Re: [scots-l] Maggie Cameron

2003-02-04 Thread John Erdman
Maggie Cameron isn't among my oft played tunes. If my memory serves me, I remember hearing someone play Coire an Lochan right after it. john Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [scots-l] Maggie Cameron

2003-02-04 Thread Jack Campin
Okay here's a set question. The problem here is too many choices, as opposed to not enough choices. What do you guys play after Maggie Cameron? I'm looking for a reel in A. Mrs MacPherson of Inveran. === http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ === Posted to

Re: [scots-l] Tunes that go with Jean's reel

2003-02-04 Thread Dominique Renaudin
Hi Jack, Jack Campin a écrit: As far as I know, box players always do Jean's Reel in F. Playing in F on a C#D is... akward (to me anyway!) I don't play it, but it seems to me that Lochleven Castle (A minor) ought to go quite well with it. Where could I find this tune? ;-) Dominique R

Re: [scots-l] player pianos

2003-02-04 Thread Cynthia Cathcart
At 09:34 AM 2/3/03 -0800, Toby Rider wrote: I think we get into big trouble when we start applying art music standards of what is good to any kind of traditional music, whether it be Scottish trad. music or jazz. First, I agree completely with your observation, Toby, that styles change. What

Re: [scots-l] Tunes that go with Jean's reel

2003-02-04 Thread John Erdman
The version played by Natalie MacMaster Bonsoir, Which version of Jean's reel do you play after that? In F? BMcLeod? NMcMaster? Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [scots-l] player pianos

2003-02-04 Thread David Kilpatrick
Cynthia Cathcart wrote: Traditional musicians can sound dead-wooden as well, but luckily they tend to be fewer and farther between. Does anyone have theories on why this seems to be so? Not just traditional, but self-taught in general, or informally taught. I don't think that people with

Re: [scots-l] Tunes that go with Jean's reel

2003-02-04 Thread Toby Rider
I don't play [Jean's Reel], but it seems to me that Lochleven Castle (A minor) ought to go quite well with it. Where could I find this tune? (Slipping into California surfer accent) Dude, you mean to tell me you don't know Loch Leven Castle? It's like totally one of the first tunes I ever