Green Generations (Julie Fowlis and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh)

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:48 pm

Whistling starts at 1:39:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raOhfgsft8I

(also on track 3 of their new album)

ahogrelius · Post by **ahogrelius** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:54 am

-Beautiful whistling by the Gaelic godesses!

Steve Bliven · Post by **Steve Bliven** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:25 am

What's the name of that tune?

Best wishes.

Steve

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:56 am

The songs and the tune are:
Tha 'm Buntata Mor
An Bairille
Boc Liath Nan Gobhar

free-feet · Post by **free-feet** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:37 am

Delightful!

Thanks for the link!

free-feet · Post by **free-feet** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:38 am

PS, There's only one green gen, not gens.

Adrian W. · Post by **Adrian W.** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:51 am

There is also a short film about Julie Fowlis, fairly new at Youtube....very good. Too short though. Some whistling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qczDug2BNRo

Paddyman · Post by **Paddyman** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:47 pm

free-feet wrote:PS, There's only one green gen, not gens.

The second one is a Dixon Trad, isn't it? I'm guessing she used it so she could tune it to play with the Gen.

SamWise · Post by **SamWise** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:43 pm

I loves me some Julie Fowlis

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:18 pm

SamWise wrote:I loves me some Julie Fowlis

I hear ya. I'm well past WhOA, but now about this JFOA...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qczDug2BNRo

Blaydo · Post by **Blaydo** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:11 pm

Um the first tune on the whistle is the Rocky Road to Dublin

free-feet · Post by **free-feet** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:28 am

Paddyman wrote:The second one is a Dixon Trad, isn't it? I'm guessing she used it so she could tune it to play with the Gen.

To me it looks like a MK3 Feadog green head on a nickel tube.

West · Post by **West** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:48 am

I have to ask: are there stock Gens in green or is it some form of mod?

lyrick · Post by **lyrick** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:53 pm

Some months ago Julie Fowlis said this: "A few years back I also received an amazing few improved Feadog whistles made by Cillian O'Briain from Co. Kerry, one made especially for me in E major (only the second one he ever made) as it suits my preferred singing keys, that is the one from the Transatlantic Sessions clip."

On this thread: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... s&start=15

Maybe it's a Cillian O'Briain Improved Feadog on a Generation tube.

free-feet · Post by **free-feet** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:44 am

West wrote:I have to ask: are there stock Gens in green or is it some form of mod?

Yes there are, "Shush" whistles are tweaked ones.