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Anyone have any spare or unused heads for a Howard low d lyiing around?

Please DM if so. Thanks.

I'm struggling to follow this. To avoid what I think he calls the left hand death grip does that mean you no longer cover the holes with your finger tips, and use something closer to piper's grip?

Are there illustrations or photographs online that show how the rockstro grip is achieved?

Could the restoration set be by peter hunter?

Does brian have a brother who is also a piper?

Could anyone tell me what the above titled tune (pg 30 in fintan vallely's flute tutor) is also known as. I can't find it on thesession under the name McKenna.

Leo rowsome plays a.double metal chanter on the drones and chanters I believe (my darling asleep).

I wonder where the chanter ended up.

I don't think I've seen instruments that go off in a few days. Or can they be treated so they last?

Does anyone know who she was (or is, although that would make her over 100)?

If these aren't already mentioned: Happiness is a warm gun. The second part of the song. (I see this is listed on the linked page) Ashes to ashes. The first part of the verse. Plus the chorus has a variation: 4 5 1 6. I can't explain. The chorus, only for 4 bars I think. The verses have a very simpl...

When you only have time for a quick breath do you push out the remaining air or are you just adding to whatever breath is left? I think it's the latter. How to get a good slug of oxygen when you've not time to take a full breath is a task in itself. When you have time for a deep breath it seems to b...

Thanks.

Just found: https://ossianusa.com/collections/all/cds

They have a good selection it seems.

Please could someone advise me as to a retailer of cds in the states that has a good selection of Irish trad recordings.

I'd like to have buy a cd and have it posted to the NY area. All the searches I've done have brought up guitar stores.

It sounded like she couldn't stay in one key. Perhaps some backing music would have tethered her to the correct pitch.