Uilleann Piper in Titanic (the movie)

L42B · Post by **L42B** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:25 am

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

billh · Post by **billh** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:55 am

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.

No E · Post by **No E** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:17 am

billh wrote: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.

The "other guy" is Brian Walsh.

No E

CJ DIXON · Post by **CJ DIXON** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:59 pm

The Celtic band playing with Brian Walsh, who was a member at the time, is Gaelic Storm.

Cheers,
CJ

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:49 pm

It was his band... he was done.

PD.

maw · Post by **maw** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:59 am

Last time I saw anything about Gaelic Storm though, they were using GHB's

no hint of UP's

What happened?

billh · Post by **billh** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:03 am

see above

It was his band... he was done.

PD.