"Yes, the clip sounded poor and yes, the article itself was
unfortunate but Jessica isn't responsible."
Then who is responsible? And why doesn't the Sage promote proper piping? I
was asked to provide some piping tuition for a 4th year piping student who
didn't know where the beat should sit in
The
> Bellingham show is also a public event and I have witnessed first
hand
> the attempts by the child's family to compromise the integrity of
the
> competition by niggling at the judges and making loud stage
whispers
> from the audience "you were the best - yo
ntegrity of the
competition by niggling at the judges and making loud stage whispers
from the audience "you were the best - you would have won if it he
(Chris Ormston) hadn't been judging". I'm told that Adrian Schofield
was given an even more torrid time the previ
Sent: 18 March 2009 18:44
To: Chris Ormston
Subject: RE: [NSP] That CD!
Don't knock it - it's stunning!
--- On Wed, 18/3/09, Chris Ormston wrote:
From: Chris Ormston
Subject: RE: [NSP] That CD!
To: "'Anthony Robb'" , "'Dartmouth NPS
(as you know it has evolved
a bit since my first idea) tracks are:
(At Rothbury Mart)
1) Fast jigs by Chris Ormston (N. smallpipes), Cathy Goss
(Flute/whistle), Andy .. ?(mandolin), I hear guitar backing in there
too could this be Cathy C. as was? Doesn't sound like the duet I
Milk, I think! I'm tempted to wash it down with a cup of Maxwell House,
once the kettle's boiled!
Chris
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From: Francis Wood [mailto:muse...@tiscali.co.uk]
Sent: 16 March 2009 21:45
To: Chris Ormston
Cc: 'NSP List'
Subject: [NSP] Re: Medal
That lo
I'd just like to publicly thank the person who sent me the "Queen's Medal
for Proper Piping"
http://chrisormston.com/miscellany.aspx
Much appreciated!
Chris Ormston
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From: anth...@robbpipes.com [mailto:anth...@robbpipes.com]
Sent: 15 March 2009 22:42
To: 'NSP List'; Chris Ormston
Subject: [NSP] Re: The Lost Music of Newsham (and mics)
Great stuff Chris!
I've your prize winning duet set (with Cathy Goss
f altruism on this list, and for those of
> you
> > who've not already had a bootleg copy, I've uploaded some tracks of
> > tunes from the Clough MS here:
> >
> >
> > [1]http://chrisormston.com/clough.aspx
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris Ormston
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Hi All,
In the new-found spirit of altruism on this list, and for those of you
who've not already had a bootleg copy, I've uploaded some tracks of
tunes from the Clough MS here:
[1]http://chrisormston.com/clough.aspx
Chris Ormston
chriso
] Re: Keep on Ranting!
On 14 Mar 2009, Chris Ormston wrote:
> T:Keelman Brown of Newburn
Presumably this is a dark form of liquid refreshment from the
microbrewery at said location; or have the re-enactors been in?
Yet another good tune!
Julia
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was converted from rich text to
plain text format
Chris
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From: tim rolls BT [mailto:tim.ro...@btconnect.com]
Sent: 14 March 2009 09:41
To: 'NSP List'; Chris Ormston
Subject: Re: [NSP] Keep on Ranting!
Thanks Chris,
Looks fascinating, but as I'm not famil
For those who prefer dots, copy and paste the above here:
[1]http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/abcconvert.php
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Or his Irish cousin, Dave - had a bit of trouble with the fingering
though!!
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:19:53 +
> To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: barr...@nspipes.co.uk
> Subject: [NSP] Re: J Allen (and Rants)
>
> Dont Forget Jimmy's younger brother -
>
> Woody
referred to, but other than that, I'd rather
> discuss the tune. And more than that, I'd rather play it. It was the
> one that got me hooked, and Chris Ormston and Anthony Robb were there
> in the room in Rothbury when it happened. 1985, I think, or was it
> 1733
he past
couple of years which fail on some if not all of these counts (your
goodself excepted of course) and it is quite educational in terms of
making me stick to what I'm reasonably good at!
Anthony
--- On Fri, 13/3/09, Chris Ormston wrote:
From: Chris Ormston
Subje
: 12 March 2009 13:34
To: tim.ro...@btconnect.com; NSP List; Chris Ormston
Subject: Re: [NSP] Re: Moving away from the First 30 tunes
Hello Chris and all,
Talking sense as usual bonny lad. You are absolutely right in that the
tree trunk of the piping tradition is as you describe i
Hi All,
I agree with Anthony on the importance of recognising regional styles,
and that dance and music go hand in hand. I think it's important to
remember, though, that the North Northumberland style is much more to
do with Scottish country dance music, and was heavily influenced b
o position microphones so that all notes are of equal
volume.
Now excuse me while I deal with the Jagdhund!
Chris Ormston
chrisormston.com
borderdirectors.com
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From: Robert Greef [mailto:rob...@greef.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: 11 March 2009 18:3
e, vol 27, p30 (2006). Not all
the intensity traces he shows have flat tops to all the notes - there is
sometimes a slight downward slope after the start, but there is a striking
consistency in the sound, of which Chris Ormston is the master, so the
slight differences in the recorded intensity sha
Please could you advise what happens to the local gigs - we only seem to get
requests for long-distance work via this list?
Regards
Chris
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From: julia@nspipes.co.uk [mailto:julia@nspipes.co.uk]
Sent: 23 February 2009 20:39
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NS
Hear Hear! Thanks Matt, and Anita!
Chris
> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:07:42 +
> To: theborderpi...@googlemail.com; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu;
bellowspi...@yahoogroups.com; scots_mu...@yahoogroups.com
> From: bill_tel...@tiscali.co.uk
> Subject: [NSP] Re: Maggie Lauder article
I'm told that only recently Tommy Breckons made a similar comment about NSP!
"I am reminded of a article written by Pat McNulty, the Glasgow based
uilleann piper, reflecting on the first 30 years of Na Piobairi Uilleann
and the great increase in popularity of uilleann pipes in that time. He
con
John,
Anthony was describing the dance step, which does sound like tomato soup,
BUT, the -to- is a lead in note and the -ma- is the first beat of the bar.
Tunes which have "infected" the repertoire include the slow waltzes - Sweet
Hesleyside, Rothbury Hills, The Cott etc, (though Winster Gallop's
Malcolm,
I've just sourced your local supplier and would recommend Bateman's Triple X
Chris
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Sent: 06 December 2008 14:47
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NSP] Re: OT notes inegale origin?
Does anyone know what sort
As played by "Team GHB"???
> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:47:38 +
> To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [NSP] olympic games bagpipes
>
> In case anyone's interested, on ebay now, the Highland pipes that
were
> played at the olymic games opening c
And what type of knife should be used to cut them - rusty, risty or
busty??? According to the ancient scrolls. or
was it the cup and ring marks at Routin Linn..
> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:25:33 +0100
> To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: [EMA
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> CC: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [NSP] Re: NSP and pop music
>
> I believe Chris Ormston plays on a Peter Gabriel album, but I haven't
chased it up yet.
> An NSP player is cre
You can hear them here: http://chrisormston.com/clough.aspx
The top B was still dodgy 70+ years after the original recording!!!
Chris
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From: Chris Ormston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 November 2008 17:34
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NSP] Re: Oil and health
I used to get itchy hands from the brass on Tom Clough's pipes - nasty
cheapo Reid things that had poisoned successive generations of the Clough
family since the early 19th Century! The health & safety conscious amongst
you will be relieved to hear that they're now encased in bubble wrap and
never
Thanks John - you've hit the nail on the head! More to come from me in
the forthcoming NPS magazine!
Chris
> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:45:22 -0500
> To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [NSP] Re: An ear for drone music
>
> Good point John Dally
Now I can't get Highland Cathedral out of my head! Grrr
I wonder if they've tried using it as a form of torture at Guantanamo
Bay???
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:03:40 +
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [NSP] Re:
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Sent: 02 November 2008 23:07
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NSP] Re: York Waits concert
> On 2 Nov 2008, Chris Ormston wrote:
>
> And, of equal relevance to NSP, The Pogues are at Newcastle Carling
> Academy on 11th December!
I think at least one member of th
And, of equal relevance to NSP, The Pogues are at Newcastle Carling Academy
on 11th December!
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Sent: 01 November 2008 18:05
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NSP] York Waits concert
Kim Bibby-Wilson has requested that
Don't try this at home!
[1]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wk85_nqi60k
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> > Perhaps syncopated jiggery is a virus like the squirrel pox that
grays
> > carry but kills reds?
>
> Tim
Exactly! There was a major influx of grey squirrel tunes in the
Wideopen and Wallington areas in the mid 20th Century. These quickly
spread throughout Northumberlan
> So we could have foregone the entire debate then?
No, it's been worth it - I'm seriously concerned that the traditional
way of playing our instrument will be swept away in a wave of
Pan-Celtic "syncopated jiggery" (as a uilleann piper from Heaton
once called it)
I'm off to jo
Yeah but we're not talking about jazz here. Stepping into uncharted (for
me) waters, jazz improvisation is all about working within chord structures,
whereas Northumbrian piping has more to do with melodic sequences, using a
drone rather than a chord sequence as the anchor, so mistakes are more
no
Colin,
Have you been nobbled by a hockey mom/pig in lipstick???
Chris
> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:15:23 -0400
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> CC: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [NSP] Re: George Atkinson
>
> Dear Adrian,
>
>
> Come on let
From: Francis Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 16 September 2008 15:25
To: Chris Ormston; NSP Mailing List
Subject: [NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2
Well said, Chris.
I'd add that, even without the traditional examples, the instrument
itself is a good teacher. All musi
.and while I'm on a roll, can someone please explain the benefits of
squaddies playing the Northumbrian pipes? The GHB went down that road years
ago, with well documented results!
Chris
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From: Chris Ormston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 24 August 2008 01:
Thanks for your comments, Sheila. Firstly I'd like to say that being away
from Northumberland is not the disadvantage it's sometimes perceived to be.
People often think there's a hotbed of piping, with virtuosity to be heard
in some pub every night of the week - it's not like that!
The Clough tra
I guess "All types of pipes" was always going to be a shambles - a bit like
"All types of stringed instruments" would be! Or the fact that most of the
nation associates Holmfirth with tedious, safe Sunday evening TV, somewhere
between the antiques slot and the god slot!
Chris
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I always wish they'd tried The Wild Rover to the tune of Nights In White
Satin!
Chris
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From: "Ian Lawther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Nsp@Cs.Dartmouth.Edu"
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:38 AM
Subject: [NSP] OT Humphrey Littleton
I have just read on the Guardia
I blame the liquid paraffin ;-)
> This one will run and run.
>
>
>
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... or that famous song in praise of the Tyne dredgermen - "Haul Cackie
Through the Water"
> Cacky Layton?
>
> Ok, I stop now ;-)
>
>
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>
Apologies if you've received this twice - I'm not sure that my first
attempt to send worked!
Here's a new tune, hot off the press, to celebrate the TV appearance of
Bolton's greatest piper - the legendary Shameless Ennis!
X:1
T:Inky Bob's Rant
C:Chris Ormston
M:C
R:
K:G
(3DEF|GABdB2AB|cBAGE2DE|GA
Thanks, Helen,
I've noticed that while a cotton wool plug can sort out squeaks and tuning
problems, it can really compromise the tone of the chanter. I've found
that it's worth experimenting to find the smallest amount of cotton wool
necessary (perhaps just a few strands)to correct tuning, thus pr
While this is written in straight jig time, it's much more effective played
in a 'dotted' manner. Also, make sure the dotted crotchets are given their
full value. Tom Clough's advice to sing the song in your head is relevant
here to help with the phrasing.
Ooops, sorry! Got the Champion of C
> On 6 Dec 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> there's Small Coals and Little Money
>
>
Just be careful if using SMS predictive texting with that one!!
Also known as "Fill the Stoup and Keep it Clinking" - fairly festive,
> but perhaps a bit adult.
>
> Julia
>
>
>
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Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.
Groucho Marx
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Attached is a link to some exercises I devised
http://www.chrisormston.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/exercises.htm
Chris
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From: "Roger Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NSP"
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:06 AM
Subject: [NSP] Practice
> As someone who is, I think, a =B3ner
Back to German discussions then, are we??
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Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 7:32 PM
Subject: [NSP] Dots for Highland Cathedral
> I've just had an enquiry for these from a newish nsp player,
> so I'm hoping someone out there could send me
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From: "Anita Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "nsp"
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:24 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: Back onto topic
> Gibbons, John wrote:
>> We could try discussing piping again maybe?
>> The time we tried that about a year ago, war nearly broke out thoug
I thought it was an Irish drum :-(
> pluralis ("any"), is "Bordune". 1. casus Nominativ defined pluralis
> ("these") is "Die Bordunen".
>
> Can you refer me to any authority you are quoting here?
>
> And what would the terminology be if you stuck to one language rather than
> a mixture of Latin,
Or, REALLY scraping the bottom of the barrel Nobby Squire Dacre,
Martins' Wynne #3, The Milner's Daughter, Owen Dear What Can The Matter Be,
The Goalie Ha'penny, Kieran in the Wind, and I'm buggered if I can find one
for Sibierski!!!
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How about the Dowie Dens of Babayaro, Harper's Frolic, The Taylor's Have All
Gyen Styen Blind, Canny Robbie Elliott, OR Nae Guid Luque Aboot the
Hoose?
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Sent: 15 February 2007 22:31
To: NSP List [nsp]
Subject: [NSP] S
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From: Chris Ormston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 22 December 2006 17:38
To: 'Helen Capes'
Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: Wannies Boxing Day session
"Play Elsey's Waltz for me.
Cheers
Helen"
Participants are reminded that Boxing Day rules apply!
I've not yet worked out how to pick my nose and maintain closed fingering!
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From: andy may [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 18 December 2006 22:04
To: Chris Ormston; NSP List
Subject: Ormston caught in open fingering scandal
Hi List,
Check out Chris'
alented guy though.
Alas, I haven't seen him for years.
Small world.
Colin Hill
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From: "Chris Ormston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NSP List"
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:47 PM
Subject: [NSP] Xmas Freebie NSP Download
> Dear All,
>
Dear All,
I recently got some old vinyl stuff put onto CD. Here's a track I recorded
over a quarter of a century ago for a compilation of Irish music in the
North West of England!!! Ok, ok... I was exiled in Liverpool at the time,
and the tunes are Irish!
http://www.chrisormston.pwp.blueyonder.c
Unfortunately, Ian, trade in consoles is restricted by those folk at the
Sega Gateshead!
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Way off topic, I know, but I saw this:
http://www.newcastle-online.com/2006/11/05/shepherd-out-t-shirts/
and couldn't help wondering what sort of bother they'd cause at the Alnwick
Gathering! :-)
Chris
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Hi Sheila,
I'd recommend the Clough book (all of it!) and the Peacock collection.
There should be plenty in there to keep you going for life! Those
publications represent the core NSP repertoire.
Chris
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Sent: 05 Novem
Philip Gruar said
"Bonny Pit Laddie" etc. Now THAT'S real NSP playing. Wonderful, Chris! but
please don't totally rubbish Max and the competence, knowledge or integrity
of other ways of using the instrument. Having sais that, of course, maybe it
is a necessary part of being a true tradition-bea
"They may also, as Chris Ormston does, play
Stranger on the Shore"
Hear it at www.youtube.com/chrisormston !!!
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"it certainly wasn't to play Stranger on the Shore in preference to
the Apprentice Lads of Alnwick!"
Maureen
Bugger! You found that clip on YouTube then :-)
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To: "Chris Ormston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc:
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:31 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: Kathryn Tickell on Radio 3
> Post-Imperial cultural tripe, a few steps above Disney. I didn't bother
> giving this piec
I managed to listen for a few minutes, then had to switch off. The little
that I heard clearly demonstrated the composer's lack of understanding of
the instrument and its music. Bagpipe music is all about the relationship
between melody and drones, yet we were subjected to strange intervals that
I remember Sooty once playing a cran on his xylophone. It was on TV so it
must be the correct way of playing!
Next, who was born in the West Midlands, brought up in Scunthorpe, then
Tynemouth, then Gateshead? Nowhere near Wark! Answers on a
postcard
Chris
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I'm hoping she'll feature on Eurotrash soon!
Chris
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From: Donald Lindsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 26 May 2006 11:42
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: Re: [NSP] whole body vibrato
Chris - "There was a female piper doing it too! Than
There was a female piper doing it too! Thank God for sports bras!
> Chris said "I've just had a horrible recollection of some
> Eastern European pipers I came across at the Sackpfiefen in Schwaben
> festival. These pipers obtained vibrato not from their fingers but by
> jiggling their whole bodie
Vibrato is fine by me! It's crept into my playing more and more over the
years and nowadays I find myself adopting some Pigg approaches to vibrato. I
recall being amazed on first hearing (was it really 30 years ago)the
birdsong effect he obtained in "Lark in the Clear Air".
Here I'm at odds
My understanding is that it's the first of your definitions. You're right
that many NSPers use it to some extent, and, used sparingly, it can help
reinforce rhythm as we don't have the luxury of dynamics. To my mind the
problem occurs either when these open gracings become habit and end up
shoved
Sorry! This should have been on-list!
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From: Chris Ormston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 24 May 2006 23:30
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: New Highland Laddie
John,
At least you know what you're aiming for! It bothers me that
Sorry - this got stuck in my outbox and I'd not realized it hadn't been
sent:
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From: Chris Ormston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 17 May 2006 20:04
To: 'nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu'
Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: penguin cafe etc
Erm, thanks again John!
You&#x
I once heard that Herby (not Hugh) broke his reed just before the
recording. Fortunately Paddy Moloney was on hand nearby for a Chieftains
gig and stood in on UP instead. That's why you'll not be able to find NSP
on the recording - i think!
Chris
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Mine arrived without the envelope!
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From: Julia Say
Date: 12/10/05 10:13:28
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NSP] Re: NPS Dec N/L etc
Dear NPS members
It seems we had a dodgy batch of envelopes - we're disposing of the
remainder.
Members should have rec
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonny Douane?
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From: Rob Say [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 November 2005 21:35
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [NSP] Re: Travelling
Simon Leveaux wrote:
> May be someone should come up with an appropriately named tune for
> demonstration to
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