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Subject: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 20 Jan 00 - 02:33 PM I'm in the throes of putting together a few illustrated talks on Irish traditional music and song for some visiting students. The plan is to use Powerpoint and I'm on the lookout for suitable graphics - pictures of instruments, relevant historical figures, music notation etc. I can scan in material from my own collection but wonder if anyone can suggest sites from where I might "borrow" suitable GIFs and JPGs? Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: GUEST,Big Mick Date: 20 Jan 00 - 05:43 PM Let me know what you are looking for and I will check my own collection, as well as others in the area. Sounds like a great project. All the best, Big Mick |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Jo Taylor Date: 20 Jan 00 - 06:33 PM Some historical images here: Images from Arbeau Jo |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 20 Jan 00 - 06:44 PM Mick The group is a mixture of assorted Europeans taking courses in the Technology Institute in which I teach (other things!). They take a course of Irish Studies and I'm to do about 4 - 6 hours on Irish Traditional Music and song. Basically, I plan to try to cover an outline of the history, instrumentation, tune patterns and significance - with lots of examples and a field trip or two! So I could do with some historical images, photos of the music in different contexts, pictures of instruments, famous players and so on. As usual, I'll accumulate far more than |I need - and try to pick a decent selection. Jo Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Brendy Date: 20 Jan 00 - 06:45 PM Same for me as Big Mick, Martin. |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Áine Date: 20 Jan 00 - 06:52 PM Dear Martin, I lost all my bookmarks when my C drive crashed recently, or I'd have more sites for you than this. You can try here and here. I also have several graphics files of the type you might find useful. Please let me know if I could email these to you. My email address is on bbc's Mudcat Resource Pages. I would be happy to help in any way that I can. -- Áine |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Jo Taylor Date: 20 Jan 00 - 06:54 PM Soodlum's Irish Ballad Book has a few 'old Irish people with their instruments' photos. Is this the sort of thing? Jo |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Áine Date: 20 Jan 00 - 07:04 PM Here are a couple of more sites that I found. Click here for a site that has photos of tinwhistles and an old picture of the site owner's great grandfather playing a whistle. Click here for an Irish artist's site that might have a couple of pictures you could use (don't let the fact that he's a Cubist put you off). -- Áine |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: InOBU Date: 20 Jan 00 - 07:09 PM I have a old drawing of an Uilleann Piper, but not the rights, but for the limited use you are proposing, it may be OK, I can e-mail it to you. As to feild trips, are you in NYC? If so, I can suggest a few places, and if you want some in class stuff, my band may be able to drop in to start things off for you. I do a yearly concert for NYU students in the English department, when they are studding medievil ballads. Contact... InOBU@aol.com, Our band has Uilleann pipes, mandolin, wooden concert flute, fiddle, songs the whole catastrophy... Is mise le meas, Larry |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 21 Jan 00 - 03:18 AM Larry I'm a long way from NYC! About dead centre of Ireland, to be reasonably exact. I would appreciate a copy of the piper. Thanks to everyone for suggestions so far - the file is building nicely. Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: InOBU Date: 21 Jan 00 - 08:02 AM Ah Martin: Dead center? Roscommon?, O Carlolin country? I would rent a Dan Dooley Van, and run them all out to Doolin for a night! Who needs graphics when you have the very thing itself, Well, wishing I was there, band and all, Larry PS I will check to see if you have email listed in the file, if not, email me at InOBU@aol.com, and I will send you the graphic. All the best again |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Date: 21 Jan 00 - 09:10 AM Larry Athlone where, at the moment, we are surrounded by water in the worst floods for forty years! Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: InOBU Date: 21 Jan 00 - 10:23 AM A chara Martin: I used to build currachs with Monty O Leary in Maharees, Dingle, sounds like you need a currach as well as some graphics! I have the piper drawing scaned and ready to send, when I know where. Huge thick chanter, and an over-the elbow base drown, as well as some great looking brogs on the old boy... Sorcha Dorcha Ballad and Ceile Band . Click the blue clicky thing to have a look at our band... (Is mise, le meas Larry |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 25 Jan 00 - 04:20 PM Thanks to all for help so far. Any more suggestions? Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Helen Date: 25 Jan 00 - 05:56 PM Martin, Áine suggested Lesley Nelson's Contemplator site. I just want to courteously request that you ask permission & give credit to the sites if you borrow graphics. Lesley's site is one of the best traditional music sites I know of on the web with the added bonus/*joy* of having Barry Taylor's Tunebook there as well, so apart from the courtesy of asking permission it would be nice to know that her site is publicised to interested people. That obviously goes for the borrowings from other sites, too of course. Okay, polite request mode switched off, we resume normal transmission. I don't know if the Ceolas site has any useful graphics. I think it has lots of links though. http://celtic.stanford.edu/ Helen |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 25 Jan 00 - 06:06 PM Helen Thank you for the gentle reminder! The plan at the moment is to trawl for suitable material, make a selection and follow up with requests where possible. Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Helen Date: 25 Jan 00 - 06:12 PM Godd onya, mate! (i.e. high praise from an Aussie) *BG* Helen |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Helen Date: 25 Jan 00 - 06:12 PM Good onya, mate! (i.e. high praise from an Aussie) *BG* Helen |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Lesley N. Date: 25 Jan 00 - 06:36 PM I don't know if this is anything like what you could use, but when I was thinking about redesigning my site I found tons of celtic stuff at Celtic Web Art (http://hometown.aol.com/Cyrion7/celtic/index.htm). It has a lot of links too. It's celtic rather than music, but that might be o.k. for some background or bullets - and for the web site eventually.
For my graphics I used the covers of the Lester Levy collection. It's all public domain (except the harp) and you'd be welcome to use it. I don't recall seeing anything else there that would be appropriate - but you can browse there by cover so you might want to take a look (if you have a fast connection, that is!)
And thanks, Helen, for the plug and suggestion! A few people took the graphic of a harper I used to have. I took it off my site because it was from an Ossian publication - and I still feel guilty every time I see it around! On the other hand, it's the one time I'm sort of glad I'm not credited! |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Mían Date: 26 Jan 00 - 03:18 PM I sent you a message via your personal page. hope you got it. Mían |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 26 Jan 00 - 08:25 PM Mian If that last posting was to me - I haven't seen the message ...? Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Mían Date: 27 Jan 00 - 10:39 AM Hullo, Martin - I sent it on 21 January via the Personal Page - I still show a record of it being sent. Did you check your personal page? Mían |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Martin _Ryan Date: 27 Jan 00 - 02:23 PM Mian I did indeed! No sign of it. I've tried sending you a message via the system. Regards |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: GUEST,Molly Date: 27 Jan 00 - 03:49 PM I'm not sure if this is the sort of thing you are looking for, but what about checking out the irish bands' websites for pictures and artwork? Try www.clarevoyants.com and www.oneeyedfiona.com They're Phoenix irish bands that have some fun pictures and a few graphics on them. |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Mían Date: 27 Jan 00 - 06:42 PM Martin, I guess I'll give a note to the elves letting them know something might be haywire with the message system. Meanwhile, if you send me your e-mail address I will send you a private mail on the subject of designs. miansf@my-deja.com |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Sorcha Date: 28 Jan 00 - 10:21 AM "The Northern Fiddler", by Allen Feldman & Eamonn O'Doherty (ISBN#--0.7119.0682.3)has a lot of photographs and pen/ink sektches of Tyrone & Donegal fiddlers. Orig. published by Blackstaff Press Ltd., 3 Galway Park,Dundonald,Belfast, BT16 0AN, with the assistance of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. 1979 In USA, Oak Pub.64501 |
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Subject: RE: Graphics for Irish Music From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 28 Jan 00 - 11:39 AM Here's some stuff:
Celtic Knotwork Graphics The last two are general clip art places, but are easy to use and have good links. Many times if you search for "Holidays/St. Pat" you'll find clover buttons and lines. Almost all my links have moved in the last six months, so a search engine search should be done. I couldn't find my favorite site, "How to Draw a Celtic Knot." I think one of the Microsoft sites has some nice clover backgrounds. The About.com clip art site has good links.
Good luck, |
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