Nigel wrote
Rebecca is a good example, but she's American and mainly plays Irish
music. Brendan Hyde - never heard of him.
Rebecca plays a fair bit of Scottish stuff now.
Brendan Hyde is from Edinburgh and might be still living here- not sure. Saw
him recently. He's a great flute and whistle
Somebody from Sprangeen (?)
Would be Anne Ward maybe, flute/concertina/cello/piano player.
Derek
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Derek Hoy wrote:
You've got a thing about names, Nigel. Look at the havoc you've caused
on fiddle-l :)
That's right, blame me! He stertit it.
I started thinking about Scots mandolin players because I reasoned: if I'm
teaching Scottish music on the mandolin, I ought to know some
Further to my list of Scots mandolin players, I turned my thoughts to
Scots whistle players. On a quick look rummage through my memory (and some
records):
Alex Green
John Carruthers
Jimmy Greenan
Marc Duff (Capercaillie)
Nick Keir (Finn Maccuil/MacAlmans)
Phil Smillie (Tannahill Weavers)
Allan
The one who leaps to mind is John Gahagan, ex-Battlefield Band and
Kentigern.
Regards,
Ted
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Further to my list of Scots
Ted Hastings wrote:
The one who leaps to mind is John Gahagan, ex-Battlefield Band and
Kentigern.
Good one. I've just been reading a booklet about Robert Clarke and the
famous Clarke Penny Whistle. In it are three Scottish whistlers, Wee
Willie White, probably active in Glasgow in the early
Further to my list of Scots mandolin players, I turned my thoughts to
Scots whistle players. On a quick look rummage through my memory (and some
records):
...
Can anyone add to the list (there's bound to be loads more)?
Of this parish:
Rebecca Knorr
Norman Chalmers
Brendan Hyde
You've got
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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:20:18 +0100
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Further to my list of Scots mandolin players, I turned my thoughts
Further to my list of Scots mandolin players, I turned my thoughts to
Scots whistle players. On a quick look rummage through my memory (and
some records):
Somebody from Old Blind Dogs
Probably Rory Campbell?
Somebody from Sprangeen (?)
Don't remember them having anyone who played the
