Neillidh O Maolagain on TG4

carel · Post by **carel** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:01 am

Message from Neillidh

Below is the link and follow the directions if you would like to view the Irish Music TV programme broadcast from the Cobblestone last night on TG4 TVon line ...it's about 30 minutes long with an ad break in the middle.

http://www.tg4.tv/

Then go to
"Ceol - Cartlann" and click

and then go to programme dated 25/11/2007

cheers
carel

Yoann · Post by **Yoann** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:23 am

Excellent piping here. Does anyone know who made the set that Neillidh plays for his set of hornpipes?

Yoann

tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:21 pm

The flat set was made by Alain Froment.
The concert set was made by John Brogan (1878 - 1928). The chanter was made by Kevin Thompson.

Tommy

Brazenkane · Post by **Brazenkane** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:39 pm

I transcribed quite a few tunes from private recordings played by Neillidh, and they are published in the book by Dr. Lewis Blevins, "Tea in Connemara."
He's a great player and it was a honour to do so.

Search for the book on Amazon.com

billh · Post by **billh** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:13 pm

tompipes wrote:The flat set was made by Alain Froment.
Tommy

I don't think so, pretty certain that's a Wooff B set. He's been playing it a lot lately.

josh perkins · Post by **josh perkins** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:19 pm

Per Neillidh's liner notes, that B set is a Froment, unless he's changed over.

The Sporting Pitchfork · Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:31 am

Nice one. Could've done with a solo set from Conor McKeon (the other piper with the boxwood Ó Bríain set didn't seem half bad either), but good stuff all the same.

billh · Post by **billh** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:03 am

josh perkins wrote:Per Neillidh's liner notes, that B set is a Froment, unless he's changed over.

He has, IIRC.

josh perkins · Post by **josh perkins** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:20 am

Excellent, maybe I'll make him an offer for the Froment! As soon as I sell my car. And my house.

Wannabe-Piper · Post by **Wannabe-Piper** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:04 am

[quote=". Could've done with a solo set from Conor McKeon (the other piper with the boxwood Ó Bríain set didn't seem half bad either), but good stuff all the same.[/quote]

Ye, who was that piper with the Cillian Boxwood set....he did sound very good alright.

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:12 am

His name is Eoghan Garvey. He was in my class at Willie Week years ago, very nice guy. He's the son of legendary singer Sean Garvey.

Pat.

lundblad · Post by **lundblad** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:00 pm

Whats the name of the last tune in the first set???
Rob

bensdad · Post by **bensdad** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:04 pm

The Green Fields of America. Descended from the reel of the same name.

lundblad · Post by **lundblad** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:05 pm

thanks, recognised it but didnt remember the name. I have it on D. Spillanes cd forgotten days.
Rob

PJ · Post by PJ » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:01 am

billh wrote:
tompipes wrote:The flat set was made by Alain Froment.
Tommy
I don't think so, pretty certain that's a Wooff B set. He's been playing it a lot lately.

It's rare that I'd disagree with you Bill, but that doesn't look like any Wooff set I've seen. The chanter looks very like Froment's work. The mounts are typical of his sets. The chanter top certainly doesn't have the slender Wooff look to it and it has white mounts, which I've never seen on a Wooff chanter top.