There's an interesting discussion going on at the Morris Dance Discussion List (http://web.syr.edu/~hytelnet/mddl/ and follow links to "Archives") about...
davbarnert@...
May 2, 2007 3:15 am
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... Nothing on-line as far as I know. If you can find them, they feature on two of the old Morris Ring cassettes, sponsored by the Letchworth Morris Men (now...
Hello Dave Bert Cleaver is definitely in the Schofield style. I don't know of any on-line sound files. Letchworth Morris produced a series of tapes which...
... Probably inadvisable - I believe copyright still exists on these recordings. ... The Ring is working on the LMM tapes. Catalunya is well organised in this...
I recently found my copy of Graham Lyndon-Jones' article about (james) Powell, taborer for Bucknell morris., but I was surprised to read that he played with a...
The beater sounds like a 'tipper' used on a bodhran. Reynold ... From: pete To: tabor_n_pipe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:23 PM Subject:...
Thanks, all, for your responses. David Barnert Albany NY ... From: steve@... To: tabor_n_pipe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 2 May 2007 6:53 AM Subject:...
davbarnert@...
May 2, 2007 1:00 pm
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I have a beater based upon the Bucknell and Fieldtown designs. Shorter than a modern drumstick, but not like a bodran tipper (which they predate by many...
You wrote: I recently found my copy of Graham Lyndon-Jones' article about (james) Powell, taborer for Bucknell morris., but I was surprised to read that he...
My tabor came with a pair of modern drum sticks. I set one aside and shortened the other by a few inches and covered the business end in cloth tape. It worked...
davbarnert@...
May 2, 2007 1:57 pm
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Steve, you wrote: It is clear from the wear patterns on both beater and tabor, that Powell was striking the drum head with the tip of the beater, but the ...
A couple of years ago I decided that it should be possible to have a go at reconstructing Joe Powell's taboring style. After all, we have loads of evidence and...
One of the workshops at the Pipe and Tabor festival this year (St Albans 20 - 22 July) is Bob Tyson. Bob does in fact play for morris using a double-ended...
It is interesting what you are saying about the wear patterns - I hadn't heard about them before, but they sound very similar to the wear patterns I have from...
Having danced to Bob's playing (as I think, has Steve), I can say it is very effective, loud enough etc. Bob does strap his tabor to his arm with a load of...
Ken wrote: Having danced to Bob's playing (as I think, has Steve), I can say it is very effective, loud enough etc. Bob does strap his tabor to his arm with a...
interesting old pipe currently on e-bay. this suggests a date of 1900 for this pipe, but extant pipes by this maker seem to date from the 1920s and 1930s....
... notes of a scale in ... produced, but I do not ... David Barnert Albany NY ... From: gillian.guest@... To: tabor_n_pipe@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
davbarnert@...
May 11, 2007 5:54 pm
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You might also want to look at http://www.oldmusicalinstruments.co.uk/instruments/instrument_list.php?c at=DF [I Googled "Louis & co" London] pete ... From:...
I ended up with this pipe ... Never bought anything on eBay, and in a few moments of foolishness, bought this one. It arrived today. As described, it has a...
If the photo of the instrument at Tony Bingham's site is representative of what you've bought, you should be able to get more than the lowest 3 notes in D. The...
It's getting near to the Pipe and Tabor Festival and I have the task of coordinating the talks for the symposium. I have no definite items so far so please...
Greetings from the Boston Early Music Festival. I attended a "fringe" concert this afternoon by the Dulce Melos Ensemble from Germany. One of the members,...
davbarnert@...
Jun 14, 2007 9:45 pm
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The festival in St Albans is now only a month away. Updated details have now been posted on the Taborers Society website. www.pipeandtabor.org have a look !...
Dear All, I was playing the pipe and tabor in Oxford yesterday and, blow-me-down came across another pipe and tabor player!! He was playing for some Morris...
Our guest artists this year are the Bal de Bastons de Cambrils. Their leader Angel Vallverdu has forwarded some excellent tunes for the workshop. You can find...
Just polishing the details of the 2007 festival. Starting on Friday. The full details are available on the web-site www.pipeandtabor.org This link gives you...