tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post8958883655075921764..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: More from LancasterFr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-15617626567516928432008-02-17T13:56:00.000+00:002008-02-17T13:56:00.000+00:00Dear Father,It seems I'm catching up with some old...Dear Father,<BR/><BR/>It seems I'm catching up with some old posts.<BR/><BR/>Fr. Groody is at a parish in Morecambe. He was previously at Gt. Eccleston, where he welcomed the LMS at masses which were (I think) once a month but which have now transferred to Cottam, near Preston.<BR/><BR/>Fr. Docherty is at Our Lady's, St. Annes, where he celebrates a traditional mass once a month.<BR/><BR/>Canon Shield is a great friend to the traditional mass. We are lucky to have him.<BR/><BR/>SimonSimon Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196039882299400327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-41604475477246409922008-01-09T16:41:00.000+00:002008-01-09T16:41:00.000+00:00Good luck with the search for an accompanist. I`m ...Good luck with the search for an accompanist. I`m delighted to hear about this Mass at the cathedral as you may gather. Is Fr Groody also on the cathedral staff? He was my year at Ushaw and, like me, had been in the Discalced Carmelites before joining a diocese. <BR/><BR/>LMS press releases on Requiems have not been that up on the music of late. The one for the Westminster cathedral Mass failed to mention the Victoria Requiem was sung and simply spoke of there being a plainchant Mass setting.Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-27586881682943250802008-01-08T21:06:00.000+00:002008-01-08T21:06:00.000+00:00As the director of the ad hoc schola for the Mass,...As the director of the ad hoc schola for the Mass, I can confirm that the lack of an organ was no cause for regret. Generally I prefer to sing chant unaccompanied, unless one has a very skilled accompanist. The average organist is not used to accompanying chant, and the result is often unsatisfactory. I intend that the future Sung Masses at Lancaster will be unaccompanied unless and until I find a suitably skilled accompanist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com