[NSP] Re: Tune title spelling

2009-08-19 Thread The Red Goblin
> I have not found a way to access them for e-mail.? Tip: In WinXP (MacOS/Linux may have a similar applet) I simply copy & paste exotic characters from the Character Map* accessory. Steve Collins * Buried in Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools (points to %SystemRoot%\System32\charma

[NSP] Re: Transposing music

2009-07-31 Thread The Red Goblin
> I am looking for a way to transpose some duet parts 8< snip > without having to wrie it all out by hand. OK then, Chris, I'll take the bait ... First, re what you don't want, I'm not sure whether (by "by hand") you mean direct mental transposition on paper or typing it up in something like ABC.

[NSP] Re: Raindrops or ?

2009-06-03 Thread The Red Goblin
Bill, Do you perhaps mean Archie's Fancy (AKA Tin Can Polka) which Billy Pigg reportedly wrote "in response to the behaviour of Fred Ord's two (then small) sons, who rushed about with tin cans attempting to catch the drips falling through the partly demolished Biddlestone Hall" ? Steve Collins >

[NSP] Re: NSP music for a funeral

2008-11-10 Thread the Red Goblin
> Can anyone suggest NSP music that would be appropriate for a funeral? Sorry but, without knowing the people involved or where in the service it is to be used, I'm afraid not. From personal experience, unless you're talking about an anonymous stereotypical funeral (such as may be portrayed in a

[NSP] Re: "Maa Bonny Lad"

2008-10-31 Thread the Red Goblin
> -Original Message- > From: Matt Seattle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 31 October 2008 10:54 8< snip > My question is, is there a meaning apart from the obvious in the > notion of the Keelman going "oe'r land" in this song and in the title > of the pipe tune? Well, I can brainstorm 3

[NSP] Re: "Maa Bonny Lad"

2008-10-30 Thread the Red Goblin
>I urgently need the words of "Maa Bonny Lad" Can anyone come to my >rescue? A quick web search* yielded many but this was 1st up & looks OK: http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/anne.briggs/songs/maabonnylad.h tml Cheers, Steve Collins * http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clu

[NSP] Re: Transporting pipes

2008-10-08 Thread the Red Goblin
Hear, hear everything so far said about hand luggage ... .. but I'd agree with Neil's hard case instincts if there's ANY risk of pipes being consigned to the hold and, thus, the awesome destructive power of baggage-handling machines. Anyone who's ever witnessed a rucksack or ski/boot bag get snag

[NSP] Re: re-Tune title spelling

2008-08-16 Thread the Red Goblin
> Interesting - name spelling consistency seems to have been a remarkably > variable thing anyway until relatively recently. When did it generally > get standardised, I wonder? I know nothing of the politics here but if family research has taught me anything it's to keep an open mind. Just becaus

[NSP] Re: Ewan MacColl

2008-07-26 Thread the Red Goblin
> Does anyone know where I can get a recording of Ewan MacColl's > 'Freeborn Man' with Peggy Seeger. I don't know if it will help your search but my vinyl copy is: Pub: Argo Year: 1970 Codes: SPA-A 102 stereo (side 1 ZRG 3273 / side 2 ZRG 3274) Title: The World of Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger