Heres my stab at it. Whats the prize? a weekend for two at crieff Hydro perhaps? -- AY STAN
---------- >From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Scots-L Posting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [scots-l] Scots Music Quiz >Date: Wed, May 8, 2002, 1:42 pm > > Sitting waiting for an important email to arrive (and inspired by a > quiz on another mailing list), I've put together a mild amusement for > you. Each question is worth 1 point unless otherwise indicated. Total > possible = 20 points. I'll think of a suitable prize if anyone bothers > to enter. > > SCOTTISH FOLK/TRADITIONAL MUSIC QUIZ > > 1. Where was Hamish Imlach born? (Continent = 1pt; country=2pts; > city=3pts)Asia, India, Calcutta, 10 glebe street (3pts) > > 2. "Push About the Jorum"; what is a "jorum"? an old scots reel,/or a loud thunder crash/ take yer pick > > 3. On whose self-titled 1967 album were the backing musicians Tam > Harvey, Billy Connolly, Robin Williamson and Hamish Imlach? Bert Janch? > > 4. What tune did Andy Hunter use for his song "Up and Awa' Wi' the > Laverock"? Jig o slurs > > 5. What musical instrument connects the following: Donald Davidson, > Willie Fraser, Duncan MacGillivray, Donald Black? the Mouthie > > 6. Which three of the following has NOT been a member of The > Battlefield Band? Sandra Lang, Eddy Morgan, Robin Morton, Ricky > Stars, John Gahagan, Derek Hoy, Jim Thomson, Janice Clark. Dereck Hoy, Ricky Stars, Eddy Morgan (3pts) > > 7. These are Gaelic names of some Scottish folk groups, but what do the > names actually mean? a) Ceolbeg b) Sileas c) Burach Little music, flowing, mess or guddle (3pts) > > 8. Who founded The Ballads Club at Rutherglen Academy in 1958, which > was frequented by Archie Fisher, Bobby Campbell, Ewan McVicar, Josh > McCrae, and many others? Norman Buchan > > 9. What does the tune "The Ewie Wi' the Crookit Horn" refer to? Whisky still > > 10. Which fiddler/composer could also have been described as a > mathematician, an architect, an astronomer and a clockmaker? William Marshall > > 11. In which form of music would you hear the Urlar, the Taorluath and > the Crunluath? Piobroch > > 12. What city connects Maureen Jelks, Mike Marra and Mary Brooksbank? Dundee > > 13. Which jazz/Celtic fusion band of the 1970s included Graeme Duffin > (guitar, Wet Wet Wet), Iain Bain (drums, Runrig) and fiddler Ian > Telfer (The Oyster Band)? the New Seekers(name the lead singer?) > > 14. An engineer, William McHardy, has been immortalised by a > popular tune. What is it called? The Iron Man > > -- > Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
