nicholas’s six thousand, six hundred and eleven comments

This recommendation does not strike me as necessary. more…

Who knows - maybe Andy Irvine has been the godfather of a whole lot of it! more…

I've just skimmed this article - it's remarkably well-written, containing much information and food for thought. I hope to come back to it. Thanks! :-) more…

"The Great Highland Bagpipe has also been adopted by many countries that were formerly part of the British Empire, despite their lack of a Scottish or Irish population. These countries include India, Pakistan and Nepal. more…

Hmm. If fame in the world is the criterion governing which if any Irish tracks go onto the record, one of The London Derriere is pretty well guaranteed to be at the head of the queue... more…

Thanks - that was great! more…

Sounds gorgeous on the midi - the tweaked-up speed lends it attraction, to me at any rate. more…

This tune was taken and adapted by Robert Burns as the melody for his poem 'Lassie Wi' The Lint-White Locks', which was duly arranged and published as a song. Burns acknowledged the borrowing, as he habitually and conscientiously did when he used pre-exis... more…

Following a memo from Sid (composer) I've corrected some notes in the second part of the tune. more…

It's OK now. The tune happens, indeed, to have an extended second part. more…