On Nov 22, 2004, at 3:42 PM, Jack Campin wrote:
I thought you signed off of Scots-L?
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Sorry, they hit my telephone pole with a backhoe, knocked my servers
offline for a couple of days.. We're back up now.
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This is one of those standards..
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He meant tune.
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I have played this tube for ages
do you mean tuba?
a shlightly shurprising choice of inshtrument!
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So you also play the pennywhistle?
On Oct 19, 2004, at 12:43 PM, Nigel Gatherer wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have played this tube for ages
do you mean tuba?
a shlightly shurprising choice of inshtrument!
I always tell people that I picked my main instrument
On Oct 19, 2004, at 7:13 PM, Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Toby Rider wrote:
This is one of those standards..
According to Dunlay/Greenberg ('Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape
Breton') it's usually played as a two-part tune, which is the way I
know it. They also give a variation of the A part
On Oct 19, 2004, at 7:38 PM, Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Toby Rider wrote:
So you also play the pennywhistle?
I've been playing the penny whistle longer than the mandolin, and
currently teach four whistle classes a week. Considering how long I've
played, I should be a heck of a lot better than I am
I don't see any more spam coming through.. Does anyone see spam I'm not
catching?
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I'm in the process of building a new web-based interface for the list.
It will make it easier to log on off the list and grant easy access to
the archives.
Toby
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Eva Aralikatti wrote:
By the way Toby, I still can´t open your soundfiles on the tullochgorm
page, which is a petty... can you help?
Sigh.. Everyone wants it all :-)
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Nigel Gatherer wrote:
My latest publication, a collection of Scottish tunes arranged in sets,
has just been delivered from the printers. I have just completed volume
two and I'll be getting that back within the next two weeks. I'll be
creating a web page with much more detail - and I'll let you
LOL.. :-)
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
...This year's quiz...
Due to the underwhelming response (I've had ONE off-list effort), I'll
give you one more week for this quiz before relieving you with the
answers.
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Wow, that's an awful lot of tunes!
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
I use ABC notation to prepare music for my classes, and I'm amazed that
I've just reached number 700 in my collection. Of course, by now I'm
very fast, although inevitably mistakes creep in. What a
responsibility: in 50 years people
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
a
PS. If anyone's interested, there's a great collection of tunes
(arranged as sets for RSCDS dancers) at this page:
http://www.pixton.org/scdpw04/musicbook.html
It includes that tune I posted earlier (Boston Urban Ceilidh), amongst many
others (it's interesting to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So I guess he is fiddling with his email system.
as an email virtuoso, perhaps he can give us a few tunes
on the email fiddle...
a quick version of Jenny Dang the Webmaster perhaps?
LOL.. Funny you should mention that song, I just played that song a few
days ago to
Steve Wyrick wrote:
Toby Rider wrote:
LOL.. Funny you should mention that song, I just played that song a few
days ago to amuse my band mates. I've taken to playing Scottish Irish
tunes during breaks in band rehearsal (I now play lead guitar, fiddle
pedal steel in an American Country band).
I
messages onto the lists.
Toby Rider
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Toby wrote:
It is possible to come up with some effective finger-picked
accompaniments for strathspeys..
Might I suggest The ewiie wi the crookit horn and The
Marquis of Huntly's Highland fling from the late Tony
Cuffe's 2003 CD sae will we yet Greentrax CDTRAX243.
I just looking for riffs to steal for developing my improv
abiliites :-)
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Cliff Abrams wrote:
For good *listening* to about 40 bedrock session
tunes, very well played, try Traditional Irish Music
from Belfast Outlet PTICD 1095
CA
Hey Nigel, where can I
David Greenberg or Kate Dunlay wrote:
The High Reel? Nice tune which I haven't played for maybe 7
years :-) Are you starting to play more Irish tunes Kate?
I'm not playing much of anything, but I'm starting to think about what I
would like to play when I get going again.
- Kate D.
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
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T:High Reel, The
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Hey Nigel, where can I get a copy of 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes?
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Due to its success with ordinary people it
Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg wrote:
I've now read in two places that the Irish tune The High Reel is
descended from a Scottish tune by the name of Sandy Duff. However,
neither Sandy Duff nor Alexander Duff is listed in Charlie Gore's
index and I haven't been able to locate any reference to
David,
Is this your company?
http://www.troubadour.uk.com/
I'm doing a losing job of resisting the urge to order one of those
bouzoukis :-)
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Due to its success with ordinary people it proved unpopular with critics.
Erika Mackenzie wrote:
I'm sorry, but I just can't take this in...he was a (sort of) friend of a
friend of mine, and she always told me such wonderful, funny, heartwarming
stories about him. And he was - is - my favourite fiddler
Why are all these brilliant Scots singers and instrumentalists
Steve Wyrick wrote:
Hi Bob, I agree with you about Laura; I attended a workshop she gave out
here in Summer 2002 and she's a great teacher. I have her CD The Merry
Making which I like quite a bit, but I was initially disappointed in it
because I'd first heard her play for a dance I attended and
Steve Wyrick wrote:
You're right that there are a lot of sterile SCD recordings out
there (particularly some of the ones accompanying the Society
publications) but they're usually as little fun to dance to as they are to
listen to. There are certain ones my SCD teacher uses, typically because
I'm passing this on for a friend:
For the musicians on this list, and for those who have good friends who
are musicians . . .
My parents celebrate 60 years of marriage on Christmas day -- 60 years
of quiet, romantic, musical lives. I want to share the very basics of
that in hopes of two
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Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Just read on Ballad-L that Bruce Olson, who often contributed to this
list, died on Friday, aged 73. Olson was a seemingly tireless scholar
and did much work on old Scottish song. His website is a treasure
trove, and it is to be hoped that his work will be stored for future
Toby Rider wrote:
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Just read on Ballad-L that Bruce Olson, who often contributed to this
list, died on Friday, aged 73. Olson was a seemingly tireless scholar
and did much work on old Scottish song. His website is a treasure
trove, and it is to be hoped that his work
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Toby Rider wrote:
Okay, I was able to [Bruce Olson's] site. Can anyone volunteer to
keep the site up-to-date, if give them write access to it?
I'd happily do that if I knew what was required.
Nigel is a God among men... :-) I'll email you offline with
instructions
I've received several emails from folks asking if my servers, Argyll,
Lochaber and Barra are in danger of being toasted by the enormous fires
that are raging out here.. The servers are fine.
We live right near the Pacific Ocean, so we're safe from the fires.
However if there's a
Hmmm.. I vaguely recall Ross as being a Scottish maker. Can anyone
confirm of refute this? Thanks!
Toby
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Hello,
I have a fiddle made by Charles W. Ross. Has anyone ever heard of this maker? I have
done some research (Violin makers of the U.S.), looked in Google, E-bay, etc.
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PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday 14th October 2003
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Young traditional musicians rise to the occasion!
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2004
On Saturday 11th October twelve young traditional musicians from all
over Scotland (Shetland to the Borders)
David Greenberg or Kate Dunlay wrote:
I don't know about colours, but here's how he characterized the keys in
A Guide to Bowing:
It's interesting how keys have totally different tonal
characteristics on different instruments.. Example, the key of E has
very different tonal qualities on the
Derek Hoy wrote:
I think these quotes might be written by the same guy, and I don't really
agree with him. Sorry I can't be more helpful- I think a lot depends on the
character of the instrument.
I'll buy a set and put them on my less precious instrument.. I'll let
you know what I think..
Derek Hoy wrote:
Toby asked:
Anyone on here using them? I've been using D'Addario Helicores for
years now, and I noticed this is a new line they've been producing.. I'd
like to get some feedback before I buy a set.
I've been using them for a few years now. I like them on my newer fiddle-
Anyone on here using them? I've been using D'Addario Helicores for
years now, and I noticed this is a new line they've been producing.. I'd
like to get some feedback before I buy a set.
Toby
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Mike McGeary wrote:
To set the record straight, and to apologize, Alasdair Fraser does play
Calliope House in E. He emailed me to tell me so. Although I have The Road
North and have listened to it many times, I guess I never played along with
it. I think I was misled by an ABC on the net of
David Francis wrote:
Yes, 100 per cent. Bert is a Glaswegian
Haven't seen him for a while, but he used to do a brilliant version of
'Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife.' Fabulous musician.
Dave Francis
So does that make Johnny Marr a traditional Scottish Musician by
viritue of association?
David Kilpatrick wrote:
And M Bensusan is very much an interpreter, validly, of tunes which
include (but are far from limited to) Scottish sources.
I like this description.. I'll have to remember it for a press release
someday :-)
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David Kilpatrick wrote:
Bert Jansch plays the Wynd Theatre, Melrose, Scottish Borders on
Saturday, Sept 27th.
Does Bert Jansch qualify as a traditional Scottish musician? If so,
does that mean that Johnny Marr does as well (heavily influnced by Bert
Jansch)? :-)
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Jack Campin wrote:
I posted a C# minor one here a while back, you might give that
a try in front of it if you want to keep the key signature...
T:Carfrae Frolic
This is quite an obscure one.. What's the story about how you found
this one?
Not-very-systematically trawling through EVERYTHING.
Mike McGeary wrote:
Re: Alasdair Fraser pairs it with The Cowboy Jig (in A) on The Road...
The problem with the Fraser pairing is that he plays Calliope House in D.
Yes, and Calliope House doesn't sound as good in D, as it does in E.
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Tappan wrote:
Yes, and Calliope House doesn't sound as good in D, as it does in E.
Quite right, and it lies well on the fiddle in E as well. I've never
understood why one would bother to put it into D. Maybe they couldn't
find jigs in E to put it with?? ;)
The Irish flute guys put it into
David Francis wrote:
Anna Wendy Stevenson of Bella McNab's often leads us through an extemporised
set of jigs for the interminable Orkney Strip the Willow, and usually puts
Andy de Jarlis (in E) after Calliope. I think the tune can be found in
Jerry Holland's collection.
Wow, I never thought of
thelanes wrote:
I rather fancy one of Toby's Lap (lap?) steel guitars, but couldn't I get
one from Iceland as its nearer? :-) :-) :-) :-)
You could try playing tunes on a dobro :-)
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Philip Whittaker wrote:
Winners of Scots trad music awards;
Phil Cunnigham came out the winner of best instrumentalist!
yeah
Best live act was Battlefield Band!
Best folk band Capercaillie,
Best Scots singer Karine Polwart
Best Gaelic singer, Karen Matheson
Best up and coming band Back
thelanes wrote:
-
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
If you really want to know, here's my musical history...
First instrument was a ukulele, my parents mistaking it for a toy. As I
warbled out Early One Morning
What kind of ukulele? Do you ever play it now? I have two ukes, a small one,
(original
Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg wrote:
I was part of the small but ecstatic audience yesterday- with Jack,
Matt and
Stuart from here. First time I've heard David play live, and the
venue was
ideal- a tiny wee church off the main street. Apart from a bit of
traffic
noise, the acoustic was
Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg wrote:
latter CD goes a bit wild, with Frith and Zappa compositions alongside
Bremner, Christie, and MacGibbon...
Don't worry too much -- they're not mixed -- just on the same CD! It
makes sense, really : - )
Oh wow, so he finally gave into temptation eh? I
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
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Anybody know anything about this tune? I think I may have heard it sung
as puirt-a-beul by the
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Dear All,
Can you come along and support the Scots Trad Music Awards (Saturday 13th
September 7.30pm)? 15 Awards will be presented, and it is hoped that as many
people as possible with an interest in Traditional Music will come along and
share in the celebrations.
A wealth of
Stuart Eydmann wrote:
would have welcomed the sanity of a good tune to slip away to.
LOL.. Very funny :-)
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I picked up a new book on fiddle called Scottish Fiddling (I think).
It's published by the Scottish Arts Council.
It has three sections: technique, tune types, and regional styles. It also
has a CD, with tunes selected to illustrate the techniques, tune types and
styles.
Ted Hastings wrote:
The book is published by Taigh na Teud (Harpstring House). You
can get full details (including all the tune titles) from their
website:
www.scotlandsmusic.com
You can even order the book.
I have alot of their other books. They tend to be pretty good..
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Ted Hastings wrote:
Toby Rider wrote:
Which is too bad, because improvisation is a cool
thing. All of those
blues solos are built around improvisation on altered
pentatonic scales..
If they're altered, are they still pentatonic?
Well, that's a good question.. They call them blues scales
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Jim Dawson, I believe, is talking about improvisation which is a whole
different colour of horse, and not a subject which immediately comes to
mind in a discussion of Scottish music. I remember in my green youth
getting very excited about my first exposure to pibroch; I
Jim Dawson wrote:
This might be true amongst...dare I say it...the more senior traditional
musicians amongst us,
but in my humble opinion that is changing rapidly where younger musicians
are concerned.
Take Shooglenifty, Peatbog Fairies, Afro Celt Sound System, Sandy
Brechin...for example,
Jack Campin wrote:
I presume you mean me.
No Jack I was not referring to you, I was simply venting at people
being dismissive of certain genres of music without having anything
of worth to add to the discussion or even thinking about the reality
that some people do like such music (and I am
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Toby Rider wrote:
...Obviously there are some genuine talents sandwiched between the
Christina Aguilera
[Snip]
I thought her last single was good. The one where she has a terrible
wind problem in a phone booth. And in another recent song (Dirty) she
wore a lovely kilt
SUZANNE MACDONALD wrote:
Understanding the modes is as fundamental as understanding the difference
between the major and minor scales; the latter being two of the seven
ecclesiastical modes by another name, Ionian and Aeolian. Adding to the
this is that in the music we're discussing there are
Emma wrote:
I used to think that modal composition was primarily found in
celtic music. However since I started exploring other traditional
genres of music, I'm finding modes to be very common in everything
except Western European Art music.. American country music spends
alot of time in the
Can you believe it?
http://www.tonguetied.us/archives/000643.php
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David Greenberg wrote:
Has anyone been hiking in Arrochar? Is there a bridge there? {This is
the title of a tune recorded by the Five MacDonalds, who were fiddlers
from Cape Breton).
Wow.. Where is this tune written down Kate? What are y'all playing it
with?
I bet it's damned hot in
Ted Hastings wrote:
As far as I know, they never stopped. They also do a good
subscription deal which includes a free CD.
Regards,
Ted
Wow good to hear from you Ted.. I thought everyone else on this list
was either asleep or dead :-)
There was a really good article this month on the
I checked out the local news stand today at lunch and I was shocked
and pleased to find new issues of The Living Tradition magazine.. As I
recall they stopped publication several years ago.. When did they start
up again?
Toby
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Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Are they playing the Irish tunes in a very Irish-style, or are they
just taking Irish tunes and playing them in their own particularly
regional style?
Difficult to say conclusively, because that repertoire is now coming
directly from CDs. Also, the guy behind the
Great tunes, btw...
Nigel Gatherer wrote:
Dominique Renaudin wrote:
Are these tunes reels?
The first one is a Strathspey reel, the second one is a reel.
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I can't believe it.. I can still see Donald out of the corner of my eye
while I was playing the fiddle at a house party, he's sitting there
smiling with his big cup of tea, nodding his head in approval.. I am
speechless... Another one of the great old-time players has left us...
Toby
The one thing which concerns me is the repertoire. The instigator is
English, and he has been teaching a majority of irish tunes. It always
strikes me as sad that here in Perthshire, historically a very strong
centre of Scottish fiddle music (home of the Gows and many, many other
giants of Scots
However... some small towns have a lot of social problems and some of these
places would need a bit of care, particularly if you have kids and are
concerned about schools etc.
What sort of social problems??
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Wow, Big Donald looks exactly the same as he did 7 years ago :-)
George Seto wrote:
On Wed, 28 May 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For those who didn't check out this site because you thought all you'd find
would be Celtic Colours photos -- that ain't all, by a country mile!
Very nicely done!
I like 0.01 :-)
Dr Ian Adkins SO-CS 9ER-03 wrote:
Hey, what's with the scarlet nought of shame? I wasn't seriously offering
an answer! What is this, punishment for being cheeky? I demand a
recount...!
Nigel Gatherer said:
Toby Rider wrote:
Hey, don't I get 1 point for damp harps
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DanceTale - The Four Sisters
Repeating the success of 2001 and 2002, Storytelling Unplugged's Wendy Welch, in association with choreographer Steinvor Palsson, presents a folktale through voice, dance and music.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/28/03 5:16:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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What would the repertoire of Scottish tunes that could be played
effectively on an undamped wire harp be composed of?
I would think that almost no tunes could be played
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I don't like that tune Da Slocket Light, so either way doesn't matter :-)
But Da Slocket Light *IS* a lament and should be played as one!
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Another pet hate is Da Slockit Light which I regard as a lament.
When our fiddlers get hold of it it becomes a
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Dear All
The Scotsman's next traditional music column in Gaelic is printed on 28
March, so if you've
Taransay is uninhabited for most of the year, and probably offers fewer
of the comforts you'll find on Skye.
If I were you, I'd go for Skye. Unless you like living rough.. I gave up
living rough after the Army..
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- Some of those parts were totally
Wow the one that is pitched in either the key of A or D looks very
useful.. Reasonably priced as well.. This might be perfect for someone in
this house who plays woodwind instruments, and it isn't me! :-)
Toby Rider wrote:
Jack Campin wrote:
(re Xaphoon)
Interesting idea but I don't
from? Everyone sang all
the choruses - in spite of the accents. Jan Lane
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- Some of those parts were totally rubbish, because when you think you're
playing well when you're drunk, you're actually playing like an idiot. -
Robert Smith
Toby Rider's Understated
What else do you do while singing or making music except contemplate the
next hunting or fishing trip and vice-versa?!?
I'm usually thinking about what I'm going to play in the next set! :-)
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- Some of those parts were totally rubbish, because when you
...The pet shop in Kelso has had a music section for several months
now...Pet Sounds...
Oh my.. The Beach Boys influence is felt far and wide :-)
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- Some of those parts were totally rubbish, because when you think you're
playing well when you're drunk
This is an intresting article that is a bit about Scotland, a bit about
the US and a bit about human nature:
http://www.caelumetterra.com/cet_backissues/article.cfm?ID=23
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- Some of those parts were totally rubbish, because when you think you're
playing well
potential in the piano
roll as a unique instrument. He cut music that can't acutally be played
by a person on a piano.
Bob
Kind of like the very primative precusor to multi-track recording.
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IMHO this is a wholly unacceptable piece of equipment to play music
pre-amp (like an ART MP,
which also delivers the phantom power the mic needs) it is smooth and
sweet.
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Toby Rider ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
IMHO this is a wholly unacceptable piece of equipment to play music with.
The real question is, whether it is more functional as a piece of
furniture
I learned this tune at the first kitchen session I ever went to in Cape
Breton.I've Buddy MacMaster play it quite often actually. I hear it
played quite frequently at dances.
Thanks for putting out the abc's for me John. I generally refuse to play
that tune, and only grudgingly admit that
Anyway, I don't think it's any sillier than Squirrel in the Tree
jig.
Oh no, I was waiting for that Squirrel in the tree jig to come up.
Sandy MacIntyre would play that jig at the Gaelic college and laugh.
To my horror, other people got excited and wanted to know what that
tune was..
ABC
At 10:55 AM 2/4/03 -0800, you wrote:
He eventually yelled at
me and threw me out for good when he found out that I was playing
traditional music.
That just makes me cringe! I can't stand teachers like that. Actually,
no, I change that. I appreciate teachers like that, because those
I've said this before, but I believe that being a good teacher and
being
a good player are two entirely different skills.
Toby
Yes. And I wish the vast majority of festival/school organisers would
pay
attention to this fact. Brilliant musician does not necessarily mean
brilliant
learned, like years ago! :-)
Seriously, that one is a chestnut. It's a good little tune, although it's
a bit too easy to play on the fiddle, which means that people tend to go
really fast through it, which I think ruins it.
There's an art to playing slowly you know :-)
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The problem is folks who decide that because we can't agree on the
precise performance practices of the old music that we should *all*
ignore it as if it didn't happen and doesn't matter. (Instead of agree
to disagree, I'd far prefer live and let live).
Heh.. Of course it matters. I've
Dominique -
If you are still looking for tunes that set well with Jean's Reel...
My current preference is a set consisting of Charlie Lennon's air
The
Parting followed by Sheehan's and then Jean's Reel.
Hey, I hadn't thought of Sheehan's. So obviously, that I overlooked it.
/F/ | G4A//G//F//
G//A//B//c// |
d4c/d/ BB/A/ | F3 F//E//D// E3 F//E//D// | EF2 FE/D/
E//F//E//D//E//F//D// | E8 ||
Wow, Henrik wrote this tune? I'll have to email him my compliments. I
didn't know he was composing tunes as well as collecting them.
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He
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Toby Rider ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
He either fears
Okay here's a set question. The problem here is too many choices, as
opposed to not enough choices. What do you guys play after Maggie
Cameron? I'm looking for a reel in A.
This is Maggie Cameron:
X:11
T:Maggie Cameron
C:trad. pipe tune, composite fiddle setting (KED)
R:Strathspey
A:Cape
On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 13:08, Cynthia Cathcart wrote:
Agreed. I played harpsichord in a chamber orchestra when I was in college,
and we had inflamed debates over how Mozart would have played his music! If
we can't find ready agreement on the inflection and accent of Mozart, how
can we hope
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