Willie Clancy's week

Steampacket · Post by **Steampacket** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:45 am

We're just back from Ireland. Willie Week was very good as regards the music and craic - we managed to land in some good sessions every day in Miltown itself without having to venture furthur afield. Peter & Guss Laban kindly drove us out to Mullach one afternoon and Peter got his pipes out in Conway's and played. If you ever have the chance to hear Peter piping, then grab it.

Strange though this year apart from meeting an American piper, Pelham Norville and his companion on fiddle, Catherine? and an English flute player from Cornwall, Linda, in one session, we hardly ever encountered any musicians who were not Irish at the sessions we played in, at Queally's, The Blonde's or the Ocean View, Tom Malone's cellar, or even the Central. Also no other pipers, except at one session in Queally's. A very nice piper from Cork with an unusual full set by a relation called, I believe, Sean Ryan (Cork?). Ryan only made a handfull of sets. This D set sounded very good, not too loud, and with a fine tone from the chanter, regs and drones. Now we just started, or walked into/waited to get into, sessions that seemed interesting and it seems like there were not so many foreign vistors as usual at Willie Week this year? Or prehaps they were all doing classes and/or not playing in sessions in Miltown itself? On the last Friday we were very tired, it rained a lot and it was nice just to listen to a flat session in Queally's where Padric MacManutha and later Harry Bradley played pipes amongst a flock of fiddles

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:51 am

Steampacket wrote: A very nice piper from Cork with an unusual full set by a relation called, I believe, Sean Ryan (Cork?). Ryan only made a handfull of sets.

Sylvester Ryan? The piper must be Diamuid Moynihan. That's a sweet chanter he has there....

Alan

Eivind · Post by **Eivind** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:01 am

feadogin wrote: That banjo player was a crackup, too. I can't believe he was even STANDING but you should have heard him play! Anyone get any recordings of that session?

Justine

That was the one night I left my recorder at home. So, no; at least I didn't

Steampacket · Post by **Steampacket** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:35 am

"Sylvester Ryan? The piper must be Diamuid Moynihan. That's a sweet chanter he has there.... " Alan

That's right, Sylvester Ryan, and the piper is Diamuid. It was nice playing in the session with another piper with a mellow sounding set. I'll put some pics up this week. Anyone else play a set by Sylvester Ryan? I think Diamuid said he only made eight or so sets.

djm · Post by **djm** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:25 pm

Several people have commented about the reduction in people at SSWC the past couple of years, and Americans in particular since 9/11. I don't recall anyone saying whether there was any reduction in enrollment for classes, however.

djm

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:14 pm

Overall numbers were down by 20 percent except for the pipes, where numbers remained constant.

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:54 pm

Peter Laban wrote:Overall numbers were down by 20 percent except for the pipes, where numbers remained constant.

Glad you used constant instead of consistent.....

Alan

Jim McGuire · Post by **Jim McGuire** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:32 pm

While 9/11 has had an impact on Americans and their travel patterns, the real root of the problem is the economy. Tech, for one, has been in a downturn since 2000 and the economy is poised for growth (not seeming to get worse) but does not seem to be going yet. If we have enough change in the November elections, 2005 should get the whole thing going.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:33 pm

I'm fairly sure that the Banjoist in the photo is Paul Meehan who plays with North Creg.

Might the piper be Jarleth Henderson(similar hair-do)? I seen him socialising in the same pub a few nights during the week, John wasn't in Milltown by the time I left on the Friday. Maybe John McS is out there and could clear this up for us... we could have another piping row too.

Regards,

Harry.

tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:18 pm

Hey Harry,
I'll start one instead.
Seamus Ennis was shight and Leo Rowsome was/is King

Only jokin'

Tommy

reedman · Post by **reedman** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:33 pm

" STEADY"

djm · Post by **djm** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:05 pm

There'll be bodhráns next ...

:roll:

djm

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:58 pm

OH... MY... GOD!!!!

What has the Bush administration done to Tommy Martin's hearing!?

Come home to dear old Dublin, darling... we'll make you all better again.

Regards,

H.

The Sporting Pitchfork · Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:11 am

Oh sure, lest we forget what a strident bastion of unfettered progressive democracy that is the Republic of Ireland.

Charlie Haughey is still da man...

Alas, it appears Tommy has fallen victim to a unique variant of Bush-inspired sensory disorder. He hears stuff about Al Qaida day after day but all he can see is Leo Rowsome (hey, he did make chanters outta truncheons...you could say he was handling weapons of mass-destruction...).

tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:26 am

Harry,
Never fear, the more I see/hear of the leader of this country, my opinion of him seems to be confirmed on a daily basis...........

I might see you at the Fleadh for a chune. If your not there I may pay a call to Drumcondra some time late August early September.
Have the kettle on.

Tommy.

Didn't Leon Rowsome teach commerce in a secondary school in Dublin.
Maybe he taught the business of maths-instruction....
ba-bum-tisch