Mick O'Brien Sound

nemethmik · Post by **nemethmik** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:26 am

What is the key (D, C, C#, B, Bb) and make of the chanter you can hear on this video
http://www.kittylieover.com/folkclub1.wmv?
This chanter has quite special sound.
Thank You,
Miki
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tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:25 pm

It's an Alain Froment B set.
It's great stuff indeed.
Tommy

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:30 pm

tompipes wrote:It's an Alain Froment B set.
It's great stuff indeed.
Tommy

I thought it was Bb. I guess it's a B set that's down to Bb pitch-wise on the KLO recording?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:32 pm

Forgot to say, I'm addicted to that album. It's fantastic!!

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:10 pm

I can't listen to/watch that video right now(I'm at the library), but I can tell you that most of the KLO tracks are in Bb but three of them are in B (though most of you probably know that already). I don't know which it is on that video though, so I'll take tompipes' word that it's B.

boyd · Post by **boyd** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:13 am

Mick told me that he owns :

a D Rowsome set played with a Froment chanter and extra A drone,

and a B full set by Froment

but he also has a "permanent loan" of Froment's Bflat set.

Boyd

tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:57 am

Yep,
I forgot he has the Bb set too. He could be using that in the footage either.
Tommy