I was waiting a while for it to go live, but it's up now at http://www.catskillsirishartsweek.com
I remember many years ago meeting some Chiffers there, although work and nonwork have recently prevented me from going.
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- Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:52 pm
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: Catskills Irish Arts Week registration is now open
- Replies: 0
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- Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:15 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Picard's whistle prop from TNG going up for auction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3579
Picard's whistle prop from TNG going up for auction
They estimate it to go for 50-70 thousand dollars, so you need both a lot of cash and a pretty serious case of WHOA:
Lot # 242: STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (T.V. SERIES, 1987 - 1994) - Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart) Ressikan Flute, Box and Costume Continuity Script
Lot # 242: STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (T.V. SERIES, 1987 - 1994) - Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart) Ressikan Flute, Box and Costume Continuity Script
- Fri May 07, 2021 6:06 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: They can 3D print wood now!
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- Views: 3184
They can 3D print wood now!
Great news for sustainable production of, perhaps, such as wooden flutes: Unlike particle board or laminate, the grain goes fully through the material, so it can be sanded and refinished like wood. A product like a chair or bowl can also be printed in its finished form, without waste. It’s also poss...
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:10 am
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: I hereby announce the autocomplete tune name challenge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5544
I hereby announce the autocomplete tune name challenge
Last week I was looking for the Maids of Mitchelstown, and Google helpfully suggested "maids near me" --- I thought that "The Maids Near Me" would be a nice tune name. I then went about starting some tune names in Google to see what came out by autocomplete. I got: The New Copper...
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:37 am
- Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
- Topic: Music Theory for trad players
- Replies: 51
- Views: 55775
Re: Music Theory for trad players
Why would a "whistle and fiddle player" who is "advanced" need "music theory" if you've managed to get to "advanced" without it ? I can think of a few reasons. First, the word "mixolydian" is fun to say. Mixolydian. Mixolydian. Second, it helps with...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Happy St Paddy's
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5579
Re: Happy St Paddy's
We just did our gig at the local Irish pub, who has hosted our session every wednesday. Already done for today, kicking back at home with a beer or three, local newspapers already reporting that "the guy with the concertina is gone, you can all go outside now." We're going to have the trad...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: My embarrassing reading comprehension fail
- Replies: 38
- Views: 27514
Re: My embarrassing reading comprehension fail
I thought some of you might get a laugh from this. A couple of months ago after playing a set at the session, someone asked what the tune name was. I responded “The Maid of Monte Crisco.” I was quickly corrected with “it’s feckin Mount Kisco!” Well, is there a Mount Kisco sandwich? Is there? No? Th...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:38 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Happy new year
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5809
Happy new year
Hi from Portugal, where 2019 is already underway. Good health to all.
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:55 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: What year is it?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 951
What year is it?
Wow, that was weird. I have a baby now!!! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GOmO3QGCdKs/TL7_6ZIHTZI/AAAAAAAAAoI/VXvHVAQtn6A/s512/IMG_1036.JPG Actually, that image is already ancient. I have a toddler now! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sfhfvtlMgiA/T5GwnEUd3NI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/EF_mQOfzE10/s512/2012-0...
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:11 am
- Forum: Free Reed Instruments: Squeezeboxes and Harmonicas.
- Topic: Playing Irish Music on Anglo Concertina
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12988
Re: Playing Irish Music on Anglo Concertina
Then why worry about bad habits if you're not serious? Well, even if you're not serious, you want to make sure you get the most oomph out of the thing. And if you're even half-serious about playing the C/G Anglo concertina then you'll want a three row concertina, with at least 26 buttons and couple...
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Justice for Turing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2929
Re: Justice for Turing
Incidentally, if you want a very lucid explanation of what Turing really did, a great book on cryptography for the layperson is The Code Book by Simon Singh. I actually teach an undergraduate course in cryptography (my next lecture is at 3:30) and I've seen a lot of both textbooks and regular books....
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:00 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Justice for Turing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2929
Re: Justice for Turing
While we may not know the cause of death for absolute certain, we do know that he was prosecuted, his security clearance was revoked, and he was forced to undergo hormone treatments that screwed up his body. Suicide seems the short-odds explanation, but even it it wasn't, there is still much to apol...
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:29 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Children of Men
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2182
Re: Children of Men
It occurred to me that in any other movie, the car would start on the second try. Usually when a car doesn't start the first time, everyone knows that the protagonist will escape in time, and it's simply a matter of dramatic tension (and yet, how do you achieve dramatic tension when everyone knows ...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: But where will the hobbits live?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3769
Re: But where will the hobbits live?
We recently closed on our very typical traditional 2-story house in the mid-boonies of NY state. When we did, a colleague commended us on our environmentally sound decision to buy a 100-year-old house rather than having a new one built. I hadn't thought about that at the time, but I guess it beats a...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Math for Engtlish Students.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1969
Re: Math for Engtlish Students.
Ditto with "I could care less" and "I couldn't care less."
There's an interesting bit of circumstantial information there: either way it means the same thing, because if honestly do care about what someone is saying you wouldn't say so.
There's an interesting bit of circumstantial information there: either way it means the same thing, because if honestly do care about what someone is saying you wouldn't say so.