TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
Here it is, my first album of 29 original tunes.
The album features a dozen cuts as well as a dozen notable West Coast musicians such as
Cam Wilson,
Andy Hillhouse,
Amy Stephen,
Rich Sobel,
David Jonsson, Cameron Stuart,
Russell Shumsky and
Rene Worst etc...
The tune sets are a mix of Irish, Old Timey, Klezmer,
Eastern European, Mariachi, New England Contra, Bossa, and Swing.
The most often heard comment is that would be great in a movie!
To all movie moguls, please call me up about using my music in your next blockbuster.
A quote from Rich Sobel:
I thought my wife was complaining when she came home from work and said
"I had Paul's tunes stuck in my head all day today at work.".
And then she said, " But it was ok because they're really good tunes.".
That was the day after I had been listening to one of the preproduction versions of the CD
and I couldn't have said it any better myself.
These ARE really good tunes.
So the time is way overdue that Paul's music was unleashed upon the rest of an unsuspecting world.
I hope you all become as infected and addicted to these tunes as I have,
with their range of emotions and styles from the frenetic Klezmer energy of
"New Potatoes and Vasalisa's Breakdown" to the jazzy "Waiting for the Power",
to the simple and elegant sweetness of "To Have and To Hold",
Paul's wedding waltz to his wife, Karen. Well done
For click for praise I've received about the album.
1. Birthday Rag / The Grind / Fritz's Frolic 4:21
2. Drizzle / Waiting for the Power 4:16
3. Eggs on the Couch / Juanita's Jig / Two and a Bump 5:03
4. Blueberry Cake / Halloween / Karen's Coming / The Wind Blew High 5:02
5. To Have and to Hold 3:11
6. Giblitz Fancy / Paul's Dream / Under the Catalpa 5:35
7. The Chief / Eagles on the Rock / Flying Home to Shelley 5:34
8. The Lovely Karen Fraser's Valentine's Day Waltz / Mary's Mazurka 4:47
9. The Dilemma of Dots / Marshall's Farewell to Tobacco 3:30
10. New Potato Polka / Vasilisa's Breakdown 3:45
11. The Tilted Windmill Waltz 4:56
12. The Last One / Cacomistle Polka / Yambu 4:53
The cost is $15.00 U.S. or Can, which includes shipping costs. To
order, send a check or money order to:
Paul Gitlitz
555 Vancouver Ave
Nanaimo BC Canada V9S 4G6
Or listen and purchase tracks or a digital copy below:
BOOKS
GIBLITZ FANCY (V7.0) is a collection of 92 tunes I've written mostly on
the fiddle. The range of styles include Irish, Old Timey, Klezmer,
Eastern European, Mariachi, New England Contra, Bossa, and Swing. The
intent is that most be used for Contra Dance so the normal range of jigs
and reels are present as well as polkas, hornpipes, waltzes, and swing
tunes. The Book also includes aires written to honor friends who've past
or moved away. As can be expected in a vanity press I threw in
everything I've ever written, but I know there are some real winners in
here so it's worth checking out. The price is barely above what it cost
me to print them since I do them in small batches. I have been honored
by having some of the tunes in the book recorded, see Discography.
The cost is $15.00 U.S. or Can, which includes shipping costs. To
order, send a check or money order to:
Paul Gitlitz
555 Vancouver Ave
Nanaimo BC Canada V9S 4G6
HUNTERS AND GATHERERS is 30 original tunes. There is a similar mix of styles as in the first
book and seven of these tunes are recorded on my new album; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD.
The ordering info is the same as above, but the Price is only $10.00 U.S. or Can.
ANNA'S SMILE is the latest book of tunes. 31 hot new tunes for contra and general fun. Be the first on the block to play these.
The ordering info is the same as above, but the Price is only $10.00 U.S. or Can.
