Could I add an extra suggestion.
Some of the newer versions of Books 1, 2 and 3 have extra tunes in them
that those of us with older versions do not have. If the tunes in them
are also being revised, this means that people with different versions
of the books will have different versions of the tunes.
I wouldn't want to see space lost for new tunes. Nevertheless, would it
be a good idea for the benefit of those of us with older tune books, to
include the extra tunes and the revised versions in the next NPS Blue
Folio tune book with a note of how they fit with the different editions
of Books 1, 2 and 3? Or is that too complicated and confusing?
Dru
On 6 Apr 2008, at 19:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks to all those who have contributed to the discussion so far. It
was far from my intention to upset those from a GHB background who
obviously take the tune so seriously. To me it's just a good tune,
with a rather unsatisfactory printed version in a book mostly used by
starting out nsp-ers, or those learning about the Northumbrian
tradition.I felt I owed it to them to ensure that an approachable and
coherent tune appears in the new edition.
Thanks to you all, I now have 9 versions (including those in Alistair
McCrae's article) and am promised a tenth. As these range from the
C17 to C20, I think I can probably find one suitable for our purpose.
Then when the draft goes out to proofreaders further comments may
ensue.
If anyone wants a doc with nearly all the versions on, let me know.
Cheers
Julia
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