Sorry Ian, I'm not getting your point..are you saying it's OK for Uilleann pipers to 'carve out their own sound'. But it's not for OK for Northumbrian pipers? mmmm.. Steve D
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Ian Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Chris Ormston wrote: > > PS Sorry to ramble - been in the...... > > http://chrisormston.com/Documents/Bridge_End.pdf > Sorry your evening was spent in such a manner , Chris. I spent my > Saturday night at a house concert here in Seattle with Paddy Keenan, > with red wine in hand. A month that started with Chris Ormson and ended > with Keenan could only be better if someone resurrected Gordon Duncan in > my back garden! > > But more importantly I found it interesting watching Mr. Keenan's > fingers for there were times when his finger positions did not > correspond to any tutor I have read for the instrument. But I also > remembered a comment from a class I saw led by Kevin Rowsome where he > said "don't watch my fingers, listen to the sound and try to "carve" it > out for yourselves" . If you spend time around uilleann pipers you will > find this is what they are doing. I fear that there are those in > Northumbrian piping who are uilleann pipe "wannabes" who distort the > Northumbrian tradition to fit the Irish mold by choyting and even > sliding to make the music "more interesting" by carving out their own sound. > > Sorry if I am rambling..I claim the same excuse as Chris (but with > uilleann overtones...) > > Ian > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
