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Thanks Mr. G. I must have missed that discussion, 5 years ago now, but I look forward to chasing up the Comhaltas link you included.

Welcome back, C&F - we missed you. In celebration of St. Patrick's Day 2024, I've uploaded a few flute audio clips to Youtube, 1 - 3 reels by Desi Wilkinson on Bb flute - accompanied by a few photos I took of Desi on trips to Scotland in the late 1970s / 1980s - ie, when we all had hair. https:/...

Something different, and a bit special, I think :
https://youtu.be/oHSfUsIb_g0?si=otlW2gbl4WQiPu-f

Just posted this in the "Flute Forum" discussion list, but despite the word "whistle" not being included in our title, we do welcome whistle players to our events as well -
follow link here :
viewtopic.php?f=2&p=1265732#p1265732

Hard to believe that it is 10 years since we started this venture. Since then, we have branched out to include additional events in Aberdeen, extended our original scope to include whistles, and produced "The FluteFling Collection" tunebook - [ fewer than 20 left out of the initial run of ...

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Reminded of this discussion after seeing this video posted on Youtube one hour ago. Seems to confirm my observation.
https://youtu.be/oyYfFBP5a18?si=SvX8hgtUoOcUTw8S

... and I am to have the pleasure of conducting a public interview / conversation with her. I've got a good idea which topics I'm going to ask her about, but would welcome any suggestions in case there's anything I've not considered. Or if anyone has a specific question they might like an answer to,...

"The Jolly Beggarman / Little Beggarman" is the song.

https://youtu.be/pGENSL71BME?si=-Wbai0qnmhjWZ-jf

https://youtu.be/i3RwlB_Tf4M?si=3wEXa36WxLWYr8MZ

The tune is called "The Red-Haired Boy", - and much else besides.

Here's Sara, - who presented a thesis on Alex's music to the Elphinstone Institute a few years back - talking about Alex and the coming-soon weekend : https://youtu.be/igUWDP99BXU?si=NRGSy0p88jr50rlh Also, if anyone is coming to Aberdeen for the weekend, several of the ticketed events, including Mar...

That would be right, Mr.G. His name is in the 1976 programme as winner of both flute AND whistle in the 11 - 14 age group from the previous year, ie 1975. He won the 14 - 16 flute competition in 1976, and as I recall, got a standing ovation for his performance, the only time I've ever seen that in a...

Too easy, eh ?

"Rama" knows. 125 views - nobody going to take a punt ?, Aw, go on, go on..... Or do I have to ask "thesession.org" ?

As did we all.

Here's a bit of fun. I've been posting on Youtube a few recordings I made at the All-Ireland Fleadh in Buncrana, Co. Donegal in 1976, and came across this video, from a year earlier, 1975 : There's a young flute player playing "The Bucks Of Oranmore" at 3m 13 secs. I'm fairly certain I kno...

A couple of recordings of 2 great uilleann pipers playing in street sessions at the All-Ireland Fleadh in Buncrana, Co. Donegal in 1976 :
https://youtu.be/IRiAzKi3pMA?si=NGfnRKUGS3bZSo8B
https://youtu.be/FxHktuhLlpk?si=DFM7UYYJwuLhS90i