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There was an episode of "Sé mo laoch" dedicated to Paddy Moloney in the mid-2000s. I have an audio recording of it, but sadly not the video. If anyone finds it anywhere on the web, could they please post the link here? Paddy speaks of growing up, learning from Leo, getting the Chieftains ...

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I don't see deliberately playing the tune without ornaments as being a particularly helpful or useful exercise. You would never actually want to play that way, because it will sound awful, and I don't see where it gets you in your musical development. What is that meant to accomplish? To me it look...

Great topic! Would be great to read future replies. In classical music people spend lots of time practicing basics through scales, arpeggios and etudes. It looks like those things are a bit underrated in uilleann piping world. Basics is something worth practicing at any step of learning process, i b...

john wrote:'tape' -is this an old recording?

The copy i saw was audio cassette with gorgeous sleeve-notes. Pictures of pipes and pipers, info about instruments etc.
I believe it was recorded at mid-90s, maybe not.

Jimmy O'Brien Moran is the piper.
Is it on CD now? I used to have a tape, but lost it. Awesome album.

Some of Christy Moore early albums. Pretty close to Planxty, and often pipers are involved. Also Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny did couple of similar tracks on their own. I think you kind of right, this type of bands belongs to those times, nowadays it's hard to find something like this. There was also...

Now that you put it that way, it looks like i misjudge you. I thought i noticed something personal when you compared his playing to a completely outsiders' question in comments, but i guess i was wrong( Guess you're pretty objective in terms of summer schools and workshops, though you missed short r...

Well yeah. I feel kinda sorry for interrupting and stuff, but the guy's my friend, and as nobody else cared to stand for him, i had to)) On the bright side, for those interested i can tell, that the "blues" thingy isn't his, he learned it somewhere, i think from either Paddy Keenan or Jerr...

It is what it is, someone barely out of the beginner's phase playing away man, maybe I need to get out more.. Seriously, do you think it's an unfair assessment? Based on the video I linked above (Hag at the churn, Out of the ocean, Banish Misfortune) as well as that 'blues' video the playing is alm...

Yup, they are the same. Gorgeous books)

totokots wrote:The great Heather Clarke

Wow, thanks for video, i've always wanted to see her playing. Her book is amazing!

andymay wrote:yes I do!!

That's just great!
My vote is totally on you in this thread then)
Wish you were here, when i was looking for a chanter a year ago.

Borja Baragaño wrote: Andy May,

Wait, you mean - andymay from this board? He takes orders now? Great thing if he does, i simply love sound sample that he posted here.