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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

I posted this just now on "thesession.org" - with links to 3 recordings made at the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Whistle competition : hope this might be of interest. https://youtu.be/u9Wy9WQQqDg?si=s2qXK6IeQ4_8L_qv YouTube https://youtu.be/SBeHOXWnfPc?si=x8GjRBMW-83TViUb YouTube https://youtu....

[Thread revival. - Mod] Thread revival : following on from a current discussion at "thesession.org", I ve posted a few examples of whistle players from competitions at the 1976 Fleadh on "Youtube". The recording quality is not at all bad from a cassette tape now nearly 48 years ...

Happens to us all Michael. I've had a few real howlers on "thesession.org" recently !

Peter has recently uploaded an interview with Scottish flute player and maker George Ormiston, recorded at the Aberdeen 2023 FluteFling in November :
https://youtu.be/RIyP1x5Lmbs?si=zptFm9fwG3G41h_D

I've just looked at this on Youtube. I'm afraid I have to disagree with some of the above. "The Connemara Stocking" isn't played at all. There are 3 tunes. The first track starts with a slowed down version of the traditional reel "Tom Ward's Downfall". The Second reel, played at ...

Full programme has gone online this evening :
https://t.ly/jFFSx

My flute-playing buddy John Crawford has been very diligent in finding links for the many events at the Alex Green weekend - see here : https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/workshop-playing-for-dancers/ https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/workshop-playing-the-whistle-with-sing...

Able to now announce that the 2 main concerts will be in the Aberdeen "Lemon Tree" Arts Centre venue, as follows : Saturday 2nd March - Claire Mann and Tom Oakes, Fred Morrison Sunday 3rd March : Mary Bergin and Cathal McConnell Details of times and tickets here : https://www.aberdeenperfo...

I can't give away too much detail at the moment - still a lot of negotiation going on - but the Elphinstone Institute of Aberdeen University has announced the following on its' website : https://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/public-engagement/alex-green-whistle-festival-728.php "Furthering the leg...

A much-abused piece of music, but when you hear it played by the composer...........
https://youtu.be/oRZMtFAItgA?si=7iX1DVY9kCfYT3oa

This should create a bit of excitement. Someone at "thesession.org" has noticed that Glasgow's "Celtic Connections" festival seems to have persuaded the surviving members of "The Bothy Band" to reform for a concert on Mon. 22nd January next year. https://www.celticconne...

A couple of guests joining us, worthy of mention. Former "Battlefield Band" piper, flute and whistle player DOUGIE PINCOCK , recently retired from his position as director of the National School Of Excellence in Traditional Music at Plockton, will be coming down from the highlands to gener...

The Calum Stewart interview I mentioned above was uploaded 2 weeks ago :
https://youtu.be/PHYvDBBFzx4?feature=shared

Gordon has updated information on the website, with video clips from our 3 tutors.
Friday and Saturday sessions will begin at 7.30pm, not 8.00pm, as I wrongly anticipated.