Re: [scots-l] hello

2000-12-12 Thread tarider
Rob MacKillop wrote: Ye must be gettin' on in years ... My real name is Anon. Now to claim those royalties! Any chance you might get back into performing in the next century? I suppose it can be hard after being away from it for a couple hundred years. St Andrews, 8 Feb

[scots-l] hello

2000-12-11 Thread Rob MacKillop
Hello, I have just joined this list and wonder if there exists an archive of postings, or FAQ file? Cheers, Rob http://www.robmackillop.com Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

RE: [scots-l] hello

2000-12-11 Thread Ian Brockbank
Hi Rob, I have just joined this list and wonder if there exists an archive of postings, or FAQ file? http://www.egroups.com/list/scots-l/ Cheers, Ian -- IndigoVision Ltd http://www.indigovision.com/ The Edinburgh Technopole, Bush Loan, Edinburgh, EH26 0PJ Tel:

Re: [scots-l] hello

2000-12-11 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Rob MacKillop wrote: ...I have just joined this list and wonder if there exists an archive of postings, or FAQ file? I see that Ian has already directed you to the archives. I just wanted to say welcome to the list. It goes in cycles - sometimes there is nothing posted for days, other times a

Re: [scots-l] hello [Rob MacKillop]

2000-12-11 Thread Rob MacKillop
I'm assuming this is the same Rob MacKillop Sure is. Thanks Kate. Cheque in the post. I'll probably lurk for a while, then jump in and kick ass! Rob http://www.robmackillop.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe,

Re: [scots-l] hello

2000-12-11 Thread Rob MacKillop
What's your involvement with Scots music? My website will tell you most of what you need to know, but basically I have been active in the research, performance and recording of historical Scottish music from the medieval times to around Burns' time, mainly on lutes and guitars, citterns, etc. I

Re: [scots-l] hello

2000-12-11 Thread Derek Hoy
Hello, I have just joined this list and wonder if there exists an archive of postings, or FAQ file? Greetings Rob. If you still lived doon the road, you could have viewed it here :) Derek of Brunstane Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To

Re: [scots-l] Hello/book recommendation

2000-10-24 Thread Clarsaich
Regarding the "backwards playing" of the bagpipes, Jack wrote: It used to be very common. I've come across a comment from a 19th century pipe major that it was always a good idea to have a few left- handed pipers on the team so that, for special occasions, you could set up columns of two

Re: [scots-l] Hello/book recommendation

2000-10-24 Thread David Kilpatrick
on 24/10/2000 2:29 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regarding the "backwards playing" of the bagpipes This is absolutely fascinating for this harper. There is a huge debate as to whether all the ancient harpers played on the left shoulders, so that the left hand played the

Re: [scots-l] Hello/book recommendation

2000-10-21 Thread stan reeves
Title: Re: [scots-l] Hello/book recommendation Hello to all you folk out there. I hope you will forgive some promotion of a great fiddle weekend, but it is run by a community based cultural project here in Edinburgh, so its just for you edification and pleasure. Yes the biggest Gaitherin

Re: [scots-l] Hello/book recommendation

2000-10-20 Thread Jack Campin
In a number of cases the pipes are being played 'backwards'; right hand on top and bag under right arm; mostly these are engravings and I suppose might have been reversed somehow, but some are paintings (which could be the result of a reversed photo); or of course that could be how they were