Brilliant Ian!
Ian Lawther wrote:
Anthony's CD and emails here about it have made me nostalgic for my
visits to Rothbury Festival and perhaps the romanticised view I, as a
southern towny, have of living in rural Northumberland, through songs
like "Canny Shepherd Laddies o' the Hills" that Han
As it says on the box.
Seems my own messages are sometimes being deleted by an over-zelous
Mailwasher so just checking :)
Colin Hill
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When I started playing the NSP in 1979 I had no teacher. In fact, it
was years later that I finally met another NSPiper, another American,
who was also largely self taught. Then when I did meet someone who had
grown up playing in Northumberland, technique was not the strong point
o
and it looks like Christopher Birch who
>is on this list may be closest to you in Luxemburg.
Thanks for the plug, but I'm a dabbler more than a teacher ;-) I could impart
the basics though.
There's also David Singleton - also in Luxembourg - who helped me a great deal
with his fettling skill
There is no one listed as being in Belgium in the 2008 Northumbrian
Pipers Society membership list and it looks like Christopher Birch who
is on this list may be closest to you in Luxemburg.
Ian
King, Richard wrote:
I've just acquired a Northumbrian smallpipe. I have no NSP experience
I've just acquired a Northumbrian smallpipe. I have no NSP experience
-- I have played the great highland bagpipe for a number of years.
Is there a Northumbrian smallpipe teacher in or near Brussels, Belgium?
Many thanks,
Richard King
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Anthony's CD and emails here about it have made me nostalgic for my
visits to Rothbury Festival and perhaps the romanticised view I, as a
southern towny, have of living in rural Northumberland, through songs
like "Canny Shepherd Laddies o' the Hills" that Hannah Hutton used to
sing. In the mids
Hello Richard
It was me that mentioned the stiff fingers business. You probably
havenat heard of me or my playing (apart from, perhaps, the early stuff
on the aCut & Drya albums) and I in turn must plead ignorance of your
music, apart from a quick look at a You Tube piece which yo
Interesting.
I do have health problems and have certainly noticed my fingers getting less
agile as the years pass (I'm 59 now). Probably started getting a little
stiff from the big 5 0.
I've never been THAT nimble anyway but I did notice that as I have severe
back (spinal) problems and pumping
I think unless one has specific health problems finger agility and flexibility
can go on improving for a long time providing one practices every day. I'm 59
and mainly a (classical) violin/violist. Over the past few months I've been
working on some knuckle-breaking exercises recommended by Ruggi
Excellent post from Dick.
Ever since the stiffening of aging fingers was mentioned, I think by
Anthony, it has been on my mind, especially now that I'm 65 and am probably
losing some agility in my fingers but not acutely, yet. I have suffered for
years from a bit of arthritis, affecting one hip
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