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02-12-2022, 09:05 AM
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We gotta get outta this place......Animals
 I bought this thread back up..because I'm getting serious about doing this in 2022...Senior/Retirement Homes that is
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02-12-2022, 10:21 AM
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When we first started we preferred the larger, amplified shows but now we find we much prefer the very small, all-acoustic shows done in small senior center homes where the room is basically a small living room with usually 5-6 residents. We love the simplicity of just a guitar and our vocals plus the intimacy of being several feet from the residents.
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02-12-2022, 12:13 PM
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02-12-2022, 12:50 PM
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02-12-2022, 01:58 PM
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I like that...1 hour...so roughly 12-15 songs
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02-12-2022, 02:29 PM
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02-12-2022, 05:15 PM
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Yes, senior center shows are always an hour. That's about the limit for them anyway. For us that's closer to 20 songs since all of the songs we play are oldies that are generally between 2-3 minutes, tops. There's not much in the way of banter with many of these venues. Sometimes the smaller ones where the residents are up close and more active and alert we'll engage more. It's always wonderful to hear them singing from all directions on the songs they know and love.
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02-12-2022, 05:38 PM
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I haven't read every post in this thread, so I may be repeating what someone else suggested. I've always gotten a good response out of older folks with the simple ditty "I Guess I Just Don't Look Good Naked, Anymore."
Not as raunchy as it sounds, and it will flex lax belly-laugh muscles.
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02-12-2022, 06:05 PM
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I was in a band that did these shows for a number of years (I was playing bass, occasional double on guitar). The setlist would vary depending on the place - we'd do everything from a traditional "retirement home" to assisted living and some that were more for developmentally disabled. The latter often had people in their 30s-50s so we'd skew a bit more modern. A typical set would start out with some jazz standards, move to 50's "rock" (Elvis, etc), then if the crowd seemed into it, into 60's stuff like Dock of the Bay, Mustang Sally, etc.
Aside from the bandleader who was certifiable, some of the most gratifying gigs I've ever played. You would occasionally have some folks who were frozen in time/space by dementia or other ailments. When they started tapping their feet and moving to the music - well, that was kind of a small miracle.
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02-12-2022, 09:28 PM
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Blue Eyes Crying in The Rain
Yesterday I'll Be Over You (When The Grass Grows Over Me) - George Jones This Land Is your Land Wild Wood Flower Turkey In The Straw Faded Coat Of Blue Red River Valley Down In The Valley Prisoners Song Yellow Rose Of Texas Red Wing There was a Time. I See The Moon These are songs my grandma who was in a nursing home 12 years ago sang these
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