THE GREAT UILLEANN YOU-TUBE THREAD.

[brescianimichele]

does she play a cillian o'briain set?

[razzmaster]

I think you missed the part that said that she's 14 years old there Jon

Patrick.

Right you are, Pat. If there's any comment to be made on this video, its how wonderful it is to see a 14 year old with the skill and obvious dedication that many of us would aspire to have at 2,3, or 4 (5...6... should I keep going? ) times her age. The tuning of her regs doesn't really merit comment. (Not to mention that in a live performance situation those regs could very well have been in tune right before she stepped on to the stage!)

[Marcelo Muttis]

I feel envy (gotta share it)

Now I feel better

[tritaffy]

Dave Williams Tribute Session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbVBffGQ ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gth5Uc8UjcA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJaQFpOd7wg

Becky Taylor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cUiYChXOYA

[Uilliam]

I have followed Grace since she 1st started and have been very impressed with her developing music over the years.All this talk about her regs being oot is pure pish .She has not been playing the regs for that long and is way better on them ( in or oot of tune ) than some pipers I know who have won Comhaltas Competitions.(Mind ye thats another story altogether) Her set is a Galloway.Good luck Grace, if ye are reading this, for Sunday and let the armchair critics get on wi it ,they know nothing.
Slán Go Foill
Uilliam

[Fergmaun]

Jarleth Henderson talks about his Uilleann pipes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1tALhGrbzo

Jarleth Henderson, Uilleann pipes, and Andy May, Northumbrian pipes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02rpK7uzkg

Cheers

Ferg

[BigDavy]

Eoin Duignan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNAd1xw5T7w

Session in the Black Sheep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RagoqgtrY

Piper at Shepley Spring Festival beer tent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbDeoSClpec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Y_IJg7beQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vkM0qF73tg

David

[BigDavy]

This has to be the weirdest setting for pipe playing on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNo3Mcf-_Fg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl5zABDaXjo

David

[jon1908]

I think you missed the part that said that she's 14 years old there Jon

Patrick.

Right you are, Pat. If there's any comment to be made on this video, its how wonderful it is to see a 14 year old with the skill and obvious dedication that many of us would aspire to have at 2,3, or 4 (5...6... should I keep going? ) times her age. The tuning of her regs doesn't really merit comment. (Not to mention that in a live performance situation those regs could very well have been in tune right before she stepped on to the stage!)

I'm fully aware of how old Grace is and she IS a fine player.

But surely part of the skill to piping is knowing ( hearing?) when something's not quite right and doing something about it. In this instance, if it was obvious that the regs ( one or more) are out of tune, you don't play them ( or the offending one). The overriding matter should be that the music sounds 'correct' to the listener rather than it is played correctly by the piper (as they've no doubt played it hundreds of times in practice). You listen to Paddy Keenan play live - if his regs are playing up, he avoids playing them until he's sorted them out between sets of tunes. If there's one note that's out, he'll avoid playing that note, if he can, he'll use an alternative : i.e. middle reg not happy, use the tenor. Yes, you'll have to think about your wrist positioning but it's not that hard to do.

It's not the end of the world if you don't play your regs along with absolutely every tune is it?

Jon

[Uilliam]

Hmm... I'm sure Seamus and Willie would have appreciated your advice when their regs where oot.Didnae stop them playing them tho
Uilliam

[BigDavy]

Paddy Keenan in Asturias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dggddainTxQ

David

Edited to add At First Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-0ILsJN9to

[razzmaster]

Donnacha Dwyer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v65KwfQSzYk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DKBBK3-xbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSKzmtgxi0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1-qMmIoRY


I just looked him up on Google, as I was not familiar with his work as a pipe maker. Did he apprentice when Rogge? Just curious with the pic from Andreas' site on his page. http://www.donnachadwyer.com/index.html

[The Sporting Pitchfork]

And what about the pic of the chanter split in half? Isn't that from the uilleann piping iPad app? No criticism of Donnacha himself, but his webpage seems a little bit suspect...

[PJ]

Suspect indeed. The first set pictured is by Rogge. The second is by Ray Sloan. The 3rd is from Eskin's iPhone app.

Who made the 4th set? The reg keys are distinctive.

[Yoann]

Who made the 4th set? The reg keys are distinctive.

Himself.