I may have imagined this, but I've a feeling GGA was involved in George Atkinson's tuition.
Thanks for getting me going about piping ensembles too - was it intentional??? I've had a few private conversations about this recently, (I hope my correspondents won't lurk in 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 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 August 2008 11:39 To: nsp Subject: [NSP] Re: jhf On 22 Aug 2008, Ormston, Chris wrote: > it's not just a Clough > thing. Joe Hutton's playing clearly demonstrated detached fingering > and contained few open gracings, and I'd urge readers to listen to his > earlier recordings . George Atkinson's name appears again and again on the > competition cups, and his contributions on the Wild Hills of Wannies > LP shows why - Joe was taught by GG Armstrong, and within my time (1992 or 3, I would think) remarked in a teaching situation that it was not the notes that were important as the spaces in between. I learnt a lot from him - possibly not always what he was trying to teach. Do we know who George A's teachers were - if any? The influence of GGA, himself taught by Clough, is much underrated, I think. I remember meeting the late John Miller (also a GGA pupil) in NZ in 2001, hearing him play, and sensing how strongly his style was a product of his teaching, even after 40-50 years at the other end of the world. It contrasted so much with what the rest of us were playing, in a group....... Ouch Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the information contained in this e-mail is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute, or take any action or reliance upon it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. Any unauthorised disclosure of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
