Well as someone wiser than us said "never say never". I do remember reading somewhere that Ennis did play for dancers in his early days. Perhaps he gave up playing for dancers on pipes after he became established. In any event, this is great news and I look forward to seeing this book.I once read "Seamus Ennis never played for dancers"
This is called "The DANCE music of Seamus Ennis"
I read that too somewhere..... Oh!!! I know.
Ennis apparently refused to play the pipes for dancers, his music was for listening not dancing - something that was said about various pipers in the old days, too. That might explain why people are bothered by his shifting tempos, or the effect his ornamentation has on the rhythm - certain ornaments he did like the "shiver" trill or the ABC triplet (which you hear in the opening of the Bucks) sound like stuff that would trip up a dancer.. .Kevin L.Reitmann Wrote:
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Now, that IS ironic.
The Dance Music of Seamus Ennis
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Got my AP today and there's nothing in the ordering info there that Chris hasn't mentioned, so contacting NPU and checking their store daily is about as good as you'll do it seems.
It's 480 pages long, too...if they'd included the airs it'd be like the OED of piping. Hope JOBM brings some of his texts to California for us to have a look see.
It's 480 pages long, too...if they'd included the airs it'd be like the OED of piping. Hope JOBM brings some of his texts to California for us to have a look see.
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Does it seems sensible to include airs in a volume titled "The Dance Music of..."???
When you see the size of it, it will become clear why there is a need for (at least) another volume for airs, songs, stories etc...
The printer estimated at one point that "The Dance Music..." alone will weigh 5 kilos... thats a lot of dancing....or, preferably, a lot of listening with a nice pint, a girl on your arm, hat on the side of your head etc etc.
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When you see the size of it, it will become clear why there is a need for (at least) another volume for airs, songs, stories etc...
The printer estimated at one point that "The Dance Music..." alone will weigh 5 kilos... thats a lot of dancing....or, preferably, a lot of listening with a nice pint, a girl on your arm, hat on the side of your head etc etc.
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Harry.
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Book and NPU
I too have sent emails to NPU with no responses. It's OK to give an advance purchase discount but there appears to be no way to use it!
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