Surely worth a go if it means more chance of the name being right in
the publication?
A
--- On Wed, 19/8/09, Barry Say wrote:
From: Barry Say
Subject: [NSP] Re: Tune title spelling
To: Nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 10:25 AM
Hi All
Hello Julia
Have put a clip of a bit of the Windy Gyle version at
[1]http://robbpipes.com/
Not sure if it is slow enough - perhaps you, Sheila or Margaret can
check. At least we seem to have the title and spelling right!
Cheers
Anthony
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Hello Matt
I have just drafted, but not yet sent, an email making the very same
points!
Fine for singing along to but a nightmare for trad tunes in D as the
range doesn't match up.
As aye
Anthony
--- On Wed, 12/8/09, Matt Seattle
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umility to say this is how we do it but you must make your
own decisions. For some, titanium and nickel have it over gold. We
should be celebrating this knowledge and the diversity it engenders.
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t would
be better to learn the fiddle to play that repertoire. The speed of
movement to get the lilt into the faster tunes is the problem, even at
a moderate pace some of the notes need to be over and done with so
quickly.
Interchangeable stocks - a must I reckon.
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Anthony
d you'll be more than halfway
there.
Anthony
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Subject: [NSP] Re: re notes v. ear
To: "Dartmouth N.S.P. site"
Date: Thursday, 11 June, 2009, 8:03 AM
I'm not
all means use dots but also listen, listen and listen again; you
know it'll do you good.
As aye
Anthony
--- On Thu, 11/6/09, Philip Gruar wrote:
From: Philip Gruar
Subject: [NSP] Re: re notes v. ear
To: "Dartmouth N.S.P. site"
Date: Thursday, 11
them read dots. He came up with a goodun last week when he said a
lot of people now rely on dots too much and the tunes comes out "as
flat as the sheet they are reading it from". Got me thinking, surely
style is secondary to life/bounce in the music?
As aye
Anthony
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titors
were only partially happy with the situation. He remained calm and
merry throughout. Those were the days!
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I think our bits are part of the same story. It would explain why Bill
kept phoning him about it!
As aye
Anthony
--- On Wed, 3/6/09, Julia Say wrote:
From: Julia Say
Subject: [NSP] Re: Raindrops or ?
To: "'Dartmouth NPS'"
Dat
gular phone calls to see how it was progressing and Billy
playing the latest bit down the phone) it was named after him. No
mention of raindrops!
As aye
Anthony
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Subject: [NSP] Re: Raindrops or ?
could trace
their music heritage back through the generations. It is true they all
wished they could read and so expand their repertoire more quickly but
they couldn't and that may well be why their music was so distinctive.
Cheers
Anthony
--- On Wed, 27/5/09, Dave S wrote:
e the deep
understanding needed to go beyond the dots (and even change style if
you wish). Where you go is up to you but what I'm saying is start with
mp3s, CDs etc. and then reach for the dots.
Cheers
Anthony
--- On Wed, 27/5/09, Dave S wrote:
From: Dave S
Subject: [NSP] Re:
ce that we can call ourselves
traditional musicians and than start to expand repertoire via dots,
experiment and make the music our own but connected to what has gone
before.
Hope this makes sense.
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Anthony
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s are used they need
to be informed by true insight into the nuances displayed within the
spectrum of traditional players. It seems that this approach is not
fully appreciated by all in authority in our Society and that worries
quite a few of us.
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to ask for this in an open and
forthright manner really is subversion then perhaps I am guilty as
charged.
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y piping box and 15 in my
official box (University, TSG, St Mary's etc.). Once I've worked my way
through the official mail I'll do my best to get through the others.
In the meantime, thank you for your patience and goodwill.
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d, I phoned Colin (rather
belatedly) to get his take on the situation and he is philisophical
about it all but I also know he'd have been delighted to accept the
presidency had the committee been serious about endeavouring to offer
him it. The more I dwell on it the worse it
d conscientiously for 45
years.
Hoping this helps people to realise that despite my personal
differences with Colin, his achievements dwarf those of the rest of us
and quite probably those of the rest of the Society's officers
combined.
As aye
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Hello All
I managed to phone Colin after my last posting and was very interested
to hear what he had to say.
May I be naughty and ask people reading this to email me if they too
think it was an opportunity missed to overlook Colin for this position.
As aye
Anthony
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have eased his burden and been
a perfect recognition of this. Unless of course, heaven forfend, it is
the committee that has caused his stress in the first place.
One does wonder.
As aye
Anthony
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s
been missed.
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d do it so well that someone
somewhere would not find fault with what he has done."
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ve done damage - but hey we do
not want to start any more arguments a do we?
As aye
Anthony
--- On Tue, 28/4/09, Ina Gilchrist wrote:
From: Ina Gilchrist
Subject: [NSP] nsp
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009, 5:04 PM
More years ago than
o Billy Pigg for lessons and was very pleased
and proud of the results as George, in his turn, brought joy and
enrichment into the lives of those who heard him.
Anthony
--- On Sun, 26/4/09, what.me wrote:
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Subject: [NSP] nps
To: "Dartmouth NPS"
Dear all,
Many thanks for recent contributions.
Anthony
--- On Thu, 16/4/09, julia@nspipes.co.uk
wrote:
From: julia@nspipes.co.uk
Subject: [NSP] Re: Not again!
To: "Dartmouth NPS"
Date: Thursday, 16 April, 2009, 4:47 PM
On 16 Apr 200
groups etc. when youall have no choice but to take it, at
least until I have left the room.
As aye
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Hello Barry
Nothing more to be said.
I'll bow to your superior knowledge and ability and leave the site
forthwith.
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, Barry Say wrote:
From: Barry Say
Subject: [NSP] Re: Billy Pigg
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu, "what.me&q
Hello Paul
Thank you for that considered contribution.
I thought I made it clear I was speaking from my position as a piper.
My other qualifications are totally irrelevant in this context!
May I ask about your musical background??
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, Paul Gretton
ting thing is, they both had an openess of mind that allowed for
deviation from the received teaching. The question is, do we move on
from here or go back to a strict obeyance of rules that only
the extremely gifted can live by?
As aye
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, what.me wrote:
Hello Julia
Many thanks for that. It seems to me that Billy Pigg did quite a bit of
choyting. Is this the case?
Regards
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, julia@nspipes.co.uk
wrote:
From: julia@nspipes.co.uk
Subject: [NSP] Re: Style
To: nsp
n the
Peacock collection. I'm not able to check how "ranty" they are the
moment as, after her last lesson, I sent Alice Burn (please note, no
s) off with my own copy to discover the delights of the old repertoire.
Will do some detailed searching when I get my copy back.
Hellos apiece
What, pray, is choyting??
As aye
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, colin wrote:
From: colin
Subject: [NSP] Re: Style
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2009, 12:27 PM
I'm quite enjoying this debate.
As a total "outsi
y before setting off on their
journey. If people dont see the point in doing this then chosing to
play an out and out traditional instrument seems a bit daft in the
first place.
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o find Iam alone in
enjoying these simple pleasures on a daily basis. As for the odd posh
meal, I love them too but not as my staple diet a not sustainable for
us ordinary folk!
As aye
Anthony
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, Chris Ormston wrote:
From: Chris Ormston
Subject: [NSP
d by mother and grandmother. The pressure on her is
enormous. Yes, the clip sounded poor and yes, the article itself was
unfortunate but Jessica isn't responsible. It's time to cut her some
slack. What she needs most at the moment is our understanding and
support.
As aye
Ant
layed. I'll happily forward pdfs on
request and the pitch-shifted CD for a small donation to any charity of
choice.
As aye
Anthony
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along to. Just let me know if youad like a
copy.
As aye
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seem to do full justice to
that particularly punishing style of playing that I used to do 35 years
ago. Iall leave that stuff now to the likes of Alice Burn who is one of
the best Iave ever heard at stunning articulation and clarity of
execution.
As aye
Anthony
PS I have just
all very much.
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ered the flood was probably 1988 as we used the
Hermitage, Ellingham as a refuge.
Anthony
--- On Wed, 18/3/09, Chris Ormston wrote:
From: Chris Ormston
Subject: [NSP] Re: That CD!
To: "'Anthony Robb'"
Cc: "'Dartmouth NPS'"
e sum saved by
Easter! Now it's pointless if I keep the dosh saved so I'm muliplying
it in a win-win way by funding this venture.
Please, just enjoy the CD and give something to a good cause!
As aye
Anthony
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s - about 9 tunes with verbal
directions from Alistair Anderson) There is more than enough here for
an Eightsome Reel. Some of the visitors don't always get in the groove
but it's pretty close to what's needed for that dance.
Enjoy!
As aye
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once you've heard the CD, to a charity of your own choice.
Thanks for your interest
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if anyone else is
interested. I'm running off 20 of which 12 are already spoken for.
As aye
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p to look after the tapes as he was the only one in the area with
a machine to play them on. When Cid pulled the plug on Elsdon he
removed everything including those tapes. When Cid goes he'll leave a
wonderful legacy to somebody!!
How about some recording swaps?
As aye
the full spectrum of pipes lovers
around the world and some would say even the angels too.
As aye
Anthony
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Subject: [NSP] Re: The Lost Music of Newsham
To: "'Dartmouth NSP'"
Date: Su
The sE
4400a has an even flatter response but these are A-L-850 for a matched
pair.
If money's no object go for Schoeps at about A-L-1500 apiece. (specs
very similar to 4400a!)
As aye
Anthony
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From: Chris Ormston
Subject:
7;ll know there'll
be no mistakes!
Please remember the recording is probably a 5/10 for sound quality but
it's good stuff, raw, lively and very musical!
As aye
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s him Jimmy I'll withdraw my offer!! :-) ) and about 30
others from around these islands.
As aye
Anthony
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, tim rolls BT wrote:
From: tim rolls BT
Subject: [NSP] Moving away from the First 30 tunes
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thursday, 12 Marc
t I'm reasonably good at!
Anthony
--- On Fri, 13/3/09, Chris Ormston wrote:
From: Chris Ormston
Subject: [NSP] Re: Moving away from the First 30 tunes
To: "'Anthony Robb'" ,
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Date: F
Touche!
Stiff fingers now but I still do'em for private amusement!
Anthony
--- On Fri, 13/3/09, Chris Ormston wrote:
From: Chris Ormston
Subject: [NSP] Re: Moving away from the First 30 tunes
To: "'Anthony Robb'" ,
tim.ro...@
in my book. Apart from signalling
very poor scholarship it is aslo bad manners. Philip, I'm aware of the
many misspellings of your name; genuine mistakes happen and these can
be forgiven. This is something different. How would you feel if people
started calling you Phil or Pip?
As
Jimmy Allen and Jamie Allen are indeed different people
my objections will evaporate.
Warmest & best
Anthony
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From: Philip Gruar
Subject: [NSP] Re: J Allen (and Rants)
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2009, 7:3
beautiful
place! As it happens, I learnt a couple of excellent dances there
which were arranged to run into each other at right- angles. The first
was the Dorset 4 Hand Reel the second was the Wiltshire 6 hand Reel -
guess what - they were both ranted!
As aye
Anthony
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guessed it - Jimmy Allen's!
Such a shame the owners have been sucked in by the confusion and named
the place after the wrong bloke!
As aye
Anthony
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, Barry Say wrote
From: Barry Say
Subject: [NSP] J Allen
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thu
rpeth Rant to John Daggs' Tillside Trio. It
was as far removed from Scottish dance or music as any proud
Northumbrian could wish
As aye
Anthony
From: Chris Ormston
Subject: [NSP] Re: Moving away from the First 30 tunes
To: tim.ro...@btconnect.com,
suggesting the
NPS corrects the error (subtley and without fuss ) in future
publications.
As aye
Anthony
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From: Barry Say
Subject: (Fwd) Jimmy Allan traditional (?)
To: "Anthony Robb"
Date: Thursday, 12 March
recognise one very special and
unique facet of this amazing mix and inform others about its existence.
I simply want people fully informed. That way they can decide for
themselves whether the music appeals enough to be played today.
As aye
Anthony
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, tim
tive from Rabby to Bobby! Bearing in mind that Jamie Allan is one
of the most famous pipers/characters of all time we should at least get
his name right. Imagine the uproar if a Scottish Poetry Society
single-handedly called its most famous bard Bobby!!
As aye
Anthony
--- On Wed
yment from "The Tanner Hops" made his, Bella's and their 10
bairns lives, much more bearable. It is the glossing over of this
unique heritage that drives me to bring it to a wider audience. If you
haven't already done so buy Will Atkinson's wonderful CD and you'
hythm", remains etched in my memory. This
discussion is far from new and only goes to emphasise the differences
in understanding and approach across a mere 40 miles of countryside!
Regards
Anthony
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From: rosspi...@aol.com
e regional accent completely is another
thing altogether!
I would say go for it Colin, a person with your background can not help
but make a valuable contribution to the body of piping knowledge.
As aye
Anthony
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and got among the real music". - Will
Atkinson in conversation with Alistair Anderson, Alnwick, 19th October
1996.
As aye
Anthony
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From: tim rolls BT
Subject: [NSP] Monkey hunting
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu, john_da...@hmco
une that concerns me
(tunes can be imported and played in the correct dialect - just like
words) as much as the fact that it shows a cavalier disregard for
accuracy.
I wonder if we can look forward to a correction soon?
Cheers
Anthony
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romise tone).
Finally, it should be remembered that hole spacings themselves are not
the end of the story. Hole size also makes a fair contribution to pitch
as does the bore.
I hope I've managed to add something useful to the discussion.
Anthony Robb
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