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Sad news indeed that Seamus has passed away. R.I.P.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCu992rd0Us

Great photos there Peter. Glad that Willie Week went well.

Not sure how I missed it, but it seems that Seamus Tansey has passed away, did hey say anything about this at Willie Week?

Thanks for reporting from Miltown Peter, and for the photos. Seems like Willie Week is flying as of yore, even though corona is still lurking. I thought the Central was a refugee center, apparently not?

Are there as many people about as before the plague, or prehaps more? I saw on Facebook that there were a 10 or so pipers in Ennis at the Piping heaven/Piping hell session. The ‘Porter och Pipa’ (Porter and Pipe) film made by Lennart Malmer in the mid 60's sounds interesting. https://clarechampion.i...

Rudall & Rose nr 2952, an eight-keyed cocuswood flute - location: Castleton, Vermont, USA - eBay item number: 234591387040 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234591387040 ... Swtp5iq1se Sold for £4,312.45 ($5,300) (€5,019). Only half the current bid on the Birthday Olwell eight key, and the pewter keys,...

There's a keyless Blackwood Olwell Pratten model flute on E-bay - Buy it now price: EUR 1,820 (approx. £1,565.30) - location: Saint-Etienne, France: - eBay item number: 284863577138 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284863577138?hash=item4253313c32:g:OcIAAOSwkIpisESc Also, Rudall & Rose nr 2952, an eig...

Sold for £4000 + fees and tax.

Does that mean Lizzie will be there? Charles was trying out the bodhran a couple months ago... bigscotia No, Willie Week clashes with the Stonehaven Festival in Scotland and Betty is headlining there. Andy will be at Willie Week though taking a class in fiddling so beware. Jubilee year was prehaps ...

"The Willie week is a packed, highly transmissible environment for any virus. I ended 80% of past Willies with a bad cold, if that's anything to go by. I have, over the years, come to see that as part of the experience". Mr. Gumby. Yes, I imagine Miltown will indeed be very packed this yea...

"Interested in what dimensions you arrived at for the tube in your Williams? Sounds like a great idea for chanters that don't have an in-built slide. Not much real estate in the throat. dmeagher2020" The tubing doesn't go far down into the chanter throat and blue tac or something similar c...

Another Dipper 3 row anglo, made in 1982, in the coming G&H auction on June 17th, 2022 lot no 1561. "Fine modern English three row Anglo concertina by and labelled Colin Dipper, West End House, Heytesbury, Wiltshire, no. 51, in G/D pitch, with thirty-five buttons on pierced nickel ends, sev...

There is a Fentum 8 key flute (two of the keys are damaged, the long F key shaft is broken and the C sharp pewter plug is lying loose in the flute case). There is also a crack on the back of the head joint. Location England. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175309397445?hash=item28d1411dc5:g:pnoAAOSwBGRin...

Eoin Ó Riabhaigh: When the ancient uilleann pipes meet modern 3D printing:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle ... ctkQMpeTmo

There's an eight-key Rudall & Rose flute in the coming G&H auction. Looks to be in fine shape: https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/224da28f2bf6fba5f070ea1e4392ce52/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/musical-instruments-lot-1819/ Also an eight-key Wolf & Figg flute: https:...

It's quite easy to make a very cheap low-tech tuning method to move the chanter reed up or down, in order to adjust the tuning. In my Williams D chanter I've placed the chanter reed staple in a short brass tube (10 mm) which in turn sits in the throat of the chanter. In order to sharpen or flatten i...