I'm no historian, so be warned!
I believe there were dances known as "strathspey reels". I don't believe
anyone really knows how they were danced; there are people who try to
work it out.
Is it possible that reels and strathspeys were not played as differently
two or three hundred years ago as
> 8. He was from Dundee, and in 1921 at age eleven he saw Scott Skinner
> perform at the Caird Hall. His own recording began with Beltona in
> 1931, and he played with many of Scotland's top musicians. His
> popular compositions include "Lament for Will Starr" and "J B Milne."
> Who is he?
Angus
We played at St John's College (U of MB) Burns Supper, a half hour or so
of background music before dinner, and a couple of tunes after. There was
a sing-along there, and I think the audience did find the songs difficult.
Possibly that was because the people who had organized the sing-along made
Dave,
Have you tried asking the local teacher for some suggestions - dances that
they do, and the tunes named for them? That might give you a list to take
to your abc etc. libraries. Also consult the teacher about phrasing;
e.g., Mairi's Wedding (the dance) requires 40 bar phrasing.
Two or thr
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Derek Hoy wrote:
> Nigel asked:
> > I've been handed this waltz. I've heard it before but I can't think
> > where. Does anyone else recognise it?
>
The trad music group Helicon include this tune (very minor variations) on
their CD "The Titan", list it on the cover as a "Waltz
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Jack Campin wrote:
> The early 6/8 quicksteps were sometimes adapted from Irish, English
> or Scottish jigs and sometimes gave rise to them.
An example of a jig, and the adaptation to make a quickstep, and/or vice
versa, would be interesting to see.
Also, if anyone knows of
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Thanks,
Peter McClure
Winnipeg, MB
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On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Clifford Abrams wrote:
> Has anyone mentioned the very nice, authentic-sounding version done
> by Frankie Armstrong on a recent (sorry, i forgot the name, but can
> dig if you're interested) CD?
I'm interested; please dig.
Peter McClure
Winnipeg, MB
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I'd be interested in a reprint too, if it's available.
The last I heard (about two years ago), the Scottish Music Information
Centre would provide copies of this (and other things) for a fee. The
URLs I have are :
Scottish Music Info Centre
http://www.music.gla.ac.uk/HTMLFolder/Resources/SMIC/
On Mon, 6 May 2002, Nigel Gatherer wrote:
> Could the eightsome reel benefit from specially written measured tunes?
> It's just that whenever I've played for it we've played a series of
> reels AABBAB, giving 24 bars - it's difficult when you're not used to
(Is this one of those situations where
> book - The Galloway Album - published by Foss in which are four of his
> tunes. Strange from a musician's point of view, because all have four
> 6-bar sections. I've no doubt it makes perfect sense from a dancing
> p.o.v. - my woeful ignorance of dancing hampers me once again!
Actually, Foss's
On Wed, 1 May 2002, Nigel Gatherer wrote:
> I've been looking for you, Peter, but I've turned up a total blank so
> far. It's possibly one of Foss's own tunes. If Anselm Lignau is
> listening in, he'd be able to help more than I. There's a database of
> CD tunes somewhere, but I've mislaid the UR
A dance I want to teach (by Hugh Foss) specifies the tune "The Lily of the
Vale is Sweet". Does anyone know of this? A source? Thanks for any
help,
Peter McClure
Winnipeg, MB
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Jack Campin wrote:
> in my modes tutorial
>
I'd be interested in knowing more about this tutorial, including where to
get it. Also, is it part of a larger course? Again, where to find that?
Thanks for any information,
Peter McClure
Winnipeg, MB
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Steve Wyrick wrote:
> This reminds me of another probably dumb question I have: Is a snap
> considered an optional ornament? What I mean is, can you substitute it for
> 2 eighths or for a dotted 8th-16 combination for effect, or is it only
> played when written?
This remin
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Nigel Gatherer wrote:
> As for dancers not knowing the difference between a reel and a jig: why
> on earth should they? I can't see that it's very relevant to how they
> dance. One plays 2 or 4 notes to the beat, the other 3, but the beat
> remains the same, doesn't it?
Actua
Re the dance Gramachie: the Ramsay Index (cross references Scottish
country dances and tunes used in recordings for same) lists no _tune_
named Gramachie; apparently this has been arranger/band-leader's choice.
However, the source for the dance itself does hint that there is an
"original" tune
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