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> Does anybody know where there's a complete set of the Cowal Collection
> of pipe tunes I could look at? These were produced in the 1920s and
> 1930s, they're competition-winning tunes by an assortment of little-
> known composers. I've found volumes 1 and 4 but not the
The August '02 and September '02 issues of the Piping Times have articles that
discuss copyright. There were written by Duncan McCrone, who is the Scottish
manager of MCPS (Mechanical-Copyright Protection Ltd.) These are written
from the point of view of protecting compositions written by folks
Does anyone have a copy of the David Glen collection? I think this was
published in the late 1800's, but I'm not exactly sure of the date. If you
have a copy, I've got a question about one of the tunes, and I'd greatly
appreciate it if you could contact me off-list.
Thanks to all who've responded. Gunther Haussknecht provided me with a copy
of the page I needed. Many thanks to him for his assistance!
Wayne
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> One tune which is associated with Hogmanay for some reason is "We're No
>> Awa Tae Bide Awa":
>
> There's a version from Carnwath (Lanarkshire) which starts off:
>
> "As I gaed in by Carnwath Mills .."
I learned this song from Tom Smith, a singer from Prestwick. His
[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 peo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> 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.
Sinc
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Wayne, could you write out the whole song? Who is Dave Forrest? My mother was
> a Forrest and we're her little plantations. Of course in those days we wood
> always be in trouble with the copse. I'll get me coat...
I'll send this to you off-list. I don't know who Dave F
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> I don't think anyone will object if you post it to the list. If they don't
> want to read it, they can just delete it.
I wasn't worried about straining people's mailboxen, I was worried about
copyright issues. At least a verse of the song I know is under copyright and
I
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> I have been intrigued by the discussion of the tonal colours of the different
> keys. I am interested if anyone out there has a similiar description for the
> pipes?
Roderick Cannon's "The Highland Bagpipe and its Music" refers to a 1973
Piping Times article by Thom
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