[NSP] Re Jack Dodd
Margaret Watchorn recently wrote: Jack Dodd is my father. Now aged 84, he doesn't play the banjo much, and the pipes even less, but occasionally a new tune comes into his head (though he's never mastered the art of writing the dots). He still has an incredible memory for all kinds of music that he heard in his youth! I'm happy to share more information about him and his tunes, on or off the list. Just for the record Margaret is an excellent tune-maker too and published thirty of her own tunes as far back as 1984 in a wee publication called "Dishalagie" (this means coltsfoot in north Northumberland). One of these tunes "The Idle Bairn" (idle meaning mischievous here) was recorded by Joe Hutton on the "Harthope Burn" album. So if you get in touch to ask about her dad's stuff you'd do well to ask also about hers! As aye Anthony -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re Jack Dodd
What a good idea it would be if any of Jack Dodd's tunes and/or arrangements could be posted on this site. Would it work as an attachment? (I'm probably showing my computer ignorance here!) Regards, Peter. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5005 (20100406) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. [1]http://www.eset.com -- References 1. http://www.eset.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Jack Dodd
Jack Dodd is my father. Now aged 84, he doesn't play the banjo much, and the pipes even less, but occasionally a new tune comes into his head (though he's never mastered the art of writing the dots). He still has an incredible memory for all kinds of music that he heard in his youth! I'm happy to share more information about him and his tunes, on or off the list. Margaret John Dally wrote: Playing through some of Jack Dodd's tunes today, I wondered if anyone on the list could tell me about him, or send me to some resource on the web that might have information about him. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Jack Dodd, OT: acronyms
Your Meaning May Vary then? c >-Original Message- >From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu >[mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Julia Say >Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:23 AM >To: NSP group; Richard York >Subject: [NSP] Re: Jack Dodd, OT: acronyms > >On 6 Apr 2010, Richard York wrote: > >> AFAIK I hadn't met YMMV, so looked it up on the acronym >finder "Your >> Market May Vary"? > >I used it as I've encountered it: "your mileage may vary" - >ie, my personal opinion >that Flowers of Ashgill is a superb old-fashioned waltz may >not be universally >agreed upon. > >HTH > >Julia > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
[NSP] Re: Jack Dodd, OT: acronyms
On 6 Apr 2010, Richard York wrote: > AFAIK I hadn't met YMMV, so looked it up on the acronym finder "Your > Market May Vary"? I used it as I've encountered it: "your mileage may vary" - ie, my personal opinion that Flowers of Ashgill is a superb old-fashioned waltz may not be universally agreed upon. HTH Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Jack Dodd, OT: acronyms
AFAIK I hadn't met YMMV, so looked it up on the acronym finder "Your Market May Vary"? Incidentally I was then moved to look at what else they had to offer. My favourite so far is "YMMS" which can apparently be "You make me smile". How nice. Or it can mean "You make me sick". So reassuring to know it's unambivalent, then ;-) R. On 06/04/2010 08:49, Julia Say wrote: On 5 Apr 2010, John Dally wrote: Playing through some of Jack Dodd's tunes today, I wondered if anyone on the list could tell me about him, or send me to some resource on the web that might have information about him. Jack Dodd is still with us, and lives in Embleton. He is father to Margaret Watchorn (of this parish) - who presumably would be best placed to provide details. AFAIK he doesn't "do" the internet. He used to play pipes, and in my time, played banjo with Dishalagie. I received a lot of help from him when I first went to Alnwick pipers' meetings in the early 90s. He and George Mitchell (separately) gave me some really good advice, which I try to remember. I consider his tune "The Flowers of Ashgill" - in Alnwick's book 2 - to be one of the best old-fashioned waltz tunes ever - YMMV. Hope this helps Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Jack Dodd
On 5 Apr 2010, John Dally wrote: > Playing through some of Jack Dodd's tunes today, I wondered if anyone > on the list could tell me about him, or send me to some resource on > the web that might have information about him. Jack Dodd is still with us, and lives in Embleton. He is father to Margaret Watchorn (of this parish) - who presumably would be best placed to provide details. AFAIK he doesn't "do" the internet. He used to play pipes, and in my time, played banjo with Dishalagie. I received a lot of help from him when I first went to Alnwick pipers' meetings in the early 90s. He and George Mitchell (separately) gave me some really good advice, which I try to remember. I consider his tune "The Flowers of Ashgill" - in Alnwick's book 2 - to be one of the best old-fashioned waltz tunes ever - YMMV. Hope this helps Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
