Chapel Folk – friends having fun with music!

What we are: “a ‘garage band’ that gets together in the MWPC Chapel” (and in the local Food Pantry during the COVID pandemic.)

UPCOMING “GIGS”

StoryPoint sing-along @ 6:30 PM on 10/30/24; on 12/04/24

Activities include:

small group (3-6 people) weekly “therapy”;
periodic fellowship gatherings with families and friends;
encourage other such MWPC musical groups to also be created;
participate in worship occasionally, as asked (no more than 6-8 Sundays a year;)
support of mission fund-raising events (Ft. Thomas Presby chili dinners, MWPC Relay, ) when invited and available;
support or instigate church fellowship activities (church picnic in June, PW gatherings, bonfire, Hootenannys, …); as invited and available,
visit StoryPoint (formerly called New England Club) every other month for sing-alongs;
visit other senior living locations (PineBrook, SEM Terrace, …) periodically;
visit members/friends in homes occasionally;

Flattering Poem about Chapel Folk – Provided as a gift by Dave Thomas

MWPC worship recordings on YouTube

All Prayed Up (2022-02-06) HERE
Life’s Railway to Heaven (2024-08-26) HERE
Long Black Train (2024-08-26) HERE

Recordings of “our” music

Wade in the Water – arranged by Alan Stone and performed by Chapel Folk

We have audio and video of various events, though not shared publicly

Video of NEC sing-along from 2017-08-02 (Part 1) (Part 2)
Audio of the Chapel Chaps from MWPC’s Advent Celebration 2013
Blessings_All Prayed Up – 2018-04-29 MWPC worship
MWPC’s Centennial Sunday Supper in 2012, with “the Pips and Pip-sqeeks” in the background
brief StoryPoint video from 2024-10-30

Pictures from 2009 NEC sing-along (Bill Wachs took these pictures for us!)

** Possible future worship songs include (I’m) All Prayed Up; Blessings; Early in the Mornin’; Far Side Banks of Jordan; Fillin’ Station; Gloryland Way; Gone Home; Hallelujah, I’m Ready; Hope is Born Again; I Am A Pilgrim; I Find Jesus; I Saw The Light; I Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry; I Will See You Again; I Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now; It is Well with My Soul; Just a Little Talk With Jesus; Just a Closer Walk; Keep on the Firing Line; Keep on the Sunny Side; Keep Your Lure in the Water; Let the Flame Burn Brighter; Life’s Railway to Heaven; Little Mountain Church House; Long Black Train; Mary Did You Know?; Never Alone; Rich Man Spiritual; Smoke on the Mountain; There is Precious Little Time; Turn Turn Turn; Turn Your Radio On; Wade in the Water; What Have You Done to Lift Somebody Up; When God Dips His Love; Who Will Sing For Me; You Don’t Love God If You Don’t Love Your Neighbor;

HISTORY

In 1998, two buddies in the church choir decided that it might be worth getting people together to play guitars and sing some folk songs. Over a dozen people attended in those early days, some beginners and others with lots of experience. From that group has blossomed Chapel Folk, formed in Spring 1999; a smaller group of friends that enjoys weekly music therapy and fellowship. Here’s a little video recollection from Steve on the genesis of Chapel Folk.

Over the years we have played numerous times in worship for Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church (our chapel “home”), at “Good for the Soul” running events, Hootenannys, bonfires, chili cook-offs, PW sing-along, Artisan Affaire, Habitat House celebration and even a few rummage sales! 🙂

Outside the church, we enjoy every-other-month sing-along efforts at The New England Club in Anderson Township. We’ve also played at several mission chili dinners at Ft. Thomas First Presbyterian plus gigs at The Seasons in Kenwood, SEM in Milford, Sunrise in Montgomery, Pinebrook in Milford and Sunrise in Amelia. Other experiences include singing with the Girl Scouts at the concluding events of their summer camp, Presbyterian Women events (@ Wildwood in the early days, Davies Hall for a couple of rummage sales, Davies Hall for a sing-along,) the Eagle ceremony for one Boy Scout (a church member whose mom provided us shirts as a thank-you,) and for the Parkside Church community luncheon. We even did a little wedding music for one child of a Chapel Folk member and were invited to sing at the 12th birthday of another Chapel Folk member’s daughter!

This group values the small group fellowship and sound of their weekly “therapy sessions.” Group size has always been in the 5-7 participant range. Members of the group have included: Jack Bunce, Steve Long*, Kathleen Stewart*, Bruce Fogwell*, Jim Dockendorff*, Becci Crist, Caroline Craig, Ann Marie Allen* and Alan Stone* (* notes current members.)

GIG HISTORY is HERE