Stuart Eydmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...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...
I have the Topic LP called 'James F Dickie's Delights', which I think
i
> What gives me most concern is that these recordings are not easily
> available for others to judge. What do others think?
Mary-Ann Alburger is currently finishing up her PhD on Dickie. So
presumably that thesis will get cleaned up into a book, which will
get published, which will prompt someb
In my opinion the fiddle in Scotland has seen little in the way of personal
expression within the tradition and Dickie's highly personal arhythmic
interpretations with their extreme shortening and lenghtening of notes and
dramatic pauses are both welcome and curious. 20 years ago I had no time for
