[NSP] Have you the GUTS?
Well here we are in another twirl of the merrygoround on music styles. So to get to the guts of the debate I have to reiterate for the third time in recent memory Chris Ormston's dictum on the subject, enunciated in his mail of 1/10/2008: As for choyting etc, it's the gold standard to learn to play without it, then choose to include it later if you wish to. I'm not aware of anyone who's succeeded the other way round. Chris called this the gold standard, which is a good name for a concise and accurate summary of the styles debate. It says it all, and everything else is just noise. The fact that people do not seem to respect and pay attention to this rule means to me that it needs a snappier name. So I hereby dub this rule the Grand Unified Theory of Smallpiping. It has the advantage of a striking acronym. I would recommend that all correspondents print it out in big letters, stick it onto cardboard and place it in full view so that they cannot ignore it when they feel the urge to contribute again to the styles scrap. No, I haven't done this myself, but that's because here in Southampton UK we speak of little else. Robert To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NPS President Francis Wood's post
This posting from Francis Wood summarises my feelings on the new president affair very eloquently and comprehensively, and moreover soothingly - as is his way. I would imagine that Colin Ross in particular could take comfort with the understanding shown of his awkward position in all of this. I would add my own good wishes to Colin, as I, among the legion, have from personal contact with him benefitted from his expertise in pipe-fettling and reed-making, and he has my total respect in all things to do with pipes and piping and pipe music. I find the campaign to subvert the completely legitimate and praiseworthy presidential selection process to be ill-conceived. It does no service to the society or more importantly to Colin Ross. Who could fail to be moved by Colin's account on the 19th of this month of the reasons behind his decision to step away from the selection process? The campaign totally ignores what the effect on Colin could be of the additional stress of facing an election process when there would obviously be strong opposition. I hope that the organisers will reconsider their position, preferably sooner rather than later. Robert - Original Message - From: Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com To: annsess...@yahoo.co.uk; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 2:56 PM Subject: [NSP] NPS President Thank you, Ann, for providing further information about the President-elect and her piping interests and abilities, which is much needed. Some brief Web-based research has provided further information indicating that Joyce Quin has been very active in the House of Lords in supporting causes which, personally, I find admirable. Nobody will be surprised that they do not include issues intimately connected with smallpipes but they are worthy of respect. Other members will make their own minds up about this if they make similar enquiries. As to the election of the ex-Chairman as President, this really is a redundant issue. It seems that the Committee made their decision in accordance with the rules of the Society and giving due consideration to eligible and potentially willing candidates, neither of which categories included the Chairman at the time the decision was taken. I see no reason to distrust the processes by which this decision was reached and no doubt the Committee will wish to clarify the details if controversy continues. I understand that there is presently a campaign, so far conducted in private, to subvert the Committees efforts and decision, and to persuade the former Chairman to become President. Members have already been informed by the Secretary via this list,that the Chairman decided to resign from the chair and the Committee as a result of medical advice. I am sure we would all wish him well and I am dismayed to hear of any ill-conceived interventions which might well compromise his health. No doubt he would wish to dissociate himself from these misguided efforts. I understand Anns misgivings and I share them. The distribution of skills in any gifted individual is frequently very uneven and (forgive my frankness) this is the issue at stake here. Our Chairman has made an colossal contribution to the traditional music of this country both as an advocate and performer. His position in the development of our pipes, one of the very few traditional instruments native to England, is inestimable and of importance in the wider field of innovative woodwind development. What more could one ask? These are not necessarily the qualities enabling the effective chairing of a committee or diplomatically and inclusively presiding over an organisation. Others can do those things perfectly well and possibly better, and should be permitted to do so. I would like to express my confidence in the NPS Committee, in their observance of fair practice, and in their decision on this matter. Francis Wood -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: I must be daft
Hi Anita, Thanks for this tension breaker! The crescendo of vituperation has to end somewhere, preferably before things start to get broken. Thank goodness for me pipes. Bob - Original Message - From: Anita Evans an...@evansweb.co.uk To: Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: [NSP] Re: I must be daft Paul Gretton wrote: 'ere, 'ere! You lads stop messing around or I've give you a clip round the ear! (says Dixon of Dock Green). I used to like that programme - life seemed much simpler then, easier to differentiate between good and bad ;) I wonder if he was related to William Dixon..? -- Anita Evans To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: I must be NICE
OK Helen, Anita is right - I can almost hear your dulcet tones in admonishment from here! Well done! Bob - Original Message - From: Anita Evans an...@evansweb.co.uk To: Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:39 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: I must be daft Robert Greef wrote: Hi Anita, Thanks for this tension breaker! The crescendo of vituperation has to end somewhere, preferably before things start to get broken. Thank goodness for me pipes. Bob I think Helen should take the credit for that. -- Anita Evans To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: The Lost Music of Newsham
Hear Hear to that! Interesting query, too. Trade secrets? Robert - Original Message - From: Paul Rhodes oxpi...@hotmail.com To: Dartmouth NSP nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 2:36 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: The Lost Music of Newsham Thank you so much for these super recordings Chris. It's easy, with all the antagonism that turns up on this forum, to forget that most folks who play the Northumbrian Pipes are friendly, and generous with their expertise and talents. Good website too. Out of interest, how did you make the recordings, and what mikes do you use? all the best, Paul Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:28:27 + To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu From: ch...@chrisormston.com Subject: [NSP] The Lost Music of Newsham Hi All, In the new-found spirit of altruism on this list, and for those of you who've not already had a bootleg copy, I've uploaded some tracks of tunes from the Clough MS here: [1]http://chrisormston.com/clough.aspx Chris Ormston To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Keep on Ranting!
Hi Tim, When I tried this I got errors, but they were all to do with white space. Delete the new line characters so that all the text is closed up without blank lines - worked for me. This is a useful site, and its worth persevering with if it doesn't work first time, because you get the dots as well as the midi, which you can download to mess around with if you want to put the agogics in etc, though it sounds good as is. Nice tune! Bob - Original Message - From: tim rolls BT tim.ro...@btconnect.com To: 'NSP List' nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu; Chris Ormston ch...@chrisormston.com Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 9:40 AM Subject: [NSP] Re: Keep on Ranting! Thanks Chris, Looks fascinating, but as I'm not familiar with abc, I tried pasting it on the site, on the abc converter, but got an error message, tried ticking a few boxes, but no improvement. Anyone more computer savvy who can tell me what I'm doing wrong? Tim - Original Message - From: Chris Ormston ch...@chrisormston.com To: 'NSP List' nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:24 PM Subject: [NSP] Keep on Ranting! Here's a new one - enjoy! X:1 T:Keelman Brown of Newburn C:Chris Ormston M:4/4 K:D de|fdfa d2dc|BGBd A2de|fdfa gfed|f2e2e2 de|fdfad2dc|BGBd A2 AG|FAGB Aage|f2d2d2:|| ef|gBgf eAde|fAfe d2de|fdfa gfed|f2e2e2 ef|gBgf eAde|fAfe d2AG|FAGB Aage|f2d2d2:|| For those who prefer dots, copy and paste the above here: [1]http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/abcconvert.php Chris Ormston chrisormston.com borderdirectors.com -- References 1. http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/abcconvert.php To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.13/1999 - Release Date: 03/13/09 05:59:00
[NSP] Re: More code?
- Original Message - From: Robert Greef [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Philip Gruar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [NSP] Re: More code? Now that we know, we do have two (at least slightly) amusing responses! All the best, Robert - Original Message - From: Philip Gruar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:54 AM Subject: [NSP] Re: More code? In order to avoid in-crowd allusions, and in order to make everything clearly explained, I think that John should have explained that his reference here was to the Bible (the sacred book of the Christian religion - which believes that . Oh I guess you can find that elsewhere on the net) The context is Saint Paul, First Letter to the Corinthians Now we see as through a glass, darkly, then we shall see face to face, meaning(look it up somewhere) (incidentally, I am in tongue-in-cheek mode again here - apologies. No offence meant!) Philip Original Message - From: Gibbons, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:13 AM Subject: [NSP] Re: More code? So neither content-free nor context-free Now we see through a glass, (of Guinness) darkly... John To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Heads and Tails
Now that IS amusing! I just hope that no-one has the cheek to tell us which part I am. Even in coded form! Cheers, and welcome to the list, Helen. Robert - Original Message - From: Helen Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dartmouth NSP nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: Heads and Tails I'm a right boob then! Helen On 7 Oct 2008, at 16:57, Paul Rhodes wrote: Is anybody else out there trying to work out where they are on this amazing beast? I've decided that I'm the left testicle. Paul __ Get Hotmail on your mobile from Vodafone [1]Try it Now! -- References 1. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354028/direct/01/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
