Re: [scots-l] Brechin Session

2004-06-03 Thread Manuel Waldesco



We'll see tomorrow! Nevertheless, I didn't know 
about this tune, Could you post the abc for it, please?
 
Manuel

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  David 
  Greenberg or Kate Dunlay 
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  Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 6:06 
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  Subject: Re: [scots-l] Brechin 
  Session
  
  For those of you nearby/interested there will be a session on 
Brechin at the Caledonian Hotel on the fourth of June (next Friday) at 
around 20.00.Do they play James Oswald's 
  "Brechin Reel"?- Kate D.


[scots-l] Brechin Session

2004-05-28 Thread Manuel Waldesco



HI,
 
For those of you nearby/interested there will be a 
session on Brechin at the Caledonian Hotel on the fourth of June (next Friday) 
at around 20.00. The place serves food, wine and real ales and, if you have a 
lot of the last two ones, they've got rooms too.
 
Cheers,
 
Manuel Waldesco


Re: [scots-l] ocarinas etc

2003-11-28 Thread Manuel Waldesco

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Subject: [scots-l] ocarinas etc


 The Spanish composer Enrique Granados
(1867 - 1916) wrote his ten Danzas españolas for piano
(subsequently reset for guitar and orchestra and dance
number 6 is quite close to the Irish/Scottish piece. The
dance is said to be a "rondalla Aragonesa which describes
the scene of guitars being strummed in the streets and is in
the rhythm of the jota, a dance from Aragon and Valencia".
-

I confess I'm not really into Granados et al but, as Aragonese, I would just
mention than the popular/standard rondalla (a band) consist not only of
guitars but also of bandurria, laud and other instruments of the cittern
family (though other instruments were used too)

Regarding the jota, a lot has been written about both the dance and the
tune, it is played in most of Spain, though nowadays is strongly associated
with Aragon, and it is normally written (with exceptions) in 3/8

If somebody is interested on the topic I could have a look at a couple of
books and develop a bit more.

Salud,

Manuel Waldesco

Brechin, Scotland

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[scots-l] Brechin Sessions

2003-09-09 Thread Manuel Waldesco



As part of the local arts festival in Brechin, 
there will be two sessions, details below:
 
September 22. Brechin Arms. Open session with 
Friock Folk, 8pm to 1pm
 
September 25. Caledonian Hotel. Open sessions with 
Maureen Jelks, Barbara Dymock and Stuart MacKay, 8pm to 11pm
 
See you there,
 
Manuel Waldesco


Re: [scots-l] Kirriemuir Festival

2003-09-09 Thread Manuel Waldesco

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Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Kirriemuir Festival


> I am trying to find out what's up at the festival  at Kirriemuir,
> all the information I have found just talks very generally (concerts,
> ceilidhs, sesions...) Does anybody know if there's any  actual
> programme or list of events? Thanks, Manuel Waldesco

I posted a list before and I'm just back from it.  I don't think you
were there?  you missed yourself.
--
In fact I did, we were pretty tired by the weekend and decided to stay
closer to home, so we went to see the stones at Aberlemno before they cover
them up and we ended up eating the worst high tea in all Angus in a pub in
Forfar...

So maybe next year... anyway, I am going for sure tomorrow to the Ballad
concert at House of Dun, if anybody goes there, I can be identified for
being almost certainly the only Spaniard in the venue

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco

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Re: [scots-l] Brechin Session

2003-09-03 Thread Manuel Waldesco

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From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:27 PM
Subject: [scots-l] Brechin Session


> Last night I went up to see Scots-L lister Manuel at his new home of
> Brechin, and sat in on a nice session in the Brechin Arms. The main
> thrust of the session came from four young fiddlers from the Tayside
> Young Fiddlers based in Dundee (I think they're under Jill Simpson),
> and I thought they were great. I love seeing youngsters playing
> enthusiastically, so I was in my element. Nigel Jelks from Kirriemuir
> was holding things together with his beautiful sounding Vanden
> mandolin, and I was there simply to confuse matters by being another
> mandolin-playing Nigel. Later Christine Kydd joined us and sang one
> song before I had to make the long trip back to Crieff. All in all it
> was worth it for me, because I had a great time playing music.
>

Yes, it was a good session, even for the passive-musician-in-the-back like
me!

Given the relative success it is likely that similar things are going to
happen thereafter, there are two local pubs which could maybe host weekly
sessions, if so, I will give notice for the session-minded.

Whatever, following the Hairst sessions, tomorrow there's another one at the
Northern Vaults, Montrose at 8.00pm leaded by Maureen Jelks, Barbara Dymock
and Graham White.

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco

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[scots-l] Kirriemuir Festival

2003-08-29 Thread Manuel Waldesco



Hi,
 
I am trying to find out what's up at the festival 
at Kirriemuir, all the information I have found just talks very generally 
(concerts, ceilidhs, sesions...) Does anybody know if there's any 
actual programme or list of events?
 
Thanks,
 
Manuel Waldesco


[scots-l] Norwegain reels

2003-07-17 Thread Manuel Waldesco



I've been recently listening to an album by 
Norwegian fiddler, trump player and whistler Anon Egeland.
 
He plays traditional music from the Agder region in 
Southern Norway.
Alongside the usual repertoire of Norwegian dance 
tunes (halling, hambo, polka...) there are two 'rilen'. This is the first time 
I've found a traditional reel in a Scandinavian context (in fact, first time 
outside the British Isles and America). Does anybody know more about this 
subject?
 
Anon Egeland just mention that one characteristic 
of the Adger reels is the asymmetrical structure.
 
I just wonder that we have here an example of 
Scottish influence on a Norwegian tradition...
 
Anyway, here it is the tune in ABC:
 
X:2T:FjellrilenR:reelD:Anon Egeland, 
'Anon'Z:Manuel 
WaldescoO:NorwayA:AgderM:4/4L:1/8K:Aef|:a2A2A2ce|a2A2A2Bc|d2dddfed|c2ee 
ecee|fdff fagf||e^dee fe=dc|BAGA eBAG|1A2A2 A2ef:|2A2A2 
A4||:E2cccBcd|efdefde2|E2cccBcd|efdefdee|e^dee 
f=dBG|A2A2A4:||


Re: [scots-l] Re: Modal Tunes (but seriously)

2003-07-17 Thread Manuel Waldesco


> That's a case where a music education was a hindrance rather than an
> advantage. Had the bassist learned the tune aurally it would not have
> occurred to him to question whether it was in a minor key or dorian; it
> should just have sounded "right." If it didn't, the further education
> he'd need would be with his ears rather than his intellect. In my
> opinion.

Sometimes even when learnt aurally, problems arise: I played before in a
band where the guitar player hadn't a traditional/folk music background but
a pop/bossa/blues one and he used to play minor chords to dorian or even
mixolydian tunes (we played a jig set, Scarce o'tatties/Slieve
Russell/Calliope House, and until we reach the final Dmajor all the chords
were minor, well, he actually thought that the set was made of two tunes!)

I think that knowledge of modes help, it's not particularly difficult to
understand and put in practice (here Jack's tutorial helped me a lot, thanks
Jack); I agree with Nigel in that there's no need to know them to play them,
the same that there's no need to know that a jig is in 6/8 to play it in
good time nor to be able to read music to play a tune, but I also agree with
Matt in the idea of one thing complementing the other. I've played many
years with almost no theory knowledge, and the fact of learning a little of
practical theory maybe didn't make me a better musician, but it helped me to
understand some whys and hows of my playing.

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco

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[scots-l] Folk in Angus

2003-06-03 Thread Manuel Waldesco



Hi everyone,
 
We're moving somewhere in Scotland in a couple of 
months, and recent considerations have been Angus towns, mainly Brechin, 
Arbroath and Kirriemuir; Does anybody knows anything about these towns? How's 
the Trad Arts scene? We were in Brechin last weekend and the scenery was 
gorgeous, but I don't know about music there, I haven't found much information; 
Kirriemuir, on the contrary, seems to have a buoyant trad music activity, 
well, I don't know, any enlightning thoughts out there?
 
Cheers,
 
Manuel Waldesco
Burntisland, Fife 


Re: [scots-l] Ale Moller's cow horn

2003-02-17 Thread Manuel Waldesco
I have not seen him playing but I recall having seen cow and ram horns with
holes (up to four?) in the context of Norwegian and Swedish music (old
instruments, catalogues, albums...), in fact I think somebody sells them in
the Internet.

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco
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> I have seen him play it. It appeared to be
> "controlled" by mouth-shape rather than fingering
> holes. It looked like the Jewish *shofar*, which is a
> trumpet made from a ram's horn, and, similarly, has no
> holes.
>
> CliffA
>
> Anybody seen him do this live?  What sort of
> instrument is it?
>
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RE: [scots-l] Filska Tunes?

2002-08-01 Thread Manuel Waldesco


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Subject: [scots-l] Filska Tunes?


> X:3
> T:Unknown Reel from Filska (Bunjie's Dilemma Set, tune #3)
> C:unknown
> S:http://www.shetland-music.com/mp3down.htm
> Z:Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Z:Bunjie's Dilemma Set, Tune #3
> L:1/8
> Q:460
> M:C
> R:Reel
> K:Bm
> de|fB (3BBB fa^ga|fB (3BBB efde|fB (3BBB defe|dfaf efde|!
> fB (3BBB fa^ga|fB (3BBB efde|fB (3BBB defe|dfaf ef||!
> |dc|d3e f3e|d2fd eA (3AAA|dcde fafe|defd edBA|!
> d3e f3e|d2fd eA (3AAA|dA (3AAA fAeA|defd e2||
>

This one is in  Carlos Nuñez´s "Brotherhood of Stars", played with the
Chieftains. Apparently here it is an Irish tune called "The Flight of the
Earls", but I think I´ve heard it also with other names...

Manuel Waldesco,
Zaragoza


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[scots-l] Nordic Scotland

2002-07-27 Thread Manuel Waldesco

Hello there,

Recently, (talking in months or so) I´ve seen an increment of Nordic
traditional music in the Scottish music scene. Apart from long-standing
conexions like those of Shetland and other nordic countries (from that old
Aly Bain and BT ensemble album to the last collaboration with Swedish Ale
Moller), things like the Nordic Nights of the Glasgow Celtic Connections or
the Northlands festival in Thurso seem to point to a more broad movement in
which Nordic music is approaching Atlantic/"Celtic" Music, well, that´s an
impression, anyway.

 I´ve been a fan of Traditional and New Nordic Music for a few years, though
I haven´t had the chance of meeting many Nordic music players and I wonder
if is it there any one interested on the subject. If so, maybe we can meet
and chat/make noise sometimes, from September onwards around the
Edinburgh/East Fife area (if I survive the 40 degrees Spanish summer,
anyway!)

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco
Zaragoza, Aragon

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[scots-l] Alan Lomax

2002-07-21 Thread Manuel Waldesco



From another list... 
 
 
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Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: [folk] Ha muerto Alan Lomax
In a message dated 
07/19/2002 7:15:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:ALAN 
LOMAX 1915 - 2002FOLK MUSIC'S FOREMOST PIONEER & ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST 
DIESAlan Lomax passed away on the morning of July 19, 2002. Alan Lomax 
issurvived by his loving daughter Anna Lomax Chairetakis of Holiday, FL; 
hisdevoted grandson Odysseus Desmond Chairetakis of Holiday, FL; his 
sisterBess Lomax Hawes of Northridge, CA; his step-daughter Shelley Roitman 
ofHoliday, FL; his nephews; John Lomax III, Nicolas Hawes, John Bishop, 
DrewMihalik, and his nieces; Ellen Harold, Patricia Gordon, Susan Mihalik, 
NaomiBishop and Corey Dinos.Funeral Services for Alan Lomax Vinson 
Funeral Home456 East Tarpon AvenueTarpon Springs, FL 34689Services 
on Tuesday July 23, 2002Viewing from 3-5PM, Funeral Service 5-6PMIn lieu 
of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to:The Blues Music 
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Re: [scots-l] Re: Scots Music Quiz

2002-05-10 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:57 AM
Subject: [scots-l] Re: Scots Music Quiz


>
> Not at The Castle Arms, though - and don't call me Shirley. (The pub
> where my Wednesday Slow Session has met for more than a year, and where
> Derek's Tuesday session has met for a couple of months, suddenly closed
> this week. :-( My lot immediately went down to The West End Hotel for a
> quiet wee session. :-) I've asked if we can invade them weekly; the
> owner is contemplating it. Watch this space.)
>


That's a pity,  it was a good place,  though not very popular with
customers, it looks like!

On the other hand, the West End has a great atmosphear,  at least to me,  it
would be good if you can keep on there.

Talking of sessions Nigel, we still have to meet sometime, lastly I'm going
to the Tass on the Thursdays, not bad, if you can cope with a dose of Irish
music (let's join forces to fight it! ;-)

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco
Edinburgh

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Re: [scots-l] Re: Iomramh eadar Il'as Uist

2002-04-29 Thread Manuel Waldesco


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Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Re: Iomramh eadar Il'as Uist
(...)

 The Ist beat is very pronounced and corresponds
> with lifting the oars out and swinging them forward as you straighten your
> arms and lean forward. 2 and 3 are the pulling stroke. Imagining this when
> you are playing will give you the right tempo and a very primitive rythmic
> chanted feel, rather than the twee parlour interpretations.

Mmmm, that sounds nice,  I wonder if this could be a starting point for some
weird connections/directions in Scottish music... I mean, take that
primitive feeling which echoes Sami drummed joiks (sorry, I've just returned
from a short trip to Norway!:-), add some Tuva-like Columba singing (in John
Purser rendition), carnyx, Hardanger-driven Shetland fiddling, Hebridean
psalm singing... errr... well I suppose that's enough for now! (Now I just
need to know where to put my old whistle in between all that stuff!)

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco


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Re: [scots-l] Few Notes

2002-04-15 Thread Manuel Waldesco


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From: "Jack Campin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Few Notes


>
> The old version of Teribus in my modes tutorial (which I'm currently
> updating)

That's great! That tutorial is just fantastic, it helped me (and still does)
a lot to understand many things around modes and scales in traditional
music, congratulations for your work and I wait for the results of the new
version!

Manuel Waldesco

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Re: [scots-l] Re: A Few Notes for Nigel

2002-04-15 Thread Manuel Waldesco


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From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:58 AM
Subject: [scots-l] Re: A Few Notes for Nigel


>
> Hey, thanks Manuel! In the spirit of Niel Gow and William Marshall, I
> offer the following:
>
> X:364
> T:Nigel's Compliments Returned to Manuel
> C:Nigel Gatherer
> Z:Nigel Gatherer

Lovely tune! Thank you very much Nigel, we have to make a set out of these
and tour the world! :-)

Manuel Waldesco

PD: Tomorrow Tuesday I'll probably be at the Castle Arms for the sessions,
are you going to be in Edinburgh then?

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Re: [scots-l] A Few Notes for Nigel

2002-04-14 Thread Manuel Waldesco

Hi again!

I've been looking for such few-notes-Scottish tunes and ... I haven't found
any so, at the end, I've decided to write my own! (just a bit of fun)

There you go:

X:15
T:A Few Notes for Nigel
R:jig
C:Manuel W. Balaguer-Cortes
Z:Manuel Waldesco
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D2G BAG|E2D E2G|D2G BAG|A2B A3|D2G BAG|E2D E2G|BAG ABA|1 G3 GEG:|2 G3 BAG
|:A2A EGE|A2A DEG|A2A BAG|A3 BAG|A2A EGE|A2A DEG|1 ABA GED|E3 BAG:|2 BAG
ABA|G6|

Manuel Waldesco,
Edinburgh


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Re: [scots-l] Few Notes

2002-04-14 Thread Manuel Waldesco

What about the "Blackberry Bush" reel? It would take longer to learn because
it has 4 parts but it's also a pentatonic tune and sounds similar to this
Irish polka.

Another option would be "Harris Dance" though, in all cases,  these are
tunes which jump the octave, if you want tunes with just five notes in the
same octave, well, I cannot think of any, sorry!(apart from the first part
of the Blackberry Bush). If I find any, I'll let you know.

Manuel Waldesco
Edinburgh

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Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 2:52 PM
Subject: [scots-l] Few Notes


> I came across the Irish polka below, and what drew me to it was how few
> notes are used in the tune (five in all). I'm trying to find Scottish
> tunes which use as few notes, for use in teaching complete beginners.
> Any suggestions?
>
> X:1
> T:no name
> R:polka
> H:Also in A, #111
> D:Martin O'Connor: The Connachtman's Rambles
> Z:id:hn-polka-113
> M:2/4
> L:1/8
> K:G
> B2 B>A|GE ED|EA AB/A/|GE ED|B2 B>A|GE ED|EG AB/A/|G2 GA:|
> BA AG|BA AG|A2 AB/A/|GE ED|BA AG|BA AG|A2 AB/A/|G2 GA:|
>
> --
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Re: [scots-l] Castle Arms sessions

2002-04-09 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: "Derek Hoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Castle Arms sessions


> Manuel asked:
> > Well, the thing is I was wondering if there's a continuity in the
> > sessions, ,even now that the term is over. If that's the case,  which
> > date would it be? Tuesdays again?
>
> I know some folk are going tonight.
>
>
Och! You're right, ,I was there tonight but with no instruments!

I'll have to try another time, anyway, if you or other folk plan anything,
please, let me know it.

Manuel Waldesco


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[scots-l] Castle Arms sessions

2002-04-08 Thread Manuel Waldesco



Hi there, everybody, and those specially living 
in/around Edinburgh: last Tuesday part of the ALP Scots Music Group people were 
in the Castle Arms in a crowded session (Hi Nigel, Derek and other peole who 
were there and maybe are here), which I enjoyed quite a lot (though most of the 
tunes I couldn't play, we...).
 
Well, the thing is I was wondering if there's a 
continuity in the sessions, ,even now that the term is over. If that's the 
case,  which date would it be? Tuesdays again? 
 
Anyway, those of you who know,  please, drop a 
line, I'd like to go back again and blow a couple a tunes.
 
Cheers,
 
Manuel Waldesco,
Edinburgh


[scots-l] Iomramh eadar Il'as Uist

2002-03-25 Thread Manuel Waldesco



Hi there, I'm looking for some background to this 
Gaelic tune; all that I know is that it appears in the Simon Fraser Collection 
and, presumebly, given its title, would have been a song used for keeping the 
rythm while rowing (in those days with not many causeways!).
 
Any facts or ideas?
 
Cheers,
 
Manuel Waldesco
Edinburgh


Re: [scots-l] Border Gaitherin - Coldstream 2002 - May 4-6th

2002-03-21 Thread Manuel Waldesco

Mmm, sounds good, still, it's a pity that both the Gaitherin and the Feis
Rois are in the same dates: I was thinking about going to both, which, given
my lack of ubiquity, has turned to be impossible.

Anyway, I wonder if anybody out there could post their opinions on the
whistle tutors of both festivals: the couple Claire Mann and Lillies Kinsman
Blake, and in the other hand, Annie grace who will be doing the thing in
Ullapool.

Another story, do you know if the Gaitherin can provide instruments for the
classes? (I'm thinking of Clarsachs)

Cheers,

Manuel Waldesco
Edinburgh


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[scots-l] Celtic Connections workshops

2002-01-16 Thread Manuel Waldesco




Hi there,
 
Anyone has information about this year's workshops 
in Glasgow? I know it's during the festival weekends but I don't have the list 
of instruments, tutors, etc... so, if someone out there knows it, please, let me 
know it.
 
Thanks
 
Manuel Waldesco,
Edinburgh.


Re: [scots-l] Celtic Connections workshops

2002-01-16 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:45 AM
Subject: [scots-l] Celtic Connections workshops


> Manuel asked:
>
> > ...information about this year's workshops in Glasgow?
>
> There are leaflets at ALP, so if you're there tonight you can pick one
> up.

Ok, I'll check it on Thursday (I still don't know if I'm going to attend the
classes on Wed)


 The ones you'd be interested in are:
>
> Learn to Play the Small Pipes in a Day
> Dave Shaw 19/1, 20/1, 2/2, 3/2, 11am-5pm
>

Mmmm, I think I'd rather prefer learning the pipes in a term.


> Whisky Tasting Workshop
> 20/1, 2-3.30
>

Sounds good and tastes better!


> Low Whistle
> Misha Somerville 2/2 11-12.30
>
Well, ,that's interesting but I don't know much about the teacher... I will
think about it


> Make Your Own Celtic Animals
> 19/1 11-12.30
>

Errr

> I can't see a web site mentioned on the leaflet. Their claim "mastering
> the small pipes in a day" is preposterous - everyone knows it takes at
> least a week to master any form of bagpipe.
>

Ha ha ha, in fact learning the pipes takes a lot of time, as they say in
Aragon, a piper spends half of his life tuning his instrument,  and the
other half playing out of tune!
> --

Manuel Waldesco,
Edinburgh

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RE: [scots-l] Aragon tune

2002-01-07 Thread Manuel Waldesco


Manuel Waldesco
- Original Message -
From: John Erdman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:07 PM
Subject: [scots-l] Aragon tune


> Manuel -
> Now that's a happy tune!.  I knowing nothing of the Aragonese
> traditions but my ear tells me the D's ought to be flatted  making it
> the key of Ab rather than Cm.  (And the meter as 4/4 rather than
> 6/8).  Do you stand by your original or might this be more like the
> tune should sound?

>
Hi John

I think this is still the Misleading Tune, that's to say, the one Nigel
posted and I wrongly paste instead of the actual Aragonese tune (the last I
sent, starting on g)

Sorry!


Manuel Waldesco

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RE: [scots-l] The misleading tune

2002-01-06 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] The misleading tune


>
> Manuel, the tune you sent was the same one Nigel posted, with a different
> key signature!  Was that what you meant to do?
> --

Ops! Now I realize I had some problems with the cut and paste!

You're right, I just copied the body of the tune but deleted the melody,
putting instead Nigel's one.

Anyway, this time there we go the Spanish tune (I hope!). Thanks

T: Tatero
O: Aragon
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:Cmin
g2f|:ede fef|gfg a2g|fef agf|1g2e g2f:|2e3g2f|
|:ede fef|gfg a2g|fef agf|1g2e g2f:|2e3c2c|

|:cBB BAA|A2G2 GG |AAA BBB|1d2c2cc:|2c3c2c
|:cBB BAA|A2G2 GG|AAA BBB|1d2c2cc:|2c6

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RE: [scots-l] The misleading tune

2002-01-05 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Reel ID Please


> >
> >
> >> T: Tatero
> >> O: Aragon
> >
> > [Snip]
> >
> > ???
>
> So Jimmy took his vacations in Aragon?



Well, I don't think so but, who knows... Anyway, I probably caused some
misunderstanding sending the tune with the subject "Reel ID"; my intention
wasn't to answer to the Reel ID question - which, unfortunately, I don't
know - but to partake of the tune sharing fenomenon with a totally different
tune from another tradition (you know, just to give an exotic flavour! ;-)


Cheers from the Ebro valley,

Manuel Waldesco


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RE: [scots-l] Reel ID Please

2002-01-04 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Reel ID Please


>
> Also I like to share tunes.
>
> --

Ok then, let's introduce another sort of musical tradition, there you go an
Aragonese tune!


T: Tatero
O: Aragon
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:Cmin
E2|A2 cB A2 ce|fefg a2 af|e2 c2 dcBA c2 B2 B2 cB|
A2 cB A2 ce|fefg a2 af|eagf edcB|c2 A2 A2||
e2|a2 ed cB A2|dcde f3 e|a2 e2 efec|d2 B2 B3 e|
a2 ed cB A2|dcde f3 d|eagf edcB|c2 A2 A2|]

Manuel Waldesco


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RE: [scots-l] Stock and horn

2001-09-10 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: Jack Campin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Stock and horn


> I heard Robin Huw Bowen and a couple of pals playing these at the
> Edinburgh Harp Festival a while ago.  So somebody in Wales makes
> them (I think Robin told a story about getting his made, the maker
> was remarkably eccentric).  They sounded more like the Turkish mey
> than a bombarde, i.e. a bit softer and more clarinet-like.  The
> Welsh word is "pibgorn".
>

I think John Tose is making pibgorn, apart from new "Welsh" bagpipes.

Anyway, that instrument would be part of the same family - hornpipes - but
not a proper stock-and-horn.

Another alternative is to buy a "alboka" whis is the Basque one, having two
melody-pipes and played, like most hornpipes, with circular breathing.

The "Turkish" sound it's caused by the kind of reed used, a single-reed. The
stock-and-horn I guess would sound different, a bit louder having a double
reed but not so much, having a cylindrical bore of relative lenght.

Anyway, it would be interesting to hear of someone making these old
instruments again.

Manuel Waldesco


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RE: [scots-l] Re: Session tunes

2001-09-08 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Scots-L Posting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Re: Session tunes


> David Francis wrote:
>
> > For anyone on this list within striking distancethe Adult
> > Learning Project's new programme is now available in printed form,
> > and should be going on the web site before long...
>
> It's up already, Dave, thanks to a wonderful web designer whose name
> escapes me. Nigel Something or other.
>
> http://www.alpscotsmusic.org/
>
> Mixed instrument classes are at
>
> http://www.alpscotsmusic.org/mixed.html
>
> --

At last I found it! Well, my problem was that I cannott read that part of
the site with my browser; I mean, this is the only one, the rest are seen
perfectly.

What I have done is to read it raw in html; I don't know why this happens,
maybe it's the browser or something written in the html format, it would be
useful to know if other people can read it normally.

Anyway, having looked at the classes, maybe I will try with Munro's one, it
also helps that he's tutoring whistle, of course.

Thanks

Manuel Waldesco

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RE: [scots-l] Re: Session tunes

2001-09-08 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: David Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Scots-L Posting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 12:25 PM
Subject: [scots-l] Re: Session tunes


> For anyone on this list within striking distancethe Adult Learning
> Project's new programme is now available in printed form, and should be
> going on the web site before long.  IIRC there will be a harmony and
> arrangement class in the second term, so that might suit Manuel.

..
Thanks for the information, nevertheless, I'm not sure if I will be in
Scotland in January; my idea is to attend first term, I will come to
Edinburgh the 22th of this month, so maybe I go directly into the class on
tuesday!

Manuel Waldesco

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RE: [scots-l] Session Tunes

2001-09-07 Thread Manuel Waldesco


- Original Message -
From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Session Tunes
(...)

>
> I have also started a mixed instrument class which is specifically for
> learning tunes and buliding up a repertoire.
(...)

Hi, Nigel, by the way, which are the mixed instrument classes this year?
I've been looking to the web page but there wasn't any information. Is there
any class relating to band arrangements or so?

Thanks,

Manuel Waldesco


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RE: [scots-l] Tin Whistle Bands

2001-06-25 Thread Manuel Waldesco



 

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Stuart Eydmann 
  
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 1:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [scots-l] Tin Whistle 
  Bands
  
  
   
   
  The histories of the penny whistle and 
  flute bands in Scotland have still to be written. I'd be very interested in 
  any further refrences to Scotland.
   
  - Well, me too, not only of bands but 
  also of the history of the instrument: until know I've just seen some 
  instruments in the Reid Collection (London-made whistles ranging from Bb to G, 
  I think) and the "medieval" pennywhistle found in excavations in North 
  Berwick. It would be interesting to know more old whistle makers in Scotland 
  and England apart from the well known Rober Clarke.
   
  Anyway, many thanks for the 
  information,
   
  Manuel 
Waldesco


RE: [scots-l] Scarce o' tatties

2001-06-20 Thread Manuel Waldesco

No idea, but I guess you can always use it (play it) as long as you mention
its author, Norman MacLean, though I don't really know all this legal stuff,
anyway.

Manuel Waldesco


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From: wayne&renee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: scot list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:52 AM
Subject: [scots-l] Scarce o' tatties


> Does anyone know it Scarce o' Tatties is a public domain tune, or is there
a
> copyright on it?
> thanks Wayne
>
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[scots-l] Tin Whistle Bands

2001-06-20 Thread Manuel Waldesco



Hello there, I'm doing from time to time some 
research on pennywhistle history, and I came once to one reference to a Tin 
Whistle Band in Glasgow, in the book "Voices from the War" Grace Kennedy 
says: “(...)But I remember the 
Boilermakers’ Tin Whistle Band going round Govan during the boilermakers’ 
lock-out or strike in 1910.”
(Voices from War, p. 
40)
 
Does anyone knows any more about these bands, 
history, characteristics, etc?
 
Thanks in advance
 
Manuel 
Waldesco