[Dixielandjazz] Banjo History -"hello!" (bagpipe jazz)

[Norrie Thomson]

Rufus Harley appeared at the Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival
some years ago.  Listening to him play jazz on the bag-pipes was an assault
on the ear drums but unforgettable.  However, the publicity that he earned
for the Festival was incalculable. If I remember correctly, he wore a tartan
skirt (no a kilt) and red soccer socks.

Norrie

Norrie Thomson
Edinburgh
Scotland
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david richoux" <tubaman at batnet.com>
To: "dixie" <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo History -"hello!" (bagpipe jazz)


> Rufus Harley is probably the most successful jazz bagpiper (modern
> jazz, not OKOM) - I have one of his albums and actually saw him live at
> a Scottish Games and Bagpipe Band festival in Santa Rosa (now held in
> Pleasanton, CA.)  He was not a big hit with the traditionalists in the
> crowd (if you think OKOM purists are tough, just check out the audience
> at a bagpipe competition! ;-)
>
> There are quite a few recent recordings of Gottschalk's compositions
> around - Lambert Orkis, Michael Lewin, Robert DeGaetano, Cecile Licad
> and a lot of others.
>
> Dave Richoux
> On Jan 11, 2004, at 10:17 AM, Fred Spencer wrote:
>
>
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