need tunes

[RyanpE]

I need a website that has exclusively uilleann pipe music. I am finding site that are for flute and whistle and could probably use that. But if there is some site that is uilleann pipe notation that would be great.



cheers, RYan

[MTGuru]

Ryan: Basically, tunes are tunes. The range of pipes, flute and whistle is basically the same, and the basic ornamentation is in common, too. There's no "uilleann pipe notation" per se. But you can probably find piping tutors with figures written out explicitly. Otherwise it's a matter of learning to play the pipes, listening, and applying that knowledge to the tunes.

[RyanpE]

Ok thank you

[mukade]

Join the Seattle Pipers Club.

They have an archive of past club magazines available on the Net at the other uilleann forum.
The magazines contain many transcribed tunes.

Mukade

[djm]

The Seattle club has published a collection of UP versions of popular tunes, transcribed from the playing of many well-known UPipers, that may help, as well.

djm

[MTGuru]

IIRC, the book Move Your Fingers on the playing of Toronto piper Chris Langan contains transcriptions with some explicit ornamentation.

http://www.cranfordpub.com/books/chris_langan_book.htm

[elbowmusic]

I may be wrong, but I don't think Chris Langan was a Cape Breton Piper. He was originally from Ireland. Did he ever live in Cape Breton? I know he recorded an album with Johnny Wilmot.

Nate

[MTGuru]

I may be wrong, but I don't think Chris Langan was a Cape Breton Piper. He was originally from Ireland. Did he ever live in Cape Breton? I know he recorded an album with Johnny Wilmot.

My mistake, thanks for the correction! I guess he was based most lately in Toronto. I fixed my post.

[RyanpE]

Is thesession.com good for unes on the upipes. could someone tell me if there accurate

[MTGuru]

Is thesession.com good for unes on the upipes. could someone tell me if there accurate

Only as accurate as the skill of the anonymous people posting them. Some are good, some are terrible. And any written transcription is only a pale reflection of the actual tune. You need to learn tunes - and how to play tunes - by listening.

[Adrian W.]

I may be wrong, but I don't think Chris Langan was a Cape Breton Piper. He was originally from Ireland. Did he ever live in Cape Breton? I know he recorded an album with Johnny Wilmot.

My mistake, thanks for the correction! I guess he was based most lately in Toronto. I fixed my post.

I don't know anything about Chris Langan, but Paul Cranford (of course), and Dave Papazian, who is mentioned in the foreword, are Cape Bretoners. Must be a CB connection at some time.

[mukade]

The Seattle club has published a collection of UP versions of popular tunes, transcribed from the playing of many well-known UPipers, that may help, as well.

djm

Hey DJ,

Is that the John Walsh collection?

I was wondering if it was notated for Uilleann pipes or just a collection of vanilla tunes.

Mukade

[Cayden]

I don't know anything about Chris Langan, but Paul Cranford (of course), and Dave Papazian, who is mentioned in the foreword, are Cape Bretoners. Must be a CB connection at some time.

Chris was from Rush, Co. Dublin and lived half his life in Toronto. He did not have any connection to Cape Breton (except for his recording with Johnny Wilmot). I don't think Papper is a Cape Breton either, although he moved there at some point.

As for music, did really nobody think of the obvious: The Dance Music of Willie Clancy, Ceol an Phíobaire, The Piping of Patsy Touhey, The Music of Seamus Ennis or the notations that appeared in An Piobaire over the years?

[mukade]

Unfortunately, The Dance Music of Willie Clancy, Ceol an Phíobaire and The Piping of Patsy Touhey are all out of print.

Mukade

[Uilliam]

Add to Peters List The Leo Rowesome Collection of Irish Music,or Tunes of the Munster Pipers.But methinks at this stage of your piping, judging by the question, maybe a good buy would be Heather Clarkes Tutorial "The new Approach to Uilleann piping"or as per your original request go here
http://www.pipers.ie/tutor.asp
Slán Go Foill
Uilliam