Ellen Sinatra wrote: > Derek...I'd be really interested in what instrument(s) you play, who > you play with...Come to think of it, I'd love to know that about some > of the rest of the people here...
Derek has played fiddle in and around Edinburgh for many years, most notably after he joined local band Jock Tamson's Bairns. The Bairns have produced three of the best in Scottish music albums and have all been involved in other projects to varying degrees. Check out their most recent CD "May You Never Lack a Scone" <http://www.jtbairns.com/> to hear them in full flight. Having admired Derek's fiddling for years, I was pleased to meet him when we were both tutors at the Scots Music Group. I'm an amateur. Although I was in a few bands when I lived in Edinburgh, they were very low-key affairs. One of them produced 3 CDs, but on a home-produced, low-run basis. What kept me involved for so long was an undying passion for Scottish music, and by strange twists of fate I found myself passing on what knowledge I had acquired to people who wanted to learn. Teaching traditional music is now a big part of my life, and although I do not subscribe to the notion that "those who can, do; those who can't, teach" it might have been written for me. I don't have the musical skills that Derek and others have, but I share his ability to enthuse and encourage learners and get them started on their musical journeys. The way I see it, I'm simply further down that road than they are, so I can guide them past the potholes and turnstiles that they'll surely come across. My name is Nigel. I'm...I'm a... I'm a teacher. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
