[scots-l] Gael question (fwd)

2003-01-05 Thread George Seto
Can anyone help this lady with her request? I am assuming she means the last one which was done only a few years ago. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 11:52:31 -0700 From: Morley, Sara [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Gael question I have been

Re: [scots-l] A grand night

2003-01-05 Thread Steve Wyrick
Sue Richards wrote: FYI- Laura Risk has not lived in CA for many years, and is now married and living in Montreal. Time to drop the old label. She *is* fabulous to play with. We're happy to claim her as one of ours, though! She still has family in this area so is here fairly frequently, and

Re: [scots-l] lift the bow off the strings?

2003-01-05 Thread Kate
Alexander, many thanks for your reply. I had just found the section on bowing in Hunter's book last night, and it gives an excellent comparison to the different techniques. Am glad to know that it IS acceptable technique to lift the bow off-- it's certainly easier to do, and the sound is more

Re: [scots-l] A grand night

2003-01-05 Thread Toby Rider
On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 11:26, Steve Wyrick wrote: Sue Richards wrote: FYI- Laura Risk has not lived in CA for many years, and is now married and living in Montreal. Time to drop the old label. She *is* fabulous to play with. We're happy to claim her as one of ours, though! She still

Re: [scots-l] A grand night

2003-01-05 Thread David Francis
Yeah, once you've lived here even for a little while,everyone calls you a Californian for the rest of your life. Right enough - Laura was introduced as 'Laura Risk from San Francisco' and did not demur! Dave Francis Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To

Re: [scots-l] lift the bow off the strings?

2003-01-05 Thread Toby Rider
In the music with which I am familiar, Cape Breton fiddle, this type of bowing was quite common in reels. In fact it was frequently used where the written music had notes of equal value. In that style the first note was played with a down bow, the bow then lifted of the string and the next

[scots-l] Announce: Kelso Folk Club Jan 10

2003-01-05 Thread David Kilpatrick
Jack Campin, author of the EMBRO, EMBRO CD-ROM which has been so acclaimed for its lyric, commentary and tune content will be giving a performance-talk about this with the help of large screen projection at Kelso Folk Club next Friday. As Jack's 'piece' is an unusual one, we have arranged for

Re: [scots-l] Gael question (fwd)

2003-01-05 Thread Derek Hoy
I have been searching for the violin sheet music to a scottish reel called The Gael its best know from the movie The Last of the Mohicans. It played in accompanyment to The Kiss scene. Well I hope a Gaelic Kiss is more pleasant than a Glaswegian one :) Never saw the film, but wasn't it