Following Nigel's ramble on the naming of tunes after folk:
The practice of naming tunes after people to curry favour or say thanks for
services rendered is a long an honourable tradition which includes the
planxties and fancies of earlier periods. I saw a tv prog once about
flamenco which talked about the tradition of 'homage' composing in that
culture.
I've tried to carry the tradition on: "The Old Man Hoy" was composed for
Derek Hoy to avoid having to buy him a proper 40th birthday present,
"Bellany's Brush" was written for the painter in the hope that he would give
a priceless canvas in return, "The Boston Cuffes" was for guitarist Tony and
his family to pave the way for a free holiday in the States,.... the list
goes on.
On the subject of favourites and delights I've had loads of luck recently in
my quest to collect every Scottish fiddle record ever released and I
borrowed to copy a cassette re-release of JF Dickie called James F. Dickie
Delights on Scottish Fiddle which, of course, contains his own playing of JF
Dickie's Delight. What do others think about his playing?
Stuart Eydmann (delighted)
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