Re: Subject: [Harp-L] The first song to usher in the New Year, every year

[Ansel Barnum <anselsb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Elizabeth! I really appreciate it coming from a true Scot as
yourself! Playing solo pieces is always a challenge to keep things
interesting without the colors and structure of accompaniment.... I'll
defer to your expertise on the lyrics--mine were indeed the anglicized
version which trade authenticity for understandability. And Dougie
MacLean's version was very beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.

May the new year bring you good health, and a speedy recovery!


Ansel



On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 4:27 AM, <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Hi Ansel:
>
> Being from Scotland I found this most interesting. While the part from
> 3:34 (or thereabouts) definitely hit THE most authentic notes for me, I
> found the rest of it extremely innovative and a fun take on Auld Lang Syne.
>
> Thank you.
>
> The lyrics you posted on your YouTube are a bit anglicized since most
> English speakers have absolutely no way to comprehend the Scots dialect as
> originally written, but they're a fair enough translation of our poet,
> Rabbie Burns:
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> http://www.bartleby.com/101/495.html
>
> This is my favourite vocal version by Dougie MacLean:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acxnmaVTlZA
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> So far yours is THE harmonica Auld Lang Syne I've enjoyed the most this
> year. Couldn't open the link to another and so this was a very nice way to
> welcome in the New Year after watching the ball descend in Times Square
> (with the sound off to what passes for musical acts on tv today). It was
> far too cold to go out: still recovering from bronchial pneumonia so
> couldn't play along with Dougie on my own chromatic as I usually do. (An A
> chromatic - button in, mostly draw, sounds pretty good).
>
> Appreciated yours instead.
>
> Elizabeth (a/k/a Scotty)
>
> Happy New Year 2013 everyone
>
> "Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 08:49:34 -0500
> From: Ansel Barnum <anselsb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] The first song to usher in the New Year, every year
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I had no date to celebrate New Year's Eve with, so instead I spent the
> evening kissing my harmonica. And being New Years, there was only one song
> to play in anticipation of midnight:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Y9Y18S32A
>
> Happy New Years to all. May 2013 suck--and blow.
>
>
> Ansel"
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