MIx Tape Reflection

Apologies for my near teary-eyed presentation today, but as you can imagine the project was a bit emotional. I made a mixed CD for my grandma and my mom and her siblings to remember all the good times they had with my grandfather who died last October of heart complications at the young age of 67.

I broke alot of rules used in Tripper's article and the WikiHow page.
For instance, I used songs from the same artist, back to back. Also, I lacked transitions between songs-but these were intentional. As I mentioned in class, my theme was "A Day in the Life" of my grandpa. Therefore, there are not always transitions between activities. Here is my track listing and rationale:

1. How Great Thou Art- Gospel Singers
2. The Lord’s Prayer- Mario Lanza

These tracks represent going to church on a sunday

3. Cruel War- Peter, Paul & Mary
4. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright- Peter, Paul & Mary

Next, the family would come home and my grandpa would build in his workshop and listen to Peter, Paul and Mary.

5. Angelique-O- Harry Belafonte
6. Coconut Woman- Harry Belafonte

My grandpa would then come upstairs to see what the kids were up to, and find them dancing around the table to Harry Belafonte.

7. Down By the Old Mill Stream—Barbershop Quartet
8. Hello My Baby- Barbershop Quartet
9. Danny Boy- Suntones

Then its off to barbershop rehersal

10. Red River Valley- Woody Guthrie
11. This Land is Your Land- Peter, Paul & Mary
12. You Are My Sunshine- Soggy Bottom Boys

Theses are songs my grandpa used to play the banjo and sing to my mom and her siblings before bed

BONUS TRACKS:
13. I’ll Fly Away- The Jerry Eales Family (recorded by my family)
14. I’ll Fly Away – Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch

I really enjoyed doing this project; it gave me time to reflect on the emotions I have had since my grandpa passed, and also helped me appreciate a well thought out mixed CD, and determine that it is definitely a form of authorship.

Jerry Eales 1939-2006