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by MikeFletch
Wed May 24, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: What is the purpose of the taper in rolled staples?
Replies: 34
Views: 22270

Re: What is the purpose of the taper in rolled staples?

[Thread revival. - Mod] Case in point:Anyone ever play a C melody sax? :P ew. Yes I've played a C Melody Sax and often wished it had continued past the change of (and unification of) Pitch standard in 1939. I bought a C Mel a few years back. Another local piper has one too and actually practices, I...
by MikeFletch
Fri May 19, 2023 3:16 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Wayne Shorter R.I.P.
Replies: 11
Views: 9156

Re: Wayne Shorter R.I.P.

As a pro jazz sax player and fledgling piper I'm always on the lookout for where jazz and trad music intersect. This is a sublime instance of this very phenomenon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaSV-hPewVs
by MikeFletch
Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:54 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Border Pipes
Replies: 4
Views: 9866

Re: Border Pipes

Paul is a good friend and one of the very best sax/woodwind improvisors in the world right now. I get that this approach to piping isn't to everyone's taste, but he's legit. I'd recommend Robin Williamson's album 'Skirting the River Road' for more experiments in improvised folk