[NSP] Re: KVR online
For a brief summary of the story; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dixon_manuscript Best wishes. Steve On 6/29/11 2:00 PM, Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com wrote: On 29 Jun 2011, at 18:06, Julia Say wrote: I see the copy digitised was donated to NLS by Dorothea Ruggles-Brise - she of pulling Dixon out of the flames fame. Not famous enough for me to have heard of her . . . so what's the rest of this interesting story? Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Cocks Bryan Book for sale
Posted on the Chiff Fipple Used Instruments Board by flutemaker Casey Burns; [1]http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=35t=82144 Am selling my old copy of The Northumbrian Bagpipes by Cocks and Bryan, published by the Northumbrian Pipers Society in 1975 There are a few handwritten notes inside, and the cover is faded some and there are the occasion dirt and oil stains (this lived in my workshop). Otherwise in good shape. $100 plus postage Email me at [2]caseyburnsflu...@gmail.com if interested Disclaimer: I know nothing more than what is posted here. I'm passing it on to the list on the chance that someone might be interested. Best wishes. Steve -- References 1. http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=35t=82144 2. file://localhost/net/people/lute-arc/caseyburnsflu...@gmail.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Tweaking pennywhisle to NSP F+ pitch?
Matthew - Check the following on Chiff Fipple whistle forum [1]http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=1t=70731hilit=no rthumbrian It's from Jerry Freeman, whistle tweaker and maker, talking about how he set up some whistles to fit with Chris Ormston and Andy May's pipes. Best wishes. Steve On 1/31/11 5:01 PM, Matthew Boris [2]matthew_p...@hotmail.com wrote: At the Potomac piper's gathering a few weeks back, I noticed that few folks had instrument set up to jam with the NSP players in their F+ sets, except for one pennywhistle player. Is there any standard way to play in F+ on a tinwhistle? Is it best to get an F whistle (low or high), take off the head, trim a bit of the top of the body so you can slide the head tighter? Or do the same on a C whistle to sharpen your F scale (the three fingers down pitch)? Or do folks do the opposite and get a 'whistle that can play a G scale and pull the head out to bring the G down to F+? Any advice on how to go about this, and which marques of 'whistle are easiest to modify? Strings instruments are easy to play in F+ with, clearly, though for my concertina it'd take a pretty specific re-tune to play F+! -Matthew -- To get on or off this list see list information at [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=1t=70731hilit=northumbrian 2. file://localhost/net/people/lute-arc/matthew_p...@hotmail.com 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Slowing down tunes
Pardon my butting in here, but the program Bill was advocating is Transcribe! Trial version available at www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/overview.html Looks to be a very useful program as it allows not only slowing down the sounds, but also a graphical analysis of the notes (particularly useful with mouth-blown instruments but also to analyze gracings and other articulation). Best wishes. Steve On 11/6/10 1:20 PM, Anthony Robb anth...@robbpipes.com wrote: Hello Colin I seem to remember Bill Ochs at Killington this year demonstrating software which can slow down normal recordings whilst keeping pitch intact. Perhaps you could contact him: [1]b...@pennywhistle.com and spread the word if I'm right. Thoroughly agree about abc being useful too, it's certainly better than nowt! Cheers Anthony To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
And apparently agony Best wishes. Steve On 2/8/10 3:30 PM, gibbonssoi...@aol.com gibbonssoi...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 07/02/2010 13:39:07 GMT Standard Time, i...@gretton-willems.com writes: But did you know that a recent survey showed that 96.83% of people who say that they don't like Wagner's operas have never actually heard or attended one? ;-) Cheers, Paul Gretton Doing it this way saves an awful lot of time! John -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Mr. Bewick, Rats and Inverted Bags
This made the rounds awhile back but also shows the origins www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKdGO8OeaZI Best wishes to all (except those partially covered with latex - those deserve what they get) Steve On 1/28/10 4:58 PM, Anita Evans an...@evansweb.co.uk wrote: I picked this at random on youtube, but it illustrates the bag origins very nicely I think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eob8pDcXhV4 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP oil for pipes and key pads
OK Tom Childs, happy you asked? Best wishes. Steve On 1/13/10 7:07 AM, Jim Grant j...@millgreens.f2s.com wrote: - it's the smell of the stuff, isn't it? Snotomer is an anagram of Rot m' nose, a Georgian oath.Jim tim rolls BT wrote: I'd guess it's been around since Tudor times, there is the urban myth that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves.. Tim - Original Message - From: Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com To: Richard York rich...@lizards.force9.co.uk Cc: julia@nspipes.co.uk; NSP group nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:05 AM Subject: [NSP] Re: NSP oil for pipes and key pads On 13 Jan 2010, at 11:01, Richard York wrote: Julia, I love this word snotomer but confess I haven't met it before, You haven't played the nose-flute, then? Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: [nsp] file
On 11/1/09 9:17 AM, Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk wrote: Anyone wanting a simple abc conversion program might like to consider abcexplorer - can't remember the URL, but Google would find it. It's free and does a reasonable job. It's player has drone settings although they're a trifle tricky to find. For single tunes (and a really bad midi reproduction) the abc converter at the concertina net is handy. www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html Best wishes. Steve To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Northumbria Pipe Course 11-16 October - Places available
In any case, the course has now received considerably more advertising than it might otherwise have Clever marketing strategy on someone's part. g Best wishes. Steve On 8/12/09 8:42 AM, Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com wrote: [SNIP] I have no connection with the event this year, but would encourage any potential participant to sign up for this excellently organised course. A good learning opportunity and wonderfully friendly. Francis - Original Message - From: rosspi...@aol.com To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:41 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: Northumbria Pipe Course 11-16 October - Places available I wonder if this advert for a privately run course is allowed on this list. This is a course that is not run by the NPS but for the benefit of the person who is running it who although taking the risk and time to organise it is also taking any profit that may arise. CR -Original Message- From: suzefis...@aol.com To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:24 Subject: [NSP] Northumbria Pipe Course 11-16 October - Places available There are still a few places left on this course, if anyone is interested in attending or would like some more information please contact me offlist. Thanks Susan. 2nd NORTHUMBRIA PIPING WEEK Sunday 11th Friday 16th October 2009 A residential piping course suitable for all playing levels (except absolute beginners) based in a licensed hotel in Whitley Bay. Tutors for the week include Andy May, Chris Ormston, Chris Evans. Plus other guest tutors and performers. Limited accommodation for non-playing partners. Some non-residential playing places will be available. Costs: Tuition (over 5 days), events, outings etc. Includes lunch, tea and coffee £230 per player (individual lessons may be available at extra cost) Accommodation BB £140 - £245 for 7 nights (depending on level of facilities chosen) Evening meals at participants¹ expense Part-week bookings will be considered. For further details and an application form contact: Susan Craven 166 Plessey Road, BLYTH, N¹land NE24 3JA 07764 483595 suzefis...@aol.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] NSP and pop music
Greetings - Got a call today from the Museum of Fine Art in Boston where they are teaching a course on the use of traditional instruments in pop music. They were specifically looking for examples where bagpipes were used in widely recognized pop songs. I could recall some instances where Loud Highland Bagpipes and Uilleann pipes were involved but nothing off-hand for NSP (other than Ryofu and let's not go there again.). Appreciate any input related to NSP - and any other types while you're at it. Best wishes. Steve -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: The great choyte debate redux
On 8/25/08 9:03 AM, Matt Seattle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Following from this and Ian Lawther's remarks on Chris Ormston at Killington, I would venture the heretical and dangerously unpopular view that an 'average' musically literate audience is more educated and open-minded than an 'average' piper. I do think there is a place for 'piping-as-social-inclusion' but I also despise the inverted snobbery that sometimes goes along with it. A more realistic attitude recognises excellence as a desirable and praiseworthy goal, even if only attained by a few. Two pennies from a lurker Having seen many of the North Hero/Killington concerts up close, I must agree with Ian's and (some of) Matt's comments. In concerts over the years, both Chris and Matt have provided what I'd label as social inclusion tunes (e.g., Stranger on the Shore and Hey Jude) that have brought smiles to the faces of both the general audience and the piping audience. However, I've seen the non-piper audiences respond with great pleasure and joy to variation sets; partly because of astonishment that anyone could play so many notes so fast (and clean) but also, from my perspective, how the imagination and talent of the musicians could deconstruct and reconstruct the tune, keeping it recognizable, in so many ways, thereby keeping it interesting - and indeed challenging. I can't go so far as to suggest that the average general audience at the Gathering is more educated and open-minded than the average piper there, but maybe that's because the event draws a higher class of piper g But I will agree that the average audience is not necessarily put off by a musically coherent variation set. There have been a few instances of because I can sets (not, of course, by anyone mentioned here or readers of this list) that got to be pretty dry, sterile examples of digital dexterity with minimal residual musicality, but those have been far between - and frankly I think both the pipers and the audience recognized them for what they were. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Best wishes. Steve To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Extended chanter key positions
on 11/1/07 12:26 PM, Gibbons, John at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You could have separate chanters for each note, avoiding messy multiple key clusters, also enabling playing of chords. You could optimise the reed for each note. Fit them all in a box fed by a compressor and you might be getting somewhere... John Or have an entire orchestra, each member with a one-note chanter. Kind of like the bell-ringers that that are defrosted and put out to public each Christmas Best wishes. Steve To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Extended chanter key positions
on 11/1/07 2:26 PM, Philip Gruar at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was a 19th century Russian aristocrat, can't remember who just off-hand (he may even have been 18th century) who had an orchestra of his serfs, all blowing just one note each on long trumpets (or may have been hunting horns). They gave concerts to the master's guests. I wonder if the decline in the Russian aristocracy led to a decline in the number of serfs available, leaving only a couple to play along. Thus the invention of drones... Best wishes. S.O.B. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: German Bagpipe For Sale
Apologies for cross-posting: I am posting the following for a friend; I have not played or even seen these pipes. Send me a note off list for contact info. Best wishes. Steve German Schaferpfeife for sale. For pictures, see www.sackpfeifen.de/diy_bags_d.htm (scroll down to Schaferpfeife for Clifford). Made by Thorsten Stoye. Key of G. Plumwood, with boxwood details. Mouth-blown. Half-closed fingering. 2 thumbholes, 2 right pinky holes. Pipes will produce 18 notes with cross fingering. Plastic Chanter reed, drone reeds are cane. Chanter sound resembles Swayne pipes. Includes hard plastic gun case, extra reeds, Bernard Boulanger Tutorial book and CD and other various music. All original owner's manual info included. In excellent condition. - To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Preserving the tradition...a non-traditional approach.
on 11/2/06 3:03 PM, Colin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This debate reminds me all too much of something that happened back in the 60's in the folk scene when a fellow called Bob Dylan did the second half of his show with an electric guitar and half the audience walked out (I was there). Who's this Dylan guy? Must be Irish. Best wishes. Steve To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
