Trad Music & Miscellany Cottage
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Trad Music & Miscellany Cottage
- Last Login: 12/16/2009
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Music Player
Interests
General
Music, Musical instruments, Singing, Songwriting; Record/cd collecting; Painting and drawing; Books; History (Medieval, various other times); Art; traditional crafts, decor and design; the designs of William Morris; Antiques; Antiquarians; handsome old architecture; carved wood; cosy cottages; stained glass lamps and lanterns; paisley; teapots, wooden boxes with little drawers; earthy colours; beauty in nature (countryside, flowers, birds and birdsong, trees, meadows and woodland, the sea, wind and rain and the gloaming; Autumn and Winter; homemade bread and soup; Tea; Travel; Museums; Scotland; Shetland and the Shetland Folk Festival; Orkney; England; Ireland, Wales, Brittany...Music
Jethro Tull, Steeleye Span, The Tannahill Weavers, Ossian, Dervish, Alan Stivell, Robin Williamson, John Renbourn, Alba, Jock Tamson's Bairns, De Danann, Altan, Oisin, JSD Band, Silly Wizard, Billy Ross, Five Hand Reel, Old Blind Dogs, Dougie MacLean, Shooglenifty, Boys of the Lough, Back of the Moon, Malinky, Session A9, Fiddlers' Bid, The Clutha, Archie Fisher, Malicorne, Folque, Folk och Rackare, Kornog, Cliar, early Clannad, Whistlebinkies, Andy Irvine, Planxty, Genesis, Al Stewart, Shirley and Dolly Collins, Maddy Prior, Anne Briggs, Gaelic song; Guitar, Fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki and other folky stringed instruments; Scottish, Irish, English, Welsh, Breton folk music; European folk music; Scandinavian folk music; Rock music; progressive folk/rock; Baroque music (especially J.S. Bach and Handel instrumental works); Medieval music (I am fascinated by the sound of medieval instruments, such as hurdy gurdy and portative pipe organ). Traditional music from Shetland and Orkney.Movies
Not films here, ART: Naturalistic painting; the exquisite detail in the great Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. William Morris; The Arts & Crafts movement; Art Nouveau; Alphonse Mucha; J.W. Waterhouse; Gordon Beningfield; the great book illustrators including Arthur Rackham, Beatrix Potter, Howard Pyle, Edmund Dulac...; Burne-Jones; Vermeer; Millais; Samuel Palmer; William De Morgan; Pugin; Harry Clarke; Jessie M. King; pottery; Gothic & Medieval art; woodcuts; tiles; illuminated books like The Book Of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels; Art that is beautiful...Books
The songs and poems of Robert Burns; George Mackay Brown; Sir Walter Scott; 'The Scots Fiddle' series by J. Murray Neil; Charles Dickens; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Agatha Christie; Joan Aiken; M.R. James; Peter Ackroyd; Susan Hill; The Irish R.M. stories by Somerville & Ross; Lillian Beckwith; books on rural/country life, traditional crafts and natural history, landscapes, Folklore and old legends of the British Isles; History; herbals; old ballads; poetry; funny stories; travel narratives; The Bible
Stuart McHardy
folktales
Details
- Status: Single
- Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christian - other
- Smoke / Drink: No / No
Blurbs
About me:
A bit of Christmas cheer: Wessex Morris Men Jethro Tull-Ring Out Solstice Bells
"In the dark nights of winter round the peat fire we gathered; With song, tale and laughter the hours we would pass."
Hello! Welcome to the Trad Music Cottage, my cosy little site that reflects interests in traditional music, tales, landscape, all kinds of things. Not everything is related, but most all of it is harmonious. I have a deep love and respect for traditional music, particularly Scottish, it being very dear to my heart and in my ancestry, and Irish and English folk music and other kinds. I'm a musician and for more on that go to www.myspace.com/lorihartbarger I sing, play guitar, flute, a bit of mandolin, etc... (also a Celtic cittern and a mountain dulcimer which I don't really know how to play properly). The next instrument I desire to learn is the fiddle (an instrument I'm smitten with!).
I am also an artist, watercolours being my main medium. My paintings are inspired by nature, folklore, stories and the countryside landscapes of Scotland and England, and are meant to reflect the beauty and peacefulness of rural life. I'm just about to embark on a few new projects involving painting on wood with acrylic paints, and it will be interesting to see how that turns out!
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Below are a few paintings from over the years, but bear in mind that some of the photographs look rather pale and faded compared to the original paintings.
back record cover painting from Johnny & Phil Cunningham's record 'Against the Storm'
Below are some wonderful folk records and some wonderful album covers from the seventies(excuse the wonky angle of some of them)!
For some non-traditional music, Jethro Tull, my favourite rock band. Ian Anderson is a remarkably talented man and these records got me into writing songs and teaching myself to play flute years ago. Amazing music!!
Who I'd like to meet:
Creative people who make beautiful things. Honest, sensitive, sincere friends with a good sense of humour who have at least somewhat similar interests and a passion for traditional folk music, played on real instruments. I prefer things that are timeless and appreciate the past with the present, and am not interested in things being trendy or for just the moment. I've found great people on here from many wonderful countries who are making incredibly good and finely crafted music of the highest quality and friends who share a love of good music. I love to receive comments from like-minded friends and to give them (and I do try to leave a comment for everyone, although sometimes I do fall behind) but I'm not interested in adding bands or others who have no similar interests just to add numbers to a list. I also tend to have a good look over everyone's page first before accepting invitations, just to see what you are about, so please don't be offended if I don't accept, as I refuse if your interests are inharmonious with mine, if your page is set to private and I can't see it or it doesn't give any information about you. "To know someone here or there with whom you feel there is an understanding in spite of distances or thoughts unexpressed-that can make this life a garden."
Niel Gow
Latest Blog Entries
- Dec 1, 2009 4:52 PM A Gypsy Caravan
- Nov 5, 2009 4:46 PM In Front of the Hearth and A Glint At the Kindling, Music For Autumn Evenings
- Oct 21, 2009 4:56 PM Quietness
- Aug 27, 2009 2:01 AM Record Players /Turntables, Vintage and New
- Jul 13, 2009 7:46 PM Agatha Christie, another fine book gets mangled...
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Gary Hogg
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The Rowan Amber Mill
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Dervish
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Tannahill Weavers
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the JSD Band
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Silly Wizard
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Shooglenifty
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Malinky
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Session A9
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Archie Fisher
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Debs - Photography Page
Debbie Koritsas
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Hermione Swinford
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Amy
Amy Johnson
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Gilly Farrie
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Philip Lord
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Bill
Bill Dodds
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Katarina J.
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Andy J
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Des Coffield
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appletreefarm
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Sourdeline
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Comments
Dec 11 2009 7:33 PM
Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(see my blog for details):
CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said,
Beneath signalling skies,
On land dusty to tread,
A trough in a stable
Was the strawy first-bed
Of a divine baby -
The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope -
There then and here now;
The yuletide of goodwill -
There then and here now.
In respect of this chance,
Beneath bright or dark skies,
Faith's the star that we glance
Attending Christ's churches
And trying to enhance,
With singing and ritual,
Our God-loving stance.
A...
(C) David Franks 2003
Dec 10 2009 10:57 PM
Dec 9 2009 5:36 PM
Dec 9 2009 5:35 PM
Dec 5 2009 12:56 AM
Dec 3 2009 1:39 PM
Part of the idea is to enable small-scale producers, copyright owners
of digital works (songs,tunes,videos,data) to publish and charge for
downloading. Music and tune wise we have sorted, still working on
video. As well as 'Raremusez Basement' (all tunes free or 55p) the
download area, there is a Members site allowing registered users to
upload mp3 files which can then be published at the basement. Can you
pass on details to whoever you think might be interested. Charges/costs
and how to are available to registered members. The site is built on
the Joomla open source framework so large scope for development and
hosting.
Cheers Coopz new tunes
Dec 1 2009 10:28 PM
Nov 30 2009 2:15 PM
I hope you're keeping well; things are very busy for me at the moment, so not much time to myself! although I don't suppose I should complain about it!
Nov 26 2009 7:13 AM
Nov 16 2009 11:00 PM
Have a great week! Tom.
Nov 13 2009 6:36 AM
CAME BY TO SAY HI....ED
Nov 10 2009 5:14 PM
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Deb XX
Oct 30 2009 8:15 AM
Deb XX
Oct 23 2009 5:38 PM
Oct 22 2009 5:30 PM
Carole x
Oct 21 2009 10:53 AM
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(please see my blog):
TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare;
Sea, country and works scent the air;
A multitude of monuments,
Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls;
The remnants of defensive walls;
Historic buildings are a gauge
Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields;
Estuaries guarded by shields;
Long sandy beaches and wide scenes;
Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees,
Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries,
And crossed by practical delights -
Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham;
Football kits ad infinitum;
Kept castles - one for study;
Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way,
It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
(C) David Franks 2003
Oct 20 2009 9:47 PM
Tioraidh
Carole x
Oct 16 2009 6:12 PM
i hope yo ulike my music.
have a great weekend.
rich.
Oct 15 2009 8:57 PM
Oct 11 2009 5:27 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ADD
Oct 6 2009 3:39 PM
Oct 4 2009 4:57 AM