Irish Flute Gone Fusion

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:39 am

A customer in Boise, Idaho asked me to make him a 7-hole low D minor flute with the scale: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, C#(thumb), D. I sent him off a 2-piece prototype flute which he is refusing to part with. On the attached video he has a microphone off-camera playing through a guitar amp with some reverb and recording with a Logitec Webcam.
http://www.youtube.com/user/fixedfocus1 ... wIwIXaAz-Q

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:10 pm

Darn, I thought it said Fission...bout that time of year agin, I guess.

68 degrees here today...blame it on Spring Fever, if you will.

Keep up the fine work yer doin, Doug!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:07 pm

I love when people make a video with stuff in the background. I challenge someone to identify all the instruments.

I enjoyed the music too. Very hip.

pflipp · Post by **pflipp** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:40 pm

mutepointe wrote:I love when people make a video with stuff in the background. I challenge someone to identify all the instruments.

Flute.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:15 am

There is someone who can do better than this and name maker/model.

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:21 am

mutepointe wrote:There is someone who can do better than this and name maker/model.

Doubt it. Mostly ethnic.

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:33 am

I think that most of the flutes that are visible in the background of Ken's video are Native American flutes, in different keys and scales and from different makers, not easy to identify from a distance.

ImNotIrish · Post by **ImNotIrish** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:47 am

I don't get the 'fusion' part. What is the name of his band?
Arbo

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:25 pm

ImNotIrish wrote:I don't get the 'fusion' part. What is the name of his band?
Arbo

Arbo, I couldn't quite get the name of the band either. I'll ask Ken for clarification and get back with it. As for fusion music, here is a link to explain fusion music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_(music)
Playing world music on what we commonly think of as an Irish flute, at least on this forum, I think of as music fusion, but I could be wrong in calling it that.

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:03 pm

ImNotIrish wrote:I don't get the 'fusion' part. What is the name of his band?
Arbo

Ken has gotten back to me after my email inquiry, and he wrote:
"The band is named Beltane (a solstice celebration). The band has been together for about a dozen years and I joined them about a year ago … first as a percussionist and then expanding into the other instruments I play. Only in the last 6 years have I discovered a deep deep joy of flutes.

We would be considered a “fusion” band because we include other world influences in our music. We are fronted by 3 beautiful women with really nice vocals. The leader and songwriter, Susan Saint George has a real love for traditional Celtic folk music. Her husband, John … has a light rock influence. Dana, our violinist, has western classical and Celtic roots. Krista, our bassist, has a pop/rock influence. I have a melodic, contemplative, new-agey sort of nature that enjoys Native American flutes (for their pure simplicity), Bansuri (my wife and I used to live and work in southern India). A truly fine player, named Gary Stroutsos befriended me and introduced me to the Xiao and Dizi. A few sessions with him, and a lot of listening to his music has been very helpful. So we’re a hodge-podge (fusion)." A new CD will be available soon.

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:08 pm

Another Irish flute fusion musician is Raymond Robinson, Belfast, Ireland. Raymond sent me an audio file of him playing my low E Irish flute, by over-dubbing making it a New Age flute trio with an electronic drone. I paired his audio file with some of my vacation photos of last summer to make this rather meditative video. I find myself wanting to go to sleep in the middle of it. I think that this is a good example of "Irish Flute Gone Fusion", whether you like it, or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNz63wf5fnQ

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:03 am

I mostly hear the Irish flute being used to play melody, but it the right hands it can also effectively be used to play accompaniment, but don't try this in an Irish session. I think that the sound of Grey Larsen's McGee flute supports his wife's, Cindy Kallet, singing very well. I see that they will be doing a house concert here in Indianapolis in a couple weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/user/glarsen127# ... fBcIbGyL84

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:42 am

Yet another example of "Irish Flute Gone Fusion":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjLWe7SSOdY

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:22 am

Ken Kolman sent me a photo of his band, Beltane. A new CD is in the process of being mastered, he mentioned. With three women and two men, I'm sure my wife would not let me play in such a group regardless of my inclination, especially with all those late night practices.

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Sun May 08, 2011 9:20 am

Beltane was/is an equinox festival, not a solstice one. The spring equinox, I believe.

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