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Thread #31481   Message #409780
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
02-Mar-01 - 04:26 PM
Thread Name: Help: Furrin Moosic for us Imperialists...
Subject: RE: Help: Furrin Moosic for us Imperialists...
I feel the right way to do it is to borrow things from other peoples traditions that you reckon you can use - so rather than trying to make the concertina sound Indian, you get one of those Indian Harmoniums and try to use it in a session or with a dance team.

The same goes with ways of playing the music, and styles of singing, and songs. And the best thing is getting to play with musicians from other traditions, and swap ideas.

"The Chieftains in China" - that's the kind of thing I mean.

I'm waiting for the first Bhangra Morris side to hit Sidmouth.