BigDavy wrote:Well I will put in a vote for my favourite piper.
Fred Morrison.
David
Didn't know Fred, thanks Davy, that was a nice treat hearing the tune Passing Places on the Low D, very nice guitar backup too!
Also just listened to Terry Clarke-Coyne for the first time too, on his Bass A solo doing Bonny Bunch of Roses!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeEYEr5dG3o
Now I'll nominate a Chiffer, not of pro status, but could easily be under the right circumstances. His name is Ashley Jones, or member name Ash. here on Chiff, and has put a bunch of clips on the Clips and Snips Archives (check the C&F forum index for the link), OK, here it is:
http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/index.htm
There are tunes of him playing in Slow Airs, Misc, and Flute, so do the Control +F search to find his name in each category, and you'll be treated to some fine playing. He uses mostly diaphragm vibrato I believe, so if you're not a fan of that, then maybe it's not for you, but I say don't limit yourself to such narrow dimensions, and try to appreciate the mastery of the tune or finesse on the instrument as it may be.
He has breath control down to a science, and a timing and feel for the music, without formal training (yeah, can you believe it comes naturally to some people?!), whether he's playing a high d, Low D, Queanacho, or plucked psaltery?, no matter-he has talent to boot, and I am glad to have known him via email for a long while-as we were both discovering whistles long ago. He also plays trad to classical, Irish and British, to Japanese to Bolivian folk, and any other tunes he fancies. He's a Brit native, now living near Boston, via way of Texas and Oregon. Besides that, he's just a nice guy, and I'm priveliged to know him and his music.
He also makes Quenachos, among other artistic endeavors, and has a Youtube channel,
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=flu ... iew=videos and an artistic website besides (lost that one though). I wish I had half his talent, and still I am in awe of the expression and deftness Ashley shows in his music. If anyone is a master of musical performance, he defines it to me, and I place him among the well knowns that also demonstrate their virtuosity. He might not be all ITrad, finger vibrato, no tonguing, etc, but what he delivers is still amazing to me, even though most is done low key-not in a furious state, which I can relate to very positively!
Here's one of the reasons I have a Reyburn Maple head narrow bore Low D:
http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssni ... .Jones.mp3
It's a simple Andean tune, but it sounds great when he plays it! Anyway, you get the idea-I think he's a special talent that should be experienced, even if he is not a pro. And Ash, I'm sorry if I made you more public than you wanted-but it needs to be shard!
