Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-19 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Jonathan Hill wrote: Well there's one for those of us who can't be a*s*d to go twenty miles for a tune! How are things in the Black Isle? DO you have to go 20 miles for a tune? -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-18 Thread Erica Mackenzie
At 12:11 PM +0100 13/6/01, Nigel Gatherer wrote: Silly Season approaching, I guess. Who is there and who isn't? Is Erica still lurking? Yes Nigel, I am, occasionally just been going through about the worst six weeks of my life - serious health relapse etc. Hello all. Sorry I'm not

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-18 Thread Maggie Mcgregor
What march in NYC? I live in Toronto and would be interested in anything in the region. Is this for ST. Patrick's day or is there something else happening that might be of interest to those of us who love the pipes etc.? Carol Thompkins wrote: On a more serious note, I've ordered small

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-18 Thread Carol Thompkins
will march down 5th Ave. There were bands from all over the world at the last event and it was truly awesome marching down Princess Street. Carol - Original Message - From: Maggie Mcgregor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [scots-l

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-18 Thread Maggie Mcgregor
. Carol - Original Message - From: Maggie Mcgregor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there? What march in NYC? I live in Toronto and would be interested in anything in the region. Is this for ST

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-17 Thread Janice Lane
Thanks, Nigel, for some very interesting postings. Hearing from old friends and new ones is good. For my bit, I'm still concerned with Scott-Skinner. So many tunes are named Mrs. Somebody's Favourite How does this come about? Does the old dear express her liking for an unnamed tune and from then

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-17 Thread Carol Thompkins
On a more serious note, I've ordered small pipes in both D (for local sessions with all the melodeon players) and in A (because many good fiddle tunes and all GHB tunes are in A) - the set has interchangeable chanters. After Philip's Border Gaithering I was hooked. Two more weeks to wait for

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there?

2001-06-17 Thread Toby A. Rider
On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Janice Lane wrote: Thanks, Nigel, for some very interesting postings. Hearing from old friends and new ones is good. For my bit, I'm still concerned with Scott-Skinner. So many tunes are named Mrs. Somebody's Favourite How does this come about? Does the old dear

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there? (was: Dumbarton's drum)

2001-06-14 Thread Maggie Mcgregor
I'm afraid I've been a lurker up until now - and I've enjoyed getting a much needed lesson on Scottish music. I'm from Edinburgh originally but raised in Toronto, Canada. I got onto the list because I'm a Gaelic learner here in Toronto and one list seems to lead to another. I'm not musical

[scots-l] Is there anybody there? (was: Dumbarton's drum)

2001-06-13 Thread Nigel Gatherer
John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Flowers, Ross (MTO) writes: | Aha! I see it - just before [Snip] Not fair, John, to attribute my genius to that plagiarist Flowers. So my parents used to lock me in the cellar with nothing to read but old Rupert the Bear annuals, resulting in an

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there? (was: Dumbarton's drum)

2001-06-13 Thread John Chambers
Nigel Gatherer (I think) wrote: | John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Flowers, Ross (MTO) writes: | | Aha! I see it - just before | | [Snip] | | Not fair, John, to attribute my genius to that plagiarist Flowers. ... Sorry 'bout dat! It is amazingly easy to get such quotes wrong. It's

Re: [scots-l] Is there anybody there? (was: Dumbarton's drum)

2001-06-13 Thread David Kilpatrick
Nigel Gatherer wrote: David K, what are your plans for the Scottfest? First priority - get our local paper NOT to spike my letters on the subject! So far I've got myself dragged into an impromptu 1-minute interview with Michael Aspel to go out next April in Antiques Roadshow from