There are two tutors available that you might find helpful:
http://www.northumbrianpipes.com/Books.html
http://www.liestman.com/#tutor
Regards
Chris
> Hi.
> My names Neil and i'm new to the list.
> I was wondering if theres anyone out there who could give some advice to
>
ome, I can play much better
than that.
Of course the answer to that is to play more solo in front of others. So
it's Catch 22.
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If someone were to write a book on 'playing music on the right side of the
brain' I'd be a customer.
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Now that really is offensive.
:O)
Chris Harris
> Presumably that clifftop experience already mentioned by others is
> what inspired the famous novel 'Fatal Fall' by Eileen Dover.
>
> Francis
>
> On 13 Aug 2009, at 16:25, Julia Say wrote:
>
>> On 13 Aug 2
lots of extra pockets and straps.
Regards
Chris
> Not a controversial discussion point, or anything interesting about the
> music, just a question to pipers and other pipe-makers - where do you get
> your cases, and what sort of case do you prefer?
>
> Before the set I'v
Wonderful!
Thanks for the link.
Chris
>
>Hello folks
>There may be one or two apart from Adrian interested in the Alice
>person.
>Here she is playing with Emily Hoile at the Chantry Museum last night
>for the Windy Gyle Band Force 6 launch. This won&
the different
attitudes, and the different aspects of playing that are felt to be
important to the tradition.
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That would be very helpful.
One of the major advantages of the email list is that you don't have to go
looking for it.
Chris
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Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonny Douane?
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Subject: [NSP] Re: Travelling
Simon Leveaux wrote:
> May be someone should come up with an appropriately named tune for
> demonstration to
Mine arrived without the envelope!
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Subject: [NSP] Re: NPS Dec N/L etc
Dear NPS members
It seems we had a dodgy batch of envelopes - we're disposing of the
remainder.
Members should have rec
I once heard that Herby (not Hugh) broke his reed just before the
recording. Fortunately Paddy Moloney was on hand nearby for a Chieftains
gig and stood in on UP instead. That's why you'll not be able to find NSP
on the recording - i think!
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Erm, thanks again John!
You&#x
Sorry! This should have been on-list!
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John,
At least you know what you're aiming for! It bothers me that
s are
executed, and which fingers are used. A quick F# cut sounds a lot more
clean than the flaccid effect of using the D finger.
Chris
> I thought "choyting" was restricted the gracing of lower notes with a cut
> (quick grace note of a higher note preceeding the playing of a lower
ection of some
Eastern European pipers I came across at the Sackpfiefen in Schwaben
festival. These pipers obtained vibrato not from their fingers but by
jiggling their whole bodies up and down! Now, who does that remind you
of...?
Chris
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There was a female piper doing it too! Thank God for sports bras!
> Chris said "I've just had a horrible recollection of some
> Eastern European pipers I came across at the Sackpfiefen in Schwaben
> festival. These pipers obtained vibrato not from their fingers but by
>
I'm hoping she'll feature on Eurotrash soon!
Chris
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Chris - "There was a female pip
I remember Sooty once playing a cran on his xylophone. It was on TV so it
must be the correct way of playing!
Next, who was born in the West Midlands, brought up in Scunthorpe, then
Tynemouth, then Gateshead? Nowhere near Wark! Answers on a
postcard
Chris
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rvals that
neither sit comfortably on the chanter nor relate to the drone
accompaniment. Previous works by this composer have included a piece for
pipes which goes beyond the range of the chanter - enough said??? More
high-brow, emperor's-new-clothes fodder using the pipes as a gimmi
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Subject: [NSP] Re: Kathryn Tickell on Radio 3
> Post-Imperial cultural tripe, a few steps above Disney. I didn't bother
> giving this piec
"it certainly wasn't to play Stranger on the Shore in preference to
the Apprentice Lads of Alnwick!"
Maureen
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"They may also, as Chris Ormston does, play
Stranger on the Shore"
Hear it at www.youtube.com/chrisormston !!!
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Philip Gruar said
"Bonny Pit Laddie" etc. Now THAT'S real NSP playing. Wonderful, Chris! but
please don't totally rubbish Max and the competence, knowledge or integrity
of other ways of using the instrument. Having sais that, of course, maybe it
is a necessary part of be
Hi Sheila,
I'd recommend the Clough book (all of it!) and the Peacock collection.
There should be plenty in there to keep you going for life! Those
publications represent the core NSP repertoire.
Chris
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Way off topic, I know, but I saw this:
http://www.newcastle-online.com/2006/11/05/shepherd-out-t-shirts/
and couldn't help wondering what sort of bother they'd cause at the Alnwick
Gathering! :-)
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Unfortunately, Ian, trade in consoles is restricted by those folk at the
Sega Gateshead!
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The other musicians are Dublin's Shay Black (brother of Mary) on guitar and
Tony Gibbons (who assured me Ormskirk is in Sligo!) on bouzouki. The tunes
are Walsh's Hornpipe and The Little Stack of Wheat.
Enjoy!
Chris
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I'm not sure about the movies, but it sounds like the same Shay! He was a
resident at the Liverpool Trad Club at the Cross Keys and also sang with
"Stormalong John". I remember he qualified as one of the first male midwives
in the country. I've heard he's in the USA no
I've not yet worked out how to pick my nose and maintain closed fingering!
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Hi List,
Check out Chris'
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Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: Wannies Boxing Day session
"Play Elsey's Waltz for me.
Cheers
Helen"
Participants are reminded that Boxing Day rules apply!
How about the Dowie Dens of Babayaro, Harper's Frolic, The Taylor's Have All
Gyen Styen Blind, Canny Robbie Elliott, OR Nae Guid Luque Aboot the
Hoose?
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Or, REALLY scraping the bottom of the barrel Nobby Squire Dacre,
Martins' Wynne #3, The Milner's Daughter, Owen Dear What Can The Matter Be,
The Goalie Ha'penny, Kieran in the Wind, and I'm buggered if I can find one
for Sibierski!!!
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I thought it was an Irish drum :-(
> pluralis ("any"), is "Bordune". 1. casus Nominativ defined pluralis
> ("these") is "Die Bordunen".
>
> Can you refer me to any authority you are quoting here?
>
> And what would the terminology be if you stuck to one language rather than
> a mixture of Latin,
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> Gibbons, John wrote:
>> We could try discussing piping again maybe?
>> The time we tried that about a year ago, war nearly broke out thoug
Back to German discussions then, are we??
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> I've just had an enquiry for these from a newish nsp player,
> so I'm hoping someone out there could send me
Attached is a link to some exercises I devised
http://www.chrisormston.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/exercises.htm
Chris
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>
Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.
Groucho Marx
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> On 6 Dec 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> there's Small Coals and Little Money
>
>
Just be careful if using SMS predictive texting with that one!!
Also known as "Fill the Stoup and Keep it Clinking" - fairly festive,
> but perhaps a bit adult.
>
> Julia
>
>
>
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Got the Champion of Champions at Bellingham mixed up with
Crufts - sorry to interrupt the doggy talk ;-)
Chris
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Maybe, or else relat
ct tuning, thus preserving
some brightness of tone. Its also worth checking every now and then to
make sure the cotton wool hasn't become clogged with oil [am I the only
piper left to advocate a good dousing in oil ;-) ]
Chris
> I know that this is a perennial problem and I am sure th
G
(3DEF|GABdB2AB|cBAGE2DE|GABdB2AB|c2E2E2 (3DEF|GABdB2AB|cBAGE2DE|Ggfg
cAdc|B2G2G2:||
(3def|gBBgB2AB|cEEcE2(3def|gBBgB2AB|c2E2E2(3def|gBBgB2AB|cEEcE2DE|Ggfg
cAdc|B2G2G2:||
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Vickers at weddings?? I think you meant Vicars ;-)
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On 6 Apr 2008, Richard York wrote:
> inappropriate tunes for weddings?
Ooh, good
... or that famous song in praise of the Tyne dredgermen - "Haul Cackie
Through the Water"
> Cacky Layton?
>
> Ok, I stop now ;-)
>
>
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Back to piping matters..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2008/03/17/colin_ross_feature.shtml
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I blame the liquid paraffin ;-)
> This one will run and run.
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I always wish they'd tried The Wild Rover to the tune of Nights In White
Satin!
Chris
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ng's Collection (1809) as 'Oh Southern Breeze'"
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Chris
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I guess "All types of pipes" was always going to be a shambles - a bit like
"All types of stringed instruments" would be! Or the fact that most of the
nation associates Holmfirth with tedious, safe Sunday evening TV, somewhere
between the antiques slot and t
That's why I tend to favour Clough repertoire, where the only concern is to
differentiate between some Tom, Dick or Harry ;-)
Chris
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at was er..., borrowed from Clough's Nae Guid Luck variations),
where the minuet-style rhythm momentarily gives way to jig time, no matter
where one tries to put the emphasis!!
Chris
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Seeking the Galloway is also on Gordon Mooney's O'er the Border CD, and may
well be in one of his tune collections
Chris
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Subject: [NSP] Seeking The Galloway
&
ham Show?"
You can - but don't expect a prize! Tom Clough's Bellingham adjudication
speech from the 1930s still applies!!
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Thanks - I hope my fingering is more accurate than my memory for dates!
Chris
"Tough on choyting, tough on the causers of choyting"
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Subject: [NSP] Re: jhf
On 22 Aug 200
and
in time these become irksome mannerisms. Unfortunately, because such styles
appear on CDs, people assume that they're correct - in much the same way as a
"Sun" or "Daily Mail" reader knows what they're reading is true.
Chris
"Tough on choyting, tough on the caus
Just this morning I couldn't hear the pit hooter for all those pesky curlews
and sheep!
Chris
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"Adrian gives an
tion cups, and his contributions on the Wild Hills of
Wannies LP shows why - some of the most clear, musical interpretations of
hornpipes you could wish for!
Chris
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"Where would music be today if tritones had continued to be proscribed and
thirds widely disapproved of as in the middle ages?"
It might have saved us from that Maxwell-Davis stuff
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the background) and there is some agreement that:
1) Group piping is more to do with social inclusion than musical standards
2) More than 3 sets of NSP in ensemble starts to sound like one of those
kazoo-based Juvenile Jazz bands e had in the 1960s
3) Plaid is bad
Discuss....
Chris
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advocate that new learners should start on a simple set, not just to develop
skills in the basic octave, but also to preserve the older tunes, but that's
probably a bit too radical for most on this list, as is my opinion that the
supply of extended chanters should be subject to a Freudian ps
the silences in between as short
as possible.
Chris
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"Used to cover musical deficiency? You may so, I couldn't possibly
comment!"
Probably! I tend to use my lugs to hear music, so what the performer wears has
little relevance. Besides, the black and white shepherds' travel rug was worn
on both sides of the border, so like Flett From Flotta, T
nd myth, and
I fear there will be a few broken hearts on the journey to the truth.
Still, if you can't stand the heat.
Chris
"This is going to hurt me more than it will hurt you"
PS Sorry to ramble - been in the..
http://chrisormston.com/Documents/Bridge_End.pdf
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.and while I'm on a roll, can someone please explain the benefits of
squaddies playing the Northumbrian pipes? The GHB went down that road years
ago, with well documented results!
Chris
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e
Jews were right after all.
Fortunately there's little risk nowadays of a new, influential
organisation wilfully ignoring the existing tradition and going all
Celtic, is there?
Chris
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repertoire. Clough was as bad - low A indeed!
Chris
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Subject: [NSP] Re: More choyting!
On 26 Aug 2008, at 10:10, Ormston, Chris wrote:
>
Colin said:
"I often wonder why the style of playing causes so much attention and why the
odd choyte causes so much concern.."
Imagine if Pavarotti had thrown in the odd yodel in Nessun Dorma, and you'll
get the idea!
Chris
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throw custard pies to
create a general sense of hilarity? :)
Chris
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What about the Three Tenors doing doing all
arrested trying to leave again as
we were mistaken for illegal immigrants!
Chris
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Subject: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds
ring out the tonal quality
of each note too, or to enhance the quality of vibrato - this works well for
slow tunes, but may not be practical when playing Holey Ha'penny :)
Chris
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d that the legato approach
displayed in some recent recordings is becoming noticeable in the playing of
youngsters, and that over time it would become the norm.
Chris
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the fingerholes while they played
their pipes to their flocks.
Chris
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Subject: [NSP] Re: tchuning
Dear Sam,
The 'lugs' are a pair of d
Thanks Francis,
I'm not aware of any more George Atkinson recordings. I was fortunate
enough to spend a few afternoons with him circa 1977, and while he was a
little out of practice, he managed to combine detached fingering with
delightful musicality.
Chris
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Colin,
Have you been nobbled by a hockey mom/pig in lipstick???
Chris
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> Subject: [NSP] Re: George Atkinson
>
> Dear Adrian,
sequences, and if you can master one Peacock variation set you're
well on the way to conquering them all! For those of you who'd like something
slightly more accessible, Clough's variations on Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be
follow the Peacock pattern, albeit with some keyed variations
7;m inclined to agree! That's not to say it's
banned, but rather that there are more effective ways of showing the
superlatives of Northumberland small pipes.
Chris
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lled it)
I'm off to join a fiddlers' email list. I can't play the fiddle, but
I'm sure the members of that list will be enthralled with my suggestion
that Nathaniel Gow held his bow wrongly
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the Rennaisance musicians attempting to imitate the human
voice!
Francis sent me an old clip from the Times, reviewing a Clough performance in
London. I don't have it to hand, but the reviewer commented on Tom's
absorption in his music, and his sense of phrasing - can you elig
lash, the chances are you've been
invaded!
Chris
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Don't try this at home!
[1]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wk85_nqi60k
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And, of equal relevance to NSP, The Pogues are at Newcastle Carling Academy
on 11th December!
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Kim Bibby-Wilson has requested that
Sorry folks - I read the original post as being about music of the Tudors
and had assumed it was to do with Henry VIII etc which significantly
predates our tradition. Now I realise it was to do with the Tyneside crisp
manufacturer.
Chris
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Now I can't get Highland Cathedral out of my head! Grrr
I wonder if they've tried using it as a form of torture at Guantanamo
Bay???
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> Subject: [NSP] Re:
Thanks John - you've hit the nail on the head! More to come from me in
the forthcoming NPS magazine!
Chris
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> Subject: [NSP] Re: An ear for drone music
>
>
ubble wrap and
never see the light of day :-(
Chris
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Be afraid! Be very afraid! But if you're into this kind of thing, you might
also lik
You can hear them here: http://chrisormston.com/clough.aspx
The top B was still dodgy 70+ years after the original recording!!!
Chris
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Ommadawn, if you listen very, very carefully, but
it's mostly drones and one long chanter note if my memory serves me
right. Paddy
"If-it-makes-a-noise-I'll-jam-along-and-market-it-as-fusion" Moloney
plays the UP.
Chris
> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:58:54 +0100
And what type of knife should be used to cut them - rusty, risty or
busty??? According to the ancient scrolls. or
was it the cup and ring marks at Routin Linn..
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> From: [EMA
As played by "Team GHB"???
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> Subject: [NSP] olympic games bagpipes
>
> In case anyone's interested, on ebay now, the Highland pipes that
were
> played at the olymic games opening c
Malcolm,
I've just sourced your local supplier and would recommend Bateman's Triple X
Chris
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Subject: [NSP] Re: OT notes inegale origin?
Does anyone know
ules, had the same teacher, yet had
different styles, so it's not necessary to break the rules in order to get
variety.
Impolite enough?
Chris
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From: john_da...@hmco.com [mailto:john_da...@hmco.com]
Sent: 03 January 2009 20:39
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [
I'm told that only recently Tommy Breckons made a similar comment about NSP!
"I am reminded of a article written by Pat McNulty, the Glasgow based
uilleann piper, reflecting on the first 30 years of Na Piobairi Uilleann
and the great increase in popularity of uilleann pipes in that time. He
con
Hear Hear! Thanks Matt, and Anita!
Chris
> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:07:42 +
> To: theborderpi...@googlemail.com; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu;
bellowspi...@yahoogroups.com; scots_mu...@yahoogroups.com
> From: bill_tel...@tiscali.co.uk
> Subject: [NSP] Re: Maggie La
Please could you advise what happens to the local gigs - we only seem to get
requests for long-distance work via this list?
Regards
Chris
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From: julia@nspipes.co.uk [mailto:julia@nspipes.co.uk]
Sent: 23 February 2009 20:39
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject
e, vol 27, p30 (2006). Not all
the intensity traces he shows have flat tops to all the notes - there is
sometimes a slight downward slope after the start, but there is a striking
consistency in the sound, of which Chris Ormston is the master, so the
slight differences in the recorded intensity sha
o position microphones so that all notes are of equal
volume.
Now excuse me while I deal with the Jagdhund!
Chris Ormston
chrisormston.com
borderdirectors.com
-Original Message-
From: Robert Greef [mailto:rob...@greef.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: 11 March 2009 18:3
re uilleann pipers may join in with
all sorts of reels , jigs etc in sessions, but the hard core repertoire
is seen as the "big" 5-plus part piping jigs like frieze Britches and
the Gold Ring.
Discuss!!!
Chris
> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:13:14 +
&
quot;misty-eyed" period is the 1970s at the Sallyport where a dapper
gentleman would rattle through Peacock variation sets with swagger,
confidence, lyricism and rippling technique. Wonder where he is now??
;-)
Chris
From: Anthony Robb [mailto:anth...@robbpipes.com]
Sent
made of leather that got heavier when wet and the
laced-up bit hurt when you headed it...
Regarding bands, did you not mean Willie Whitelaw and his Waves of
Toryism?
Chris
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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:18:4
referred to, but other than that, I'd rather
> discuss the tune. And more than that, I'd rather play it. It was the
> one that got me hooked, and Chris Ormston and Anthony Robb were there
> in the room in Rothbury when it happened. 1985, I think, or was it
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