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Testimonials

Emails from Melissa in Canowindra, NSW

Email: 8th July 2014 Hi Graeme, We received our wonderful CDS last week and just wanted to commend you and your team on such a wonderful and professional job.They are worth every cent. I have wished for something like this since I commenced this job 11 years ago. The residents

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A letter from Barbara in Temora, NSW

EVERGREENMELODIES PTY LTD Dear Graeme & Sandra, It’s arrived already! Thanks so much for your prompt response to my request for music in an impressive collection to say the least. Please find enclosed a cheque for $___ to cover costs. Your efforts in making music available to our residents in

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Nancy’s Christmas Message

Dear Graeme & Sandra, As I sit here listening to the most beautiful music being played by John Sidney, I have to thank you so much for the wonderful, beauty of this gentleman’s talent … For me, music doesn’t come any better than this, Cheers, Nancy BEST WISHES FOR A

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Testimonial from Carole in New Zealand

Thank you – the books have arrived today!! I have not looked at them properly but from ‘flicking through’ them I am delighted – easy to read music and repeats etc highlighted – perfect!! Thank you again Carole

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Green Large Print Song Book Music Edition

Dear Graeme, Thank you for the two green books that arrived yesterday. The quality of the layout and print is excellent. Your team really did a magnificent job of this project and I wish you every success with its distribution. Thank you for the bonus copy. On the web I

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Music of John Sidney

Dear Graeme and Sandra, Many thanks for sending the CD of ‘Easy Listening’ as requested by my friend Juele … The music of John Sidney has given me endless hours of enjoyment and I am very keen to hear all that is to offer! Please find enclosed my cheque for

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Residents love the Musical Quizzes

Hi Graeme, Our residents love your musical quizzes and music without words so much so that a family member visiting yesterday took down your details. I have purchased remember that song music quizzes volume 1 & 2 do you have any more volumes? Regards, Kylie P

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Praise for the Barry Hall DVD

Hi Graeme, Thankyou for providing us with the Barry Hall DVD. It was a huge hit at Bupa Woodend particularly with residents that previously played the piano. The residents loved it so much many watched it a second time straight after the first viewing and danced along through out. All

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Music Bingo cards a fantastic addition

Hi Graeme, Hope you and Sandra are well and enjoying the start of another year – always exciting!! I just wanted to say say hi. I was just on the website downloading a few more bingo cards – these are a fantastic addition to our CD collection. In 2019 we

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Musical Bingo

Hi Graeme. We printed off the first set of Bingo Cards for each of the Red, Blue and Green books, which we laminated – this is a bit time consuming initially but is a very cost effective measure when you have the finished product; I would think this is a

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Love the Blue and Red Book CD Collections – Deb (QLD)

Good morning Graeme, Love the red and blue they have heaps of use at my facility, we will probably wear them out!! I would love to purchase this bundle: The Green Book CD Gollection and Musical Armchair Travels Training and Resource Guide $410 (Product code: ACT16GB16) Kind Regards, Deb Hagan

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These are excellent resources – Melissa Wright

Hello Graeme, Our day centre has been using the Red and Blue Song Books for many years.  They’re our go-to because the playlists are based around the era of our clients’ ‘playlist of life’.   We have volunteers come in and play piano using the Red and Blue Song Books

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Amazingly beautiful music of John Sidney

Email received from Jill in Queensland: Hello Graeme, I just wanted to send a quick email to say thank you for discovering the amazingly beautiful music of John Sidney. I received my CD’s a day or two after you phoned me and I have had many hours of such enjoyable

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Fred & Clare – Newcastle, NSW

Dear Graeme & Sandra, Thank you for your prompt service to Fred with the CDs. Five minutes after they arrived he was playing them. He is 89 now and as a dancer in his young days he thought it was so good to find them. Enclosing cheque for $188 and

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Testimonial from Samantha, a singer and entertainer.

Hello Graeme, Just want to tell you that the presentation of the CD Collection of Barry Hall’s music far surpassed my expectations. It is truly a beautiful box-set of music. I want to especially acknowledge your personal story and how you were ‘guided’ to find this music. Also, to thank

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Marcelle – North Manly NSW

Hi Graeme, Thank you for the prompt delivery of all the Blue and Red Book CDs which were sent to me in Sydney. They are very professionally packed in the two folders and I have enjoyed listening to the wonderful piano backing by Barry Hall. I was also impressed with

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Sharon – Lifestyle Coordinator, Lobethal SA

Dear Graeme, My colleague, Sallie S— passed on your details for me to give you some feedback on the Blue and Red Book CD’s we have. We play them initially as background music for the residents while they relax in our sunroom or sometimes use them for reminiscing/reflection chat groups.

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Peter – Hackham SA

Hi Graeme, Just to let you know that we have a set of the red and blue song books for our singing sessions and the residents really love to use them, both for reading the words, but also to help them select songs to sing. We have purchased the accompanying

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Email received from Martyn in the UK

Subject: RED BOOK AND BLUE BOOK: YOU COULD NOT BETTER THEM–MARTYN. Hello Graeme, They are superb and of such high quality. I am not surprised they are selling well. If I were a young man I would be out on the road selling them, feeling I was doing a worthwhile job

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Email from The Tapsations, Delaware, USA

Hi Graeme, The package of CDs arrived this afternoon and I have been literally sitting here playing them for over 5 hours. Rich was out but when he came in, I started them over again. He’s been singing to them and they are all in his key.  We will be

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Email from Ann in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Hi Graeme, I spoke to via email a few weeks ago re the CDS Ulverscroft Red and Blue Songbooks .  We received them Friday.  Deby (w………m council) ordered them. I work with a group of elderly dementia suffers and we lost our panio player last year. The cds are amazing!!!!!

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Letter received from Peter at Raymond Terrace, NSW

Hi Graeme, The books and CD’s have arrived and all are in good condition. Many thanks for the excellent service, having now seen what you have produced the wait was well worth it. I must congratulate you on their beautiful presentation, they are certainly going to be of great assistance

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Emails from Melissa in Canowindra, NSW

Email: 8th July 2014 Hi Graeme, We received our wonderful CDS last week and just wanted to commend you and your team on such a wonderful and professional job.They are worth every cent. I have wished for something like this since I commenced this job 11 years ago. The residents

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Letter from Pearl in Byron Bay, NSW

Dear Graeme and Sandra, I wish I could write poetry – because your ‘angel’ given task of collection + sorting + producing a well presentable box of treasures in musical ‘drapes’ has given me hours of memories – tears and love already – now I want to share them with

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Letter from Pauline in Appin, NSW

Dear Graeme and Sandra, Am ordering another two CDS as I just love the ones I have. Am 84 years old and know so many of the songs, they certainly bring back lots of memories of my dancing days. I may get the Sing-A-Long sometime but for now will be

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Thank you letter from Norma in Newcastle, NSW

Dear Graeme and Sandra, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the CDS. I am not very well at this time but you have lifted my spirits to the highest and I couldn’t have wished for a most beautiful Christmas present. I must admit I had teary

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Letter from Norma in Newcastle, NSW

Dear Sandra, Thank you for sending me the order form. Today I sent the order for 3 CD. I would dearly love to buy the set of 12. I am 80 and a pensioner, nearly blind and in a wheel chair. I have no family. Anyhow could you please send

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Email from Deidre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Hello Graeme, Thank you so much for the lyrics you sent me, I’m hoping to use them with the sing-a-longs I hold on Thursdays and Fridays. I also play the John Sidney CD during an exercise class on Fridays, and some of the residents sing-a-long while exercising. A sight impaired

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Email from Sharon in Lewes, Delaware, USA

Hi Graeme, You did do quite a bit of work on those testimonials — there are a lot I had never read before. I liked Robyn Warren’s message about how alert the people became at mealtime when the CD is on. So many people are so appreciative that you had the

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Robyn Warren … such a great reaction

Dear Graeme, Thankyou so much I have received my order. I have run my first class with my residents and I have never seen such a great reaction to a exercise class. I now have ladies that would never join in to classes lining up to get in. They love

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Lila’s letter to Graeme

Graeme received this letter from Lila, a resident living in aged care Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Be sure to read his response below … Dear Sir, I live in the hostel at … retirement village and I got a (CD Sing-A-Long) by John Sidney. J… who looks after the entertainment here

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Testimonial from Carolyn at Nathalia, Victoria

20 August 2021 Hi Graeme, After what has been a busy week, your songbooks arrived today. I had the pleasure of unwrapping their many card layers after dinner and am very impressed with the quality and clarity of the print. I look forward to playing this weekend for fun at

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Green Song Book

19 December 2022 Hello Graeme, Congratulations on your innovative new song / music book to bring baby boomers in nursing homes, and elsewhere, age appropriate music to sing along to. I’m loving the choice of music / songs in the book. It will give this 75yr old “young at heart”

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Thank you for the CDs – Rick (USA)

10 March 2023 Hello Graeme, Thank you very much, I did receive the replacement item in the mail. Other than that one, I have listened to the Barry Hall CDs. All good, and my favorite song was “Those Magnificent Men…….”, I thought that was a great version.   And I have

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Green Large Print Song Book

19 June 2023 Good afternoon Recently we purchased some books and the music editions. It has turned out to be great, the residents love the newer songbooks, so much so, I’d like to order another five books to accommodate them. Please let me know if this number of books is

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John Sidney’s Piano Music CDS

13 August 2024 Hi Graeme, Many thanks for the records (CDS) I’m enjoying playing them. I continue to play them every day as I know the songs and we used to dance (to) them at the dances. I think they would be great in aged care places for people who

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