As Julia mentioned there is a discussion forum on the NPS website at
http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/pipersforum/
Although it's to be found currently on the members' area page, it is open to
non members.
All we ask is that you sign in using a recognisable version of your name as
your user
I love the helpful way that this site has a union flag pointing to its
English translation version.
The descriptive text is still in French, as far as I can see, but
helpful bits like You are reading the website of... and the name of
the auction house are given in English.
As are the links to
Pauline Francis
This looks wonderful!
Here's another quote from the publicity:
In Britain and Ireland, the tradition of playing bellows-blown bagpipes
exists to this day, primarily in the traditional dance repertoire.
[1]http://4pipers.wordpress.com/
That rings so true as
The link via the Union Flag button doesn't work but the translation
follows the French. It's hilarious!
Cheers, Paul Gretton
-Original Message-
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf
Of Richard York
Sent: 29 May 2011 10:30
To: NSP group
Subject:
On 29 May 2011, at 09:40, Anthony Robb wrote:
It's such a pity that this part of the tradition (which was in some
ways a truer and longer tradition than the Clough one) is not only
ignored but actively denied in some quarters.
Someone once said 'A language is a dialect with an army'.
I haven't seen the www site for a while, so was impressed to note it's
looking a lot better: congratulations - it's a lot of hard work!
Please could the NPS newsletters, which are in the main presumably seen
by members, perhaps have the password printed somewhere in the contacts
list, so
The members' area password should appear in the next newsletter.
The members area doesn't yet contain a lot of items. but we hope it will grow.
If anyone has any ideas for items for the site, in or out of the restricted
members area, please let us know via webs...@northumbrianpipers.org.uk.
Sorry folks the link in my last email is broken. For anyone interested
try this one.
[1]www.robbpipes.com/WillWillyTalkHighBleakhope
Cheers
Anthony
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References
1. http://www.robbpipes.com/WillWillyTalkHighBleakhope
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On December 10, 1929, Stanley Kennedy North gave a talk to the Musical
association in London. With him was Tom Clough who played his own 17 key
chanter. Kennedy North had brought an unfinished 18 key chanter (additional G
key) which he was himself making. However on this occasion he played a 7
Hi all
In respect of Kennedy Norths comments, I reeded up Tom Cloughs Reid pipes
for Chris Ormstons recording sessions with Celtic music, way back when the
Clough family still owned them.
At that time the drone reeds were cane, some of them dyed black with ink.
The finger holes on this
Thanks!
Richard
On 29/05/2011 10:20, Tim Rolls wrote:
The members' area password should appear in the next newsletter.
The members area doesn't yet contain a lot of items. but we hope it
will grow. If anyone has any ideas for items for the site, in or out of
the restricted
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