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by unregulated
Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:19 am
Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
Topic: What makes a truly GREAT Irish Traditional Musician?
Replies: 40
Views: 11735

hi all
lota good stuff here.
In answer to the question,
It's what YOU FEEL when YOU hear the person.
It's that simple.
Yours Un.
by unregulated
Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:41 am
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: All fourths guitar?
Replies: 6
Views: 2453

intervals ?

hi there upooper wrote “would some kind soul, explain tuning all fourths in laymens terms EADGBE standard DADGAD traddy CGCGAC bassy open but what's fourth's mean, sorry musical theory was never a strong point. “ upooper, iz yo guitar teacher Ash Brown ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpLCl8taa7E&am...
by unregulated
Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
Topic: Best piping album - EVER ?
Replies: 8
Views: 4205

Best piping album - EVER ?

hi all just getting a chance to listen to Allan MacDonald’s CD Dastirum. I have to tell you that this is one of the finest CD’s of any genre both the recordings the accompanying booklet and the artwork. http://www.siubhal.com/ can be bought here with some samples http://www.musicscotland.com/acatalo...
by unregulated
Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Pictures of Your Pipes
Replies: 2202
Views: 1293152

unknown chanter-help?

hi all these pictures have been posted elsewhere in the past - no harm trying again eh? and thanx to Denny for his help posting stuff. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/uilleann49/chanter-B-F18-6.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/uilleann49/DSCN0095.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/...
by unregulated
Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:41 am
Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
Topic: Irish acapella singers?
Replies: 10
Views: 1870

hi all
Denny thanx for helpin me out - again -
good to have a sidekick in this alien cyber landscape.
Hey djm chill, I didnt read anything negative in your reply, nothing.
I’m a happy eejit I would’nt notice anyway
yours
un.
by unregulated
Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:40 am
Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
Topic: How do you dress?
Replies: 77
Views: 21624

hey
who did that, WHO DID THAT
AAAHHHH
my covers blown
AAAHHHH

At least no one here has seen me out and about with my uilleann pipes - I have a clowns outfit for that.
theres more idiotic pics of my guises over on myspace.
thnx Denny
yours un.
by unregulated
Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
Topic: How do you dress?
Replies: 77
Views: 21624

hey all
not shure how to post pics yet but if you care to look here it'll give you an idea of my "style"

http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii16 ... -Adams.jpg

yours unreg.
by unregulated
Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:11 am
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: "tortoise" picks?
Replies: 30
Views: 9242

tortispicks in the UK

hi all
this guy does them in the uk
http://www.tortispicks.co.uk/
he’s also the Admin of Celtic Guitar Talk and a "good guy".
similar to the string section here but for guitars - what else.
yours unreg.
by unregulated
Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:54 pm
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: tune ornamentation
Replies: 61
Views: 25327

ah answer simple, question not so simple (Peter Sellers)

Look to the horizon and you wont be waylaid by every little thing in your path.

noble zen master geeoh
by unregulated
Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:39 am
Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
Topic: Irish acapella singers?
Replies: 10
Views: 1870

hey banggallagher not sean-nós pure but gives an idea of where it can go here   http://www.myspace.com/iarlamusic  also The Voice Squad do three part settings of old songs giving a sense of harmonic context (if you need it). djm has it, Seán 'ac Dhonncha, Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin and Darach Ó Catháin...
by unregulated
Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:43 pm
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: Amplifying mandolins - What do you use?
Replies: 12
Views: 3865

hi buddha K&K Sound have been geting very positive reviews s much so I checked them out and have installed one iin my main performing guitar - a twenty odd year old original George Lowden and its the best pickup i’ve ever used. there here http://www.kksound.com/mandolintwin.html AER Compact 60 C...
by unregulated
Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:59 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Styles of regulator playing
Replies: 11
Views: 2478

what about this man?

hi all I don't know if this lot has ever been posted where would this man figure. John and Larry Rooney http://www.travellersinleeds.co.uk/_travellers/JohnRooneyRecording.html John has to be heard solo to get all the subtle nuances and the power (is that a contradiction?) Johnny & Felix’s music ...
by unregulated
Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:02 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Edinburgh Rock -reel
Replies: 10
Views: 1320

ABC to notation / Midi

hi uillie
I use Skink for ABC conversion to score, also creates a Midi file its here
http://celticmusic.ca/skink.html
runs fine on an Apple Mac with Leopard OS (latest),
don't know bout Windows stuff, worth checkin oot good luck
Unreg.


My music on Myspace
www.myspace.com/geobow
by unregulated
Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:38 pm
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Which Piper Would You Encourage To Release A Solo CD?
Replies: 64
Views: 9815

not meaning to hijack this thread

hi Wannabe-Piper an’ all please forgive me for hijacking’ this thread for a mo’ but there seems to have been a flurry of interest since mentioning FF, this may be relevant. I was luck to be a young teenager in Edinburgh in the ‘60 when you could sit in a session at Sandy Bells pub on a saturday afte...
by unregulated
Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:29 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Which Piper Would You Encourage To Release A Solo CD?
Replies: 64
Views: 9815

Finbar Fury
Paddy Moloney
John Rooney

yours unregulated