Today we rang a peal at Peter Kirton's house in Perth, which thanks to Simon Aves' research we also know was the first peal in the city (there are no tower bells). It was originally planned to be Grandsire Caters, but Ian Bell had to pull out so we rang Yorkshire Major instead. It was also Peter's first of surprise in hand as conductor. He called Simon Humphrey's well-known composition, which is a nice three-part with 5-6 fixed, and it went smoothly.
I have finally run out of interviews, so here are my own answers.
Where are you based?
Glasgow, Scotland.
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
I learned the basics from my dad, Phil Gay, in my early teens. Up to Plain Bob Minor, say. I don't remember...
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Where are you based?
Inverness
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
Tulloch Ringing Centre in 2016, a latecomer to bell ringing at the age of 56. Having never rung previously, I moved from central England to live in Scotland, 1 mile from Tulloch Farm. Despite only having...
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Where are you based?
Cambridge
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
My first experience of handbells was not ringing methods but ringing the handbell part to Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde in a concert, when I was at school. I don't remember actively learning to ring methods on...
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Julia was in action last weekend as one of the judges at the National Twelve-Bell Striking Contest final.
Where are you based?
Currently, Penrith in Cumbria
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
My mother Gail Cater, taught me the basic PB6 positions on Hereford/Central Council courses when...
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Jeff is famous for taking tower-bell ringing to France, but here we learn about his handbell ringing.
Where are you based?
Vernet-les-Bains, in the Eastern Pyrenees, France.
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
I rang three peals of Plain Bob as a student in Durham in 1973...
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Last Monday I opened the handbell bag and moths flew out. Honestly, I am not joking! We have a bit of a moth problem at Albany Quadrant, with a few holes in the carpet, but now they have invaded the handbell bag too. I will redouble my efforts to eradicate...
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Bryn and Leland Reimer developed Ringing Room, which kept us all going through the pandemic. Also Bryn is the author of Calling it Round, a tutorial on conducting.
Where are you based?
Northampton, MA, USA
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
Leland: 2012 in San...
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This peal, currently near the top on BellBoard, has the footnote that Emma Southerington has achieved the milestone of three thousands: 1000 tower bell peals, 1000 handbell peals, and 1000 peals as conductor. The peal was her 1000th tower bell peal, and she conducted it but was already well over...
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Where are you based?
Oxford
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
Growing up as a teenager in Manchester, taught by my parents, not long after learning to ring tower bells
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
My parents, initially, who were very patient in teaching me the...
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Where are you based?
Wimborne Minster
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
At home with my parents in Glen Parva.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
Dad, David Brown, Brian Burrows and Rick Shallcross.
Blue lines, place notation or structure?
A blend of all three.
Trebles or...
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