> I'm working up a "Time Line" of the harp in Scotland and Ireland. > I wanted to see where all the different styles and types of harps > and music come in to play in relationship with each other. It's > been very enlightening! One thing I haven't been able to track > down is the first appearance of the March/Strathspey/Reel set. > Does anyone have any clues?
I couldn't say where that came from with the harp, but my guess is that the idea originated with the early piping competitions of the late 19th century, like the Cowal Gatherings. I haven't seen any of their programmes, but at least, their published collections (much later) are mostly made up of such (with jigs and few hornpipes) - no slow tunes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack> * food intolerance data & recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files, and my CD-ROM "Embro, Embro". Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
