Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April

Subject: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 02:53 AM

Just caught for Colin Ross doing his bit for Northumbrian Pipes on
the Today programme on Radio 4 (UK BBC).Remeber him with the High Level Ranters ?

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: treewind
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 03:29 AM

"Remember Him" - ?
Yes, I think I can remember him from 3 days ago at the National!
(missed him on the radio this morning though - shame!)

I wonder if it's on the playback web page?

Anahata

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 03:51 AM

Tom Gilfellan[sp?], Ally Anderson, Johnny Handel, and Colin---remember them all from the good old days in Northumberland. Serious query---I seem to recall Colin Ross being partnered by Ray Fisher [in the "domestic" sense---] Can anyone confirm? Didn't Colin and Ray run a folk program on Radio Metro?[Newcastle]

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: Little Robyn
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 07:35 AM

Yes, Colin and Ray are happily married and living in Monkseton, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. They have 3 grown-up kids and several grandchildren.
They were in New Zealand a couple of years ago, along with Johnny Handle and a whole bunch of Northumbrian pipers from all around the world. We all had a wonderful time, touring in a bus, giving concerts on the way and finishing at the Auckland Folk Festival.

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: treewind
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 08:01 AM

Finally managed to hear it on the R4 playback site.
Very nice too!

Anahata

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: John Routledge
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 03:20 PM

Colin played fiddle with Johnny Handel on Accordian and Jim Hall on Northumbrian smallpipes at the National Festival last weekend. He was also involved in workshops - Very nostalgic :0)

The "Ranters" seemed to have a great time too.

Tom Gilfellan is also very alive and very well. At last years Ewan MacColl Weekend in Salford he sang as well as I can remember.He will be at the 2003 event in September.

The "Ranters" seemed to have a great time too.

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: Noreen
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 04:53 PM

For those who didn't hear it (I waded through the Today playback to find it: it was on from 17 mins to 8 'til 12mins to 8), the piece was about a chamber work which Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has been commissioned to write for the Northern Sinfonia, with Kathryn Tickel on Northumbrian pipes.

Should be interesting!

Subject: RE: Colin Ross on Radio 4 15th April
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 15 Apr 03 - 06:16 PM

What was nice (and unusual) about the R4 Today piece was that it was sympathetic, and based on the premise that the pipes make a sound that people enjoy listening to.