Re: [scots-l] Ferintosh in Linlithgow

2003-09-11 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
I saw them in Woodstock NY in July totally outstanding!!! Jeff - Original Message - From: "Matt Seattle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [scots-l] Ferintosh in Linlithgow > > Ferintosh will also be > > in Penicuik, Bi

Re: [scots-l] Music for a Scottish Tune

2003-05-30 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has a source of the music for a tune that I believe is called Old Heddon of Fawsey? Thanks for your help in advance! Jeff Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/li

Re: [scots-l] Tempi

2002-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Steve & Nigel, I can only speak from my very limited knowledge and experience of having taken a lesson from Susie Petrov and having played a sort of rhythm guitar for a number of Scottish Country Dances, here in the non-highlands of the Connecticut River Valley. The dance Strathspey speed does see

Re: [scots-l] Shetland geetarr

2001-01-25 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
David, I've been reading everyone's postings here about Shetland guitar playing traditions. It does seem to parrallel American JAzz guitar evolutions. My question pertains to playing back up. Do your descriptions apply to palying backup to strathspeys? Please excuse this potentially dumb questio

Re: [scots-l] Birlin'

2001-01-14 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Wendy, I heard you CB fiddle a bit last night. Playing last night pretty much sucked. It was as bad as Greg's session. There was a bunch of people there who frequent the City Steam session, and screw up the timing there also. It is not the hard. 1,2,3,4. As a rhythm player, I should have brought t

Re: [scots-l] Radio Station

2001-01-03 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Toby, - > The station is for my own personal use. I just choose to share > knowledge of it's existance with a couple hundred of my closest friends. > :-) And I for one offer my thanks for your efforts! Jeffrey > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subsc

[scots-l] FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE

2000-10-11 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Greetings, I felt it important to point out that ego ridden fiddler had nothing to do with anyone involved with this NewsGroup. As a matter of fact I suspect that the woman would not know a Scottish Tune if it was actually played for her. Sorry for any misunderstandings this may have caused, and

Re: [scots-l] Local Sessions.

2000-10-11 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Another point of clarification: > > Oh yes.the "Civil War" is actually referred to as "The War of > > Northern Aggression" down here as we were not only attacked! But weren't > > allowed to "legally" succeed from the Union!. The war formally started with the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumte

Re: [scots-l] Local Sessions.

2000-10-09 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Toby, Try driving down there in "you-all" land with Connecticut plates on a pickup truck with a snow plow attachment. Although my ancestors were still in Russia in the 1860's, those folks are still fighting the Civil War. Jeff - Original Message - From: Toby Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <

Re: [scots-l] music store frustration

2000-09-15 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
> > No, a sycamore is a different tree. We have sycamore trees in this part of > > Canada. They are the ones that look like they don't have any bark. I don't > > know if it is related to the European sycamore. > > Sycamore is European maple. What US instrument builders call figured maple > is

Re: [scots-l] new subscription flood?

2000-09-12 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Toby, We've actually fumbled through the "Liz & Toby Wedding" tune a couple of times. > Ha..ha..ha.. When you finally get a chance to talk to John > Campbell, you will understand what I mean by "attitude". I'm using > "attitude" as a positive adjective here. John Campbell is a lion of a man. And

Re: [scots-l] new subscription flood?

2000-09-12 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Toby, Yes indeed, your wedding. I've seen your picture in the Kilt, and well, I was impressed. I hear there is a tune that was composed for you too. Pretty cool. Regarding the your comments on the Wedding Reels: I've just encountered a couple of CD's by a fiddler named John Campbell. I guess you

Re: [scots-l] new subscription flood?

2000-09-12 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
Toby, I have been aware of the list for awhile, as I have been practicing and learning acoustic guitar back up to CB tunes with a friend of yours, Wendy G. We had started playing in the tack room of the barn we the G's horses are kept, with Bill and another fiddler, under the much acclaimed "Meado