Re: [scots-l] need help

2004-11-16 Thread Cliff Abrams
If you use a PC, the unicode for the barline character is 007C. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I type a Barline to enter note?. on a MacOS computer near me, the keyboard has the barline ('|') symbol just above the backslash ('\') key, just to the left of the return key. if

Re: [scots-l] Re: ABCs

2004-11-12 Thread Cliff Abrams
The Heights of Cassino seems to be consistently in Dmaj. See The Session.org for abc, sheetmusic and a fascinating discussion of the WWII battle. The postings, rather new, may have come out of this discussion. Except for a note or two, the Session version is, for example, identical to the setting

Re: [scots-l] dots needed, please

2004-10-10 Thread Cliff Abrams
Try taking the extra spaces out of the abc text. . . .Unfortunately the abc version in the Fiddler´s Companion has something wrong with it and cannot be converted... Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

[scots-l] Casette Tape Giveaway

2004-08-20 Thread Cliff Abrams
I have the following casette tapes that i will send to anyone for postage (which should be about US$5-7, in USA.) Some are old and may have “printed through” as they have not been played or rewound in a while. So the whole lot is “as is” There are also several 90 minute casettes that i believe are

Re: [scots-l] Emails (was: Skye Dance Reels)

2004-08-20 Thread Cliff Abrams
Nigel, Thanks for Herr Rolloff's Farewell. A great tune. C. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] Re: Annie Gilchrist

2004-08-10 Thread Cliff Abrams
Are the complete Journals of EFDSS available, say as printout-able microfilm (as available, for instance, from University Microfilms International--umi.com). Thanks very much. Cliff Abrams Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your

Re: [scots-l] Annie Gilchrist (Scanning)

2004-08-10 Thread Cliff Abrams
Hand-held scanners are usually not very good. If you are considering getting one, test it first. See: www.scantips.com for excellent, accurate, non-commercial information. CA --- George Seto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, Cynthia Cathcart wrote: take home. You can often

Re: [scots-l] Re: Tune Question (Betsy)

2004-04-19 Thread Cliff Abrams
Right. I was just listening to the CD in the car and was struck by the similarities. Thanks for the transcription. Good job. CA Just about the same is *really* stretching it. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [scots-l] Re: Tune Question

2004-04-17 Thread Cliff Abrams
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cliff Abrams wrote: Is the American fiddle tune Betsy (Henry Reed, Alan Jabbour, et. al.) just about the same as the pipe march Greenwoodside? Thanks. Where might we hear it? Do you have ABCs? -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

[scots-l] Tune Question

2004-04-07 Thread Cliff Abrams
Is the American fiddle tune Betsy (Henry Reed, Alan Jabbour, et. al.) just about the same as the pipe march Greenwoodside? Thanks. CA Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] Miss McPherson Grant's Jig

2004-04-06 Thread Cliff Abrams
Nice tune. Thanks. CA Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] Celtic Fonts

2004-03-13 Thread Cliff Abrams
I tried to look at Owens from the URL given, but got only what looked like HTML lingo. It must be the PC vs. Mac thing. Glad you found what you're looking for. C. --- The Lanes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I've not only got my old friend 'Owens' back, but I've got alot of new places and

Re: [scots-l] Off-Topic: Downloading Files from Links in E-Mail; was, Re: Celtic Fonts

2004-03-13 Thread Cliff Abrams
John, Thanks very much for the advice. Though i am useless when the word code appears anywhere near the word computer, i will try this. I can get to the website ok, so i'll first try to save as-- which Explorer will let you do (choices: Web Archive, HTML or Plain Text). Then...code. C. --- John

Re: [scots-l] Celtic Fonts

2004-03-11 Thread Cliff Abrams
Look here: http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.asp?nCo=AFMTpid=369502 Or here: http://fontshop.com No Owens specifically, but you should find something similar. You'll have to pay for these fonts. Good luck. CliffA --- The Lanes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have the celtic font

Re: [scots-l] Petrie's collections

2004-03-05 Thread Cliff Abrams
Steve, Please eliminate the bass line, and, to the extent that you are willing to do the work, use usual keys: d, g, c, a or f. I await the result. CA ...I'm thinking about starting a project to transcribe these books into abc... Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List

Re: [scots-l] Re: Sandy Duff (Session Tunes)

2003-12-30 Thread Cliff Abrams
For good *listening* to about 40 bedrock session tunes, very well played, try Traditional Irish Music from Belfast Outlet PTICD 1095 CA Hey Nigel, where can I get a copy of 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes? Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To

Re: [scots-l] Re: A flatpicked bagpipe tune

2003-12-11 Thread Cliff Abrams
Yeah, soon's i pressed send i knew it was wrong. Thanx for the clarification. C. --- Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nigel, Thanks for the tune. And X=589? That's *fast*. The X: field is the identifying number for the tune in the file. Tempo is indicated by the Q: field. For a

Re: [scots-l] Re: A flatpicked bagpipe tune

2003-12-09 Thread Cliff Abrams
Nigel, Thanks for the tune. And X=589? That's *fast*. CA Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] Auld Graden Kirn

2003-12-05 Thread Cliff Abrams
Nigel, et. al., Thanks for the tunes. CA Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] Laura Risk _Celtic Dialog_

2003-12-05 Thread Cliff Abrams
...but I was initially disappointed in it because I'd first heard her play for a dance I attended and her playing on the CD was nothing like what she did at the dance; that was much more spirited and jazzy, where the CD is more polished and much tamer. Please listen to anything by Tony MacMahon

[scots-l] The F word

2003-10-09 Thread Cliff Abrams
Does anyone have words, or a source, for the song that goes, in part,: When we sit down to have a chat, it's F word this and F word that...? Thanks CliffA Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [scots-l] The F word

2003-10-09 Thread Cliff Abrams
Mudcat. Duh. Thank you. CA --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By Lou and Peter Berryman, it's also called A Chat With Your Mother. Full text is available on www.mudcat,org. Go to the Digital Tradition, browse under F. It's the last entry n the page -- Tom Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional

Re: [scots-l] chamber music

2003-09-17 Thread Cliff Abrams
One of the best CDs i've heard in a while. Thanks, Matt. CA In that case maybe I can mention my Border Seasons... Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] Modal Tunes (Pibroch)

2003-07-18 Thread Cliff Abrams
Since i am usually dumbfounded (in a good way) by pibroch, i would appreciate a brief lesson on the difference between real and fabricated. Or, if too much for a post here, direction to Alan MacDonald's thesis. Thanks. ca --- Matt Seattle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Dawson wrote: Alan

Re: [scots-l] Tunes

2003-06-28 Thread Cliff Abrams
Matt, Many thanks for the tune downloads. I think, somehow, that Westlin' Winds calls for an accidental C natural...somewhere. Thanks again. CA --- Matt Seattle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are now a few tunes on my website, traditional and original, for fiddle and/or pipes, in printable