A study of how the various, now tiny, denominations of extreme protestant
churches in the Western Isles have split and re-split over the last century
is quite instructive here (and I'm sure there are similar examples in
American religious history). All because tiny groups of essentially
Can we all join?
Paul
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:33:36 +
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
From: what...@ntlworld.com
Subject: [NSP] nps
Dear all,
after talking to Tommy Breckons shorltly before his death and
chatting
to fellow pipers after his funeral, I
what...@ntlworld.com said
after talking to Tommy Breckons shorltly before his death and chatting
to fellow pipers after his funeral, I have come to the conclusion that
the Northumbrian Pipers' society has lost its way. I therefore ask: is
it time to form some other group or society
Ian Lawther irlawt...@comcast.net said
Enter those who saw the chance to make some money by promoting an
attractive young woman who was marketable beyond the dowdy folkies.
So is the argument that piping would be far better off without all those who
came into piping at least partially as a
Maybe we are heading backwards to the days of playing and non-playing
members when one had to actually play the pipes before members (or send a
tape if you were too far away or abroad) so they could decide if you could
play or not. :)
Colin Hill
- Original Message -
From: Paul Rhodes
And be tattooed by an approved tattooist who holds the correct
understanding of the Westminster Confession?
Dru
On 25 Apr 2009, at 02:28, Mike and Enid Walton wrote:
what...@ntlworld.com said
after talking to Tommy Breckons shorltly before his death and
chatting
to fellow pipers
The point I was trying to make was that Billy Pigg's style was not in
the Northumbrian piping mainstream, and that those who have been heavily
influenced by him, like Kathryn can also be said to be outside the
mainstream as it was. Dave Bulmer's promotion of Kathryn's recordings
and
I seem to remember a certain well known piper who entered an open
competition playing a simple chanter and won it.
Running notes in is rubbish, choyting is rubbish and I would rather see
the pipes die out if certain pipers, who are promoting this and who
cannot play, are pulling the
That's the whole point, isn't it?
There's a big difference between pipers who can play and then choose to
experiment and do naughty things and players who just play badly and
sloppily (is that a word?).
I respect players who are accomplished enough to branch out and boldly go
where no piper
Yes, I should have added that bit!
As with all instruments that are not mainstream, what you first hear is
often how you think it should sound.
A bad player puts people off the instrument and also teaches you the wrong
way to play.
I also play(?) Hurdy Gurdy and that instrument has already
Hello everyone (again)
Reading all the posts on the playing styles, I would make a proposal.
Could the people who are defending such and such playing style put
up some good quality musical video on youtube?
Promote your playing style, show it to the piping community and explain
How to deal with music
Does one play violin with vibrato.
Is portamento okay?
How about a Leslie loudspeaker on a Hammond organ? What about the one
in my local church? Is that the sound of an organ, or must we all go
to St Paul's?
Ahhh... those Irish flute ornaments. Horrible if you
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