Nigel wrote,
Re Hector MacAndrew recordings: I get the impression he didn't record
an awful lot, but I have three LPs which feature him:
VARIOUS, THE FIDDLER'S COMPANION
HECTOR MACANDREW, SCOTTISH FIDDLE MUSIC
SCOTTISH FIDDLERS TO THE FORE
I've got a couple more with odd tracks by him. There must
>> Another pet hate is "Da Slockit Light" which I regard as a lament. When
>> our fiddlers get hold of it it becomes a jolly canter. I don't know how
>> much of that is simply my feeling, or if others just think I'm being
>> pernickety.
> But "Da Slocket Light" *IS* a lament and should be played as
I don't like that tune "Da Slocket Light", so either way doesn't matter :-)
> But "Da Slocket Light" *IS* a lament and should be played as one!
>
>> From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> Another pet hate is "Da Slockit Light" which I regard as a lament.
>> When our fiddlers get hold of i
But "Da Slocket Light" *IS* a lament and should be played as one!
My pet peeve is the way most fiddlers play "Farewell to Whiskey" here in New
England. It's such a beautiful tune.
Played here at sessions and at contra dances it comes out as a totally
unrecognizable and fast reel rather than
Jack Campin wrote:
> >> I want to buy more Scottish fiddle CDs.
> If you count Shetland as part of Scotland, try Willie Hunter.
Willie Hunter, like other Shetland fiddlers, was very keen on Scottish
fiddle music, and plays more Scottish-style fiddling than Shetland - if
memory serves.
> For So
Toby Rider wrote:
> ...the only opinions that matter to me are those of people who
> actually know about the music and have a clue. If Charlie Gore or
> Nigel Gatherer says something, I listen carefully...
I've just managed to unearth twenty missing emails from Scot-L, so I'm
seeing them for the
Jack Campin wrote:
> "The Burning of the Piper's Hut" gets maybe the most extreme variety
> of tempo - everything from slow air to fast reel.
I dread people calling it at the slow session; I like it slow, but no
matter how slow I start it, it gains momentum and ends up far too fast
- in my opinio
