Hi Richard
Wow I am just really overwhelmed with the encouraging responses this
group has given me. Thanks to you and others for helping me work this
out. I am in fact very interested in getting a loner set from an
appropriate source as soon as is reasonable. John wrote back saying
his are currently spoken for so I am interested in renting one of you
sets. How do we proceed?
I have some time over the Christmas holidays to devote some time to
the effort. I would love to get on somebody's loner list. I am also
checking out the pipers gathering information as suggested.
Cheers
Reid
On Nov 13, 2010, at 8:48 PM, Richard Shuttleworth <[email protected]
> wrote:
Hello Reid,
You can find help through the Pipers' Gathering which holds a
convention in early August each year in Vermont. Visit www.pipersgathering.org
for all the basic details. We have two sets of Northumbrian small
pipes and two sets of Scottish small pipes available for rent
(although some are already in use) and if John Leistman doesn't have
a set available at this time then we may be able to help you out.
Through our mailing list, we may be able to put you in touch with
pipers living near you or failing that offer you some advice and
encouragement via Skype.
Keep in touch!
Richard
ps The Pipers' Gathering is always looking for sets that we can use
as rental sets to help prospective pipers get started on their road
to ruin. If anyone knows of sets that are currently languishing in a
cupboard then we would love to hear from you!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Reid Bishop" <[email protected]
>
To: "Ian Lawther" <[email protected]>
Cc: "NSP group" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 3:42 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: My little tune sponge....
Hideeho,
I am new to the nsp list serve. I play fiddle and a few other
stringed instruments in various Celtic trad styles. My love of
Celtic music began when I was 12 listening to Scottish pipers. I
am turning 40 this month and have decided at long last that I want
to pipe! I play routinely with my family who are also trad
players so I need something to play tunes on that context at least
occassionally. I am growing in fascination with the NSP. How
should I start? Better should I start given that I am now
officially over the hill and have never played any kind of a wind
instrument. Are Scottish smallpipes more appropriate. I am handy
with fixing and maintaining instruments. Help!
Cheers
Reid
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On Nov 13, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Ian Lawther <[email protected]>
wrote:
My youngest daughter (10) has always been a little bit of a tune
sponge though she has refused to join the school choir (much to
the teachers disappointment) and only recently took up an
instrument (flute). Last night she was whistling something from
Holst's The Planets which she picked up somewhere but right now
she is sitting playing with Lego and whistling Morpeth
Rant....which I happened to be practicing on the melodeon about
half and hour ago. She does it better than I was doing.
Ian
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