Aha! Franglish strikes again - "Bigaire" = "Big Hair" (Sorry folks, couldn't resist)
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> wrote: > Does it mean anything, even in slang? > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Jean Francois HEINTZEN > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi ! >> >> "La Bigaire" was the nickname of his girlfriend, many years ago. It's a >> secret ! >> Maxou >> >> >> >> J.F. "Maxou" HEINTZENLe Bourg, F 03360 Valigny-le-Monial04.70.66.60.01 / >> 09.62.00.40.46 / 06.87.43.63.65 >> >> >> >> >> >> > Message du 21/03/11 01:56 >> > De : "duodrone" >> > A : "hurdygurdy" >> > Copie à : >> > Objet : [HG-new] Re: La Bigaire or La Bigaille? >> > >> > Thank you for clearing up a mystery, Maxou! All these years we've been >> > calling it "la bigaille". Can you tell me what "la bigaire" means? I >> > can't find it in my dictionary or online. The mystery is killing me! >> > Well, perhaps that's a slight exaggeration. >> > >> > Anyway, thanks again for the great information. >> > Sharon >> > >> > On Mar 18, 10:31 am, Jean Francois HEINTZEN >> > wrote: >> > > Hi ! >> > > >> > > Frederic BORDOIS is a fiddle player. He played a little bagpipe too, >> > > and "La Bigaire" was one of his first tunes on the bagpipe. >> > > He recorded a tape many years ago with Frederic Paris, JC Blanc and >> > > some others. >> > > He is born in Bourbonnais, but now lives near Toulouse, in the >> > > south-west of France. >> > > >> > > He was a member of "La Chavannee" in the 80's >> > > Have a good time playing his music ! >> > > Maxou >> > > >> > > J.F. "Maxou" HEINTZENLe Bourg, F 03360 Valigny-le-Monial04.70.66.60.01 >> > > / 09.62.00.40.46 / 06.87.43.63.65 >> > > >> > > > Message du 18/03/11 17:14 >> > > > De : [email protected] >> > > > A : [email protected] >> > > > Copie à : >> > > > Objet : [HG-new] La Bigaire or La Bigaille? >> > > >> > > > I have two different names for this waltz by Francois Bordois. On >> > > > Patrick Bouffard's "Musiques pour Vielle a Roue" it's "La Bigaire". In >> > > > Mel >> > > > Steven's "Massive Central" vol. 2 (blue) it's "La Bigaille". Which is >> > > > correct? I only know Bordois' music from the recordings of others >> > > > (notably >> > > > Patrick). Did he record albums of his own? Is he a gurdy player or a >> > > > piper?Thanks for any info,Mitch GordonGuerneville, California, US> -- >> > > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected] >> > > For more options, visit this group >> > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> > > >> > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be >> > > found athttp://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. 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