David50’s five thousand, one hundred and twenty-six comments

If doing a web search looking for info also search for 'triple hornpipe'. A few years ago the consensus on the web seemed to be that the dance style had been lost so you could play then however you wanted. At a concert the late Dave Swarbrick said that wa... more…

Off topic (related though maybe) but I will slip it in here because I thought of Jerone's discussions when I watched the lecture video linked here: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=162777 more…

@Mix O'Lydian I agree with your general point, (and your 'as played at the Golden Guinea' transcriptions are usually just what I am after) but my experience with Drowsy Maggie was similar that reported by 'slainte':https://thesession.org/tunes/27#comment... more…

Arthur asked for some suggestions, presumably listened to them, and they helped him realise they were not for him. Was that a waste? I don't know. more…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTu47CSEZ4g and see second youtube comment. more…

If it's about prejudice did you mean 'pejorative' rather than 'derogatory'? Maybe that's a bit subtle but I think one reason the 'correct' term for something changes is because the prejudice becomes attached to the name. more…

And, not to dissapoint, what's a siuler? more…

@Free Reed. I'm puzzled about the terms. From 3:45 in this extract from the documentary about Johnny Doherty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiehZZ2tXKg more…

It seems to be from the soundtrack of an animated film by a Japanese studio. more…

Is it acceptable to suggest that people don't do things because others may find it offensive? more…