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NEW:
Many apologies for the www.scottishfiddle.org website being out of commission the last two weeks. It's now been cleaned, scanned, and certified by google to be safe. I guess someone hacked it and I had to wait til my trip to Scotland was over before I could fix it. So, happy browsing again.
Himalayas Fiddle Adventure - Yes, you read that right! You'll notice on the above website a new link to this NEW ENCHANTING THING! Or go directly to www.scottishfiddle.org/darjeeling. All the details are there; suffice it to say here that this is an incredible once-in-a-lifetime chance to do something you love with people you share your interests with in a place you may never get to otherwise. My friend Nirmal Mondol is the inspiration for this, and Greg Freitas of the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers has put together a superb itinerary and package. I'm helping with the website etc. and I'm planning to go. It looks really good to me! Although the total price appears high at first, it is priced at cost, including 3 outstanding fiddle teachers, and it is an extremely low price for such a trip. So, please think about it - it would be great to see you there.
Aonghas Grant's book The Glengarry Collection is in the final stages with the publisher and is due to be released this very summer (2010). Yikes - it's been 9 years! Watch this space, and your In Box - I will be sending an email to EVERYONE with purchase/order info very soon. The book includes 164 tunes - slow airs, marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs and hornpipes - plus bowings, grace notes, alternate readings, stories, history, photographs, extensive background material, and and AND a DVD! This is Volume 1; Volume 2 is well underway, so there will be more.
We've put about 90 photos from our trip to Siberia up on the web - Go to the Photos page and click on the Siberia link. Hope you enjoy them. We're also back from Japan, Scotland and Rome and we're sitting on some pretty interesting photos, which we will post some time soon. Also, check out our Greece page! It now includes our entire 4-week Journal, and as many photos as we can fit in.
Robert is back to full-time mathematics. The department at Northeastern is re-vamping their website so take a look.
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