[NSP] Re: Tune title spelling
I have not found a way to access them for e-mail.? Tip: In WinXP (MacOS/Linux may have a similar applet) I simply copy paste exotic characters from the Character Map* accessory. Steve Collins * Buried in Start Programs Accessories System Tools (points to %SystemRoot%\System32\charmap.exe if missing) but I keep a shortcut handy on my Office Toolbar To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Raindrops or ?
Bill, Do you perhaps mean Archie's Fancy (AKA Tin Can Polka) which Billy Pigg reportedly wrote in response to the behaviour of Fred Ord's two (then small) sons, who rushed about with tin cans attempting to catch the drips falling through the partly demolished Biddlestone Hall ? Steve Collins -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu]on Behalf Of Bill Telfer Sent: 03 June 2009 08:06 To: 'Dartmouth NPS' Subject: [NSP] Raindrops or ? Is my memory playing tricks again, or am I right in thinking that at a concert a few years ago a tune was announced to the audience as ''Raindrops'' but to me it sounded like Bill Charlton's Fancy? Bill To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP music for a funeral
Can anyone suggest NSP music that would be appropriate for a funeral? Sorry but, without knowing the people involved or where in the service it is to be used, I'm afraid not. From personal experience, unless you're talking about an anonymous stereotypical funeral (such as may be portrayed in a film production for some marginal character), it's really a case of 'horses for courses' if you're not to 'add insult to injury' at a very stressful time. Rule 1: There are virtually no rules Almost anything goes or (to roughly quote funeralsuk.com): Funeral music can be whatever you or the deceased would have wanted it to be. Jazz, pop, gospel music, football songs or favourite hymns (whatever you or the deceased wanted), you can have. The funeral is an event to both celebrate the dead person's life and to say goodbye - so, if a particular song or tune is appropriate, use it. Rule 2: Use your nous Choices also depend on whether they're to be ... * processional,(setting the mood as mourners and/or the coffin enter, in whichever order decided, given that most probably won't even be conscious of the music at this point) * the 'main event' (once everyone is settled, usually a personal favourite associated with a eulogy, for private reflection) * or recessional (to sum it all up on leaving the church/chapel) .. - all the while in keeping with whatever hymns/psalms/songs have been chosen so that the service 'comes together' as a whole. But you don't have to take my word for it with so much free advice on the web like (to name but a few): * http://www.funeralsuk.com/Topics/Funeral_Music.htm * http://www.music-for-church-choirs.com/funeral-music.html * http://www.fawkhamandhartley.org.uk/Info/Funerals/music.htm Some Local Council crematoria (e.g. Worthing) even list their canned music online to give folk an idea of what's ready waiting - without recourse to special request. And I freely admit NSP were far from appropriate the one time I was faced with this conundrum. Or perhaps you really meant 'NSP music that would be traditional for a funeral'. If so, I'm sure others are better placed to comment on that than li'l ol' me. Condolences, Steve Collins To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Maa Bonny Lad
-Original Message- From: Matt Seattle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 October 2008 10:54 8 snip My question is, is there a meaning apart from the obvious in the notion of the Keelman going oe'r land in this song and in the title of the pipe tune? Well, I can brainstorm 3 possibilities to get the ball rolling: A: Walking from home to join a keel crew B: Gone ashore to plant a mooring post C: Returning home after death I'm assuming A was the obvious one. In support of B is the following line (in your ref. He's gyen to moor the keel, O!). Or, more strongly, in 'Bonnie Keel Laddie'* (He's geane ower land, wiv a stick in his hand, T' help to moor the keel, o!). But contrariwise: 1: It implies the questioner is already on board 2: The question implies a longer time-span than such a task requires Finally, considering the 2nd verse's gloomy answer, C may even be a reference to (primarily Celtic) beliefs about: 1: Souls being unable to cross water 2: The homeward routes taken by the souls of deceased warriors according to whether they died bravely or ingloriously (the oft-misinterpreted heavenly 'high road' vs. underground 'low road' theme as embodied by the 'Loch Lomond' song) Too fanciful ? Yeah, probably ! RDFC Cheers, Steve Collins * http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=9172 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Maa Bonny Lad
I urgently need the words of Maa Bonny Lad Can anyone come to my rescue? A quick web search* yielded many but this was 1st up looks OK: http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/anne.briggs/songs/maabonnylad.h tml Cheers, Steve Collins * http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simplev%3Asources=webplusquery= %22Maa+Bonny+Lad%22 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Transporting pipes
Hear, hear everything so far said about hand luggage ... .. but I'd agree with Neil's hard case instincts if there's ANY risk of pipes being consigned to the hold and, thus, the awesome destructive power of baggage-handling machines. Anyone who's ever witnessed a rucksack or ski/boot bag get snagged to a halt, by a strap or handle loop, on a luggage carousel belt (only to be pummelled mercilessly by the relentless tide of following suitcases) will have an inkling of what I mean. In this situation, whilst hard cases erode your weight allowance, I'd regard them as de rigueur. And the more resilient the better (e.g. fibre-glass probably stronger than wood). Nor forget to pay particular attention to cushioning the contents against prolonged mechanical vibration whilst in the hold (even to using dirty laundry on the homeward leg ;). To assess the risk of them not being allowed as hand-luggage, of course, you'd be wise to hit the web and check out the policies of all carriers with whom you expect to travel. Little things like oil, for instance, may violate anti-terrorist bottle rules and require forethought in packing them so as not to jeopardise your pipes' hand-luggage status. Oh, and I loved Matt's gun-case idea which vividly reminded me of a tip for travellers obliged to consign valuable equipment to the hold - Secure your checked bags -- fly with a gun (http://www.travelsuperlink.com/forum/topic.php?id=26). All perfectly serious, I assure you ! :p HTH, Steve Collins All hail the much-aliased Law of Universal Cussedness (NPL version) ... Law: In any set of circumstances, where more than one outcome is equiprobable, the least beneficial will always result Lemma: The above Law will always apply except when, by appearing not to apply, it will, in the end, do you greater dirt To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Ewan MacColl
Does anyone know where I can get a recording of Ewan MacColl's 'Freeborn Man' with Peggy Seeger. I don't know if it will help your search but my vinyl copy is: Pub: Argo Year: 1970 Codes: SPA-A 102 stereo (side 1 ZRG 3273 / side 2 ZRG 3274) Title: The World of Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger Side: 1 Track: 4 The sleeve notes also mentions THE TRAVELLING PEOPLE (for release in April 1970) DA 133 mono which should also have featured it of course. Cheers, Steve To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
