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Earliest Irish flute recording?

Track 3- Untitled, march ; Untitled, jig / Feagh Hugh O’Byrne, flute

Recorded at the 1907 Dublin Oireachtas:

http://www.itma.ie/digitallibrary/playl ... chtas-1907

Regards,

Harry.

Lovely, thanks Harry.
Sounds like a Bb flute/fife? (I don't have an instrument at hand to compare the pitch)

Fascinating - a 106 year old recording. Do you think Mr. O'Byrne could have been playing a Clarke's whistle rather than a flute?.

Sounds very much like a wee flute-een to me.

Regards,

H.

Ha! Seems Irish flute recordings were old hat by that stage...

A glimpse at the great piccolo blog turned up this hot track from way back in 1897... that'll show those 20th Century whippersnappers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Z9h2pT_-c

link found at:

http://irishpiccolo.blogspot.co.uk/2013 ... 7.html?m=0

Regards,

Harry.

Harry wrote:Earliest Irish flute recording?

Track 3- Untitled, march ; Untitled, jig / Feagh Hugh O’Byrne, flute

Recorded at the 1907 Dublin Oireachtas:

http://www.itma.ie/digitallibrary/playl ... chtas-1907

Regards,

Harry.

Amazing...sounds just like Matt Molloy.

Lovely stuff! I believe the "untitled jig" that Feagh Hugh O'Byrne is playing is Donnybrook fair. Does anybody recognize the march?

Ed

The march is a relation of the tune to O'DOnnell Abu I know there's another name on the tip of my tongue.

Seems to be in F so C band flute or sped up (as can be the case) Bb band flute.

dunnp wrote:Seems to be in F so C band flute or sped up (as can be the case) Bb band flute.

NB probably High Pitch Bb Band Flute, so likely nearer B at CP.......

Well I have seen a few band flutes in C and in B (not Bb high pitched but marked as B).