No I don't do elfin at all. Lumpy, dark, and ogre like, yes.
I guess I went a bit OTT with the Gaga pic. Sorry.
Carry on folks.
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- Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:38 pm
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: my repertoire
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7843
- Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:31 pm
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: my repertoire
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7843
Re: my repertoire
If all you crave is novelty, you're wasting your time playing trad music. Instead you should be figuring out a way to be like this person
- Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:02 am
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: my repertoire
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7843
Re: my repertoire
How about "Fashionable, recently composed tunes that just plain suck but get played anyway because some respected performer composed them?'
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:08 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: need fast help identifying old, decaying chanter please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1580
Re: need fast help identifying old, decaying chanter please
I was thinking Egan as well, or a copy. Looks like C or C#.
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:30 am
- Forum: Teachers Wanted / Students Accepted
- Topic: Uilleann Pipes lessons offered in Chicago, IL.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2848
Uilleann Pipes lessons offered in Chicago, IL.
15 year veteran piper now offering lessons on the northwest side of town. PM for details.
P.S. if you need a practice set, contact David Daye or Pat Sky. Stay away from Pakistani pipes!
P.S. if you need a practice set, contact David Daye or Pat Sky. Stay away from Pakistani pipes!
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:05 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Happy International Day of Uilleann Piping
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2836
Re: Happy International Day of Uilleann Piping
You're welcome kramden :thumbsup: :party: It was a blast, all right, although the success of the workshop belongs mostly to Tommy. It sounded to me as if you guys were making some progress and that you all got some useful takeaways from the experience. We were very pleased to be able to partake of a...
- Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:52 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: THE GREAT UILLEANN YOU-TUBE THREAD.
- Replies: 2625
- Views: 1220530
Re: THE GREAT UILLEANN YOU-TUBE THREAD.
Thanks, Jarlath!Jarlath.I wrote:Very nice playing Pat. You should maybe move your post to the thread discussing technique vs "soul" because you definitely have both technique, and a lot of soul, going in that recording. Bravo!!
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:35 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: THE GREAT UILLEANN YOU-TUBE THREAD.
- Replies: 2625
- Views: 1220530
Re: THE GREAT UILLEANN YOU-TUBE THREAD.
Not too bad for a live recording in a room with 100F temperatures. I flubbed one note where the sweat dripped in my eye. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xgD6Jsx4Lo
- Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:02 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: new piper - used uillean pipe advice
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3727
Re: new piper - used uillean pipe advice
You've been warned, and it's your money to spend as you please. But as someone who's had to tell several aspiring student pipers that the "bargain" pipes they bought would not work, and that no one would be able to make them work without costly surgery that negates the "bargain" ...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:56 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Your favorite pitch?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5715
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:37 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Audience reaction to Uilleann pipes.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4765
Re: Audience reaction to Uilleann pipes.
I was playing some tunes with friends in my local one night and a college kid who'd had a few bounced up mid tune and shouted "WHAT THE F--- ARE YOU PLAYING?!"
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:16 am
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: Pat O'Connor & Eoghan O'Sullivan IAANJ Concert 6/25-session
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2666
Re: Pat O'Connor & Eoghan O'Sullivan IAANJ Concert 6/25-session
If you're within 100 miles of this event, make time to see them, they're mighty musicians!
- Tue May 17, 2011 9:33 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Great Northern Irish Pipers' Club Tionól, May 13-15, 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2954
Re: Great Northern Irish Pipers' Club Tionól, May 13-15, 2011
We were up playing tunes until 5AM both days.
- Mon May 16, 2011 3:01 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Great Northern Irish Pipers' Club Tionól, May 13-15, 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2954
Re: Great Northern Irish Pipers' Club Tionól, May 13-15, 2011
In a word, it was brilliant. I would elaborate but I'm too tired to continue...
- Fri May 06, 2011 11:44 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Steve Turner
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1927
Re: Steve Turner
That is so cool! Congratulations!