To Have And To Hold by Paul Gitlitz

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

ABOUT

Paul Gitlitz is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, producer & engineer. He has performed music styles ranging from Celtic fiddle for country dances to electric guitar with a Trinidadian steel drum band with many in between.

He has produced over a two dozen albums, one of which received a Juno award and five others nominations.

As well as recording an album of original tunes "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" Paul has published three books of original fiddle tunes, GIBLITZ FANCY, HUNTERS AND GATHERERS and ANNA'S SMILE all available from his site.

BACKGROUND

Paul Gitlitz began his musical career in his New York City elementary school with trumpet lessons and membership in the school orchestra.

In junior high he took up the electric bass and began performing with "Somethin' Fierce" playing school dances. Paul also began song writing in his teens. After a relocation to Vancouver BC his more formal education was received in music programs at CAPILANO COLLEGE and the UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Paul's recording career began at age 11 when his dad brought home reel to reel recorder. This was a endlessly facinating tool. Paul purchased his first "sound on sound" recorder in 1973 and quickly jumped into multitrack recording with the first cassette based home studio setups in the 80's.

At the same time he was making demos in a more professional studio and learning the ropes that prepared him to producer Charlotte Diamond's first Juno award winning album in '86. He setup his own studio in the 90's and has steadily been gaining both gear and experience as an engineer and producer.

The composing has never stopped nor has the interest in acquisition of instruments and styles. The new CD clearly reflects this.

WORK HISTORY

Member of DRAGON STASH, English ballad band

Member of HOT CORN, jugband

Member of SLAPCHORD, fiddle tunes

Member of SODBUSTERS, country rock 1975

Member of BARGIN AT HALF THE PRICE, folk ensemble

Member of FROSTY MOUNTAIN STRING BAND 1981 - 1985

Member of UNDER THE MOSS, celtic music ensemble

Accompanist and producer for CHARLOTTE DIAMOND .

Music director for Gateway Theater production of LULU REVAMPS STEVESTON 1986.

Actor and musician in John Gray's DON MESSER'S JUBILEE 1986.

Actor and musician in BARKERVILLE ROYAL THEATER 1986.

Member of THE SOUL SURVIVORS steel drum band .

Member of WHIPLASH contra dance band featuring his own compositions. .

Member of The WESTERLIES folk song and tune trio with Brian Robertson and Ellen VanDer Hoeven 2005.

Member of CATS AND CHICKEN PARTS contra dance duet with Margie Katz 2005

Paul's many groups over the years has made him familiar with musical styles ranging from Old English Ballads, Irish Dance Music, Reggae, Soca, African, Gypsy, Arabic, Klezmer, Country, Swing, Rock, Bluegrass and American Appalachian.

In 1996 began his own multi-track recording studio, and has done much of the later listed recordings there as well as demo sessions for various other local performers and groups.

Currently performs on Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar (acoustic and electric) and Tenor Banjo.

PUBLISHED WORKS

GIBLITZ FANCY by Paul Gitlitz, a collection of original music.

HUNTERS AND GATHERERS by Paul Gitlitz my second collection of tunes.

Tunes have been included in:

THE PORTLAND COLLECTION Vol 2 edited by Clyde Curley and Susan Songer

141 BRAND NEW OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES VOL 2 edited by Vivian Williams

169 BRAND NEW OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES VOL 3 edited by Vivian Williams

CANADIAN FIDDLE MUSIC VOL I Compiled by Ed Whitcomb

CANADIAN FIDDLE MUSIC VOL II Compiled by Ed Whitcomb

SONGS OF THE TIGER Collected and edited by Marlene and Robert McCracken

SMALL WORLD by Gordon Stobbe

DISCOGRAPHY (Melodies composed by Paul Gitlitz)

Flying Home to Shelley - Recorded by:

David DiGiuseppe's on WELCOME TO HEAVEN

The Elftones on THE MOON AND THE SUN

String Beings on BEING REEL

Rodney Miller on FLYING ON HOME

Lift Ticket on NEW BALANCE

Heathen Creek on 24 HRS

Skeeziks on PORTRAIT OF ELDVIG

Laura Cortese on her soon to be released album.

Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club on A LONG WAY FROM HOME.

Patty's Journey Home - Recorded by Rodney Miller on AIRDANCE

Mistress Moon - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on DIAMONDS AND DAYDREAMS

Hello Winter - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on DIAMONDS AND DRAGONS

Bonjour l'hiver - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on BONJOUR L'HIVER

Diamonds and Dragons - Recorded by Charlotte DIAMONDS AND DRAGONS

Slimey the Slug - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on DIAMONDS AND DRAGONS

Procrastination - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on MY BEAR GRUFF

Splishin and Splashin' - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on CHARLOTTE DIAMOND'S WORLD

New Potato Polka - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on CHARLOTTE DIAMOND'S WORLD

Snuggle with your Puppy - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on CHARLOTTE DIAMOND'S WORLD

Giddyup Pony - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on CHARLOTTE DIAMOND'S WORLD

Scare Away the Night - Recorded for McCracken Educational Services on MELODIES OF THE FARM

The Little Yellow Duck - Recorded for McCracken on MELODIES OF THE FARM

Alphabet Rap - Recorded by McCracken on MELODIES OF THE FARM

Bill Grogan's Goat - Recorded for McCracken on MELODIES OF THE FARM and SONGS OF THE TIGER

The Little Red hen - Recorded for McCracken on MELODIES OF THE FARM and THE GINGERBREAD MAN

The Big Red Apple - Recorded for McCracken on MELODIES OF THE FARM

One, Two Rap - Recorded for McCracken on MELODIES OF THE FARM

How Do You Say Hello To A Ghost - Recorded for McCracken on SONGS OF THE TIGER and THE TIGER SINGS

Harold Horatio Hercules Hobb - Recorded for McCracken on SONGS OF THE TIGER and THE TIGER SINGS

The Gingerbread Man - Recorded for McCracken on THE GINGERBREAD MAN

Giggles - Recorded for McCracken on THE GINGERBREAD MAN

The Knight of Naught - Recorded for McCracken on THE GINGERBREAD MAN

Teddy Bear - Recorded for McCracken on THE GINGERBREAD MAN

The Last Minute Polka - Recorded by Gordon Stobbe on SMALL WORLD

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