Hello Julia
Many thanks for that. It seems to me that Billy Pigg did quite a bit of
choyting. Is this the case?
Regards
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, julia....@nspipes.co.uk <julia....@nspipes.co.uk>
wrote:
From: julia....@nspipes.co.uk <julia....@nspipes.co.uk>
Subject: [NSP] Re: Style
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu, "Anthony Robb" <anth...@robbpipes.com>
Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2009, 1:38 PM
On 14 Apr 2009, Anthony Robb wrote:
> What, pray, is choyting??
Tom Clough writing to Will Cocks in early 1920s:
"When quite a youngster an old piper of last century and a splendid
performer (Thomas Todd?) gave me very simple and very grand advice:
"If you want to be a good piper, listen to a linnet, and make your
chanter as clear and as distinct. A good linnet never choytes, and
neither should a good piper". To choyte a note means to attempt to
grace a note after the manner of a Highland piper. Gracing notes is a
fine art and only acquired by long and careful practice. "
The supposition that it is Thomas Todd of whom he is speaking is mine
- it appears in italic in the Clough book, from which this extract is
taken.
Hope this helps
Julia
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