tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951849932982599362.post3336531714605559330..comments2007-11-09T08:29:55.934-08:00Justin Howlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16994193770236479222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951849932982599362.post-62891666572483310252007-11-09T08:28:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:28:00.000-08:00It seems as though there are two forms of acceptance needed for either the music or instrument. First would largely be in pipers themselves accepting what people like Barnaby Brown, Gordon Duncan, Martyn Bennett and Allan MacDonald have done for the instrument and getting past their traditionalist sentimentalities. The other form would have to deal with the general public or other musicians accepting traditional Scottish music and its contributions to music as a whole. I do believe, though, that there is some historical bias at work that may be deeply rooted within the unconcious of some.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough the program "Performance Today" for today (9 Nov. 2007) talks a bit about Scottish music and its influence on the classical repertoire. The program is not yet over but is playing Mendelsohnn's Symphony No. 3 as I'm typing this. The program can be accessed here (http://performancetoday.publicradio.org/) and todays program should be archived shortly here (http://performancetoday.publicradio.org/programs/).Justin Howlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16994193770236479222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951849932982599362.post-18041473949612719802007-11-06T15:59:00.000-08:002007-11-06T15:59:00.000-08:00Wow, Justin, I've just read this post twice (second time slowly) and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it!<BR/><BR/>I think this is what I've been wrestling with lately also. How could a whole music like piobaireachd go under the radar for so long? Is it the instrument? Anti-Scottish censure on the part of the Victorian English? That the MacCrimmons were geniuses ahead of their time?<BR/><BR/>Whatever the reason, I'm mulling over your comments. One thing that jumps out is the gaping holes left in the modernization of piping by the premature deaths of Martyn Bennett and Gordon Duncan. I think both of these guys "got it", and I guess we should be thankful for the likes of Barnaby Brown and Allan MacDonald.Piper Pehkonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502070162520148336noreply@blogger.com