Steve Wyrick at [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A couple months ago I attended a workshop on strathspey bowing that >Laura Risk taught for the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, and she took some >time to demonstrate various styles (highland, lowland, Shetland). I started >realizing there's a lot more complexity there than I thought! After that I >started listening more closely to some of my favorite recordings vs. my own >playing and I realized that in reading the music, I tend to play it too much >like it's written and not enough like it should be played.
Delurking to thank Steve for his comments and to mention that Laura Risk will be featured at the Scottish Fiddle Tent, and Darcy Fair will be featured at the Scottish Harp Tent at the Stone Mountain Highland Games Saturday and Sunday October 19 and 20 at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta, GA. Website for the Games is www.smhg.org Fiddle Tent info contact Jane McLendon - email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Harp tent info - contact Nancy Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Laura's daily schedule at the Fiddle Tent is: 11 - 11:30 performance 12 - 1:30 workshop 1:30 - 2 jam 2:30 - 3 performance 3 - 3:30 jam The workshops will cover some of the essentials of Sottish fiddling, including bowing, ornamentation, phrasing and accent. Admission to the Fiddle Tent is free with admission to the Games. The harp tent will host the Scottish Harp Competition at 1:00 on Saturday, sanctioned by the Scottish Harp Society of America. For rules see their website www.shsa.org The harp tent will also feature a presentation by Darcy Fair on the Scottish idiom for the harp at 12:30 on Sunday, just before our Harpers Circle at 1:00 on Sunday. Thanks! Nancy Addison Chairman, Scottish Harp Tent Stone Mountain Highland Games Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
