On 21 Oct 2012, Helen wrote:
Oh that is really sad. I will do what I can for next year. It will
depend on where I am. About all I can be sure of is that I will be overseas.
Just as an encouragement to others; for all the possible short falls of
a competitive situation, the benefits of
On 15 Aug 2012, Matt Seattle wrote:
And neither does playing Cuckold or Peacock on NSP against A drones
sound nasty, but it does miss a lot of the musical effect of these
tunes, the contrasting minor/major strains
Coincidentally (yes, really) I spent part of this afternoon playing
On 14 Jun 2012, rob@milecastle27.co.uk wrote:
Hi Jenny - there's a set attributed to Robert or James Hall in Edinburgh:
Someone will no doubt be along
shortly with a list of any Hall pipes in the Bagpipe museum in Morpeth
There are about 10 Hall sets known of in total. 2 at least I
On 7 Mar 2012, Gibbons, John wrote:
Bruce was one of the 2 editors of the Northumbrian Minstrelsy, though Stokoe
was the
main editor for the tunes. Both were not ideal - but many of the earlier
Ancient
Melodies Committee, particularly William Kell,
Last week I went through the Ancient
On 6 Mar 2012, Matthew Boris wrote:
The life and letters of John
Collingwood Bruce of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Just though this may be of interest to other folks interested in
history. . Hope someone else might enjoy this as well.
If that's the one written by his son, it's one of
An expanded and revised up-to-date version of Colin Ross' reedmaking book is
now
available. It covers nsp reeds (all pitches), ssp reeds (all pitches) and
Border
pipe chanter reeds, as well as cane on brass composite drone reeds for all
varieties. There is a troubleshooting section.
The cost
Now out - just in time for Christmas. A book of 126 tunes in Northumbrian style
by
74 different composers from all round the world, young and older, well-known
and
less so, most of them pipers, most still with us, but a few passed on.
Composers
will receive a complimentary copy: otherwise
Colin has asked me to pass on his thanks and seasonal good wishes to all his
friends and contacts who have sent Christmas cards and wishes.
He is very grateful for your cards, but there are so many that he cannot
possibly
respond individually this year, much as he would wish to do so.
Julia
On 8 Dec 2011, Julia Say wrote:
This is an untitled Kathryn T composition.
Thank you to the various people who responded offlist. I now know that the
title
is Andy's Slip Jig, but whether I can get a stop press change in the book I
don't
know - the printers have gone home.
Julia
Does anyone have the dots for Our Kate by Kathryn Tickell transcribed, by any
chance?
I thought I had it, but it must be on a piece of paper buried somewhere in my
filing system.
The composer herself doesn't have ready access to a copy - I'm sure someone
must
have written it out for
On 11 Nov 2011, Geoff Jones wrote:
'Our Kate' can be found on be JC's ABC Tune
Finder
Thanks, Geoff. Stupidly, I assumed that because it is still in copyright
(obviously) it would not be on such sites.
I'll hijack it from there and get it checked.
Julia
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I now have several copies in two different keys and am getting them checked by
the
composer.
Thanks, one and all.
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I've posted these to the NPS bulletin board, in some haste.
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On 24 Sep 2011, Gibbons, John wrote:
I could be beastly and suggest 'Billsmoor',
giggle
but 'Raylees' is perhaps more user-friendly, and deserves more airtime.
And there's a piper there once more, albeit in a barn conversion not the
farmhouse
itself.
But John D's folio idea is also
The autumn newsletter, the fourth folio and notification of an EGM on the
subject
of Charitable Status for the Society have been posted out today, Weds 14th Sept.
Julia
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On 13 Sep 2011, Rob Say wrote:
This book on the haggis:
http://www.avrf23.dsl.pipex.com/The%20Haggis%20TYPESET%2016%20feb-2.pdf
Both references grain prices and crop failures for the period:
1790s Harvest Failure, 1799 Price of corn was more than double the
level of the 1790s, Harvest
On 9 Sep 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
Is there an obvious repertoire of tunes for this useful variant?
On 8 Sep 2011, at 10:40, Richard York wrote:
t a vacuum cleaner attachment, which if you think about it
could look remarkably like a large bagpipe set with an extra long open ended
Those of you who knew Colin Ross' wife, Ray, and haven't so far heard from
other
singing or social forums, will be saddened to learn of her death yesterday. She
had
been ill for some time and finally succumbed to several conditions.
Messages are flooding on to various lists and boards and
Set of pipes by the late Quentin Rose made c. 1996-7. Ebony and a silver
coloured
metal. 17 key chanter.
In Gloucestershire, UK.
Contact details available on request.
Julia
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I've been asked if I can find a piper to play a few basic tunes at a wedding in
Lyme Regis (West Dorset) on Sat 27th Aug.
It's a long shot, I know, and not much notice.
Anyone interested?
Julia
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What tunes does your dog prefer?
I saw my dog come p*ssing by me
The Lea(d) digs
She barked at the greatness o't
(Looked a) wally as the wolfhound ran
The New Way to Bow-wow
My doggie sits ower straight up
Gallop and sh*te
Julia
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On ebay right now is a copy of the oboe adaptation of Alan Bush's Northumbrian
Impressions - originally written for pipes.
I believe Richard Butler has performed it.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bush-Northumbrian-Impressions-Oboe-Piano-
/260819950099?pt=UK_Music_SheetMusic_RLhash=item3cba149a13
Usual
On 17 Jul 2011, Dave Shaw wrote:
I haven't seen the original ms
I have posted a reduced size version of the scan of the MS on the NPS bulletin
board in a new thread entitled Whinshields on the Wall.
I hope this helps
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On 15 Jul 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
there is an odd, tenuous and completely inconsequential connection between
Shield and Morpeth. Shield is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Shield did not include the tune in his 1817 book: he did include other tunes he
had
collected. There is an article
I've had a request for a piper to lead a procession into Truro cathedral (yes,
really, I do know where it is!).
On offer is expenses, a very modest fee, and accommodation if required.
This is an event on Fri July 29, in the evening. (so it's a bit urgent)
If anyone would like to take it up,
A set of concert G pitch nsp has gone missing at a European airport. It is by
Colin Ross and has a 17 keyed chanter.
If anyone should hear of, or be offered such a thing, could they contact me,
please
- not Colin - and I'll put you in touch with the owner
The owner had insurance, but
On 11 Jul 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
Wiktionary helpfully gives:
From Dutch ranten, randen (talk nonsense, rave).
Well, there you are then. Some might say that covers many posts!
Can anybody help to clarify the difference between a Rant and a Rave?
PA and flashing lights? E?
Or at
On 4 Jul 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
The Dartmouth list is for anyone interested in Northmbrian Small-pipes.
It is administered and monitored entirely from without NPS membership. No
member or
officer of the society has any say in how it is run, although several (only
about
half) committee
Kohler's Violin Repository, a hard to find but much used source of tunes for
fiddlers in this area in the C19. It was sold in weekly or monthly instalments
and
then copies were passed from hand to hand.
http://imslp.org/imglnks/usimg/d/db/IMSLP106889-PMLP217734-
koehlersviolinrepository_1.pdf
On 29 Jun 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
The URLs are just fine. Copy and paste them into any browser.
Thanks to Julia for providing this valuable information!
No thanks to me, Francis, I just came across them. Sorry about the non-
functionality, I copied pasted them and I'm on a text mailer if
On 29 Jun 2011, Francis Wood 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?
Lady Dorothea was the daughter
On 29 Jun 2011, smallpi...@machineconcepts.co wrote:
an interesting letter to the Duke of Northumberland
http://www.archive.org/details/alettertodukeno00doubgoog
Ah, yes. The letter that sparked the project that became the Northumbrian
Minstrelsy.
Julia
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On 23 Jun 2011, Gibbons, John wrote:
Tom Clough wrote that notes should be
played their full length, but clearly separated, and Fenwick is consistent
with
this.
The most important thing in a tune is the spaces between the notes, not the
notes
themselves.
paraphrase of Joe Hutton talking
On 23 Jun 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
the composer Bruno Heinz
Jaja, demonstrated by the musicologists Dr Klauss Domgraf-Fassbaender and
Professor
von der Vogelweide at the Hoffning Interplanetary Festival 1958
There are three bars of silence . . . the second bar is in 3-4 and this
gives
On 22 Jun 2011, Richard York wrote:
Thoughtful and considered artistic advice
of a sensitive nature would be most welcome, please.
Richard, I think you're maybe asking in the wrong place grin!
Good luck with the tune.
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On 20 Jun 2011, Gibbons, John wrote:
stacc. abbreviated form of staccato (Italian: detached, separated)
staccare (Italian) to detach, to separate each note
The word has its natural meaning, in other words.
Stacatissimo is what some people think it means, but it doesn't!
I
On 18 Jun 2011, Ian Lawther wrote:
tune arrangements for Northumbrian pipes and other instruments
http://www.rossleighmusic.co.uk/
Those who use them seem to think highly of them.
Aren't there a couple of LBPS books of such duets etc as well?
Hope this helps
Julia
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Adrian - if you wish to insult people, please do so offlist.
The rest of us (I hope I can safely generalise here) find it embarrassing.
Anyone who wishes to contact me, please do so offlist for a while.
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On 16 Jun 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
By the way, does anyone have any good ideas about the right kind of oil to
use?
Definitely. The sort appropriate for pouring on troubled waters!
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On 16 Jun 2011, Dave S wrote:
This list served the purpose of introducing the beginner(shy
fence-sitter to brash young expert) to light
conversation/disagreement/proposition on all subjects around the
wonderful instrument known as the NSP. It has done this well for a good
number of
On 16 Jun 2011, smallpi...@machineconcepts.co wrote:
why do so many good players have names starting with an A
Totally flippant aside
To get to the front of the queue / top of the list, perhaps?
v. big grin
(I have a relative whose surname began Abe - and always found themselves picked
Could anyone planning on coming to this (Sat 18 June)
a) let me know so I've an idea of numbers (we are scheduled to lead the
procession
and do 2 spots on the stage - what is played will depend on who turns up.)
b) let me know *asap* if you would like a car pass - which allows parking quite
On 27 May 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
this kind of discussion is best held in a dedicated area.
Perhaps the best destination for this
interesting discussion is a dedicated area of an already existing forum.
Peacock's
Parlour perhaps?
http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/pipersforum/
is
On 27 May 2011, Inky- Adrian wrote:
I don't want a definate rule I would just like thr NPS to acknowledge
that there is a traditional way of playing the small-pipes which is
detached. If they don' t, then they are saying that the pipes have no
playing tradition, therefore I'm
On 24 May 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
What has the NPS ever done for us ?
It has been said (not by me)
Ask not what the NPS has done for you, but what you could do for the NPS
Discuss (politely).
Julia
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On 21 May 2011, Richard Shuttleworth wrote:
I say poor old Inky even though I have never met the man. Friends of mine
who have had that pleasure report their encounters in glowing terms, he must
be a really nice person. Unfortunately, his contributions to this column
don't seem to
On 10 May 2011, Christopher.Birch@ec.europa.e wrote:
I don't understand the reference to temperament here.
It may be irrelevant, Chris, I'm rather busy and have a lot going on in my
head. I
don't claim to have thoroughly thought through every word of my posting.
Julia
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On 8 May 2011, a.d.s wrote:
More you
get away from the keys of G and D, and play in A maj., C maj., F maj.,
B maj., the more keys are played with the thumb and little finger in
succession; like playing the piano with one finger! .Have we got to
the key of C yet?
Having
I have been sent a slightly-used set of David Burleigh pipes by an NPS member,
for
sale.
It is an 11-key set - 7 + 2 G#s, 2 F nats. It is only 2 years old, the owner
says.
No. 2829. It is a fairly typical example of a set that costs (according to
David's
website) 800 pounds new. Green bag
I've just been told of this item on ebay by the vendor who
has asked me to publicise it.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140526902815ssPag
eName=STRK:MESELX:IT
The description in the listing seems fairly comprehensive.
I have no connection with the auction nor interest in
I've been sent this: I know nothing more about it than what is here.
Anyone know who the piper/s are?
Hope this of interest to someone, anyway.
Julia
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From: Andrew Simpson a...@youngheartsrunfreefilm.com
To: i...@youngheartsrunfreefilm.com
Subject: Invite
On 23 Mar 2011, inky-adrian wrote:
yes, it's in the Bowes museum. A bagpipe, part Northumberland-all keyed and
part Union.
There was a short article about it in an NPS mag many years ago (late 80s? - I
haven't time to check)
Off the top of my head, I think the conclusion was
On 18 Mar 2011, Julia Say wrote:
The newsletter has been posted (18 March).
Judging by early reports, it's on a very slow train this time (like 4 days to
get 7
miles!)
Don't know what the mail is up to, but hopefully it will reach most Uk members
by
the end of the week.
If you want
Short notice, I'm afraid - these things always are.
Is there anybody who would be able to play Water of Tyne (probably etc) at a
funeral in the Yeovil, Somerset area next Weds 9 March.
I'm trying to get a more specific location / time, but please contact me
offlist
asap if available /
Graham Dixon has been clearing his loft, and has had bound a number of copies
of
his book about Robert Whinham, containing all the Whinham tunes he could find,
and
originally published in 1995.
Copies are available from the NPS at 12 pounds each , + 2 pounds PP UK, 4 UKP
-
Europe, 6 UKP
On 9 Feb 2011, Philip Gruar wrote:
I'll just say that with care, a flat-ended drill and delicacy
of touch, there should be no need for rods down the bore. You just stop the
drill before it goes too deep!
Well, quite. One can both hear and feel the drill reaching the bore.
Nevertheless
it
On 9 Feb 2011, Anthony Robb wrote:
The puzzling thing is that we have had two reports in recent postings
of Reid sets happy to play up near F# (for example Billy Pigg) and yet
Andrew Davison's Reid set are said to be happy at F+20.
We know that Billy was in the habit of making his
On 9 Feb 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
What
Julia said was that when a reed was first put in the chanter it was
said to have played at F+20. I took that to be an interesting and
amusing anecdote without any specific conclusions to be drawn from it
[is that correct, Julia?]
When I was told
On 19 Jan 2011, richard.hea...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
I'm afraid I can't write
abc, so I can't post a transcription of it. It's a 4/4 march in D.
Here's what was submitted for the NPS folio (as abc), which I think originates
with
Margaret W's transcription:
X:7867
T:Thomas Saunders
C:?
M:C
On 14 Jan 2011, Gibbons, John wrote:
Seconded - and probably thirded too, before long!
The Bewick book will be (assuming I can find transport for the NPS bookcase).
I shan't be there myself, this year.
Julia
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On 13 Jan 2011, Victor Eskenazi wrote:
for the verdigris. . . in this country we have a clear liquid ...
rubbing or isopropyl alcohol. turns out it works to get rid of the
green
IPA will degrease everything in sight, but is a bit drastic. Sold in the UK as
a
computer cleaning
On 14 Jan 2011, Bo Albrechtsen wrote:
/Julia is perfectly right/ in exclaiming her gh !
Thank you, I have been well trained!
Vegetable oil such as the cold press, extra virgin etc in time any such
oil will change
from being an oil and into first a gummy substance
...which
On 14 Jan 2011, Bo Albrechtsen wrote:
Hmm - this opens up a whole spectrum of technologically exuberant
solutions for tuning your drones and chanter with a battery of small
pressurized gas bottles and a multi-valve setup for variable continous
mix-gas administration. Should look nice made
On 14 Jan 2011, Colin wrote:
Gold fittings won't tarnish (well, people have gold flutes so why not).
There are gold-plated sets. The cost, in the current metals market, involves
the
phrase arm and a leg when compared to silver plate though. Gold plate is also
applied much thinner than
On 10 Jan 2011, Matthew Boris wrote:
Starting bid is $899, currently 0 bids and almost 7 days left.
I don't _think_ I'm in the market at this point, but is this a decent
deal? Or is the fact that we don't know how long it's been unplayed
make it a no-go, or at least an
On 8 Jan 2011, gibbonssoi...@aol.com wrote:
Long notes are good practice for this - I wonder if this is one
reason Tom Clough liked playing hymn tunes? 'Oh God our Help in Ages
Past' (aka St Anne, or 'The Goldfish') is a good one for this, dead
slow.
Tommy Breckons told me
On 8 Jan 2011, Victor Eskenazi wrote:
my pipes have sat for too long
1 - the weather here is very damp
Where is here (roughly)?
turns out the joints are stuck.
any suggestions on how to unstick them - without waiting for the right
brief immersion in hot water or gently heating with a
On 8 Jan 2011, Francis Wood wrote:
After the initial shock you go back. In my case, quite a lot.
N'brian music with pizzazz. Or as it is known in my immediate circle, with
b*ks. Music with Rocks in... (Pratchett!)
And passion. So sadly lacking in some places I can far too easily think
On 17 Dec 2010, John Dally wrote:
Mr. Doubleday
I would like to know more about the cultural context of the document.
What prompted Doubleday to write this?
Here's a bit about him as a starter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Doubleday
Julia
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I've had a mini-avalanche of sales orders for NPS publications in the last
couple
of days.
Last post for Christmas in the UK is Saturday, and I'll do my best to fulfil
any
last-minute requests, but
I fully expect to have no electricity (and therefore internet / web) for an
unspecified
On 15 Dec 2010, John Dally wrote:
But try playing 'Bigg Market Lasses' without a Bb key.
The composer does! (Or did)
A careful slide/roll with the A finger...
But if seventeen keys
are a guilty pleasure, what is the right number?
My personal answer is 14 (no Bbs, no low D#), for one
The wrong tune has been printed on p. 44 of the just-published NPS journal. The
observant will notice that the first tune on the page is the same as the one on
the
bottom of p.43.
The Bricklayer's Rant (which should be on p. 44) may be found at:
On 23 Nov 2010, Richard Evans wrote:
Excellent instructional video.
I don't know who did this, but it's superb!
I believe the perpetrator is either Helen Fish or Paul Rhodes.
Julia
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On 16 Nov 2010, John Clifford wrote:
I can add that I've had the same result as Rick and Sheila
It happens here as well (Firefox on windows in one case, Linux in the other)
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On 13 Nov 2010, Richard Shuttleworth wrote:
We have two sets of Northumbrian small pipes
if John Leistman doesn't have a set available at this time then
we may be able to help you out.
Failing all that, the NPS is currently negotiating to have a hire set
permanently
lodged on the
On 9 Nov 2010, friendm...@aol.com wrote:
He was an important link
in that delicate chain that kept the NSPs alive during the thin times
of the 40s and 50's.
His name, and that of his wife Dorothy often appear in the minutes of the
period,
frequently as leading work parties doing jobs
On 6 Nov 2010, Julia Say wrote:
I think I'm heading in some of the same directions
Here's the draft. I've taken a different approach to John, combining the theme
strains in a different way, according to my current prejudice that some
variation
sets were written down without the ground
On 11/6/10 1:20 PM, Anthony Robb anth...@robbpipes.com wrote:
I seem to remember Bill Ochs at Killington this year demonstrating
software which can slow down normal recordings whilst keeping pitch
intact.
In addition to the ones mentioned, Audacity 1.2 will do it (free).
On 5 Nov 2010, Gibbons, John wrote:
Crawhall's tags... are harmonically as well as melodically
different from Reavely,
Exactly - which is why I think there's two possible sets there.
the illegibilities in Crawhall seem
to be mostly his fault...
Was he noting this down in haste, I wonder?
On 4 Nov 2010, Gibbons, John wrote:
Erratum:
line 4 in the tune I just sent should end dgf d2
and I think in bar 2 of the last line, currently:
e|dcB dcB|dGB c2e|d/c/B/A/B/G/ Bcd|dgf d2||
should possibly be:
dgB c2e|
To me it looks as if strains 3 4 could be reversed (look at bar 4 in
On 4 Nov 2010, Matt Seattle wrote:
If anyone thinks the three of us are crazy, I would like to point out
that I have been crazy for longer than them.
1994, I think in my case, but I came to that point with a pre-disposition, I
suspect.
I note that it received zero attention
On 25 Oct 2010, friendm...@aol.com wrote:
Jim Grieve was a civil servant who?travelled abroad alot
etc
Thanks, Steve. That helps a lot. There is an obit in the NPS mag vol 11, 1990.
I
therefore presume he died somewhere between very late 1988 and early 1990.
The obit. states his home town
On 25 Oct 2010, Matt Seattle wrote:
Robertson half-longs
were made in the 1920s-30s. If Jim was a Boys Brigade piper they may
well be Robertsons.
The piper who taught the early NPS half long players, and made the pipes, was
James
Robertson, not Hugh.
It may be the same firm, I
Has anybody out there used CMS programs to build websites?
Ideally I'm looking for a Which? Guide to CMS, with Best Buy, but I guess
that's
optimistic.
I know the no substitute for learning HTML discussion off by heart, thank
you, so
please don't bother ( I don't have time), and from what
On 7 Oct 2010, Matt Seattle wrote:
Simple mistranslation - plano = plan (noun) or flat (adjective)
Thanks, Matt, for the explanation, and Ina for the kind offer, gratefully
accepted.
I'm just a little busy this weekend (!!) so if someone else can deal with it
Muchas gracias.or
Matt Seattle has revised, and expanded the notes to, his original Dragonfly
publication (the pink one). The NPS have re-published it, adding in Iain Bain's
1983 article from the NPS mag, also revised by its author.
The resulting book is now available, price 4 UKP to NPS members, 7 UKP to
On 28 Sep 2010, Ann Sessoms wrote:
Hazlewood was written by Roy Hartnell and published in The Jack
Armstrong Tune Book in 1995 by Rossleigh Music, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
It was also in the 1982 book published by Jenny Armstrong., but as Hazelwood.
Holmes Fancy first appears in Peacock's
On 7 Sep 2010, bri...@aol.com wrote:
in the performance section:-
1. How many times does each tune have to be played?
Twice is usual unless the tune is very long - sets of variations, and things
like
Mme Bonaparte or Cameron Highlanders are only played once, on the whole.
2. Supposing
On 8 Sep 2010, Gibbons, John wrote:
Probably not a typo.
No, John is correct. Not a typo.
There are quite a few of these scattered through society publications (and
elsewhere, but I'll stick to what I know about). As a tune form they are
widespread, but survive alive and played in our area
Ebay item no. 110558617159
Anyone know anything about this chap? (Or fancy having him at home?)
I have no connection with or interest in it apart from mere curiousity.
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On 3 Sep 2010, richard.hea...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
The regular NPS monthly meeting will be held on Monday (6th) at 19:30
at The Chantry Bagpipe Museum in Morpeth.
The session was to have been run by Margaret and Andy Watchorn
This Monday's meeting wiill therefore take the usual form.
I have just been told of a very early D. Burleigh set of pipes for sale.
The vendor / owner writes:
My pipes have not been played for some time, but nor they have they been
actively
neglected. They would probably need minor attention before playing. I was
thinking
in terms of about £400.
On 12 Aug 2010, Richard York wrote:
Barry's reply suggests a possible need for a new sub-group within the
NPS, the naturist section
Richard - you owe me a new keyboard to replace the one I just spat tea all
over!!
v. big grin what an 'orrid thought at 10am
Julia
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On 8 Jul 2010, Ian Lawther wrote:
Later someone
discovered the original French title was Le Grand Chien not La Grande
Chaîne
I am that someone. Well all right, actually Rob Say told me. Having one grand
chien already and hankering after at least a couple more, plus grand if
possible
Item number:330436232666
Set with 9 key chanter, 4 tuning beads, made by Henry Knox, 5 years old.
Standing at 275.00 GBP with a buy it now of 325.00
In the UK
I have no knowledge of the set nor interest in the sale (beyond seeing what it
goes
for!)
HTH
Julia
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Some members of the list might be interested in these, which are on ebay:
Item number:260599551515
Item number:120567535013
Both are in the UK.
I know nothing further about them and have no connection with sellers or
interest
in the sale.
Julia
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I'm happy to say that the stolen pipes I reported a week or so ago are back
with
their owner, no damage.
Thanks to those who made suggestions or offered to keep an eye out.
Julia
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On 19 Apr 2010, Matt Seattle wrote:
Malcolm is probably(?) looking for the Billy Pigg version - somebody
here will have transcribed it? --
Sent to Malcolm offlist, if that's what he's looking for.
Julia
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On 5 Apr 2010, John Dally wrote:
Playing through some of Jack Dodd's tunes today, I wondered if anyone
on the list could tell me about him, or send me to some resource on
the web that might have information about him.
Jack Dodd is still with us, and lives in Embleton. He is father to
On 6 Apr 2010, Richard York wrote:
AFAIK I hadn't met YMMV, so looked it up on the acronym finder Your
Market May Vary?
I used it as I've encountered it: your mileage may vary - ie, my personal
opinion
that Flowers of Ashgill is a superb old-fashioned waltz may not be universally
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