Sounds more like Billy Smart than Billy Pigg. The possibilities are endless - pipers could arrive at performances in a car where the doors fall off! Is there any chance the NPS could manufacture Society badges that squirt water in people's faces, and should the audience at competitions throw custard pies to create a general sense of hilarity? :)
Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 August 2008 14:30 To: Ormston, Chris Cc: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: More choyting! What about the Three Tenors doing doing all that warbling at the end of O Sole Mio. It was done in fun and because they could do it and it went down a storm. Why can't we do the same thing on our pipes if we want to for fun and mischief to get laughter and response from our listeners?which is probably the main thing we are trying to do in playing in public (you could do it in a forest as well even if no one is listening). Something like jazz compared to classical playing. Cromwell would have been proud of this strict puritanical rule of no more than one finger off at a time that Clough is supposed to have advocated. Colin -----Original Message----- From: Ormston, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:03 Subject: [NSP] Re: More choyting! Colin said: "I often wonder why the style of playing causes so much attention and why the odd choyte causes so much concern.." Imagine if Pavarotti had thrown in the odd yodel in Nessun Dorma, and you'll get the idea! <grin> Chris 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. To get on or off this list see list information at htt! p://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. -- 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. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html