Jo Ann Castle plays “Down Yonder” (1967)

From a 1967 Lawrence Welk Show. Interesting to compare this arrangement (which she released on her LPs) to an earlier arrangement which you can find here:
• Jo Ann Castle plays "D...
Enjoy!

[@MarcusTomatos]

Miming?

[@rapman5791]

0:54 the dude on the left over Jo Ann’s shoulder is really strumming that guitar hard ain’t he!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@MarkAffeltranger]

Her facial expressions remind me of a drummer in a band at a wedding reception

[@DavidCooper-vh4nr]

She Very proficient and an excellent pianist.
What's the problem?
Jealousy or your own incompetence ????

[@rhrh2025]

I just noticed something! The music is sometimes in sync with her fingers, and sometimes not! I don't know if it's an issue with my device, or what it is! Is this real?

[@MrJmproducer]

yep! maybe playing with a prerecorded track !?

[@MarcusTomatos]

Miming, that's why!

[@SevenPlus65]

​@@MarcusTomatosYes and from people I knew that used to attend the Welk show, they've told me that tv played the recorded version and she was playing it live for the studio audience.

[@MarcusTomatos]

@@SevenPlus65 That makes sense, thanks for the info. We had a very succussful honky-tonk pianist in the UK during the 50s/60s called Russ Conway. He was a great pianist, but a terrible mimer.