Hello Reid,
You can find help through the Pipers' Gathering which holds a convention in
early August each year in Vermont. Visit www.pipersgathering.org for all
the basic details. We have two sets of Northumbrian small pipes and two
sets of Scottish small pipes available for rent (although some are already
in use) and if John Leistman doesn't have a set available at this time then
we may be able to help you out. Through our mailing list, we may be able to
put you in touch with pipers living near you or failing that offer you some
advice and encouragement via Skype.
Keep in touch!
Richard
ps The Pipers' Gathering is always looking for sets that we can use as
rental sets to help prospective pipers get started on their road to ruin.
If anyone knows of sets that are currently languishing in a cupboard then we
would love to hear from you!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reid Bishop" <greidbis...@gmail.com>
To: "Ian Lawther" <irlawt...@comcast.net>
Cc: "NSP group" <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 3:42 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: My little tune sponge....
Hideeho,
I am new to the nsp list serve. I play fiddle and a few other stringed
instruments in various Celtic trad styles. My love of Celtic music began
when I was 12 listening to Scottish pipers. I am turning 40 this month
and have decided at long last that I want to pipe! I play routinely with
my family who are also trad players so I need something to play tunes on
that context at least occassionally. I am growing in fascination with
the NSP. How should I start? Better should I start given that I am now
officially over the hill and have never played any kind of a wind
instrument. Are Scottish smallpipes more appropriate. I am handy with
fixing and maintaining instruments. Help!
Cheers
Reid
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Director
Mississippi River Field Institute
National Audubon Society
1208 Washington St.
Vicksburg, MS 39183
Office: (601)-661-6189
Mobile: (601)-214-5261
Email: rbis...@audubon.org
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On Nov 13, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Ian Lawther <irlawt...@comcast.net> wrote:
My youngest daughter (10) has always been a little bit of a tune sponge
though she has refused to join the school choir (much to the teachers
disappointment) and only recently took up an instrument (flute). Last
night she was whistling something from Holst's The Planets which she
picked up somewhere but right now she is sitting playing with Lego and
whistling Morpeth Rant....which I happened to be practicing on the
melodeon about half and hour ago. She does it better than I was doing.
Ian
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