Ptarmigan
Hello there & welcome to my profile.
You have probably seen me before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y17Jd319fVI
( I had the honour of choosing the tune too & it seems to have been a popular choice. )
These sites should give you a pretty good idea of my musical life:
BLOG: http://dickglasgow.blogspot.com/
WEBSITE: http://www.causewaymusic.co.uk
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/dick.glasgow
VIMEO Channel: http://vimeo.com/dickglasgow
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Ptarmi
SoundCloud Channel: http://soundcloud.com/dick-glasgow
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My Weekly Sessions are:
BALLYMONEY: Ma~Kellys ~ Tuesdays
http://scotchnightmakellys.blogspot.com/
PORTRUSH: The Springhill Bar ~ Thursdays
http://springhillbar.blogspot.com/
BALLYCASTLE: The House of McDonnell ~ Fridays
http://houseofmcdonnell.blogspot.com/
BUSHMILLS: The Bushmills Inn ~ Saturday
http://bushmillsinn.blogspot.com/
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My Music Websites are:
The IRISH CONCERTINA:
http://theirishconcertina.com/
The IRISH TENOR BANJO:
http://theirishtenorbanjo.ning.com/
TRADITIONAL MUSIC Forum: North Antrim:
http://northantrim.proboards.com/index.cgi?
The CONCERTINA in SCOTLAND Forum:
http://englishconcertina.proboards.com/index.cgi
The HAMMERED DULCIMER in IRELAND:
http://irishdulcimer.com/
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My PodBean sites:
NORTH ANTRIM MUSIC: http://northantrim.podbean.com/
HAMMERED DULCIMER: Antrim: http://causewaymusic.podbean.com/
CONCERTINA TUNES from NORTH ANTRIM: http://angloconcertina.podbean.com/
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If you play the English Concertina in Scotland, you may like to know that I'm maintaining a list, of all known players of the English Concertina in Scotland:
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/19405
My ezFolk site: http://ezfolk.com/audio/Ptarmigan
In 2005, I organised the 'Causeway Dulcimer Festival', which took place in Bushmills, Co. Antrim:
http://www.causewaymusic.co.uk/cdf06.html
I ran my own Folk Club up here for 8 years, the 'Black Nun':
http://www.causewaymusic.co.uk/blacknun.html
My favourite expression is a North Antrim one:
"He looked like a dog lickin' pish off a nettle" - quaint eh!
*Tip of the Day*:
Stop trying to be better than anyone else, just focus on being better than you were yourself, yesterday!
My favourite musical quote:
"In other words, the tune isn?t a vehicle for the player to impress the audience with his virtuosity, but rather the players virtuosity is a vehicle to impress the audience with the beauty of the tune."
Oh & just in case you are wondering what a Ptarmigan is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuant63/256565832/in/set-72157594431374511/
Cheers,
Dick
Tunes in Ptarmigan's tunebook: 132