Hmmm,
is it not time for the NPS to have a meeting with the Rothbury committee?
I certainly do not agree with tunes only being played once through, unless it's
a variation set. The problem could arise that someone who breaks the rules,wins
and the one who hasn't broken the rules goes off to the
Was it not one of that pool of judges who introduced the rule in the first
place? A former champion of traditional variation playing, no less - until
Caddam Woods obscured their view :-(
Sorry Ian, for a committee who regard the likes of Spootiskerry and the
Lemonville Jig as traditional
Sorry Ian, for a committee who regard the likes of Spootiskerry and the
Lemonville Jig as traditional Northumbrian tunes, your suggestion would be
lost on them.
Ladies, Gentlemen, on the one hand it's good that some people take the tradition
seriously, on the other let us not be surprised that
And a quick acknowledgement of both the Morpeth Gathering and NPS competitions,
and any others which do not impose an unrealistic time limit on variations.
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I must say that some of the best competition music I ever heard at Rothbury
was a variation set that should have been disqualified if the rules had been
enforced - on the other hand, last year's smallpipe competition, when the
rules were strictly applied, was relatively unsatisfying - there
