[NSP] Re: KVR online

2011-06-29 Thread Reid Bishop
Links are nonfunctional. Pretty interested in them. Cheers Reid Sent from my iPhone On Jun 29, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk wrote: 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

[NSP] Re: [NPS-Discussion] KVR online

2011-06-29 Thread Reid Bishop
Ah got it. Stupid iPhone goofed the formatting. All is working. This is superb. Any suggestions for a yank like me where to focus efforts tunewise? Something like a standard top 20-40 Northumbrian fiddle tune or set list. Looking for something similar for pipes as well. Reid Sent from

[NSP] Re: divorce

2011-06-16 Thread Reid Bishop
What follows is testimonial. The forum certainly has value in my book. It was through this forum and the NPS that I found the encouragement and advice necessary to start playing the NSP. In Mississippi, USA no less. It is also how I found my set which arrived from Italy. Talk about

[NSP] Re: Whatever!

2011-05-22 Thread Reid Bishop
Goodness... Is this the same Inky-Adrian posting here? Seems to be. http://www.ukscreen.com/cast/adrian What a character. Reid On May 22, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk wrote: On 22 May 2011, John Poohbah wrote: Troll alert. First rule of the internet: do

[NSP] Re: Tuning/pitch

2011-02-10 Thread Reid Bishop
I have been enjoying the thread discussions since I joined the list serve back in the fall. I have now been playing my F set since late November and have learned about five tunes on the 17 key chanter. I get tired easy and have some squeaks from the lower registers but otherwise I am making

[NSP] Re: Still off topic: Off-topic request for Hymnbook

2011-01-11 Thread Reid Bishop
In one way modern shape note singing is a form of active preservation of a historical tradition. Imagine you are living on the frontier and separated from the trappings of formal worship. How else would song leaders communicate basic tune melody without getting caught up in sharps and flats

[NSP] Re: Looking to get started - was- My little tune sponge....

2010-11-14 Thread Reid Bishop
that are currently languishing in a cupboard then we would love to hear from you! - Original Message - From: Reid Bishop greidbis...@gmail.com To: Ian Lawther irlawt...@comcast.net Cc: NSP group nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 3:42 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: My little

[NSP] Re: My little tune sponge....

2010-11-13 Thread Reid Bishop
of a wind instrument. Are Scottish smallpipes more appropriate. I am handy with fixing and maintaining instruments. Help! Cheers Reid - G. Reid Bishop, Ph.D. Director Mississippi River Field Institute National Audubon Society 1208 Washington St