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Oh, BTW, Caution: don't underestimate anyone just because no one's heard of them. If you read all 639 of Antaines post from start to finish, and yet you keep thinking that Antaine is actually Prankster Kevin, it gets real funny and make all kinds of sense. ...Kevin may have had a hard time making t...

I deleted Royce's posts. We have a policy about personal insults and attacks on this board. Dale Hey Dale, really, I thought the whole thing was a comedy bit. I was just playing along. If it is genuine, I guess I still feel the same way but I suppose I would have been more diplomatic. Guess you guy...

I can't help you unless you're willing to admit you have a problem. By that of course I mean, openly confess that you're unmitigatedly unskilled and probably untalented. Royce Don't ask much, do you? :really: I have yet to read any of your postings on this matter that have been helpful, without bei...

I use the key in the first octave with liberal abandon. about the only tune i don't use it for is A Nation Once Again, and possibly one arrangement of the Minstrel Boy. the fingerings i had worked out (some better than others) minimizing inaccurate half holeing for my first, unkeyed chanter is http...

You can't just redefine the term "modern" to mean whatever you want it to mean. He's still touring for goodness sakes. If you mean "young punks" or "young players" or "recent crop" or "latest generation" then say so. He's not really a "contempo...

You can't just redefine the term "modern" to mean whatever you want it to mean. He's still touring for goodness sakes. If you mean "young punks" or "young players" or "recent crop" or "latest generation" then say so. He's not really a "contempor...

ausdag wrote:.

I especially like the 'mystery' element to Liam O'Flynn's regulator playing - You never know when he's going to bring them in. Compare that to a lot of modern players, and for that matter some of the old players like Leo Rowsome, they...

Uh, Liam O'Flynn is a modern player you know...

Royce

Welk was swing, not jazz Almost too dumb to reply to. Swing was jazz cleaned up for white folks, but the musicians certainly considered themselves jazz musicians. Even the swing musicians couldn't stand Welk. His music was termed "champagne music" - lots of bubbles, no substance. I hear h...

Welk was swing, not jazz Almost too dumb to reply to. Swing was jazz cleaned up for white folks, but the musicians certainly considered themselves jazz musicians. Even the swing musicians couldn't stand Welk. His music was termed "champagne music" - lots of bubbles, no substance. I hear h...

I'm basically an 80's boy, having grown up with the likes of Boston, Journey, Rush Sorry, but quoting Riverdance as a source of ITM is like saying Lawrence Welk is the height of jazz. djm Welk was swing, not jazz, and held the world record for continuously performing bandleader of that era so he ha...

Davey, The Preshaw by comparison plays happily at a medium to firm pressure and I can consistently get the third octave 'd' & 'e' (and in tune too). If Martin Preshaw is working in conjunction with other pipe makers then all I can add is that if my recent purchase from Martin is anything to go ...

danny wrote:daves pipes are the gibson of pipes, you dont know how good they are till youve had a blast on them

Eh, Lark in the Morning used to sell them as their main line of pipes. (Must be crap then right?)

And I hope you don't mean Jerry Gibson, or Gibson GHB. If so, you should apoligise.

Royce

Hello Children, I think pipemakers should become a religious order and make pipes as a gift to God. Donating these sets to interested congregation members. They would all wear the same gear too. Maybe a nice pair of knickerbockers with ribbons at the knee, a swallow tail coat, silver buckles on the...

glands wrote:The set in question has been sold. :adminok:


Thanks for your opinions.

Oooooo. Feeeeeel the brrrrrrrrrnnnnnnn........

Royce

(Great use of understatement good Dr.)

AlanB wrote:

God plays a flat set

But he's a crap player though!! Satan has the best chewns. (He got them from Seamus, at a price tho' )

Alan

Well, Satan is pretty good alright, but Baal kicks his ass in reels.

Royce

(And Ra is a great player of slow airs and laments.)