Planxty live 2004 and whistle

lichatt · Post by **lichatt** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:35 pm

I'd like to know what whistle O'Flynn is playing

Thanks
Patrick.

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:45 pm

I hereby reserve the right to smack the first person who asks "Who's O'Flynn?", or worse, "What's Planxty?".

dunno what make of whistle Liam plays, though he could probably make most any old thing sound good. He's a very fine whistler in addition to being the bee's knees on the pipes.

herbivore12 · Post by **herbivore12** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:52 pm

I think he plays an old Generation on some tunes, and a brass Burke on others, if I remember right (been a while since I watched the DVD).

I think it's a Burke on the opening tune, and the Generation on the set that he starts with the Clare jig. I could be wrong, though.

lichatt · Post by **lichatt** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:59 pm

thanks for the replies

When I listened the clare jig for the first time, I thought it's seems to be a good
Generation, but wasn't sure about this.
I dont want the same whistle to keep the O'Flynn sound

it's just to know

Patrick.

Brewster · Post by **Brewster** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:02 pm

Hi Pat C.--I won't ask who Planxty is. I would, however, like to know where Patrick Street is located!

Fergmaun · Post by **Fergmaun** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:41 pm

I have the recording of the telly RTE program profile of planxty plus the live gig. I have not got the DVD yet only the CD Planxty live

Yes Liam O'Flynn playes D and C Burke but on the song As I Roved out (Andy Irvine) he playes the Bb Generation or maybe a Burke.

I will have a look/listen at the RTE program profile of Planxty and the CD to se which Bb whistle he playes.

Liam also playes a B natural whistle but not with Planxty. This whistle looks like a Bb Generation brass with red mouth piece it has two pieces. He had his whistle made for him (Mayebe Andreas Rogge)

Cheers

Ferg

raindog1970 · Post by **raindog1970** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:26 pm

Fergmaun wrote:Liam also playes a B natural whistle but not with Planxty.

On the DVD he plays a B natural on 'As I Roved Out' (Andy Irvine).
There's never a clear enough view of the B natural to determine the make, but he plays a brass burke D and what appears to be a red top Generation C repaired with black electrical tape on other tunes.

Fergmaun · Post by **Fergmaun** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:08 am

On the Planxty live 2004 CD I have 'As I Roved Out' (Andy Irvine) it is Bb whistle.

Liam plays D Burke, C Burke and C uilleann pipes chanter by Koehler & Quinn on Arthur McBride song and Leo Rowsome D uilleann pipes full set.

When I watch the recording of the telly RTE program profile of planxty plus the live gig he is using the B natural.

raindog1970 · Post by **raindog1970** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:22 am

Fergmaun wrote:On the Planxty live 2004 CD I have 'As I Roved Out' (Andy Irvine) it is Bb whistle.

You're right... it's a Bb on the CD and a B natural on the DVD.

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:07 pm

Brewster wrote:Hi Pat C.--I won't ask who Planxty is. I would, however, like to know where Patrick Street is located!

The most notable Patrick street that I know of is in the city of Cork.

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:27 pm

cork is my bet as well