Re: [scots-l] Re: Matt Seattle's 'Border Seasons'

2003-12-05 Thread Erika Mackenzie
| If expecting a reply, please read my signature | On Wednesday, 3 December 2003 at 14:29, Matt Seattle spake thus: Rather than intervene between David F and Jack C about the merits of Fred Freeman's work I'd like to say a huge thank you to Erika Mackenzie for her review of Border Seasons -

[scots-l] Re: Cavehill abc's?

2003-12-05 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Steve Wyrick wrote: Can anyone help me with abc's for the jig Cavehill? It's supposed to be in Kerr's 3rd collection of Merry Melodies but I don't find abc's for it on the web. Sorry, might be too late... X:602 T:Cavehill B:Kerr's Merry Melodies Bk 3 Z:Nigel Gatherer L:1/8 M:6/8 K:G d2B

[scots-l] Miss Jean Milligan

2003-12-05 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Nigel Gatherer wrote: X:349 T:Miss Jean Milligan C:Winifred Bird Matthew D:Jimmy Greenan, The Jeenius of Jim Z:Nigel Gatherer L:1/8 M:4/4 K:A E2|A2 cB A2 ce|fefg a2 af|e2 c2 dcBA c2 B2 B2 cB| A2 cB A2 ce|fefg a2 af|eagf edcB|c2 A2 A2|| e2|a2 ed cB A2|dcde f3 e|a2 e2 efec|d2 B2 B3 e| a2 ed cB

[scots-l] Auld Graden Kirn

2003-12-05 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Philip Whittaker wrote: Nigel, great to hear that Borders music has its fans also that young exponents like Lori WAtson are being heard wider afield. Just a wee point. It's Kirn - end of harvest celebration. You are such a precise person, I'm sure you'd want me to let you know. Yes - thanks,

[scots-l] Laura Risk _Celtic Dialog_

2003-12-05 Thread strings
Hi all, My dad bought me the CD _Celtic Dialog_ by Laura Risk for Christmas. When I saw the title, my first thought was ug. It's on Dorian, and was released in 1999. But I've been to a few workshops that Laura has done (she's a great teacher, if you ever get the chance). Anyway, I played the cd

Re: [scots-l] Laura Risk _Celtic Dialog_

2003-12-05 Thread Steve Wyrick
Hi Bob, I agree with you about Laura; I attended a workshop she gave out here in Summer 2002 and she's a great teacher. I have her CD The Merry Making which I like quite a bit, 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

[scots-l] Abc for Rhona's reel?

2003-12-05 Thread Dominique Renaudin
Hi all, I listened to a great tune called Rhona's reel on a Cd called Best of Scottish Dance bands. I can't find it. Any ideas? Thanks! Dominique Renaudin http://domren.free.fr Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [scots-l] Laura Risk _Celtic Dialog_

2003-12-05 Thread Toby Rider
Steve Wyrick wrote: Hi Bob, I agree with you about Laura; I attended a workshop she gave out here in Summer 2002 and she's a great teacher. I have her CD The Merry Making which I like quite a bit, but I was initially disappointed in it because I'd first heard her play for a dance I attended and

Re: [scots-l] Laura Risk _Celtic Dialog_

2003-12-05 Thread Steve Wyrick
Toby Rider said: Don't get me wrong, those sterile types of recordings have their place (for Scottish Country Dance Teachers to rehearse their dancers), but they certainly aren't musically interesting. Wearing my dancer's hat (as well as fiddling for dancers, I do performance and

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

Re: [scots-l] Laura Risk _Celtic Dialog_

2003-12-05 Thread Toby Rider
Steve Wyrick wrote: You're right that there are a lot of sterile SCD recordings out there (particularly some of the ones accompanying the Society publications) but they're usually as little fun to dance to as they are to listen to. There are certain ones my SCD teacher uses, typically because