Thanks for clearing up the Dall's. I read Johnson's comments a few years
back, but must have forgotten it.
Rob
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Stuart mused:
house, Graceland. After a few glasses of red we thought... well. Elvis
bought his new home in early 1957 which is just about the same time that
some would say Bobby Macleod was at his composing and playing peak, Bobby
introduced swing into Scottish dance music and so the
Hmmm. I'd just started plans for an expedition to find the fabled Third
Tonic
The first being whisky, the second Irn Bru, - the third?
Rob
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Stuart Eydmann wrote:
...After a few glasses of red we thought... well. Elvis bought his
new home in early 1957...
Who?
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Isn't Elvis on this list?
Jings! Crivens! Help ma Boab! Dinna tell naebdy, like. Ken?
Elvis
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Her Maj today declared that as part of the Millennium Fun, Inverness is a
City.
Only 3 new cities for the whole of the UK, which is a bit mean. She could
have amused herself better by introducing a few wild cards- like Dechmont
maybe. The City of Wallyford has a ring to it.
I wonder if
on 18/12/2000 1:00 pm, Derek Hoy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Her Maj today declared that as part of the Millennium Fun, Inverness is a
City.
Only 3 new cities for the whole of the UK, which is a bit mean. She could
have amused herself better by introducing a few wild cards- like Dechmont
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First "Rory Dall" is said to mean "Blind Rory", and was a generic term
for a blind Harper and doesn't point to anyone in particular.
For the harpers I know (including folks like Alison Bill), we recognize two
Rory Dall's: The Irish one (O'Cathain) and the Scottish
In a message dated 12/18/00 10:23:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Fortunately there aren't many songs with Inverness in them.
Hmm. I never thought about this before. But I happen to have two tunes in my
repertoire that have Inverness in the title: The Cross of
David Kilpatrick wrote:
...Real ballads never mention cities...
This is an extraordinary assertion. I've personally unearthed several, one
of which I will shortly published in my forthcoming "Songs and Ballads of
East Kilbride, Volume IV: Fishing and the Sea" (£28.99 from Your Grannie
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First "Rory Dall" is said to mean "Blind Rory", and was a generic term
for a blind Harper and doesn't point to anyone in particular.
For the harpers I know (including folks like Alison Bill), we recognize two
Rory Dall's: The Irish
Attributed to him while in Scotland are- Da Mihi Manum,
I am sure you must know, but I mention it just in case you don't, Da Mihi
Manum appears in both the Wemyss c.1640 and Balcarres c.1695 manuscripts.
Rob
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How about:
ITC's Farewell to Inverness
78th's Welcome To Inverness
High Road To Inverness, The
Inverness Bonnie Braes Pipe Band
Inverness Bridge
Inverness Fiddler, The
Inverness Gathering
Inverness Lasses
Inverness Militia's March, The
Inverness Pibroch, The
Inverness Piping Society
Inverness
Cynthia said:
... But then, I think Inverness is a nice town,
TOWN ??? You'll have to be re-programmed.
Scenes of carnival are breaking out in all quarters of Inverness. The Provost
was on the news saying "We're really very pleased". The fitba team,
Caledonian Thistle, are to be re-named
David said:
Presumably Inverness now also has a cathedral, or did it already?
'Highland Cathedral'- inspiration of that meisterwerk of the piob mhor.
Derek
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Rob MacKillop wrote:
Attributed to him while in Scotland are- Da Mihi Manum,
I am sure you must know, but I mention it just in case you don't, Da Mihi
Manum appears in both the Wemyss c.1640 and Balcarres c.1695 manuscripts.
Rob
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Thanks
on 18/12/2000 8:21 pm, Ted Hastings at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about:
ITC's Farewell to Inverness
78th's Welcome To Inverness
High Road To Inverness, The
Inverness Bonnie Braes Pipe Band
Inverness Bridge
Inverness Fiddler, The
Inverness Gathering
Inverness Lasses
Inverness
I quite agree, but please note that my reply was to Cynthia Cathcart's
message
which was about tunes.
Regards,
Ted
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Bruce Olson wrote:
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In a message dated 12/16/00 5:22:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I shall also
play the original version of Ae Fond Kiss which James Oswald wrote and
described as being written by Rorie Dall
Rorie Dall, as
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