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Uilleann Piper in Titanic (the movie)
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:25 am
by L42B
Hi I was watching the Titanic the other day and I was wondering who was the Uilleann Piper in the movie; and what was his name in reall life. I read somewhere (I believe on this board) that he was rescued and sued the White Stare Line for compensation including the value of the bagpipes. I have also read that they had actually found his set and have preserved it.
Anyone care to enlighten us.
Cheers L42B
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:55 am
by billh
check the archives
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... ht=titanic
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... ht=titanic
Eric Rigler did the studio work. The fellow in the dance scene below decks is another guy (name is in archives). The 'pipes' recovered from the wreckage have been shown not to be pipes at all, possibly two clarinets.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:17 am
by No E
The "other guy" is Brian Walsh.
No E
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:59 pm
by CJ DIXON
The Celtic band playing with Brian Walsh, who was a member at the time, is Gaelic Storm.
Cheers,
CJ
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:49 pm
by Patrick D'Arcy
It was his band... he was done.
PD.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:59 am
by maw
Last time I saw anything about Gaelic Storm though, they were using GHB's
no hint of UP's
What happened?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:03 am
by billh
see above
It was his band... he was done.
PD.