The 40th Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival [1]http://www.newcastleton.com
takes place 3-5 July. There are piping competitions on the Saturday afternoon. I've been asked to judge them and to spread the word. Northumbrian Pipes (all classes) 2.30 pm in the Community Room, this is followed by Border Pipes (all classes) and in the same venue. As there are no rules specified on [2]http://www.newcastleton.com/rules.html I have agreed the following with the committee - Northumbrian Pipes - entrant's choice of 2 tunes of contrasting tempo from Northumbrian or Border tradition (open class, at least 1 of the tunes to have variations) Border Pipes - entrant's choice of 2 tunes of contrasting tempo from Border or Northumbrian tradition No time limits apply, use your common sense ---- The competitions have been struggling for numbers recently but the organisers are keen that they continue, I hope some of you can come to play and/or listen. -- References 1. http://www.newcastleton.com/ 2. http://www.newcastleton.com/rules.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
