Re: Kenny's flute recordings
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:17 pm
A little late, but to cast a little light on the ´style´ subject.
Bob
An old Galway Saying (That I heard from Cathal McConnell): The ´Long Bow´ and the ´Long Blow´ for the Galway Style.NicoMoreno wrote:That's really interesting, because Mike Rafferty was from Galway, and I'd consider his flute playing in line more with that style than Northern flute playing. For instance, compare Mike with Eddie Moloney.MadmanWithaWhistle wrote:This, to me, is perhaps one of the greatest examples of 'northern-style' flute playing ever recorded. Aside from being a charming and very personal view of one of my favorite flute players, it absolutely typifies what I associate with northern playing. The building of tension throughout, the lift, using the texture of the breath for expression, octave ambiguity, the reservation of the "power notes" until the second or even fourth A parts, the glottalization of the G rolls... Absolutely spellbinding.kenny wrote:Mike and Paddy Rafferty : "The New Mown Meadows" - flute and "lilting".
https://youtu.be/PWvX18fFdtw
Bob