I agree with Matt that is a very interesting discussion. However, I don't
think that those of you who live at the centre of the NSP world can realize
how difficult it is for those of us, who live many thousands of miles away, to
know what the true Northumbrian tradition is. To us there are tunes which
sound great on the pipes and others that either don't lie easily on the
instrument, or which don't, to our ears, seem to show the pipes to what we
feel is
their best. Although I was born in Northumberland, I did not hear the pipes
until my first visit to North Hero in 1987. This is why I begged that some
of the people who are imbued with the tradition, and know which are, and
which are not, the truly traditional tunes, would make a list of 20 - 30
traditional tunes to enlighten us. I am very sorry that no one has yet
taken the
trouble to do so and I think there are many, like myself, who would be
grateful. We do have almost all of the CDs/ cassettes/ old 331/3 records
etc
that have been made, but how are we supposed to know, among all of the good
(and
some indifferent) playing what is 100% traditional ! I gather that Jack
Armstrong isn't, so what is?
This is a sincere request. Pleasewill someone respond.
Sheila
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