4/01/06 SprtPaddy,LarkInAm,QueenRushes,Mulhair's,CastletownC

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4/01/06 SprtPaddy,LarkInAm,QueenRushes,Mulhair's,CastletownC

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04/01/06 Welcome to Frederik Meesters, who sends a jig and a reel, Sporting Paddy.

Philip Khripkov sends, " Here's another Lark in the Morning jig - I know there's been too many - but it's just so fun to play :) Susato Low D. It sounds much better with accompanying chords for certain." He also sends a jig, Queen of the Rushes.

Sean Dillon sends, "Declan playing at a fleadh last summer." Untitled reel. ...Untitled reel 2. (saved in u-pipes)

Brett Pfingston writes, "They are two jigs I was calling Mulhair's and Castletown Connors, but recently I saw the second of the two goes by both those names, so now I'm not sure what the first one is..."

An update on the Tenortrope: Jeff writes, "It has the same scale and tuning as a tenor banjo, but wackier. I played it with my fingernails to give it a bit of an Eastern sound." photos here: http://www.notecannons.com/cliff_edward ... trope.html
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The first Dillon tune is a hornpipe - Alexander's Hornpipe. Some very nice playing. Excellent tight triplets.

The second tune is a reed called Hand me down the tackle.
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And he was .... what? 12, maybe 13 at the time?

Awesome. :-)
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Sean,

About a year ago, I emailed you about a chanter you had made which was being sold by someone. It was made of a fruit wood (plum?). Sadly, I was out-bid by some "ne'er do well" in California, but I recall that in your reply to me, you mentioned that your son played the "twin" of that chanter. Is that the chanter we hear on the recording?
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Hi, Sean! I sent you a PM. And yes, the Murray's the love of my life (next to Larry, of course ;-)) -- I've since gotten my hands on a partially-keyed boxwood of Sam's, and it's amazing how great both flutes are -- in such different ways, but your blackwood's definitely the diva of the pair!

All the best to you and your family, and congratulations to Declan. Don't ask me why, but I feel like a proud auntie or something!
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Cathy, bet that boxwood flute is also a real jem also! The Boxwoods are very different in tone to the Blackwood. Sam's work is fantastic, not that I've heard all flutes that are being made. I've not heard anything any better than a Murray flute. I'm sure Larry loves that wonderful music endearing the home atmosphere. So a win, win situation :)

PJ, the chanter in the recording is a Cillian O'Briain chanter. An amazing chanter indeed, Declan wouldn't ever part with it. The recordings don't in anyway do that chanter any justic! The Partridgewood chanter was gifted to a guy in NY.

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Sean Dillon wrote:Cathy, bet that boxwood flute is also a real jem also! The Boxwoods are very different in tone to the Blackwood. Sam's work is fantastic, not that I've heard all flutes that are being made. I've not heard anything any better than a Murray flute. I'm sure Larry loves that wonderful music endearing the home atmosphere. So a win, win situation :)

PJ, the chanter in the recording is a Cillian O'Briain chanter. An amazing chanter indeed, Declan wouldn't ever part with it. The recordings don't in anyway do that chanter any justic! The Partridgewood chanter was gifted to a guy in NY.

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Hey, even handier -- Larry's a fiddle player, so he can drown me out! :-) Thanks so much for the lovely note; I'll write back soon, hopefully today -- meanwhile, I'm glad to hear all are well!
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