Dear Peter, I aa just coming back from Norwich where I collected a lute from David Van Edward and he told me thet you lived nearby ! Next time I go there I would be very glad to meet you.
After my lightning visit to Norwich, I also dropped an email to Ian Harwood about his forthcoming publication on the English Consort. David had given me his email and he has just replied to me with very kind words. So I am glad to seize this opportunity, after your email arrived on this list, to express my deep gratitude for the contribution of people like you, Ian or David and others as well to make the so-called "revival" of the interest in Early Music possible. I am very happy to know part of this "network" in spite of all the frustrations you express ! Take care, as our American friends say, and all the best, Jean-Marie Poirier (from France) ======= 02-06-2008 11:31:02 ======= >on 22/5/08 8:14 pm, Rob MacKillop at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> So what do we think of the new 'social network' sites? There is one for >> lute, one for cittern and one for early guitars/vihuelas. >> >> Some have written to me saying they are worried that this list might stop >> running, but I don't agree. The questions on the Forum of the network sites >> are generally different in kind, less 'academic', one might say, more >> social, and some people have contributed there who have not done so here. So >> I have no fear that the lists will disappear. >> >> What the network sites are good at is sharing soundfiles, pictures and >> scores, and people seem to contact each other more readily when they can see >> a photograph of the person they are writing to. >> >> The Music Player is interesting. Each member has his/her own. You can upload >> your own soundfiles and have it playing when people visit your My Page. But >> you can also import soundfiles from other people's pages. I even managed to >> put my Music Player on my own website. I've been wondering how to do this >> for some time. Instead of playing one file at a time, you can hear (should >> you want to, of course!) the whole lot with just one click - then minimise >> the page while you work on other things. I imagine more players will use >> this feature in time. See www.songoftherose.co.uk - scroll down the main >> page. >> >> Lots of interesting videos beginning to appear, imported from You Tube - >> nice to have them all in one place. >> >> I've really enjoyed looking at all the images of lutes that have appeared on >> the photos page - many I haven't seen before, and comments are welcome, >> leading to discussion. >> >> So, I think these networks have their place and are most welcome. But I am >> happy to still read and enquire on this list. Hopefully both can live in >> harmony together. I'm sure they can. >> >> Discuss... >> >> Rob MacKillop >> > > >Hi Rob, > >I am painfully aware that the new technology can supply access to >information and experiences that were not available even 12 months ago. My >problem is that as an aging one-time pioneer of the EM movement I am finding >it difficult to keep up. Out in the country with an iMac G3 running OS 9.2 >where do I go to learn more? And perhaps wouldn't I be more useful buying >and learning to use a metal-turning lathe to produce those machine-heads >that you and other guittar-players are going to need shortly? Except that I >may miss something important in the meantime... > >Yours frustratedly, > >Peter > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://poirierjm.free.fr 02-06-2008
