The discount bookshope "The Works" in Sauchiehall St,
Glasgow has Nigel's excellent book on the songs of Dundee
for a bargain £3.00.
Get one while you can.
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hich
ahve been in existence for Irish traditional music for some
time. All contributions are welcome at:
http://www.music-consultation.org/
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hat is to
say, Reel, Strathspey, Reel".
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ket was and how highly regarded
the best players there were.
Hope this helps.
Stuart Eydmann
Eydmann, Stuart (1999) "As Common as Blackberries: The First
Hundred Years of the Accordion in Scotland." Folk Music
Journal 7 No. 5 pp.565-608.
Eydmann, Stuart (2001) "From the "W
e now
been wholly updated. See their site at:
http://www.college-of-piping.co.uk/
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Regarding Black Jock there is a nice recording c1977 of
Archie Fisher and another (Lucy Cowan?) playing the tune with
variations on guitar and mandolin on the LP "Fylde Acoustic"
issued to feature instruments from that workshop. I have a
copy somewhere - interested Nigel?
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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 farewe
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
Could this be an old Swedish number from the Ikea collection?
Stuart
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"Scartaglon" should be Scartaglen the small town in east
Kerry associated with Padraig O'Keefe and the Sliabh Luachra
fiddle tradition. The local tradition contains a large
amount of Scottish based tunes, for whatever reason, but not
the big reels as in Donegal. There are a number of polkas
wi
urser, Jim
Cameron's Dance Band in the 1950s.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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The late Tom Anderson was another noted fiddler who said
he "saw colours" in music although I understand he was
somewhat sensitive about discussing the matter. For example,
when asked what he thought of the Tim Wright Band's inclusion
of a clarinet in their line up he replied that he quite like
The event below may interest some list members.
Stuart Eydmann
Free Reed Convention in Aberdeen
14 -16 November 2003
Concerts, Workshops, Solo Gigs, Interviews, Seminars, and
Sessions!
A unique celebration of small 'free-reed' instruments,
including mouth organs, concertinas, melo
-L
Session!
Stuart Eydmann
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Just a note to say that Ferintosh (Dave Greenberg, Abby Newton and Kim
Robertson) will give an informal and FREE performance in St Peter's Church,
Linlithgow this Sunday 15th September as part of Doors Open Day/Linlithgow
Folk Festival.
Stuart Eydmann
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Nigel,
Wish I had known about this session. I was down the road at a big wedding on
Bute and would have welcomed the sanity of a good tune to slip away to.
Stuart
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Regarding Oswald's Cal Poc Com.
I understand there are two projects in hand . One a facsimilie the other a
resetting. Al. Hardie (Hardie Press) is certainly involved in one as he gave
a talk on the subject earlier this year to my students at the RSAMD.
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Nigel,
I have a couple of nice photos of John in my archive taken c1980 at
Newcastleton. I'll pass them on. Yes he was a Borderer.
Stuart Eydmann
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f the different types of button box
with a presentation on the early history of the instrument in Scotland from
Stuart Eydmann.
2.00 pm The Concertina - Norman Chalmers with Stuart Eydmann
Scottish music played on the English concertina and the unique story of this
once highly popular instrument.
3.00 p
ming that the retreat march is to be marched to, crank it up to
a kind of swaggering, kilt swinging, tempo which robs the airs of the
inherent melancholy quality which many possess.
I hope this helps illustrate my earlier point.
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and the unfortunate opinion abroad in Scottish music circles that the
study and analysis of the music will debase it somehow.
Any other thoughts?
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and played with the bow "moved in the
same direction for both notes, either up or down, with the shortest stoppage
of the bow between the dotted quaver and semi quaver. This means that the
semiquaver is cleanly detached". I hate this kind of technical description
and imagine would be fiddler
Dominique asks,
Which recordings and books (tutors, tunebooks...) would you consider as
essential for a newcomer to Scots music?
I suggest Andrew Hunter's 'La musique ecossaise - pour comprendre tout un
courant de la musique celtique' published by COOP Breizh in 1998
Stuart E
Scotland's
Teachnical Advice Note: The Archaeology of Scottish Thatch but I'm sute
there is good information there.
On the subject of braken and historic buildings you may wish to visit the
website:
http://www.tioram.org.uk/bracken.htm
Stuart Eydmann
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Sorry, this should not have been under Tune Archive.
Just another note to say that my band the Whistlebinkies did a live webcast
from the Edinburgh Festival for BBC Radio 3 last Tuesday evening. The show
can still be accessed at the following:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/edinburgh/ram/edjunction
Just another note to say that my band the Whistlebinkies did a live webcast
from the Edinburgh Festival for BBC Radio 3 last Tuesday evening. The show
can still be accessed at the following:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/edinburgh/ram/edjunction.ram
Sound and pictures are a bit ropey, but - hey it
Just a note to say the programme for Edinburgh's Fiddle 2001 on 23-25th
November should be available soon. Meanwhile keep an eye on:
http://www.fiddle2001.musicscotland.com/
or contact:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
See you there,
Stuart
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n meaning to make a
digital copy of it for some time - contact me privately by email and I'll
see how I might help.
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o be written. I'd be very interested in any
further refrences to Scotland.
Stuart
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Nigel asked of me:
..."Bellany's Brush" was written for the painter in the hope that he
would give a priceless canvas in return...
Which I don't suppose panned out. He did, however, provide several
paintings for your (i.e. The Whistlebinkies) album covers; what was the
arrangement? Did he get
m or think others should emulate his
style, well that's another thing altogether.
What gives me most concern is that these recordings are not easily available
for others to judge.
What do others think?
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Nigel wrote:
You weren't the first, either. William Marshall (1748-1833) was also on
that game, writing "Mr Hoy, Gordon Castle" in a vain attempt to extract
some tin from Derek's pocket. I expect he got the same response as you,
Stuart.
Well Nigel I'm just back from visiting Mr Hoy, Terraced Ho
rs in hope,
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Concerning tenor banjoists in Edinburgh - what about Jock Broon?
Stuart
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every Scottish fiddle record ever released and I
borrowed to copy a cassette re-release of JF Dickie called James F. Dickie
Delights on Scottish Fiddle which, of course, contains his own playing of JF
Dickie's Delight. What do others think about his playing?
Stuart Eydmann (delighted)
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old Scottish fiddle recordings
and would be interested to hear about your work of 30 years ago. Who were
you listening to?
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x27;s festival (last full weekend in November) in due
course.
Stuart Eydmann
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Rob wrote:
>The Hardie Press are to publish the Cally Pocket Companion later this year.
>That is a secret, by the way, I am not meant to know, so don't tell anyone
>else either...
Well, that's good news - I'll have to get a bigger pocket though!
Stuart Eydmann
Nigel wrote:
Do you have any Thomas Shaw, or Lachlan Wynn (both fiddlers who
recorded on Beltona)? I have one Shaw which does contain some
interesting tunes which I've never heard of before. Now I can't find it
- will post when I do.
Sounds very interesting.
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Ian wrote:
>Naw Stuart, tis ainlie WWI popular sangs, some jazz, an classical muisic,
>naething Scottish tha A kin see. Bit still A'm interestit in hearin whit's
>oan th disks, likesay steppin back intae th past anat!
But that is Scottish music!
Stuart
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Ian Adkins wrote:
I don't know if I asked this before, but do any of you know of a service
that will convert 78s to digital format, MP3, etc.? I have scads of 78
records, mostly WWI songs and such, completely useless to me otherwise.
Ian,
I have a set up for doing this - 78rpm disks have a ha
I found a very interesting old 78rpm fiddle record at a car boot sale
yesterday featuring a player I've never heard of, tunes I've never
encountered.
The record is on the Beltona Label (serial no. 142001) and the player is
"Farquar MacRame - Aberdeenshire's Bothy Fiddler". Side one features a s
Nigel wrote:
I notice that John McKinnon played fiddle and mandolin on various albums,
with Hamish Imlach, Archie Fisher amongst others. I don't know anything
about him - anyone else?
Good question Nigel - I'd like to know too.
Please tell us if you find out.
Stuart Eydmann
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Alexander offered his thoughts on the doodle.
As with birlin' I love a bit of doodling myself. Although a fan of the
player/composer I disagree with Scott Skinner's distaste for the effect ("a
quaint but senseless feature of the past") this being perhaps the best
documented example of Skinner's a
Bob said:
>my wife is a violinist, and i've been examining the wave forms of
>recordings, trying to figgure out how to explain the ornaments in her
>language. one thing i seem to have discovered is that grace notes are
played
>much shorter in traditional music than in classical music. after i fir
I may be too lte with this but I note that MA Alburger has the following in
her book:
"Bill Duguid, an Aberdeenshire fiddler, received advice about Skinner's tune
"The Rockin Step": "Play four time sthrough with great force. This will be
the leading strathspey in my future collection, 50% of whic
Now that we have exhausted the fiddle birl - any thoughts on the "doodle"?
Stuart
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Caro Nigelo,
Un gruppetto? Non lo so!
Stuardo
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, he could certainly birl
and I'd have shared a drop of Talisker with him anytime - I probably would
not take my fiddle out of its case though - I've read what he has said about
sloppy, untutored fiddlers!
Birl on.
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Nigel,
Good review of a good record. Nice to see Miss Girdle making an appearance.
I played that one 20 years ago on my first 'binkies recording and had almost
forgotten it till I heard the Bairns the other night at their launch bit of
a do.
These guys are tuneyloons.
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Regarding Peerie Willie Johnson
There is an article with photos and a sound clip at:
www.shetland-music.com/mgpwilie.htm
Stuart
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Guitar" as made popular by the Corries and
others in the 60s and 70s but now more or less gone - they could not afford
to keep buying new strings I suppose.
I'm sure Nigel must have some gems in his collection of early records.
Hope this helps.
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Derek announced the launch of the new JTB album.
I've had a sneak preview and having heard it I have to say that these guys
are The Sultans of Fling, The Kings of Cooth.
May they never lack a scone! Buy it now for Christmas.
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Regarding the concert and free wine at the Crawford, St Andrew's. Sounds
great, Rob.
In connection with your previous message regarding Burn's as a potential
'Negro driver' - no doubt you are famous with the super portrait of the
Glasgow tobacco merchant Glassford and his family in which one of h
is considerably longer than the first two in the
proportions 1 : 1 : 3
This is a birl as part of the melody of the tune - for many fiddlers its an
optional extra or ornament but I would suggest that the principal is the
same.
Any other thoughts and comments?
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he tune
is now quite clear - it was composed in honour of the one and only King. Any
thoughts on this theory?
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nd she said "Yes he was such a
fine painter and his works don't come on themarket very often etc.. "
Its small and somewhat naive in execution but curiously I prefer it to the
Raeburn. Copies could be made available if I vere get the time.
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contains a number of streets with 'Baird' in their names such as
Baird Avenue, Baird Grove etc...
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In reply to various questions:
Jack:
Yes I did play in the bowels of the megastructure. In fact my first ever
performance with the 'binkies was at the 1st of May bookshop. I would guess
it was around April 1979 (it could even have been 1980) just prior to a trip
we made to Brest in Brittany. In t
Sorry to hear about Derek's memory problem - doen't seem to have affected
that part of the brain that retains tunes though, thank goodness.
Many thanks for all the suggestions - Can I add the following?:
Willie Beaton of Glasgow and Wester Ross, how did we miss him?
There was also a fiddler livi
n to the talks in this year's Edinburgh Fiddle Festival on the
subject of the fiddle in Scotland during that time. Perhaps members of the
list can help jog my memory. Come on Ted, Derek and Nigel! Who do you
remember as fiddle players active in the 1970s?
Nigel, we really must touch base som
, 613 University
Avenue, the festival venue.
Further details from Beverly Cruthirds 901-274-3740
Hope some scots-l members can attend.
Stuart Eydmann
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more around the fiddle scene here.
Great to hear that your book has been relauched - its a classic really.
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Rita,
You will find a version (very good I think) on a very early record by the
Irish singer Mary Black. Annachie is a first name, I presume.
Stuart
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Derek,
I've registered the binkies website at:
http://www.whistlebinkies.net
I checked and found that www.jocktamsonsbairns.com is registered by someone
in Glasgow. Great name for a geneaology site.
Stuart
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On the subject of Wattie Wright.
I remember him - not only was he first to arrive at the Kinross Festival but
I'm sure he never left the same seat in the same bar all weekend! I can't
remember the name of the pub but I remember meeting Sean McGuire there one
year.
Stuart
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