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COMMENT(S): Sing it loud
Published: September 10, 2010
Author: BillLivingstone | (report inappropriate content) |
| Ah Colin, as always you nailed this perfectly. I faced the attitude of Bob Nicol in my very early years in Scotland, and it was challenging to say the least. "This is the way I got it from old Johnny MacDonald"...and that was the discussion over.
There's a lot less of that on the bench these days, but one can still find this kind of wooly headed dogmatism in some corners. Not a healthy approach, and in fact somewhat dangerous to the art....stress art...of piobaireachd playing. |
Published: August 02, 2010
Author: Flashy | (report inappropriate content) |
| This is just the kind of review we need more of in piping journals: direct, insightful, not malicious, not sycophantic, fearless handling of sacred cows. Thanks for calling it the way you see it, Colin. There are so many Pibroch tutorials out on CD these days. I think the grocer down the street has one too. |
Published: July 23, 2010
Author: AlMcMullin | (report inappropriate content) |
| I would like to thank Colin for this excellent review! Sometimes it is difficult understanding what a reviewer is really trying to say but not this time. I found the comments to be particularly valuable from an historical point of view and agree, to a point, it is worth having. I will not be purchasing it for the reasons Colin touched on at the very end of his fine article. |
Published: July 08, 2010
Author: MichaelGrey | (report inappropriate content) |
| Colin is one of the few who offer gratis online assistance. You should go to his pipereeds dot com site and click on the "resources" tab - you'll be on your way. |
Published: July 08, 2010
Author: piperjde | (report inappropriate content) |
| If I learned anything in this review it's that Colin is ridiculously educated about tunes (obviously) but it would be great for someone of his stature to maybe put together a cd or some kind of teaching aid of a few tunes with a couple styles of each tune. |
Published: July 07, 2010
Author: ThePilot | (report inappropriate content) |
| Good review by Colin. It is true that Nicol often said "This is how i got it from John MacDonald" as if no other explanation was required ! These types of cds are useful in avoiding the 'straight out the book' syndrome we often get now but discussion of other styles too would be even more valuable. |
Published: July 07, 2010
Author: JanetteMontague | (report inappropriate content) |
| Its very good indeed to get a straight, informed, and authoratative account of this work. I still find that out of respect for tutors on summer schools who are good enough to let us have recordings for the purpose of private study, I don't feel inclined to buy it. | |
