Peter O'Loughlin - RIP

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Peter O'Loughlin - RIP

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Sad news of Peter O'Loughlin's death just arrived.

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Indeed a sad day.
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Indeed, he'd almost make music of anything he put his hand on, and such taste, timing and tuning in his playing. Blas. I guess he would be the last of that generation of the Tulla band too? RIP.
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Thanks Peter, I was sure you'd know ;-). I watched his TG4 documentary again last night, he made such an impression on all who knew him. [edit: the disappearing thread...]
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Thanks for that Peter.

A fine musician and sad news on his departure.

I always associate him with the flat session in Hillarys' during Willie Clancy week. He would take out a pitch pipe and play one note. Everyone had to tune to that note and he was very strict on the tuning. I remember Sean Potts Snr telling me that even he was very nervous of his tuning around Peter. A very formidable character by all accounts.

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I'm sorry to hear this. I never knew Peter and didn't know he was unwell, I often saw him often out and about during Willie Week over the years and we'd nod. I see that Peter plays the pipes on five tracks on the "A musical life" CD from 2015. I'm in the process of updating the "Uilleann discography" now I have the time. I wonder if there are more recordings of Peter playing the pipes.
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I'm in the process of updating the "Uilleann discography" now I have the time. I wonder if there are more recordings of Peter playing the pipes.
He played some, I believe, on at least one of the Bunratty singers lps, I have bits on tapes somewhere. Can't think of anything else immediately but if there's anything else, it may come to me later.

There are ofcourse private recordings.
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God rest him. He was a great character, gentleman and musician. I wish I knew him better.

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