[Dixielandjazz] Follow-up on Mr. Ingle's reference to OKOSM (Read our Kind of Scottish Music)

Don Ingle dingle at nomadinter.net
Tue Aug 14 09:57:45 PDT 2007


I know fll weel of the athletic part od the games. When I was a small 
youngsters of five, I went to the St. Andrews Society games held at that 
time (ca. 1930's) on Belle Isle in the Detroit River of Michigan (US 
SIDE) and swa the hurlibng of the caber. In my five year old curiosity I 
asked A.D. (he liked being called that instead of his first two names, 
Alexander Donald) what thosw men were tossing telephone poles around. My 
education began on the spot.
Don

G. William Oakley wrote:
> Monday, Aug. 13, 2007
> Dunoon, Scotland
>
> Real highland gatherings are a little more raucous than skirling 
> bagpipes, kilt-wearing clansmen, and nimble dancers performing 
> politely in from of a benevolent chieftain.
>
> The Cowal Games is all about atmosphere, more gutsy than polite, 
> definitely more plebeian than royal, and unashamedly competitive. 
> Established in 1894, this event is the biggest on the Scottish circuit.
>
> More than 3,000 competitors and some 20,000 spectators descend on the 
> small town of Dunoon in southern Argyll for the three-day event to 
> pipe, dance, march, and toss objects of varying sizes into the air. 
> But most of all they come to party.
>
> Dunoon is just an hour from Glasgow. Although it is not an island, 
> most visitors arrive by boat. Bands assemble at the pier and parade 
> through the main street to the stadium to mark the beginning of the 
> Games. The march eases competitors into the rigors of the long day, 
> warming up their pipes, allowing their kilts to soak up the first of 
> the rain which forms an intrinsic part of any Scottish summer.
>
> The high street is lined with visitors and locals alike. American 
> accents are prominent--for 25 years the nearby Holy Loch played host 
> to a U.S. submarine base and many expat families make a point of being 
> in Dunoon for the Games.
>
> Most people stay in town, which has a good selection of guesthouses 
> and hotels. I recommend Abbot’s Brae Hotel 
> <http://www1.youreletters.com/t/1321711/14479904/828012/0/>. Stylish, 
> Scottish, fantastic food. During the Games, rooms go fast, so you’ll 
> need to book in advance. Rooms cost £50-£75 ($100-$151) per person 
> which includes breakfast.
>
> In the afternoon, the focus is on the stadium. It’s a long day, but a 
> large beer tent provides vital refreshment (it is a well-known fact 
> that good piping requires regular liquid intake).Well-equipped 
> spectators come armed with a picnic (or “pieces” in the local lingo). 
> Dancers, in full highland dress leap and fling under a covered stage. 
> The wail of bagpipes emanates from every part of the field as pipers 
> vie for the many different competition categories.
>
> “Heavy” athletics provide further entertainment--brawny men clad in 
> vests and kilts throwing a large pole (caber), a stone (putt), or a 
> lump of metal (hammer) as high and as far as possible. Slightly 
> less-brawny women compete too.
>
> The day ends with the massing of the pipe bands for the second march 
> out of the stadium and back down the high street in the early evening. 
> It’s a noisy, rowdy event, fuelled by beer, adrenalin, and sheer 
> exuberance. Pipe majors hurl their maces high into the air. Spectators 
> jig behind the bands. Trophies are held proudly aloft. Crowds cheer 
> enthusiastically--and continuously. Afterward, the action moves to the 
> pubs, which do a roaring trade. An evocative aroma of damp tartan, 
> fish and chips, and stale beer pervades the air.
>
> Slowly, the town empties and the ferries resume their relentless trips 
> back and forth across the estuary. Dunoon goes to sleep for another year.
>
> Aileen Torrance
> For /International Living/
>
> P.S. Cowal Games take place this year Aug. 23-25. See 
> http://www.cowalgathering.com 
> <http://www1.youreletters.com/t/1321711/14479904/828007/0/> for more 
> information. If you arrive in Glasgow, the ferry service Caledonian 
> Macbrayne (http://www.calmac.co.uk 
> <http://www1.youreletters.com/t/1321711/14479904/828013/0/>) offer a 
> train connection from Glasgow to Gourock (three trains per hour, 45 
> minutes journey), and from Gourock you take the 20-minute ferry 
> journey to Dunoon (usually one per hour, two per hour on the Friday 
> and Saturday of the games). Alternatively if you hire a car the drive 
> is 30 minutes on the M8 to Gourock.
>
> *//*
> Don Ingle wrote:
>> Since the name Mary Lee (teen vocalist with the Ted Weems Band in the 
>> late 30's early 40's) surfaced recently, and the subject of yodeling 
>> also popped up, let me add this one to your list.
>>
>> "There'll Be Some Changes Made," Mary Lees vocal with the Weems 
>> Orch., Decca, ca.1940-41. Arrangment by Rosie McHargue.
>>
>> As to bagpipes -- well, as an owner of a full set of Snclairpipes my 
>> father brought me from a visit to the family place of origin, have 
>> not played them since my teens - and have lost no friends since.
>>
>> Still wear my kilts on Burns Night affairs, St. Andrews Day, and at 
>> the opeing of trout season at my club lodge as we saltue the
>> wee trout with a we dram or several of some decent malt.
>> Slainte, m'hath,
>> Don Ingle
>> Don Ingle
>>
>>
>> Phil O'Rourke wrote:
>>> Hans
>>>
>>> I filled in most of the ones you did not have dates for.
>>>
>>> Phil O'Rourke
>>> Australia
>>>
>>>
>>>> Some days ago I asked for recording info according the CD American
>>> Yodeling
>>>> ( Trikont CD-0246). Thanks to the Louis Armstrong - Johnny Cash video
>>>> fragment that was posted on this list the subject became a bit more
>>> popular
>>>> ( 
>>>> <http://keepswinging.blogspot.com/2007/08/american-yodeling.html>) 
>>>> than
>>>> before. Maybe some people can help me to date the tracks of that 
>>>> CD. This
>>> is
>>>> the track list. Can someone help me?
>>>>
>>>> 1. Yodeling Mountaineer
>>>> Mainer, J.E.'s Mountaineers 2:50
>>> after 1942???
>>>> 2. Gonna Quit My Rowdy Ways
>>>> Callahan Brothers 3:11
>>> 2 January 1934
>>>
>>>> 3. The Arizona Yodeler
>>>> De Zurik Sisters, The 0:22
>>> 16 December 1938
>>>
>>>> 4. My Clinch Mountain Home
>>>> Carter Family, The 3:17
>>> 14 February 1929
>>>
>>>> 5. The Devil's Great Grandson
>>>> Sons Of The Pioneers 3:01
>>> 14 December 1937
>>>> 6. Cowboy Night Herd Song
>>>> Rogers, Roy 3:03
>>> 28 October 1937
>>>
>>>> x 7. Worried Devil Blues - 80927-1 chicago 27 Oct. 1934
>>>> Tampa Red 3:24
>>>>
>>>> 8. Will There Be Any Yodelers In Heaven?
>>>> Girls Of The Golden West 2:40
>>> 9 Ocober 1934 or 28 February 1938
>>>
>>>> 9. The Nasty Swing
>>>> Carlisle, Cliff 3:24
>>>
>>>> 10. Yodeling Mule
>>>> Three Tobacco Tags 2:44
>>> 5 February 1939
>>>
>>>> 11. Lost Lover Blues
>>>> Kimbrough, Lottie/Holmes, Winston 3:11
>>> 21 August 1928
>>>
>>>> 12. The Yodeling Teacher
>>>> Reeves, Goebel (The Texas Drifter) 3:00
>>>>
>>>> 13. Lonesome Yodel Blues
>>>> Delmore Brothers, The 2:40
>>> 28 October 1931
>>>
>>>> 14. La Valsa De Marriage
>>>> Guidry Brothers, The 2:57
>>> 1 October 1929
>>>
>>>> x 15. Lovesick Blues - 400783-b nyc 12 Jun 1928
>>>> Miller, Emmett 2:50
>>>>
>>>> 16. I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart
>>>> Montana, Patsy 3:06
>>> 14 February 1935 or 24 April 1941
>>>> 17. My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby
>>>> Carter, Wilf (Montana Slim) 3:08
>>>>
>>>> 18. Mule Skinner Blues
>>>> Monroe, Bill &His Bluegrass Boys 2:43
>>>>
>>>> 19. Rockin' Yodel
>>>> Leake Country Revelers 3:01
>>> 13 December 1928
>>>> x 20. Yodeling Fiddling Blues - 404146-b sa 12 June 1930
>>>> Mississippi Sheiks 3:12
>>>>
>>>> 21. Standin'on The Corner (Blue Yodel Nr.9) - 54867-2 la 16 Jul 31
>>>> Rodgers, Jimmie 2:44
>>>>
>>>> 22. Sauerkraut
>>>> Puckett, Riley 3:07
>>> 20 April 1926
>>>
>>>> 23. Yodeling Radio Joe
>>>> Foley, Rambling Red 3:08
>>> 9 December 1935
>>>
>>>> 24. Blue Yodel _1
>>>> Wills, Bob &His Texas Playboys 2:23
>>> 8 June 1937
>>>
>>>> 25. You Gotta To Go To Work
>>>> Griffin, Rex 2:23
>>> 26 September 1939
>>>
>>>> 26. Sleep, Baby, Sleep
>>>> Watson, George P.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> American Yodelers:
>>>> <http://keepswinging.blogspot.com/2007/08/american-yodeling.html>
>>>>
>>>> Keep swinging
>>>>
>>>> Hans Koert
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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