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    Coincidentally this article is from the ABC and refers to people in Sydney! http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2010/s2915471.htm Not astounding, but interesting all the same. […]
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    Recently I was asked: Do you think that Tibetan Buddhism (and Buddhism) have been corrupted by Western influences? It seems like most Westerners interpret, or want to interpret, Buddhism as a religion with a much more social-activist and political bent. This is probably partly because most Westerners are pretty ignorant of Buddhism. However, as Westerner [.. […]
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Tuesday February 17th, 2009. Posted by Alex:

John McKenna reels

It’s a long time since I put a proper Irish tune played in my improper way on the net, so here is a set. Most reels have each of their (usually) two parts played twice at a time, but these were originally played just once, and I have done that here to keep it short. Normally each tune would be played at least two, more often three or more times through before moving to the next, but, again for shortness, I played each one just once. They are Colonel Rogers, Happy Days of Youth and Lucky in Love. This was a first and only take – completely honest about how many mistakes I make and about how much progress I have or haven’t made! You have to click the “go” button at bottom left of the image to make it play – the file is only about 1 MB, so the video is a bit blurry, but it should not take too long to download. I hope you like them.

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