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Glad to help.

The 'lady whistler' in the concert was Grace Kelly (She's sister to John Joe Kelly).

Indeed, that's my O'Briain set I was playing. The lady piper if I remember rightly was called Theresa, but don't trust me on that, as I stated, my memory is hazy of the event........

The concert is from 05. There was plenty of tuition in many instruments and loads of tunes and non-musical entertainment too (a typical thing at Tom Kings good house). P-P-P-Pipers in the session film include Tim Dowd Gael Rukowtski Myself Andrew Toboner (sp?) Theresa ?? And I'm sure there were more...

Wishing you the speediest of recovery to full health and beyond!

Steampacket wrote:The first tune in the set of reels (just pipes & flute) is The cup of tea

The Cup of Tea is 3 parts. The first tune is the Pipers Despair (as I know it) and is 2 parts, the last tune is the Lady's Cup of Tea. The middle one?

That's a treasure trove Kevin. I'm going to be late for work today! Thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doina

Perhaps it's a traditional tune from another country?

Maybe someone with close links to John might be able to help. It would be interesting to know.

I always presumed it was a 'Doina' type of tune. But maybe, just maybe...................

Chanter. Try 47 - 52mm staple approx 3.2mm ID from .4mm copper. 10 -11mm wide slip at 95mm length. 60mm former. Sorry for not being specific. But all the info you might want can be found in the Hegarty Bible 'Reedmakers Guide' which is downloadable from NPUs website (but you may have to join, but hey!

Becky! He called your pipes 'brutes' !!!

Loverly playing as usual!!

It was put together by Edwin Spring (as the cover says), who was also one of the people who got the pipers of UK SouthWest (and beyond) together and started the fabulous SWAUP piping weekends. You can find more at http://www.swaup.org

There's certainly 2 volumes, and I enjoyed both.

Do you find that the chanters are in tune but the "extras" are added to compensate for bad reeds or reed adjustment ( ie can you "fix" them with a really good reed) or are the tuning defects that require these prosthetics "in the wood"? Serious question by the way. not...

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Seems like nothings changed eh?

Kenna wrote:the latter is performed on without a reed

But, but, but????

Absolutely.

But I meant, in what manner would their advertisements have been worded?

Things like 'the esteemed and noble' etc.,

I wonder how the old and esteemed makers used to advertise themselves??

All you intarnet detectives, on your marks, get set, Goooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe Alains name is usually engraved on the stocks as well as the owners name and the date/year?
Perhaps they were made by Sylverster Ryan??? Pictures would help.

Perhaps a delicate psychedelic floral motif?