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Thanks guys,for putting me on to Mike Rafferty. I purchased 'The road from Ballinakill' by Mike and Mary Rafferty this week,and I love his style of playing. I love players (of any instrument) that have that 'deceptively simple' approach-unhurried tempo,clarity and lots of 'soul'. 'Speed 78' is next ...

Congratulations! I used to own a Fred Rose whistle,which I bought about four years ago, and later sold it to a fellow forum member,as I didn't play it very often. I thought that the tone was a little too 'pure' for my liking then.Also,to be honest,I don't think that I was ready for such a 'Professio...

Why Aye Man!

cskinner wrote:Yes, yes on Donncha O'Briain!

Carol

I've always felt that it's such a loss to us whistlers (and the ITM audience in general)that his L.P. hasn't been re-released.
I wish that someone with the wherewithall could remedy this.

£781.
For a half set!

I can't agree with you more Will- You have totally summed up my feelings on Brid's playing.She DOES seem so natural,and unforced-though to be fair,Mary Bergin was supposed to have been rather nervous on recording 'Feadog Stain'. So,without further ado- my list(in no strict order-yeah,cop out! cop ou...

The Clarke book is the best beginners tutor that I've seen (even if it seems to take a sudden quantum leap around lesson 12 with the introduction of 'Garrett Barry's Jig'-though maybe that's just me being dumb!). Seamus Ennis's 'The Master's Touch' is very interesting-though ideosyncratic(I think th...

Well,I went to see 'Patrick Street' last night-and it was pure ITM Bliss! The sound quality was good throughout the concert,though for the first half,I thought that Jacky Daly was a little lost in the general band sound-though this was put right for the highlight of the gig for me-a set of Sliabh La...

Thanks for your review,Martin.
I'll do the same for the Durham show on Tuesday-it should be interesting to compare the gigs on the tour,though obviously subjective.

'Tobar an Duchais' by Brid O'Donohue.
My copy finally arrived on weds (actually a replacement for the first that disappeared into the postal Bermuda Triangle between Co Clare and NE England).
This is a MUST HAVE solo whistle album-no flash,no artifice,just BRILLIANT whistle playing!

'Patrick Street',featuring Andy Ervine,Kevin Burke,John Carty,Jackie Daly and Ged Foley are touring the U.K. next month. Tour dates are as follows: Fri 2 Sept- Hammersmith and Fulham Irish Centre sat 3- Komedia,Brighton Sun 4- Cross Keys Marquee,Wallingford Mon 5- Coel Castle,Birmingham Tues 6- Gala...

Thanks for the explanation Lambchop.
I have a major 'therapeutic' gardening session coming on today-my muscles might be o.k,but I'll probably end up with heatstroke!

Sound advice Jim
Also,a good link to Folkers and Powell to show a whole range of beautifully re-created historical Flute models-I'd love to try them all!

Thanks Cynth-And of course We're not old (55-You're just a Bairn!! :D ) I think that my work is the major contributor to my problems-I do quite hard(ish) manual work at my veg patch (which strangely enough,seems to IMPROVE things). Maybe I should have a smallholding in County Clare,instead of being ...

Yes,I've seen film clips of Oum Khalsoum,but I have to say ashamedly,that I haven't heard a great deal of her music. I know that she had a long,and illustrious musical career,and ended up an international Middle-eastern cultural Heroine. How's about Muhammed Raffi? Maybe no 'Great' singer in 'our','...