Pam's favourite Irish traditional music

[mikeinie]

Originally Posted by AussiePam

Would I ever LOVE to be able to play uillean pipes!!!!! In my final year of Irish classes most students wrote their dissertation on something historical or literary. Mine was on uillean pipes... ahhhhhhh

A fantastic musical instrument. Not only can you wail out humanity's angst while sitting on a rock blasted by Atlantic spray, but in the pub you can sing, drink, chat up the talent and play music at the same time...

There is a guy I have met here locally who came to Ireland from Chicago with his wife, funny enough, neither one of them have any Irish background, but say that they love the culture.

This man is now the only man in Ireland who hand crafts and makes Uillean pipes. He now has a good little business here is Ireland and I sometimes run into him and traditional Irish music sessions.

[Kathy Ellen]

Oh Pam, I must come back to this beautiful site tomorrow and really listen to all the pipes

[AussiePam]

Originally Posted by mikeinie

There is a guy I have met here locally who came to Ireland from Chicago with his wife, funny enough, neither one of them have any Irish background, but say that they love the culture.

This man is now the only man in Ireland who hand crafts and makes Uillean pipes. He now has a good little business here is Ireland and I sometimes run into him and traditional Irish music sessions.

Fantastic, Mikeinie!! I've never seen a pipemaker. There was a violin maker where I used to live, and my wooden flute was made by a wonderful craftsman in the Blue Mountains here. Sydney has just gained a pochette fiddle maker, I read the other day - he makes eight a year, something like that.

[AussiePam]

Here's a special one for you, Kathy - the Chieftains "Ballad of the Irish Horse"

[AussiePam]

And here's a nostalgia trip for me. Fond memories of a crazy Irish party where three of us who'd been quaffing a few decided on a whim to try to play this in its entirely. It's quite difficult to halt a party in full swing, especially an Irish one, but this kind of did. Possibly for the wrong reasons...

[Odie]

Originally Posted by mikeinie

There is a guy I have met here locally who came to Ireland from Chicago with his wife, funny enough, neither one of them have any Irish background, but say that they love the culture.

This man is now the only man in Ireland who hand crafts and makes Uillean pipes. He now has a good little business here is Ireland and I sometimes run into him and traditional Irish music sessions.

that's specular sounding Mike!

its nice to see nowadays when someone still makes things with his own hands.

[AussiePam]

The Theme from Harry's Game



mtheochaidh soir is siar
** I will go east and go west
A dtáinig ariamh an ghealach is an ghrian
** From whence came the moon and the sun

Fol lol the doh, fol the day
Fol the doh, fol the day

Imtheochaidh an ghealach's an ghrian
** The moon and the sun will go
An duine óg is a cháil 'na dhiadh
** And the young man with his reputation behind him

Imtheochaidh a dtáinig ariamh
** I will go wherever he came from
An duine óg is a cháil ne dhiadh
** The young man with his reputation behind him

[AussiePam]

Here's something for Odie - one of my favourite jigs

Banish Misfortune

[AussiePam]

Luke Kelly - The Jail Of Cluain Meala

[gmc]

Originally Posted by AussiePam

The Theme from Harry's Game



mtheochaidh soir is siar
** I will go east and go west
A dtáinig ariamh an ghealach is an ghrian
** From whence came the moon and the sun

Fol lol the doh, fol the day
Fol the doh, fol the day

Imtheochaidh an ghealach's an ghrian
** The moon and the sun will go
An duine óg is a cháil 'na dhiadh
** And the young man with his reputation behind him

Imtheochaidh a dtáinig ariamh
** I will go wherever he came from
An duine óg is a cháil ne dhiadh
** The young man with his reputation behind him

Did you ever see harry's game?