We participated in the 16th Annual Cumberland Radio Days fundraiser for local charities today, June 12, 2007. Jim Kreiger, Rotary President, contacted Ellie Batchelor regarding the Ladybirds’ willingness to be a part of the fundraiser by singing on air for approximately 15 minutes and by answering interview questions for another 15 minutes.

The Ladybirds On The Air at WCBC Radio

We had only a short while to prepare, but we made the best of our time. Ellie asked Jim West to attend our rehearsal on June 7th, and he very graciously did so. He helped us rehearse seven songs, plus a spare should one be needed. He predicted that we’d do fine, and that we did!

Listen to the Rotary Radio Days broadcast with The Ladybirds, recorded from WCBC Radio, approximately 21 minutes in length (MP3 format, 192 Kbps, 28.7 MB).

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The Ladybirds have been pretty active of late. Tonight they performed for the Day Care Providers at their banquet, which was held at Hobo’s Restaurant in Hyndman, Pennsylvania. The group met at the parking lot near the LaVale United Methodist Church at 5:20 p.m. and carpooled to the restaurant in time to eat dinner there and warm up for the performance. There were thirteen people who participated in this event.

From all reports, the gig was wonderful! It was fortunate that the chorus had this opportunity to sing tonight because it served as kind of a dress rehearsal for tomorrow’s Rotary Radio Day, which is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at WCBC Radio station in Cumberland…

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