North East Tionol: Update

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:24 pm

Take good care of the So Cal folks this weekend. We don't know what all that cool air and forest stuff is.

I wished I could go..oh well...

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:53 pm

They were still alive when I left yesterday (and still playing!) .... it was AWESOME. Kudos to KAD and Skip and St. Benedict and everyone else who put the NE Tionol together. It was the most wonderful music weekend I've ever been lucky enough to be part of; just magical. The teachers were grand, the concert was a religious experience, the venue was ideal and the people were just fantastic.

OK, I'm home to bed. Plane didn't land 'til midnight last night, full day of wurk today. I'm shot!

I'll miss being lulled to sleep and woken up again by all that wonderful piping, though. Amazing.

Peace,
cat.

tommykleen · Post by **tommykleen** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:41 am

Cathy Wilde wrote:They were still alive when I left yesterday (and still playing!) .... it was AWESOME. Kudos to KAD and Skip and St. Benedict and everyone else who put the NE Tionol together. It was the most wonderful music weekend I've ever been lucky enough to be part of; just magical. The teachers were grand, the concert was a religious experience, the venue was ideal and the people were just fantastic.

OK, I'm home to bed. Plane didn't land 'til midnight last night, full day of wurk today. I'm shot!

I'll miss being lulled to sleep and woken up again by all that wonderful piping, though. Amazing.

Peace,
cat.

[quick comments]
1. Yeah, what The Wilde One said! (a treat to meet you finally BTW)

2. A fantastically well-run event all together.

3. Great to meet so many musicians I had only heard or heard of before too. Legends in the flesh.

4. And yes, my piping underwent quite an overhaul

but I hope to come out a better piper after all the woodshedding I now must do. Will my clean-triplet journey ever end?

5. Planning your next party or event? Invite The Canadians![/quick comments]

Tommy Klee (too tired to spell it all out).

skipjam · Post by **skipjam** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:20 am

"Legends ?in the flesh?"

Tommy, I thought that what happened in the Catskills, stayed in the Catskills!

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:25 am

Yup, for me it's not "Back To Square One;" it's "Still At Square One, Maybe Forever."

But brilliant stuff. All the teachers were fantastic, including our Mr. D'Arcy (even though he made me cry

-- OK, in reality I made myself cry; it just happened to be in his class). And Ivan Goff is now Professor Goff in my book. I shall be Jesuitical about tone in all my pursuits henceforth.

And ditto on the Canadians, EH! It was good to see Nico again.

And Mick O'Brien eats his eggs just like the rest of us (except for the bit of panicked mouth-froth I flung on them when I realized who I was sitting next to at breakfast).

BTW, if you need a clever, stylish, and incredibly handsome T-shirt design for your next piping event, tommyk's yer maun.

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:28 am

skipjam wrote:"Legends ?in the flesh?"

Tommy, I thought that what happened in the Catskills, stayed in the Catskills!

Don't worry, Skip. I'll never tell. But you did look awfully cute in that sarong.

tommykleen · Post by **tommykleen** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:39 am

Cathy Wilde wrote:
BTW, if you need a clever, stylish, and incredibly handsome T-shirt design for your next piping event, tommyk's yer maun.

Very good Cat, you almost wrote that exactly the way we rehearsed it. You did forget the er on the end of design, however.

T

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:52 am

tommykleen wrote:
Cathy Wilde wrote:
BTW, if you need a clever, stylish, and incredibly handsome T-shirt design for your next piping event, tommyk's yer maun.
Very good Cat, you almost wrote that exactly the way we rehearsed it. You did forget the er on the end of design, however.

T

See what happens when you rush me? I need time to prepare.

NicoMoreno · Post by **NicoMoreno** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:49 am

Cathy Wilde wrote:It was good to see Nico again.

Likewise!

Good job Tommy (and Patrick and Larry) on the Patsy Touhey Experience. Finest bit of piping at a piper's chair I've heard yet.

misterpatrick · Post by **misterpatrick** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:50 am

Wow, what an event! Really a great time and I'm still trying to recover and now must scurry and practice even more. The classes were brilliant, the people wonderful, the music incredible and the number of Patrick's staggering. I really enjoyed putting names to faces and meeting some of my piping heroes.

The Sunday night session had to be seen to be believed. You can't imagine a greater sounding group playing such a great selection of tunes.

The sheer number of brilliant younger players was staggering (and humbling). Thanks to everyone responsible for putting together such a great event and I can't wait until next year!

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:43 pm

...so .... tired.... need.... sleep.....

Brilliant weekend! Thanks to all the gang in the "NORTH EAST" Pipers Club for everything. Great music and great craic

It was great to see everyone.

Crackle!

Patrick.

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:03 pm

Yep - had a seriously unserious blast.

Speaking as a Canadian now, all we can be responsible for is feeding off the fantastic energy of everyone else (normally, the cause of humour is to fend off the flippin' cold!) But watching Mick O'Brien falling asleep playing tunes on a practise set near to 4am (and playing better than I do in my dreams) was in particular something I will not soon forget.

Tom, thanks for the beer - no problem taking it back. I'll toast you when I open each one. Do you have any copies of the Touhey Reel? (hahaha, still laughing at that one!!)

Patrick D'Arcy -- the pipes are beautiful and so is your playing young man

Hmmm... feeling like some Rice Krispiesfor some reason.

Oh, and of course I have a few pix from the weekend, you can download any if you want 'em.

Best to all!

No E · Post by **No E** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:59 pm

Paul Reid wrote: Tom, thanks for the beer - no problem taking it back. I'll toast you when I open each one. ...

Hey! the Oktoberfest's were mine

Serious fun was had by all. Paul and Virgil were a big help in overcoming my deep fear and suspicion of all things Canadian (until this beer thing).

Many thanks to all who contributed to the tionól's success.

-Larry

KAD · Post by **KAD** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:59 pm

No E wrote:
Paul Reid wrote: Tom, thanks for the beer - no problem taking it back. I'll toast you when I open each one. ...
Hey! the Oktoberfest's were mine

Serious fun was had by all. Paul and Virgil were a big help in overcoming my deep fear and suspicion of all things Canadian (until this beer thing).

Many thanks to all who contributed to the tionól's success.

-Larry

It was our pleasure, Larry! Great to meet everyone, especially those who came from afar.

Mark your calendars for October 23-25, 2009, folks!!

Dare I hope that Gavin's will be a stop on the 2009 Patsy Touhey Experience World Tour?

Best Regards,
Snap

KarenCook · Post by **KarenCook** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:53 pm

Marking calendar now.. I see a East-West Tionol 2009 for us... as long as we can coordinate it with the SoCal Tionol...