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A chàirdean, A starting note on the word 'clàirseach'. 'Clàirseach' (standard Irish spelling) / 'clàrsach' (most common Scottish spelling), means 'harp',...
Hi all, A question and an observation: To what extent did "cláirseach" really oust "cruit" in normal language? I have heard it asserted that "clairseach" is...
Dear Simon, I'll divide my response up into two posts just in case they turn into different threads. ... "lever harp" because it is not exclusive to Ireland....
Dear Simon, An c̣rr (the rest). ... language?< In Scotland, 'cruit' would be a higher register term for a harp: a bit like singing in English, 'indicate the...
Oh it is so complicated - Is there a platonic ideal "The Gaelic Harp" against which any extant instrument falls short, whether my old beaten up student...
Hi folks, Thanks Alasdair for inviting me on this list. If you wish I could post links on the wire harp list and on our local harp circle list...for any other...
Dear Simon, ... "de-Gaelicise" an instrument.< This is interesting question and you make a good point. What constitutes Gaelic music? What constitutes...
Dear JP, ... post links on the wire harp list and on our local harp circle list...for any other interested parties?< Tha mile failte romhat! Go raibh maith...
Although Dow is already available as a printed copy from www.scottishmusiccentre.com this might be a good opportunity to get hold of Bowie. I wonder how...
John-Paul, Are we sure that the Greeks took these correspondances seriously, or is it just philosophers making abstract points that would not have been ...
Hence my interest in qualifying it as "Early" - just to make the point that it is precicely the historical tradition that is being revived, and allowing more...
Dear Simon, ... Yes, that's what happens when you try to reclaim your history from the myth. A proper view of the central role of the original instrument does...
Hi Guys, So good to see the first conversation on this new list. So, when we are talking Gael, are we refering to everything from the first Austio-Bavarian...
Hi gang! This should be fun! I have several things to bring up eventually, but for now I'll do my best not to wander too far afield and stick to the thread...
Dear JP and Simon, ... or is it just philosophers making abstract points that would not have been recognised by musicians? I think this might be similar to the...
Dear Jacqueline, ... Gaelic culture pertains essentially to Ireland, Scotland, Cape Breton Island and the Isle of Man. Wales, a part of Patagonia, Brittany and...
Janet, they are on this page: http://www.scotlandsmusic.com/digital-music-books.htm My summary info on bith is at http://www.earlygaelicharp.info/sources They...
Lots of interesting splinter threads could come off here Jacqueline...! On the "first Austio-Bavarian cradle trek Southwards and/or west" that is just a...
Sorry Alasdair, missed this one in the rush. ... It's a usage from western classical music, at least in England, probably also much of the rest of the English...
Simon, So there we go, as with most words, there isn't even a single definition of 'early' in the living language. I know of your usage, Simon, but it's too...
John-Paul, thank you for letting us know about this group, I'm really looking forward to a continuation of the debates that have been taking place on the...
Simon brings up some good points to which I can add: While I agree that TOS confuses appearance of evidence with evidence of appearance, we don't have anything...
Dear Janet, ... It's good to see these collections in print. Taigh nan Teud again. The Dow collection is, together with the Torloisk MSS, a major source of...
Alasdair, enlighten us poor anglophones too lazy to check Collette's index of the Bunting mss, what other names does Staca an Mhargai have, and might any of us...
I just love the sources that are listed here. Thank you for facing the Ocean and the Dow info. I have a semantic general question of understanding I have been...
Jacqueline, these are dangerous questions and I was hoping someone else would burn their fingers trying to say something about them but they're obviously...
Dear Simon, Stáca an Mhargaidh is rendered in English as 'the Market Stake' by Bunting on p69 of his second published volume. 'Stake' here seems to be no...
Ok so with the Dow and Bowie collections. What did you guys get; cd or email download and how did it work?Did it go smoothly? I haven't bought any of those...
