Kate Dunlay wrote:
> >I like the album as a historical document, to hear how Skinner
> >played, what he played, what speed he played at, and so on.
> ...You can't actually tell at what speed Skinner played from the LP
> because, although it may have faithfully reproduced the cylinders
> are whatever, those didn't play at the right speed either...
Yes, the cylinders, 78s and the recording processes were certainly far
from accurate in capturing the absolute tempos, etc, but at the time,
that wasn't really their prime purpose. I wonder how responsible they
were for tunes being picked up by musicians in higher keys, higher
tempos, etc?
Tom Anderson noted that a few strathspeys taken directly from 78s had
been so speeded up that they became reels in Shetland. One example of
this can be heard on 'Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol 2' ("Mary Ramsay's").
Here's another version of that tune:
X:409
T:Lady Mary Ramsay's Reel
T:The Queen's Shilling (DMI752)
D:Aly Bain/Phil Cunningham: The Ruby
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
FE | D3 B AFFA | BGGB AFAd | D3 B AFFA | BdAF EGFE |
D3 B AFFA | BGGB AFAd | D3 B AFFA | BdAF E3 ||
g | fddf ecce | dBBd AFDg | fddf eccA | BdAF E3 g |
fddf ecce | dBBd AFD2 | faef dBAF | BdAF EGFE ||
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Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland
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