Best version about Colonel Fraser

Kearnybagpiper · Post by **Kearnybagpiper** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:52 pm

Jarlath Henderson's version is fast, no doubt about it. But where is the soul in his playing? The new style of piping has become cookie-cutter generic and has lost the individualistic styles of Ennis, Rowesome, Clancy and Doran.

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:14 pm

KearnyBP wrote:The new style of piping has become cookie-cutter generic and has lost the individualistic styles of Ennis, Rowesome, Clancy and Doran.

The other possible reason is that maybe we don't allow anyone to sound any different from Ennis, Rowesome, Clancy and Doran. No matter what someone plays, it is always compared to past styles, even though those styles were specific to the individual players. Perhaps judging people's versions of tunes on that basis is what is leading us into a generic "cookie-cutter" style. Just a thought.

djm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:27 pm

I don't care what anybody else says, I've got a style all my own!!!

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:09 pm

Yes, you do. Good stuff!

djm

tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:22 am

Jarlath Henderson's version is fast, no doubt about it. But where is the soul in his playing?

There is a lot more 'soul' in Jarlath's version than some of those others mentioned.

The new style of piping has become cookie-cutter generic and has lost the individualistic styles of Ennis, Rowesome, Clancy and Doran.

Presuming your talking about Jarlath's style, I'd disagree myself. I hear a very individualistic style emerging here. Theres the obvious Paddy Keenan influence but he's throwing in some crisp, slightly staccatto runs too. Very like the more typical travellers style that you'll hear in Finbar Furey, John Rooney and the current generation of Dorans.

I very much agree with DJM's point about people constantly comparing others to the 3 or 4 big names.

lost the individualistic styles of Ennis, Rowesome, Clancy and Doran

Which Doran, Johnny, Mikie, Felix, Paddy, Michael Snr...?
Which Ennis, James, Christopher, Seamus...?
Which Rowsome.....theres loads of them..

just my 2c's worth.

Tommy

gregorygraham · Post by **gregorygraham** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:47 am

I agree with Tommy. Jarlath rocks!

Learning Piper · Post by **Learning Piper** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:09 pm

Agreed! If your looking for a good recording of Jarlath playing Colonial Frazer, go to the Kerry Whistles web site and download their video. (I'll try and post a link later.)
Cheers,

billh · Post by **billh** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:28 pm

From a 'Ceili House' RTE radio programme featuring recordings from the archives, Bobby Casey plays Colonel Fraser (recorded in 1977). It's about 5 minutes in. Not too fast, lots of great variations - Kieran Hanrahan remarks on the program what a great version it is, and I agree wholeheartedly, it's got to be my favorite rendition ever. I wonder if some memories of Johnny Doran are at work here (especiallin in the rolling tripets) ?

realaudio:
http://www.callingthetune.co.uk/lateses ... ihouse.m3u
mp3:
http://www.callingthetune.co.uk/lateses ... ihouse.mp3

(Thanks to Pat D'Arcy for posting this on uilleannobsession and drawling my attention to it ages ago!)

check out the other stuff at http://www.uilleannobsession.com/links_radio.html

Bill

Birl · Post by **Birl** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:31 am

John McSherry version is close to the perfection
you can have it here : http://www.kerrywhistles.com/dl.php?group=5#
the file is "John McSherry_dublin 01"

Enjoy (and cry ...

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