EC Tional-East Durham 10/26-10/28

djones · Post by **djones** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:39 pm

Just wanted to add my own high praise for this fantastic event! My wife (fiddler) and I have been attending three years running and it just gets better every year. Now that Gavins is hosting it, we benefit from an excellent venue as well as the already high quality instruction! Scheduling was perfect, and I enjoyed my lessons. On advice from an instructor last summer, I timidly signed up for advanced class and was glad I did so because I got so much out of it.

Dave Jones

meemtp · Post by **meemtp** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:29 pm

Can anyone PM me Suzanne Ward's contact info so I can find out about the shirts? I used to have it, but can't seem to find it.

Piobairi Uilleann Inis Fa · Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:19 am

You should send an email to info@eastcoastpipers.com and ask if they have any shirts left to sell. I would expect that this will get you what you need if you don't otherwise hear from someone. Good luck.

Neil

Mypipes · Post by **Mypipes** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:52 am

Kudos’ to the organizers, Jennifer and I had a blast. Tionols are like going to confession...your sins are revealed for all to hear. You realize just how sloppy your piping is when you’re on the spot and you can't pull off the simple triplet in front of all eyes. This is good though ...it focuses the individual on getting the technique correctly in play. I found the teaching to be excellent. Pleasantly surprised by the depth and quality of playing by Bill Ochs who shared a bunch of choice nuggets and wisely added "none of this stuff matters unless you have the lilt." He Louise Mulcahy taught a kickass reel with choice ornamentation and then played few tunes on her Wolff C set and Jonathan's Koehler Quinn C. It was a privilege to hear these pipes played so well. Kevin Rowsome was the icing on the cake and just when you think you seen or know every ornament there’s a new way or technique or way playing that would never have otherwise occurred to you.
Sat night concert was fantastic as well Jerry O'Sullivan was on top of his game.... during a reel his bass regulator popped off and he it was as if he immediately picked a harmonizing note on the chanter while putting the reg back in place and didn’t miss a beet coming back into the reel. I
Great stuff...See you all next year!

Beau Comiseau · Post by **Beau Comiseau** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:57 am

Mypipes wrote:Jerry O'Sullivan was on top of his game.... during a reel his bass regulator popped off and he it was as if he immediately picked a harmonizing note on the chanter while putting the reg back in place and didn’t miss a beet coming back into the reel.

That was the most memorable event of the entire tionol for me! What a professional! It was almost like he meant to do that.

Hey, it was great meeting you guys as well. See you again next year.

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:28 pm

It's no wonder it fell off -- he was practically jackhammering his regulators. Not the most gentle piper. In contrast, when Debbie Quigley played, you could barely see her fingers move.

bensdad · Post by **bensdad** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:01 am

To let you all into a secret: Debbie's fingers really NEVER MOVE AT ALL. She's spent years developing a ventriloquism trick whereby she sings the tunes THROUGH HER NOSE. Remember that trip she took to Tuvalu, ostensibly as an ambassador of Irish piping? That was for the sole purpose of learning multiphonic overtone singing, so she could add regulator chords while "playing."
Don't tell her I told you.

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:05 am

DarthWeasel · Post by **DarthWeasel** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:19 am

She's great. She does alot of syncopated popping which I love.

I picked up Louise's CD and I've had track 9 - The Whistler at the Wake/ The Humours of Glynn on constant repeat in my car. Good stuff

DarthWeasel · Post by **DarthWeasel** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:19 pm

common people where are the pics?

fgibbons · Post by **fgibbons** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:22 pm

Piobairi Uilleann Inis Fa wrote:You should send an email to info@eastcoastpipers.com and ask if they have any shirts left to sell. I would expect that this will get you what you need if you don't otherwise hear from someone. Good luck.

Neil

Nice to read such complimentary comments here. If anyone would like to order a T-shirt, just send a message to info@eastcoastpipers.com. They sold better than we anticipated, so we're taking back orders. Prices are $20 for short, $28 for long-sleeved shirts. All are black, 100% cotton. Available in women's and men's, sizes M/L/XL/2XL.

Not sure when we'll be closing the books on this one, but if you're interested, better get your order in sooner than later.

-Frank

KevinCorkery · Post by **KevinCorkery** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:03 pm

Any additional money needed for shipping etc.?

Piobairi Uilleann Inis Fa · Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:08 pm

Molly Hester posted a review of the NE Tional on Patrick's Obsession website, as well as a link to some photos on her facebook page.

http://www.uilleannobsession.com/diary_ ... l#ect_2007

http://harvard.facebook.com/album.php?a ... c&id=11238

Neil

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