, and I apologize for not keeping this website informed.
The brainchild of our neighbor Chloe Cooney, the Children's Hour was quite successful. Open Piano has always been kid-friendly, and this took it to another level. It was cute, of course, but their young energy is also refreshing, and they simply augmented the overall good vibe that Open Piano tries to create.
There are a couple of ladies in discussion about reviving this, but so far it's only that; discussion.I recommend checking this website or calling 301 775 3652 for any variations.
