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Bob
09-29-2002, 09:55 AM
The summary:

58 tunes (!) entered.
19 in Marches
16 in Lite (Strathspey, Reels, Airs)
23 in Extra Lite (Jigs, H/P, and 'other')

Finalists in each category have been selected -(we have a good selection group of the Moderators - not all, but I think this is not a problem)

Music Forum moderator Neil Dickie will receive the list of finalists from me tomorrow (it will probably exactly look like):
1: 16,18,27,28,44,46
2: 10,38,42,58
3: 1,12,17,41
:D

The tune evaluations have been done without any knowledge of the author's identity (on the part of the other moderators). This will remain the case up to the posting of the winners names(sometime mid October.) In other words, I alone know who wrote the tunes - at this point.

Some really interesting 'things' have come from the finalist selection evaluation - at least three tunes have been identified that were already 'in circulation' - but (happily) in each case the known author was indeed the one submitting the tune. Just a case of entering tunes that were not new compositions.. (We can talk about this .. later :shrug: ) played the notes themselves.. and it seems there are a few tunes that my never have actually been played on a chanter? Another really interesting discussion for later.. :idea:

This week I did ask Jack and Robbie about their schedules, and it still looks like they will find the time - Jack to play so we can record, and Robbie to evaluate.. OH BOY! (I still think this is so cool!!)

Once again, thanks for your participation, patience, and.. stand by..

After the contest results are announced, the plan is to share some (?) of the finalists, and the winners too. I will in fact leave that up to our Music Forum Moderator.. I'm just .. what am I doing anyway?? :woohoo:

Cheers,
Bob

Bob
10-08-2002, 10:36 AM
Oh Boy!

We're a bit ahead of schedule :wow:

Neil has made the selection of the three winners, and I have sent an email note to each of them. I have also sent the tunes on to Rob MacNeil and Jack Lee.

Next step will be .. humm... Waiting...

For - permission from the winners to share their winning tunes and the recording (once we have that) - while this was clearly, I hope, always the plan, I have asked again - just to be sure..

For - Jack and Robbie to find the time in their very busy schedules for their parts of this :D .. Rob's will of course not be a public 'thing', but my 'plan' is to share Jack's recording ...

And .. While the attention at this point will be focused on the three winners -
I want to once again thank all the participants - this was far more popular than I ever expected, and I feel a bit 'funny' that I don't have a rewards / prizes for each participant - I welcome suggestions if you have them.. (Start a thread - Forum Related)

We'll announce winners shortly - I hope we can do this with a manuscript and a recording.. but the timing may not work..

Stand by..

:woohoo: