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by Brus
Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Irish Traditional Music Forum
Topic: E flat session recordings?
Replies: 3
Views: 1707

E flat session recordings?

Anyone know where I can see recordings of e-flat sessions? Video would be good but audio-only is OK.
by Brus
Fri Feb 03, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Do you ever play in public spaces?
Replies: 14
Views: 6723

Re: Do you ever play in public spaces?

Only if you count playing in workshops in outdoor festivals.
by Brus
Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:20 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Mary Bergin Tutor Book 2
Replies: 10
Views: 4829

Re: Mary Bergin Tutor Book 2

Mikethebook wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:01 am I wrote to Mary and she fixed the website! Apparently, Book 3 is on the way!
I still don't see book 3 available on her website ...

:(
by Brus
Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Mary Bergin Tutor Book 2
Replies: 10
Views: 4829

Re: Mary Bergin Tutor Book 2

Mikethebook wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:01 am Book 3 is on the way!
Looking forward to that
by Brus
Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:39 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Festivals this year?
Replies: 62
Views: 32725

Re: Festivals this year?

Well, it certainly looked like pre-Covid times at the Celtic Fling near Harrisburg in Pennsylvania yesterday. Non-vaccinated people were supposed to wear masks, but I don't think I saw more than a dozen. This is a large festival with thousands of people. Attendance appeared to be normal. Tickets wer...
by Brus
Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:41 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Side note to the APOD thread
Replies: 13
Views: 17123

Re: Side note to the APOD thread

The "smallish" missile on the right is a Explorer-mounted Jupiter C. The next to the left is the Redstone (named for Redstone Arsenal where it was developed). The rather large one is the Saturn I-B, and the smaller one (hard to pick out) just in front of the Saturn I-B is a Jupiter (one o...
by Brus
Tue May 18, 2021 6:43 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Basic flute care question from a beginner
Replies: 16
Views: 6949

Re: Basic flute care question from a beginner

Should Delrin flutes be disassembled between uses also?
by Brus
Sun May 09, 2021 3:02 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: "Trial of Jim Kelly" back story?
Replies: 0
Views: 5293

"Trial of Jim Kelly" back story?

Accordionist John Whelan composed a reel circa 2000 called the "Trial of Jim Kelly". I'm trying to find online any details about the back story, bits and pieces of which I've heard: Jim Kelly was a festival promoter who stiffed the musicians at a particular festival in the US. Whelan and s...
by Brus
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Currently listening to?
Replies: 46
Views: 34397

Re: Currently listening to?

I've been listening to this group ...

Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag

... after binging on the Wrigley Sisters for a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr9IrXgfqVU

I guess I've just been in a Shetland and Orkney mood lately ...
by Brus
Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:18 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Festivals this year?
Replies: 62
Views: 32725

Re: Festivals this year?

The Dills Celtic Festival at Dillsburg Pennsylvania is apparently taking place this weekend. I'm not planning to go. Their website says: Ticket sales may be capped and attendance may be limited due to the pandemic. The festival will follow all CDC and Pennsylvania Heath Department pandemic guideline...
by Brus
Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Festivals this year?
Replies: 62
Views: 32725

Festivals this year?

Does anyone know if music festivals are likely to be held this coming year and under what restrictions? I'd especially like to hear from anyone who would usually be performing or involved in planning or staging festivals. From anywhere in the world.

Or is it all completely up in the air?
by Brus
Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:00 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Does it all come back to you - or not?
Replies: 32
Views: 21085

Re: Does it all come back to you - or not?

It's been about five decades. I've played other instruments since then. Piano (which I actually started before clarinet, and had about a fifteen-year break from. I never lost the memory of which keys played which notes). Whistle. Irish flute. To a much lesser extent, recorder, harmonica, guitar. I d...
by Brus
Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Does it all come back to you - or not?
Replies: 32
Views: 21085

Does it all come back to you - or not?

I played clarinet in grade school band, but not since - until very recently. I had a chance to acquire a clarinet at a reasonable price and did. I also got one of the beginner methods for band, since I was effectively starting from scratch. Well, maybe. Wouldn't it all come back to me? Well, it's no...
by Brus
Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:43 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Kevin Crawford Interview - The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast
Replies: 7
Views: 5851

Re: Kevin Crawford Interview - The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast

BlarneyPilgrimsPod wrote:
Brus wrote:
BlarneyPilgrimsPod wrote:That Gort Tape.
Is this available anywhere on the internet? I've heard much about this, but I haven't heard it.

Hi Brus, check your personal messages.

Cheers,
Darren
Ah, much thanks! Listening now. Good stuff.
by Brus
Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:12 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: So just what is an "advanced whistle player"?
Replies: 26
Views: 8166

So just what is an "advanced whistle player"?

(from another topic): it's not uncommon for advanced players to hear a new tune, and after the first or second turn - hey presto - they're playing it, too. But with most such, this is the result of decades of physical practice (getting that mind-body connection down, or letting go of it, depending o...