Ah, Henri... ...such fun the Pipers Gatherings through the 1980's and 1990's.
For those who weren't there, it was absolutely lovely...and very musical! Look closely in the photos, the petite HG player - - c'est moi! michele from delaware On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:56:54 -0400 Henry Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Once upon a time ..... > > Years ago , the Pipers's convention > > http://www.pipersgathering.org/index.shtml ( the w-site has been > sanitised , it is now HG free ) > http://home.tiac.net/~cfiddle/northumb97.html > > Was held at North Hero Vt . a group of HG and french bappipe > players > used to gather > on the front porch of the hall , the event is now held in a proper > > convention center where acces is > regulated . We also used to meet at the NEFFA , in Boston , > playing > in stairs or in corridors . > > > The real thing was > http://www.prydein.com/vielle/vielle.html in Sharon Vermont , ( > > look at the photos , bottom of the page ) > > It is not easy to organise such an event ( I did it once ... ) it > is > easier to join an already existing event . > Summer is very busy for musicians , it is easier to meet in fall ( > > Chants de Vielle ) or spring ( NEFFA ) > > Small week end events can be held at a private house , the " > East > Coast HG Players " <g> once organised a > class with " Arty " ( Richard Taylor ) in Boston , it was a > HG > only gathering , serious learning involved . > > See you in september ? ( use the coup de 2 ) > > Henry > > > > > > > TOMAS KAFKA a écrit : > > >Subj: Players nearby? How aboout OTW East? > > > >Dear Sasha, Dan, Jake, Melissa, Beverly, Nan, Henry, and all the > rest: > > > >There is a number of us in the Northeast - why not get together? > >The newcomers, the oldtimers, and all. Let's meet, swap stories > about > >cottoning, tuning tangents, house breaking the dog (and training > the > >wrist), and more. > > > >Hope you feel cooler where you are... > > > > > > > >
