strathspey@strathspey.org:1338

Priscilla M. Burrage

Re: Fiddle Technique and SCD Music

March 17, 1995, 3:59 a.m. (Message 1338, in reply to message 1323)

On Thu, 16 Mar 1995 xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx wrote:

> I have a couple of books (_A Guide to Bowing_ by J. Scott Skinner and 
> _The Calidonian Companion_ by Alastair J. Hardie) which stress the 
> importance of bowing technique in Scottish Fiddle music.  Special bowing 
> produces the Scottish snap or the unique Scottish character of the music,
> according to these sources.
> 
> I hope the dancers out there are not bored with this.  There is no list 
> server for SCD _music_ yet, so I'm trying this one.  As a beginner fiddler,
> I'd really like to hear from Barbera and Elke and from others.  If the 
> discussion is too narrow for this dance list server, please send e-mail.


No only not bored, but learning a lot about musical techniques and 
getting a glimse of the dance from the musicians point of view.  Thank you.

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