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Oh! O.K. Irish Music & Dance at its most spectacular and popular ( How long has Mr. Flatley been touring the globe with this format ?) He'd probably go another 20 years if he could only stop the clock or get a new set of legs! And Thanks Mod. for Grammatical Scrutiny. Thanks for having a good s...

2T00TS wrote:Hello, Michael Flatley's " Lord Of The Dance:Dangerous Games," is on.... Irish Music & Dance at it's best.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no - Lord of the Dance is NOT Irish music and dance at its best.

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Hey Olly, check out the awesome lessons on the Online Academy of Irish Music- http://www.oaim.ie/

FYI - I inquired to purchase this flute and received no response.

I also suggest you try Martin Doyle. I have one of his simple D flutes and it's superb. I also own two Olwells, a Grinter, and a Copley, and I'm just as happy playing the Doyle as any of the others. http://www.martindoyleflutes.com/

Hi Brigitte, It has been a long, long time. I live in Melbourne, Australia, now - as of December last year. Melbourne is full of amazing Irish traditional music sessions and there are quite a few excellent flute and whistle players. In addition to the fantastic music it is also a very friendly and w...

Thanks Fergus and Maki!

Yes - I'm using the great lessons by Edel Fox at OAIM.ie . Outstanding stuff!

And here's the complete discussion - "The Parameters of Style in Irish Traditional Music."
http://www.irishworldacademy.ie/inbhear ... -menu.html

This is brilliant - Irish trad ornaments explained and demonstrated on flute by Niall Keegan.

http://www.irishworldacademy.ie/inbhear ... an-02.html

Wow. That's beautiful playing. Thank you for sharing. I'm really sorry you have to part with your flute.

Um... have you tried the tunes section at thesession.org ?

By the way, I think the videos on the Killarney Whistles site give an accurate representation of what to expect sound-wise - very crisp, sweet, and consistent across both octaves. One of the things I love most is the beautiful birdlike sweetness of the the top A and B - just lovely.

Matthew - send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll try to send you a little recording of both of them.

Yes - Bb is an absolutely lovely key, but not for an Irish trad session and not for learning tunes from recordings. Regarding the Killarney Eb vs D - both are outstanding. I suppose I just really like the sweetness that results from the sweetly higher pitch. I feel the same way about the Eb Sindt vs...