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Unseen122 wrote: Liam Kelly plays a Wilde Ruddall in D aswell as the afore-mentioned Eb Wilkes.
Not exactly, Liam´s flute by Wilkes is in D. The last Dervish CD is recorded in D instead Eb (all their previous recordings were in Eb). The moved 1/2 tone flatter recently.
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smoro wrote:The last Dervish CD is recorded in D instead Eb (all their previous recordings were in Eb). The moved 1/2 tone flatter recently.
That's interesting. Does anyone know why they decided to change?
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MTGuru wrote:
smoro wrote:The last Dervish CD is recorded in D instead Eb (all their previous recordings were in Eb). The moved 1/2 tone flatter recently.
That's interesting. Does anyone know why they decided to change?
Perhaps they were worried that they might be mistaken for DeDannan and get caught up in all that brouhaha.
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johnkerr wrote:
MTGuru wrote:
smoro wrote:The last Dervish CD is recorded in D instead Eb (all their previous recordings were in Eb). The moved 1/2 tone flatter recently.
That's interesting. Does anyone know why they decided to change?
Perhaps they were worried that they might be mistaken for DeDannan and get caught up in all that brouhaha.
What DeDannan brouhaha?
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Denny wrote:Mommy, stop the car...



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Really? Is there a raging ITM scandal with which I am not aware? What could be so controversial about a band as bland and harmless as DeDannan? Well, I have heard their version of John Lennon's "Imagine"--I have to admit, that's pretty strange.
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Akiba wrote:What DeDannan brouhaha?
Boy, are you out of touch.
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johnkerr wrote:
Akiba wrote:What DeDannan brouhaha?
Boy, are you out of touch.
Most shocking, indeed! :shock: :shock:
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smoro wrote:
Unseen122 wrote: Liam Kelly plays a Wilde Ruddall in D aswell as the afore-mentioned Eb Wilkes.
Not exactly, Liam´s flute by Wilkes is in D. The last Dervish CD is recorded in D instead Eb (all their previous recordings were in Eb). The moved 1/2 tone flatter recently.
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I got my information from the liner notes of his new solo album Sweetwood where it says "Liam's D Flute Wilde from Ruddal and Rose; Eb Flute Chris Wilkes."
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Liam Kelly playing a Wilde? That´s new for me. Thanks for the info.
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Ciaran Sommers has a keyed Wilkes in C.
Ciaran Somers now plays a poljez 8 keyed d flute
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smoro wrote:
Unseen122 wrote: Liam Kelly plays a Wilde Ruddall in D aswell as the afore-mentioned Eb Wilkes.
Not exactly, Liam´s flute by Wilkes is in D. The last Dervish CD is recorded in D instead Eb (all their previous recordings were in Eb). The moved 1/2 tone flatter recently.
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kkrell wrote:Calum sold his Rudall awhile ago. He is playing an 8-key Rudall copy by Norman Holmes and Bill McNaughton, modeled after Tom McElvogue's Rudall. The H-M is the flute Calum played as runner-up to BBC Scotland's 2007 Young Musician of the Year, and what he plays on his recent CD. Tom recently picked up his own H-M flute.

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A few weeks ago near me, the Philadelphia Ceili Group held their 35th Annual Irish Music and Dance Festival. Bua was a featured band, and Josh Dukes was sitting in on bodhran.

I asked band guitarist and sometimes fluter Brian Miller what makes folks were using afterward in the session. He said:

Here are the flute makes:

Sean: Mike Grinter fully keyed
Brendan: Patrick Olwell keyless
Josh: boxwood Olwell and blackwood (or cocus) flute by Beckett circa 1850
Brian: Pol Jezequel (maker in Brittany, France) 5-key

Nice music there for several nights
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