> >
> Because:
> 1) Strathspeys are NOW the distinctive form of Scottish music. I can't
> imagine claiming to know Scottish music and not knowing a strathspey. Being
> specialized in Early Scottish music is cool, but I feel that the Champion
> should know some contemporary repertoire as well. We can't stay forever in
> the past.
> 2)Strathspeys sound good on the harp, so why would you not want to
> do them? Should the pipes not play strathspeys? Would you really only allow
> fiddles to do them because they did them first? Come on.
>
>
Oh, well, I didn't mean harpers or pipers shouldent play them-just that
they shouldn't be *required * to play them. However, I bow to the current
taste in Scottish music, and perhaps I am incorrect in my background infor-
mation, as was pointed out in another post. Back to the books for me.
Cheers,
Cindy
>
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