[NSP] Re: The great choyte debate redux

2008-08-24 Thread Ian Lawther
Chris Ormston wrote: PS Sorry to ramble - been in the.. http://chrisormston.com/Documents/Bridge_End.pdf Sorry your evening was spent in such a manner , Chris. I spent my Saturday night at a house concert here in Seattle with Paddy Keenan, with red wine in hand. A month that started with

[NSP] Re: The great choyte debate redux

2008-08-24 Thread uspix
Sorry Ian, I'm not getting your point..are you saying it's OK for Uilleann pipers to 'carve out their own sound'. But it's not for OK for Northumbrian pipers? .. Steve D -- Original message -- From: Ian Lawther [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris Ormston wrote: PS

[NSP] Plaid, by gad, sad or bad?

2008-08-24 Thread rosspipes
I was reprimanded quite rightly by Matt for saying that Linlithgow was in the Borders in a recent e-mail when I meant Innerleithen which is on the Tweed in between Galashiels and Peebles. This was where I bought a length of black and white plaid at the mill which had been specially woven to

[NSP] Re: The great choyte debate redux

2008-08-24 Thread colin
I think we should also take into account that competition standard often (in fact invariably) differs from general playing (where experimentation in styles etc may be a means of learning about an instrument and it's capabilities). We often adapt rules to suit ourselves when in a less formal