RE: [scots-l] Chestnut?
Yes, it gets played pretty regularly. The Battlefield Band recorded a slow version of it in the mid-70s and for a while everyone played it that way, but nowadays it gets played a good bit faster. Regards, Ted -Original Message- From: Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 August 2001 04:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scots-l] Chestnut? I am working on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club music book for the upcoming year. One of the suggestions I received was to make sure to put a few chestnuts in it. So, one of the tunes I chose is Sir David Davidson of Cantray by John Lowe. Cape Breton fiddlers all play it, but I am wondering if it is also played a lot in Scotland. - Kate D. -- Kate Dunlay David Greenberg Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.total.net/~dungreen Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Chestnut?
Kate Dunlay wrote: I am working on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club music book for the upcoming year. One of the suggestions I received was to make sure to put a few chestnuts in it. So, one of the tunes I chose is Sir David Davidson of Cantray by John Lowe. Cape Breton fiddlers all play it, but I am wondering if it is also played a lot in Scotland. I play it, Kate, have done for years. It's a great tune but when I think of it I haven't heard it played in a session. I think The Battlefield Band played it on a record. The book sounds interesting - might it be available to us? -- 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
Re: [scots-l] Chestnut?
Kate asked: ... So, one of the tunes I chose is Sir David Davidson of Cantray by John Lowe. Cape Breton fiddlers all play it, but I am wondering if it is also played a lot in Scotland. It's played but not a popular session tune round these parts. Strangely I've just found a copy sitting on our piano, but I've no idea where it came from. Maybe there is a Sir David Davidson cult which is planting copies of the tune in people's homes, and tunebooks too, in search of chestnut status. Derek Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Chestnut?
I am working on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club music book for the upcoming year. One of the suggestions I received was to make sure to put a few chestnuts in it. So, one of the tunes I chose is Sir David Davidson of Cantray by John Lowe. Cape Breton fiddlers all play it, but I am wondering if it is also played a lot in Scotland. - Kate D. -- Kate Dunlay David Greenberg Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.total.net/~dungreen Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
