I often wonder why the style of playing causes so much attention and why the
odd choyte causes so much concern on modern instruments.
I'm thinking of the fact that the "traditional" instrument is the unkeyed
"simple" chanter but "traditionalists" don't frown on the addition of keys.
As I say, I can understand the need for strict competition rules (and, let's
face it, there have been several amendments made in the descriptions of what
constitutes a set of NSP in the past).
I wonder if banjo players went through a similar discussion when Scruggs
developed his style of two-finger picking (now accepted as standard
bluegrass) - and did they have a derisory term for that as well?
All in fun,
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Francis Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ormston, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:47 AM
Subject: [NSP] Re: More choyting!
On 26 Aug 2008, at 10:38, Ormston, Chris wrote:
whether NSP were ever much of a 'folk' instrument
Never. A parlour instrument from the very start.
Francis
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