Hello Folks
Here's what the OED comes up with for 'rant':
...couE^ rant | carant, v. intr. To dance...
1. A kind of dance formerly in vogue, characterized by a running or gliding
step (as distinguished from leaping).
2.Music. The tune used for accompanying this dance, or a tune
A set of concert G pitch nsp has gone missing at a European airport. It is by
Colin Ross and has a 17 keyed chanter.
If anyone should hear of, or be offered such a thing, could they contact me,
please
- not Colin - and I'll put you in touch with the owner
The owner had insurance, but
I think this (courant/rant) may be just a coincidence of syllables.
Though there is a general tendency to use various specific dance-names,
like rant, reel, courant, hornpipe and even jig, to mean 'dance', and nothing
more.
Look at 'The Reel of Harden' in 9/8 for an example
A lot of
Hi to All,
A Brazilian piper is asking to buy a set of northumbrian small pipes in D. i
said i would find some makers for him.
i am no longer in the NS Society so i do not have access to any of the makers
addresses, professional / non-professional.
so is there any advice i could send him about
