name of group (was Re: pennsicdance: need some music)

[(John) Byron Boyd]

> Return of the Pipers by the Philadelphia Renaissance Wind Band (my fave)

Remember that this group is now known as Piffaro, The Renaissance Band or, 
more commonly, simply Piffaro.  This, I have been told, is the Italian word 
for "piper".  The name was changed when the ensemble moved to Deutsche 
Grammophon Gesellschaft, which felt that a new name would help market the 
group to an international audience.

Incidentally, this is (with a few, rare exceptions), the only recording of 
this dance used here in Meridies.

Iohann se pipere
Sable, a gyron argent
Ars Longa Vita Brevis (Art endures, life is brief)