Best version about Colonel Fraser

uilleannfinlander · Post by **uilleannfinlander** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:39 am

Just listened L.Barry's(Mind the Pipes) version of it , ..nice variations , huge "drive"
trough the tune.
What's your favorit version about Col.Fraser?
Cheers,
M

PJ · Post by PJ » Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:10 am

Jerry O'Sullivan does a very fast version on the Invasion. He starts with just the chanter and really attacks the tune. He adds drones the second time round and regulators the third time. It's got great drive.

Uilleo · Post by **Uilleo** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:05 am

Ditto on JS's version, sounds like a couple of guys playin' at the end.

Breakneck speed. Mind blowin' stuff.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:07 am

John McSherry's version is fun.

MikeyLikesIt · Post by **MikeyLikesIt** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:17 am

The version that Jarlath Henderson played at the BBC Young Folk Awards is a fun one.

Removed the link I put up after checking it. Seems they changed the sound clip to something else. Oh well.

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:41 am

David Power does a pretty mean rendition himself. Very well timed and attentive playing. It would have been included as a video clip, but the lighting was horrible at the pub - so it's audio only. From our summer tionól last June:

http://www.uilleann.org/Sound-Files/Session1.wma

from the page:

http://www.uilleann.org/Events-Tionol-2 ... ncert.html

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:42 pm

Pat Broaders does this tune. He recorded it on a CD called "Moore & Broaders" back in the early '90s... it became a source of great inspiration for me. (And it remains so to this day).

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:34 pm

Versions you might also want to check out are Johnny Doran's, Seamus Ennis's, Liam O'Flynn's, Paddy Keenan's, Eoin O'Riabhaigh's & Patsy Touhey's.

YES!

Patrick.

PJ · Post by PJ » Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:11 pm

Patrick D'Arcy wrote:Versions you might also want to check out are Johnny Doran's, Seamus Ennis's, Liam O'Flynn's, Paddy Keenan's, Eoin O'Riabhaigh's & Patsy Touhey's.

YES!

Patrick.

And Brian McNamara's version - probably my second favourite version after Jerry O'Sullivan.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:43 pm

PJ wrote:
Patrick D'Arcy wrote:Versions you might also want to check out are Johnny Doran's, Seamus Ennis's, Liam O'Flynn's, Paddy Keenan's, Eoin O'Riabhaigh's & Patsy Touhey's.

YES!

Patrick.
And Brian McNamara's version - probably my second favourite version after Jerry O'Sullivan.

Agreed, and they couldn't be more different from each other. Personally, I prefer the lyrical over the blazingly fast and crisp.

MikeyLikesIt · Post by **MikeyLikesIt** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:30 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote:
PJ wrote:
Patrick D'Arcy wrote:Versions you might also want to check out are Johnny Doran's, Seamus Ennis's, Liam O'Flynn's, Paddy Keenan's, Eoin O'Riabhaigh's & Patsy Touhey's.

YES!

Patrick.
And Brian McNamara's version - probably my second favourite version after Jerry O'Sullivan.
Agreed, and they couldn't be more different from each other. Personally, I prefer the lyrical over the blazingly fast and crisp.

Indeed. It's such a fun tune, it should be really lyrical.

chanterdan · Post by **chanterdan** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:24 pm

i like ben walkers reel,played on his new galloway chanter,clips n snips!the first time i heard this tune it was played by jerry osullivan,and it blew me away!!this summer i was at a paddy keenan show,and he ask if anybody had a request ,i yelled, colonial fraser! he just laughed,and said not tonight, geeze, tuff bunch. he did say that it was a great pipe tune,one of the best.

John O'Gara · Post by **John O'Gara** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:46 am

Brianc wrote:

Pat Broaders does this tune. He recorded it on a CD called "Moore & Broaders" back in the early '90s... it became a source of great inspiration for me. (And it remains so to this day).

I agree, his version of Colonel Fraser is great. I also really enjoy "When Sick Is it Tea You Want" on the same CD. I listen to both of those tracks quite often on the way into work...still trying to play both tunes well (sigh)

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:04 am

John O'Gara wrote:Brianc wrote:
Pat Broaders does this tune. He recorded it on a CD called "Moore & Broaders" back in the early '90s... it became a source of great inspiration for me. (And it remains so to this day).
I agree, his version of Colonel Fraser is great. I also really enjoy "When Sick Is it Tea You Want" on the same CD. I listen to both of those tracks quite often on the way into work...still trying to play both tunes well (sigh)

Yes, good point there, John. Pat's treatment of "When Sick..." is equally impressive. And like you, I'm still trying to get them down. *sigh*

chrisgrainge · Post by **chrisgrainge** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:33 am

Here's Jarlath Hendersons version, recorded live about a minute after he'd been told he'd won the Young Folk Musician title.... if I've got one comment, its just because he can play it this fast doesn't mean he should!

http://www.lebascourget.co.uk/piping/colonel-fraser.mp3

there are a couple of 'beeps' on it that I can't explain... I think they might be timing signals from the BBC????

Chris