Nigel Gatherer wrote:
. Their claim "mastering
> the small pipes in a day" is preposterous - everyone knows it takes at
> least a week to master any form of bagpipe.
Such prejudice! And so close to Burns' Night when we are all working so
hard! May your whisky go sour!!!
Jan (from Bedford)
Pos
>
> > Nigel Gatherer wrote:
> Hi Jan - don't remember seeing your name before. Anyway, I was poking
> fun at the claims of the workshop, NOT at bagpipes. Heaven knows I
> value my life enough not to do that! Are you a piper by any chance?
>
Nigel, I've been on this list for years, but rarely have
Horror! Last night, after being off email for over three weeks, I read all
the messages. I was mortified to see that I was at the centre of a long
thread about viruses. Yes, I did have a virus, but shut the machine off as
soon as I realized it - too late. A friend warned me as she had it and it
sen
Rugby, not war this time.
If you are following the Six Nations Rugby Championships, then watch out for
the massed pipe bands in Paris this Saturday.Organized by Marie Curie Cancer
research, there is a new pipe march "Marie Curie's Parisian March" and
"Scots Wha Hae" has been set as a 4/4 march (Bet
Our folk club had Isla StClair last night. We had
over 90 there with GHB pipes, small pipes, fiddle and Highland dancers. Strange
what happens in a small English village. Where did they all come from? Everyone
sang all the choruses - in spite of the accents.
Jan Lane
Good idea. I'll do it when the Tannies come in Nov.
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From: "Toby Rider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] A Scottish Night
> Well, did you take any photos of last night that you can share with us
>
Give us some warning! That event sounded excellent! Hope it went well. It
would take us a bit of an early start to make it to the borders, but it
would have been worth it. (This list takes a few days sometimes?)
Jan Lane
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From: "David Kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2
If you're thinking of compiling one, please hurry.
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From: "Jack Campin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Secondly, does anybody have a sizable list of Gaelic waltz
> tunes and where to find them? Every ceilidh band seems to
> have its own set with something in it nobody else d
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Nigel Gatherer wrote:
> If you really want to know, here's my musical history...
> First instrument was a ukulele, my parents mistaking it for a toy. As I
> warbled out "Early One Morning"
What kind of ukulele? Do you ever play it now? I have two ukes, a small one,
(original Martin), and a
Nigel wrote:
>Recently I bought a nice baritone uke from
> David Kilpatrick which I tune DGBE.
> The D string is also tuned low rather than the usual high.
>I don't know of any traditional or folk players who used
> ukulele.
Thanks, Nigel, I think that is the tuning of my baritone uke, but I'll
c
How did this go? Sounds an interesting week. What happened to the recent
Open Air Festival in Kelso?
Jan Lane
> Bert Jansch plays the Wynd Theatre, Melrose, Scottish Borders on
> Saturday, Sept 27th. Pierre Bensusan plays there on Thursday Oct 2nd.
Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish
Our Pipe Band entertains RAF Wyton for their Burns' Nights (two of them, one
for Officers and one for other ranks). We have a massed pipe-in with18
pipers plus drums.During dinner we entertain with small pipes and highland
dancers. This is followed after midnight with our ceilidh band for anyone
wh
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