Well, it's an improvement...!
Toby Rider said:
> I like 0.01 :-)
>
> Dr Ian Adkins SO-CS 9ER-03 wrote:
>> Hey, what's with the scarlet nought of shame? I wasn't seriously
>> offering an answer! What is this, punishment for being cheeky? I
>> demand a recount...!
>>
>>
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I like 0.01 :-)
Dr Ian Adkins SO-CS 9ER-03 wrote:
Hey, what's with the scarlet nought of shame? I wasn't seriously offering
an answer! What is this, punishment for being cheeky? I demand a
recount...!
Nigel Gatherer said:
Toby Rider wrote:
Hey, don't I get 1 point for damp harps?? :-)
Hey, what's with the scarlet nought of shame? I wasn't seriously offering
an answer! What is this, punishment for being cheeky? I demand a
recount...!
Nigel Gatherer said:
> Toby Rider wrote:
>
>> Hey, don't I get 1 point for damp harps?? :-) LOL...
>
> Ted 16
> Philip 3
>
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Richard Evans wrote:
>4. Which town held Scotland's first folk festival in 1964?
Blairgowrie or Newcastleton. I thought Blairgowrie was first but I
also thought it dated back to the late fifties...
According to my records
Nicolas B asked:
>> 8. He was from Dundee...Who is he?
> Think this would be Angus Fitchet, would it not?
Yes, Nicolas, the man himself!
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John P. McClure offered:
> > 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"
> >
Richard Evans wrote:
> >4. Which town held Scotland's first folk festival in 1964?
> Blairgowrie or Newcastleton. I thought Blairgowrie was first but I
> also thought it dated back to the late fifties...
According to my records the first Blairgowrie festival was in 1966.
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> 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
Opinions on this vary. Widely. Look (i think) on the
IrTrad list archive.
CliffA
> I have an easy question, I think. How did the "Jig
of Slurs" get it's name?
>
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Philip Whittaker wrote:
> 5. Which Scottish harper is also celebrated as an artist in engraved
> glass?
> Alision Kinaird
Spot on, or Alison Kinnaird as she prefers to be called.
> 6. Which song is quoted here: "Now the summer's in prime, wi' the
> flowers richly blooming, And the wild mountain
Dear Nigel,
Thanks for your Quiz. Extremely tricky, but fun for all that. I hope we'll
have all the answers soon. Till then here's my attempt
5. Which Scottish harper is also celebrated as an artist in engraved
glass?
Alision Kinaird
6. Which song is quoted here: "Now the summer's in prime, wi
Well, there goes all my aspirations for riches and glory...!
Nigel Gatherer said:
> In article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Ian J L Adkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> << 15. The Bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee >>
>
>> Uh, Dundee?
>
> Nope.
>
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Tappan wrote:
[Carla and Bob Rogers wrote]:
>> For the fiddlers: The C part starts out: |:G2g gfg|agf gdB| How do
>> you bow that? Using alternating bows puts the bow going in the wrong
>> direction for the next G. I tried slurring the gdB, which plays
>> well, but doesn't sound right.
>
> I bow
Wendy Galovich wrote:
> > 2. What the connects the titles of these old Scottish reels: "John
> > of Badenyon;" "Och a Chiallain;" "Cuir sa Chiste Mhoir Mi."
> Oh oh oh... I know this one. :-) In the Cape Breton tradition they
> are commonly known as the wedding reels...
The first correct answer!
I don't have a clue on any of the answers, but I'm looking forward
to the discussion.
I have an easy question, I think. How did the "Jig of Slurs" get it's name?
I was told the tune as played by pipers uses an ornament they call a
slur which I gather bears no relation to what fiddlers think is a
I don't have a clue on any of the answers, but I'm looking forward to
the discussion.
I have an easy question, I think. How did the "Jig of Slurs" get it's name?
For the fiddlers: The C part starts out: |:G2g gfg|agf gdB| How do you
bow that? Using alternating bows puts the bow going in the wro
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ian J L Adkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> << 15. The Bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee >>
> Uh, Dundee?
Nope.
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Jack Campin wrote:
> I would need books to answer most of those (especially number 10)...
Surely not? Anyway, it's early yet, but it may be that this time around
the questions are too hard. Perhaps answers should now be accepted one
at a time. Who knows, it may even provoke some discussion on Sco
Nigel said:
> > That's 1pt you owe me Nigel- you can buy me it next week.
>
> Not at The Castle Arms, though - and don't call me Shirley. (The pub
> where my Wednesday Slow Session has met for more than a year, and where
> Derek's Tuesday session has met for a couple of months, suddenly closed
>
> [The Castle Arms] was a good place, though not very popular with
> customers, it looks like!
> On the other hand, the West End has a great atmosphear, at least to
> me, it would be good if you can keep on there.
I really do not like the layout or acoustic of the West End - puts
people too fa
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>
> Not at The Castle Arms, though - and don't call me Shirley. (The pub
> where my Wed
Hastings wrote:
>
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>>Ted
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> Ted Hastings wrote:
>
> > >
Derek Hoy wrote:
> > > 14. An engineer, William McHardy, has been immortalised by a
> > > popular tune. What is it called?
> The Iron Man, shurely?
> That's 1pt you owe me Nigel- you can buy me it next week.
Not at The Castle Arms, though - and don't call me Shirley. (The pub
where my Wedn
Ted Hastings wrote:
> > SCOTTISH FOLK/TRADITIONAL MUSIC QUIZ
[all the correct answers]
I forgot to say "Quiz open to everyone except Ted."
> What's the prize?
Do you still play mandolin? How about a double CD of great music,
including a track of Skinner compositions from a mediocre Scots
man
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