Why do u play soo fast?

uilleannfinlander · Post by **uilleannfinlander** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:12 am

becouse he can , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1bffYZd ... os%20nunez

smithand · Post by **smithand** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:34 am

uilleannfinlander wrote:becouse he can , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1bffYZd ... os%20nunez

I like that music, but he's overdoing it a bit, isn't he?

Chris Bayley · Post by **Chris Bayley** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:49 am

Having a stall at St Chartier in close proximity to gaita makers I can assure you that he is not playing fast - this is normal speed for a lot of Gaita players.
Basically it is practice, then practice some more with perhaps a bit of a practice in between these practices.
Chris

smithand · Post by **smithand** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:56 am

Well, not just the speed but the manic look on his face .

taupe · Post by **taupe** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:08 am

Chris Bayley wrote

practice, then practice some more with perhaps a bit of a practice in between these practices

All very well if you spend your life playing but some of us live in the real world of going to university or earning a living and have to fit practicing in as and when we can.

Borderpiper · Post by **Borderpiper** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:14 am

I was planning on doing that fast tune on the borderpipes with a box player. I'll have to wait and see if we can do it that fast tho. :S

Steve Turner · Post by **Steve Turner** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:31 am

With regard to hyperspeed renditions of Irish dance music, I personally choose to play the music at a pace suitable for dancing. If I wanted to play faster, I'd have to give the dancers amphetamines

Steve

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:58 am

Thanks for the link Uilleannfinlander.

Reepicheep · Post by **Reepicheep** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:30 am

I'm not a fast piper, nor a slow piper... I'm a half-fast piper.

... sorry, couldn't resist the temptation...

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:34 am

That was no incentive to want to play THAT instrument!

uilleannfinlander · Post by **uilleannfinlander** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:03 am

...why do u run so fast?.............cause i can't fly........

myrddinemrys · Post by **myrddinemrys** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:41 am

Yes, it's because he can. They look like a good show.

stain · Post by **stain** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:58 am

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:12 am

This performance isn't so 'over the top' far more melodic:
http://www.taramusic.com/videohi/ta303712_01.wmv

from this website:
http://www.taramusic.com/videos.htm

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:00 am

Tony wrote:This performance isn't so 'over the top' far more melodic:
http://www.taramusic.com/videohi/ta303712_01.wmv

from this website:
http://www.taramusic.com/videos.htm

That was a good video. There is one moment when Liam O'Flynn turns and looks at the guitar player and smiles that is so piercing. And the music was really nice.

Sometimes pianists have sort of "virtuoso"pieces that show off how fast they can play or how something or other they can play. It's sort of fun but not something you'd want a steady diet of. I don't know if the ultra-fast piping is similar to that.

I've seen a couple of these "over the top" videos now with Carlos Nunez, and although the music is not up my alley, I must confess I am finding them to be really fun. All the shouting and dancing around is just sort of mesmerizing

. Oh dear!

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