Thanks for clearing up the Dall's. I read Johnson's comments a few years
back, but must have forgotten it.
Rob
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Hmmm. I'd just started plans for an expedition to find the fabled Third
Tonic
The first being whisky, the second Irn Bru, - the third?
Rob
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First "Rory Dall" is said to mean "Blind Rory", and was a generic term
for a blind Harper and doesn't point to anyone in particular.
For the harpers I know (including folks like Alison Bill), we recognize two
Rory Dall's: The Irish one (O'Cathain) and the Scottish
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First "Rory Dall" is said to mean "Blind Rory", and was a generic term
for a blind Harper and doesn't point to anyone in particular.
For the harpers I know (including folks like Alison Bill), we recognize two
Rory Dall's: The Irish
Attributed to him while in Scotland are- Da Mihi Manum,
I am sure you must know, but I mention it just in case you don't, Da Mihi
Manum appears in both the Wemyss c.1640 and Balcarres c.1695 manuscripts.
Rob
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Rob MacKillop wrote:
Attributed to him while in Scotland are- Da Mihi Manum,
I am sure you must know, but I mention it just in case you don't, Da Mihi
Manum appears in both the Wemyss c.1640 and Balcarres c.1695 manuscripts.
Rob
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Thanks
Bruce Olson wrote:
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In a message dated 12/16/00 5:22:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I shall also
play the original version of Ae Fond Kiss which James Oswald wrote and
described as being written by Rorie Dall
Rorie Dall, as
The Straloch version and Oswald version are two entirely different pieces
with no connection whatsoever. I recorded the Straloch ports - 5 of them -
on 'Flowers of the Forest'. Oswald must have heard of an old piece, thought
lost, and tried to summon it out of the 'air', so to speak. For a harp
Rob MacKillop wrote:
The Straloch version and Oswald version are two entirely different pieces
with no connection whatsoever. I recorded the Straloch ports - 5 of them -
on 'Flowers of the Forest'. Oswald must have heard of an old piece, thought
lost, and tried to summon it out of the
on 16/12/2000 9:30 am, Rob MacKillop at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I shall also
play the original version of Ae Fond Kiss which James Oswald wrote and
described as being written by Rorie Dall, just as he claimed other of
compositions as being by Rizio - which gave an air of antiquity to his
Rob, you must ask the entire scots-l to append their signatures and large
cash contributions to your campaign to erect a suitable memorial to Mr
Oswald in Craill. After your lecture when you described how he came from
this picturesque little fishing village, we had to go, even though it did
Rob wrote:
... But this opens up the debate
about CDs or MP3 files for download - a bit off topic for this list. Making
a CD is fairly easy. Distributing it is much harder. Yes, this is definitely
off topic. Maybe we should discuss it privately, David?
It's quite hard to get off-topic on
I was at the Library of Congress yesterday searching for song histories. I
found a book of reproductions of autograph manuscripts. Just letters,
inscriptions, notes, things like that, from people like the Venerable Bede,
John Locke, Geoffrey Chaucer, and so on. The contents were completely off
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was at the Library of Congress yesterday searching for song histories. I
found a book of reproductions of autograph manuscripts. Just letters,
inscriptions, notes, things like that, from people like the Venerable Bede,
John Locke, Geoffrey Chaucer, and so on. The
Hi Rob,
Well, I didn't think I was uncovering anything dark and secret: I had heard
of the quote, but never was CONVINCED it was real, and I don't think I've
ever actually heard it in it's entirety before.
But seeing it in the Bard's own hand! That was a thrill! And now I KNOW what
he said,
Set the
early Auld Lang Syne tune/s into steel string DADGAD or Open G, or
standard,
or (see below) DADFAD and do some recordings on the everyday instrument.
Then you can disseminate the earlier tunes in an accessible form to
vernacular musicians.
Funny you should mention that, as I have
on 15/12/2000 5:27 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Rob,
Well, I didn't think I was uncovering anything dark and secret: I had heard
of the quote, but never was CONVINCED it was real, and I don't think I've
ever actually heard it in it's entirety before.
But seeing it in
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.
And the letter
was about Auld Lang Syne! Just days before he died, Burns wrote to George
Thomson,
"One Song more, I have done. - Auld lang syne - The air is but mediocre;
but the following song, the old Song of the olden times, which has never
been in
Rob, the offer remains open! The big moosic room, VS-880, two decent AKG
condensor mikes and a seat - just come here, sit down, and we can produce
every bit as accurate a sound as you'll get from the best studio
(seriously). Pity it's a lang lang way from the Tay.
Sometime. A new CD is
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