McQuillen pictures needed... - Contra Callers

4 Jun 2007

Hello,

I am in the process of creating a third photo album of Bob McQuillen's 
tunes. I'm looking for people and places that Bob has remembered in the 
titles of the very many dance tunes he has written. Each page of the 
photo album will include a copy of a tune, with 1, 2, or 3 pictures of 
the person, people, or place that the tune was written for. I might also 
include a note to Bob on the page for your tune if you desire. Bob has 
written over 1200 dance tunes so far, each with its own history and 
namesake. Callers, musicians, dancers, dance halls, and festivals all 
have their own McQuillen tunes now. I could especially use photos of Bob 
at places like NEFFA, the Folklife Festival, and the Augusta Heritage 
Center, but there are many other places as well.

Partly in an effort to record a little of this dance history and partly 
to create birthday presents for Bob, I have been working on these photo 
albums for a few years now. This next one will be number three.

If you have photos of Bob, events that he has played music for, or 
people who he has named his tunes for, I'd love to get copies to include 
in this next album of Bob's tunes.

Please forward this message to others who might know of Bob or his 
tunes. And please contact me if you think you might have a photo or a  
message for Bob  that I could use in this next album. Bob has published 
his 12th and 13th tune books since my last photo album, so there are 
many photos waiting out there somewhere. Please let me know if you have 
one of them.

And Shhh! Don't tell bob. Its a secret...
Thanks for your help,
Rich Hart.