Change-Ringing Event

The American Guild of Change-Ringers had it's annual meeting this past weekend in NYC. Here is a neat article from the NY Times. The nearest (as I can tell) peal is in Hendersonville, which is not really to far, considering we're talking about a very arcane musical form here. Fascinating stuff. Keep in mind that "ringing bells" doesn't mean the same thing to all folks, especially Brits. The little devices we ring in church we originally created to assist change-ringers in their practice sessions (they didn't have to go up in the tower and didn't have to disturb the whole town!). I've got a friend in Fayetteville, NC who has just begun change-ringing and has been keeping us up-to-date on his progress via Facebook.