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...Lori Barry, Cari Lyn Beck and Jen Gifford were forced to leave the field because of injuries, but all are expected to be ready for this weekend...Slick is scheduled for an arthroscope today to determine the extent of her knee injury...The Crimson defense successfully shut down Britton Arico, UConn's leading scorer...The Crimson meets Dartmouth's Big Green in an Ivy grudge match Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ohiri Field...
...Britton begins to play, with the counter-intuitive, complicated movements that make the Uilleann pipes so damnably difficult: he presses on the bag with his left arm, periodically refilling it by pumping on the bellows with his right, occasionally hitting his regulator keys with the right wrist while simultaneously playing melody on the chanter, not using the sensitive tips but rather the relatively nerve-poor second joints of his fingers. "It feels bizarre at first," he says (since his mouth is unencumbered, he can, unlike a Scottish piper, play and instruct at the same time), "but, believe...
...once will bring out Irish musicians from all over the Philadelphia area. Note that it is the music that is Irish, not necessarily the players. The emotionally powerful jigs, reels, hornpipes and slow airs of traditional Irish music have made converts from all races, religions and musical creeds. Britton himself is three-quarters German, and Sandy Jordan was raised on bluegrass...
...essence of piping, the frustration of frustrations (a classic instruction book on the topic is The Piper's Despair). But it is a necessary evil for those who cannot afford to drop $25 or more every time a reed goes bad, which happens maddeningly often. In fact, says Britton, quoting an old oboe players' maxim, "there are no good reeds. We just learn to play the bad ones...
...heat is finally up, which forces some of the pipes to go out of tune. Another hardship to overcome, but the pleasure of piping is earned through sacrifice. Says Britton: "I heard of one piper who had an operation to cut the skin between his fingers so he could stretch to reach the holes better. Personally, I think that's a little extreme -- but I understand the impulse...