Nancy,
No competition this year?
Pat TAlbert
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Jane McLendon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 7:21 PM
Subject: [scots-l] fiddle and harp at Stone Mountain Highland Games
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
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