> The reason I like to listen to back-up is not so much the rhythmic
> precision as the nice base line it offers, if the guitar/piano/? if
> effecient. I think if I listen only to harp music I will get in a rut
> of 'sameness', when with effort it could be 'refreshing'.
Cape-Breton-style piano wou
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Toby wrote:
"It is possible to come up with some effective finger-picked
accompaniments for strathspeys.."
Might I suggest "The ewiie wi the crookit horn" and "The
Marquis of Huntly's Highland fling" from the late Tony
Cuffe's 2003 CD "sae will we yet" Greentrax CDTRAX
This is doing the rounds by email in Edinburgh.
Stuart Eydmann:
Johnny's family in Scotland will be having a celebration of
his life on the 10th of January at 5pm in:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
30a Colinton Road
Edinburgh
0131 337 3049
There will be a final farewell to Joh
Toby wrote:
"It is possible to come up with some effective finger-picked
accompaniments for strathspeys.."
Might I suggest "The ewiie wi the crookit horn" and "The
Marquis of Huntly's Highland fling" from the late Tony
Cuffe's 2003 CD "sae will we yet" Greentrax CDTRAX243.
Stuart Eydmann
Po
Mary Umbarger wrote:
>Why would you be interested in a guitar-accompanied version when
the harp can do it so much better? I can't offhand think of *any*
performance of a strathspey with a guitar backing where the guitar
was doing more than hang in there producing a vaguely appropriate
harmonic
>Why would you be interested in a guitar-accompanied version when
>the harp can do it so much better? I can't offhand think of *any*
>performance of a strathspey with a guitar backing where the guitar
>was doing more than hang in there producing a vaguely appropriate
>harmonic blur; it just doesn
> I'm looking for a good strathspey in the key of A to arrange for
> the lever harp. I am looking at a copy (ABC) of J.F. MacKenzie
> that Toby Rider entered. I would like to hear it. does anyone
> know of a CD that has this on it - preferably with fiddle and guitar?
Why would you be interested
Thanks, Steve,
This is good information to come by. I'll try it.
Mary Umbarger
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