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Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [NSP] Re: Halsway playaround
Hello Mike and others,
Your point about well-known tunes and devoting time to exploring
these
is a very good one. This is a topic that I've been discussing
recently.
As someone who regularly
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From: Mike and Enid Walton mikeande...@worcesterfolk.org.uk
To: Francis Wood muse...@tiscali.co.uk
Cc: Alan Corkett a...@bcorkett.freeserve.co.uk; NSP List
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Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: Halsway playaround
Hello Francis
Is the lack of any response on this subject an indication of a lack of
interest, satisfaction with the way things are, or being completely
overwhelmed by the amount of action on Dartmouth ?
Mike
Would this refer to being hung over from Winter Carnival? (;-)
That has been about the
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Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [NSP] Re: Halsway playaround
Hello Mike and others,
Your point about well-known tunes and devoting
I have enjoyed Halsway for the past three years now and think the
tuition format is just right, I don't think it should be reduced at all.
Isn't there time on the Saturday afternoon for playaround? It may be a
lifetime of pub sessions to blame but I've always found morning sessions
to be slow to
Hi Alan,
I also thought the Sunday session was a high point, but I would
certainly not like to see tuition time reduced. I value highly the
tuition time and, although it requires sutained concentration and is
cumulatively tiring, it is a time when a combination of enormous
expertise is
I have to admit, as a not all that good player that I like the slow
piping session on Saturday afternoon and would be sad to see it
replaced by a more general one. It's also nice to have a fresh air
break after lunch on Saturday.
Some years there has been a more arranged sort of play
Alan,
I think this would be a bad idea - the tuition is crucial to getting people
thinking intensively about piping.
The playarounds are better in consequence.
John
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From: Gibbons, John [mailto:j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk]
Sent: 13 March 2009 10:50
To: 'Alan Corkett'; Mike and Enid Walton
Cc: NSP LIST
Subject: [NSP] Re: Halsway playaround
Alan,
I think this would be a bad idea - the tuition is crucial to getting people
thinking
Well spoken, Mel. Thanks!
Daphne
On 13 Mar 2009, at 10:43, Mel Leggett wrote:
Hi Alan,
Yes the evening playaround was good, and so too were the all the other
sessions and evening extensions when the music started to hum, but
PLEASE don't reduce the tuition; the four slots are such a
last two events.
Alan
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From: Gibbons, John [mailto:j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk]
Sent: 13 March 2009 10:50
To: 'Alan Corkett'; Mike and Enid Walton
Cc: NSP LIST
Subject: [NSP] Re: Halsway playaround
Alan,
I think this would be a bad idea - the tuition is crucial to getting
: [NSP] Re: Halsway playaround
Halsway Playaround
Sorry if I was being provocative about less tuition!
Naturally we can insert more informal playing Saturday afternoon
for those
who wish to do this. In fact Ben from Wales introduced this when he
came
several years ago, unfortunately has
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