Toby Rider wrote:
...the only opinions that matter to me are those of people who
actually know about the music and have a clue. If Charlie Gore or
Nigel Gatherer says something, I listen carefully...
I've just managed to unearth twenty missing emails from Scot-L, so I'm
seeing them for the
John Chambers wrote:
For that matter, a tune that goes over quite well in waltz
tempo is Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second
Wife. Now, this is obviously a bit of sacrilege, dancing on
her grave as it were. But it's a very effective waltz.
There was a film released five or
There was a film released five or six years ago, 'Margaret's Museum',
set around Sydney, Cape Breton in the '20s, which featured a scene at a
dance in the town.
That was a bizarre, depressing little film, but a good one. Especially
the ending!
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Toby Rider ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
He
Thanks for the tunes--which worked in the
Convert-a-Matic, BTW.
CliffA
Anyway, this was the most-remarked-on medley
of the
evening.
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The whole idea of written rules for tune tempo is totally
frightening.. What next? Are they going to have rules for ornamentation
as well? That's some serious rubbish. Almost falls down to the level of
Scottish fiddling contests, or Highland piping contests.
Since
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
One organization here in the States advertises the actual tempo of reels at
130-140 per half note/minim. Ignoring the fact that these settings are not on
the standard metronome, is that lightening fast or what? Can our fiddlers
really play reels that fast? Can people
Toby Rider wrote:
I very much like the statement that John Chambers and others made about
this subject, you have to be sensitive to who, what and where you are
playing for.
I'm glad that you said this - I've been meaning to respond to this thread
... As I have both played for and danced at
Wayne Morrison wrote:
I don't know how this happened, but I apologize to you Cynthia (and anyone
else bothered by the faster tempos) for any heartache and finger-stress I
caused you in trying to match these higher tempos.
It's even worse for guitarists where dance tempos can pretty much
David Kilpatrick writes:
| ... A Scottish country dancer friend
| liked it and asked what it was - after I told him, he immediately
| recognised it, but said playing at such a slow speed had hidden the tune
| from him. To me, the slow speed brings out the beauty of the tune
In a message dated 1/14/03 7:10:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
tempo is determined by the dance, and you really have to
honor it. If there are no dancers, you are a lot freer to
play with the tempo, vary it, etc
I'm heartened to read this! As a clarsair, I don't find
Toby Rider wrote:
I was digging through Ashley MacIssac's website and found a link to
this book that was compiled by Charles Gore. How long has this book
been out for? How come Charlie (who is on this list) never mentioned
it when it first came out? Sounds like some good an unusual stuff
Toby Rider wrote:
I was digging through Ashley MacIssac's website and found a link to
this book that was compiled by Charles Gore. How long has this book
been out for? How come Charlie (who is on this list) never mentioned
it when it first came out? Sounds like some good an unusual stuff
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