I really agree with you Maureen. Brilliant mailing.
Push the boundaries but retain the roots!
Helen
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From: Maureen Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Dartmouth N.P.S. site nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:19 AM
Subject: [NSP] re Sir P. and K.T.
They may also, as Chris Ormston does, play
Stranger on the Shore
Hear it at www.youtube.com/chrisormston !!!
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Maybe we need that triangle of player, maker, composer somewhere
Matt...
You're misquoting me somewhat Julia, and it was Chris who first mentioned the
triad of music, pipes and piper, which is the triad of 'piping'. The composer -
if I can risk being metaphysical - is someone who is not
Then there's composer-player-listener, too...
This is maybe where one problem with the Sage piece lay -
The people who listened to KT and to the pipes are not the same people,
mostly, that listen to pieces by Max. Add in the fact that you couldn't
hear the pipes right whether you were listening
in the same way that the Highland pipes are very suitable for the music
they play, but let's be honest, they still remain a primitive, undeveloped
instrument.
Peter Dunn
With all due respect, Peter, this popular view betrays a lack of
understanding. Today you will find that from its
Folks,
That's why I like the music of Battlefield Band, Afro Celt, Susanna
Seivane, Hevia, and the likes of Dan ar Braz. You can find jazzed folk
for bagpipes, it just isn't going to sound like New Orleans or St. Louis
jazz. Hovering in the background is the drone core and the folk themes
that
