[NSP] Musette drawings
I was trawling through an old folder, stuff I downloaded and scans of old books when I came across a fairly complete set of drawings of a musette. Where I got them is lost in the mists of time however I am curious how good they are. They are scans of drawings drawn on graph paper and include both chanters and keys and a nine bore shuttle. I have no reed data with them and no written text. Does this sound familiar to anyone and if so are they tried and tested or suspect. Are there any other musette drawings out there? If so I would be most interested in them. Is the C and B book ever going to be reprinted, indeed is it available in any form now? Cheers Bob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP Facebook group
Well it's an old photo. I don't use the "Up and Go's" anymore... you should see me in a kilt though :-) Bill - Original Message - From: Yes, Bill, that URL does work. And allow me to say that you may win some sort of award for "Most peculiar profile photo"! Alec To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
Great to hear from you, Jim! Do you (or does anyone else) know of other great tunes by Mike MacDougall? Best wishes, Francis On 7 Feb 2010, at 18:12, Jim Stewart wrote: > Thanks for posting this Francis. I hadn't seen it before. > Nice to see some attention paid to the music on this side of the pond. > > The video brings back a lot of memories for me. I had the pleasure of > meeting Mike MacDougall on several occasions. The segments appear > to have come from a Canadian TV series hosted by "Ryan's Fancy," three Irish > ex-pats who came together in Newfoundland and formed a band which > had a tremendous influence on the folk scene here on the east coast. > Their guitar player, Dermot O'Reilly, passed away several years ago. > Another member of the band, Fergus O'Byrne, (in the video he's on the left > around > the campfire), will be stopping in at my place to do a house concert in > April, along > with fellow Newfoundlander Jim Payne. > > Another notable in the video is Allister MacGillivray, one of the finest > songwriters > to be found anywhere. > > Anyway, the musical ties between Cape Breton and the "auld country" are > legendary, > and as strong as ever. > > Best regards, > Jim To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
On 2/07/2010 1:09 PM, Francis Wood wrote: A Youtube item in two parts in memory of Mike MacDougall, Cape Breton fiddler and composer of Memories of Father Angus MacDonell, that very fine tune which is well known to pipers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6QcKtwUXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVeJ_RkxGFg&NR=1 Rather a lot of talking whilst saying nothing from those who are remembering this fiddler, but there's also some fine music and it is good to see and hear the man himself. Francis Thanks for posting this Francis. I hadn't seen it before. Nice to see some attention paid to the music on this side of the pond. The video brings back a lot of memories for me. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike MacDougall on several occasions. The segments appear to have come from a Canadian TV series hosted by "Ryan's Fancy," three Irish ex-pats who came together in Newfoundland and formed a band which had a tremendous influence on the folk scene here on the east coast. Their guitar player, Dermot O'Reilly, passed away several years ago. Another member of the band, Fergus O'Byrne, (in the video he's on the left around the campfire), will be stopping in at my place to do a house concert in April, along with fellow Newfoundlander Jim Payne. Another notable in the video is Allister MacGillivray, one of the finest songwriters to be found anywhere. Anyway, the musical ties between Cape Breton and the "auld country" are legendary, and as strong as ever. Best regards, Jim To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP Facebook group
Yes, Bill, that URL does work. And allow me to say that you may win some sort of award for "Most peculiar profile photo"! Alec In a message dated 2/7/2010 8:32:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, james...@online.no writes: SighSorry about this.. I think this URL actually works. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=291889707722&ref=search&sid=69 5896937.2624794321..1 Bill - Original Message - From: "Bill Carr" To: Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [NSP] NSP Facebook group > > ... And let Bill Carr learn how to cut and paste URL's. Having trouble > getting the correct link. > > http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=291889707722 > > > > Bill > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
[NSP] Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
A Youtube item in two parts in memory of Mike MacDougall, Cape Breton fiddler and composer of Memories of Father Angus MacDonell, that very fine tune which is well known to pipers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6QcKtwUXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVeJ_RkxGFg&NR=1 Rather a lot of talking whilst saying nothing from those who are remembering this fiddler, but there's also some fine music and it is good to see and hear the man himself. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP Facebook group
SighSorry about this.. I think this URL actually works. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=291889707722&ref=search&sid=695896937.2624794321..1 Bill - Original Message - From: "Bill Carr" To: Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [NSP] NSP Facebook group ... And let Bill Carr learn how to cut and paste URL's. Having trouble getting the correct link. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=291889707722 Bill To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments now OT
Haven't tried cyanide, but did "do" Wagner with passionate Wagner-phile 'A' level Music teacher many years ago. Sorry, Paul, it was as a result of that I got to dislike them... but hope you enjoy The Ring Cycle! Best wishes and apologies to all for another OT excursion! Richard. Francis Wood wrote: On 7 Feb 2010, at 13:38, Paul Gretton wrote: Nice one, Richard. But did you know that a recent survey showed that 96.83% of people who say that they "don't like Wagner's operas" have never actually heard or attended one? ;-) Actually I don't like cyanide. Never tried it though, I must admit! Francis To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
On 7 Feb 2010, at 13:38, Paul Gretton wrote: > Nice one, Richard. But did you know that a recent survey showed that 96.83% > of people who say that they "don't like Wagner's operas" have never actually > heard or attended one? ;-) Actually I don't like cyanide. Never tried it though, I must admit! Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
>>>(Official Disclaimer: the terms, "Great mix" and "smashing" here >>>represent expressions of personally held opinions of musical taste, for >>>which I alone am responsible, and with which others may find they wish to >>>disagree. >>>This is their right, just as some people love Wagner's Operas and I >>don't, despite a classical musical education. >>>But I like this mix.) >>>:-) >>>Richard. Nice one, Richard. But did you know that a recent survey showed that 96.83% of people who say that they "don't like Wagner's operas" have never actually heard or attended one? ;-) Cheers, Paul Gretton (who just this morning booked his tickets for the Cologne Opera's "Ring" next June. Four trips of several hours driving in a single week to get there, but life-enhancing.) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
And there's also the great mix of Andy May's pipes & Sophie Ball's fiddle on his Happy Hours CD. Smashing. (Official Disclaimer: the terms, "Great mix" and "smashing" here represent expressions of personally held opinions of musical taste, for which I alone am responsible, and with which others may find they wish to disagree. This is their right, just as some people love Wagner's Operas and I don't, despite a classical musical education. But I like this mix.) :-) Richard. rosspi...@aol.com wrote: The High Level Ranters were based on the mix of fiddle and pipes that I had discovered with Forster Charlton in the lat 1950's. Colin R -Original Message- From: John Dally To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:45 Subject: [NSP] NSP duet with other instruments I've been listening to a lot of UP flat set and fiddle duets, and playing my SSP in A a bit with a fiddler. I'm smitten with the sound mix of low pipe and fiddle. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
The High Level Ranters were based on the mix of fiddle and pipes that I had discovered with Forster Charlton in the lat 1950's. Colin R -Original Message- From: John Dally To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:45 Subject: [NSP] NSP duet with other instruments I've been listening to a lot of UP flat set and fiddle duets, and playing my SSP in A a bit with a fiddler. I'm smitten with the sound mix of low pipe and fiddle. I think fiddle and NSP would go well together, but perhaps the NSP in D would produce a better match up with a fiddle than F or F# and the G chanter which can be, to my ear anyway, shrill. Has anyone experimented with this sort of thing at all? thanks, John PS Is there a monument at the Morpeth Chantry to those who have fallen in the bagpipe wars? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: NSP Facebook group
.. And let Bill Carr learn how to cut and paste URL's. Having trouble getting the correct link. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=291889707722 Bill To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] NSP Facebook group
Welcome to the Northumbrian Pipers Facebook group. Highland pipers have an untold number of groups but as far as I know this is the first for NSP'ers. Lets use it to spread the word on this wonderful instrument. Please list your info, photos, videos and links related to the NSP. Lets make this a resource for those who play and those who might be motivated to take up the sweetest sounding bagpipe in the world. http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?customize&gid=291889707722#!/group.php?gid=291889707722&ref=mf Bill Carr To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
