[scots-l] Fiddle camps

2003-03-10 Thread Jerry Agin
arning not just tunes but technique and styles, a friendly atmosphere, plenty of jamming at night, exposure to Scottish culture. Are there any other similar camps I'm overlooking? Comments anyone? Jerry Agin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scot

Re: [scots-l] player pianos

2003-02-04 Thread Jerry Agin
piano as a child. He studied music theory at the George R. Smith College for Negroes in Sedalia, Missouri. Initially it had been his ambition to become a classical pianist and composer. Jerry Agin 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] Celtic Connections/SHSA Comps/fusions/the whole nineyards

2003-02-02 Thread Jerry Agin
layer pianos are not able to reproduce dynamics, and all the subtleties of expression have been wiped out! Jerry Agin David Kilpatrick wrote: > > > Cynthia Cathcart wrote: > > > >> My old piano professor made his specialty the music of the American >> Ragt

Re: [scots-l] Re: Burns Night

2003-01-28 Thread Jerry Agin
drumming with a few bagpipes thrown in. I didn't even bother to cross the road to check it out. If there had been any fiddles, or even accordions, they wouldn't have been able to hear each other. Is there something I missed? Jerry Agin Posted to Scots-L - The Traditio

[scots-l] Postie's Jig

2002-12-20 Thread Jerry Agin
nians nor what's on the Sydney site. The original source for the dance seems to be "Omskirk Scottish Dances Book 5." At this point I'm going to go ahead and use Cardiff Caledonians to lead off a set for Postie's Jig. But my curiosity has been aroused. Can anyone add anythi