I had emailed Nigel this morning to ask if there was a problem with the system because
I hadn't received any emails from the SCOTs list but it is because
everyone is so overwhelmed by events. It's interesting what you said about the
laments and Scots music in general - they just started the service in Ottawa
and the first sounds we heard were the bagpipes.
Maybe next week people will feel more up to trying to return to normal - just to prove
to those *&^%%$*& that they haven't won!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello friends,
> I sure would like to talk about music again, and try and move my mind away
> from the events of the last few days.
>
> Of course, that may not be possible.
>
> I read in the Washington Post today something about the stages of grief.
> First is disbelief, then rage, then sadness and finally acceptance. I'm
> caught somewhere between disbelief and rage. But, reading about these steps
> made me think of the laments in my repertoire, and I find it interesting that
> the music can be played to fit these emotions, in that order.
>
> For example: "The Elegy for Rob Roy MacGregor". "Death of My Friend". And I
> find that "Though I Go To My Bed" fits the stages of grief.
>
> I know, a big difference from lively discussion of reels & strathspeys, but I
> imagine this is where several of us are right now.
>
> --Cynthia Cathcart
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