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Black Mage	Posted: 29-Nov-2005, 08:44 PM
Peasant Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 3 Joined: 13-Oct-2005 Zodiac: Birch Realm: Ogden, Utah, USA	Forgive me if this has already been posted elsewhere (I'm new to the forums), but are there any ITM (Irish Traditional Music (celtic)) musicians about? I started playing the tin whistle this past June, and I love it. So far I have four whistles: a Clarke Original D, Clarke Original C, Dixon low D, and a Clare D. Does anyone else play anything? --------------------

dundee	Posted: 30-Nov-2005, 09:28 AM
Celtic Guardian Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 1,176 Joined: 01-Aug-2003 Zodiac: Reed	aye hammer dulcimer, hurdy gurdy, mandolin.... and just recently i have gone back to guitar after a 25 yr layoff... felt i need some vocals in the act... and seeing as i work solo.... that would leave me -------------------- jim www.greyaengus.com "If I say something that can be interpreted in two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, I meant it the other way." often in error, never in doubt. if guns kill people then my pencil mis-spells words quote: larry the cable guy sometimes what ya think ya want isnt what ya thought ya wanted till ya get what ya thought ya wanted and then what ya had is gone....

Aaediwen	Posted: 30-Nov-2005, 07:19 PM
Celtic Guardian Group: Super Moderator Posts: 3,069 Joined: 09-Oct-2003 Zodiac: Holly Realm: Kentucky	Pennywhistle and keyboards. can't say I'm that great with either. -------------------- Poet and seeker of knowledge

celticfire	Posted: 30-Nov-2005, 07:28 PM
Idle Dreamer Group: Ireland Posts: 723 Joined: 04-Nov-2005 Zodiac: Birch	I play the bagpipe and Celtic harp, bodhran and hammered dulcimer coming soon... -------------------- My heart's in the highlands My heart is not here My heart's in the highlands A-chasing the deer --Robert Burns Thig crioch air an saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ce�l. The world will pass away, but love and music last forever. Gluais faicilleach le cupan l�n. Go carefully with a full cup.

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Posted: 30-Nov-2005, 09:32 PM

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QUOTE (celticfire @ 30-Nov-2005, 08:28 PM)

I play the bagpipe and Celtic harp, bodhran and hammered dulcimer coming soon...

is the harp as hard to play as everyone makes it out to be? I expect not.

celticfire	Posted: 01-Dec-2005, 04:43 PM
Idle Dreamer Group: Ireland Posts: 723 Joined: 04-Nov-2005 Zodiac: Birch	No, it really isn't: C is a red string and F is blue, and you work out the notes in between. It's almost like a vertical keyless piano.

Aaediwen	Posted: 01-Dec-2005, 06:14 PM
Celtic Guardian Group: Super Moderator Posts: 3,069 Joined: 09-Oct-2003 Zodiac: Holly Realm: Kentucky	That's what I thought. Thanks for the note of reassurance. Something else to spend money on Good thing I'm not ready to just yet.

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Posted: 01-Dec-2005, 08:59 PM

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QUOTE (Aaediwen @ 30-Nov-2005, 06:19 PM)

Pennywhistle and keyboards. can't say I'm that great with either.

Great, what whistle(s) do you play?

Aaediwen	Posted: 01-Dec-2005, 09:17 PM
Celtic Guardian Group: Super Moderator Posts: 3,069 Joined: 09-Oct-2003 Zodiac: Holly Realm: Kentucky	I've got a nice generic and cheap Oak D I picked up a couple years ago when starting out. I've also got a hand made one, also in D, that was as a gift from relatives returning from a trip to Williamsburg. And I've got a Shaw low D I picked up at Powell's in Galway. I'd like to get a Shaw High D, to match my low one. and I'd also like to get some whistles in some other keys as well.

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Posted: 02-Dec-2005, 08:12 PM

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QUOTE (Black Mage @ 29-Nov-2005, 08:44 PM)

Forgive me if this has already been posted elsewhere (I'm new to the forums), but are there any ITM (Irish Traditional Music (celtic)) musicians about?

I started playing the tin whistle this past June, and I love it. So far I have four whistles: a Clarke Original D, Clarke Original C, Dixon low D, and a Clare D.

Does anyone else play anything?

Being a Cajun, I don't know if it's possible to categorize anything I play as "traditional Irish" but I have been playing whistles for a couple of years. I started with a C and D Clarke Sweetone and then I made a low D whistle out of PVC pipe. ( it took 3 tries to get one in tune

) I almost gave up on low whistles because I didn't have enough wind left in me to play that low D. I bought a Susato low G (non-tunable) and now it's one of my favorites. I also have A, B, C, D, E and G Susato (tunable) but the high G is too small to play. The plastic whistles don't have the best tone but they're rock solid in tune. I have a Clare D and a Waltons C, both in brass that have a sweet tone but the Clare D is a little out of tune.

I play any kind of music on the whistles, not just Irish music. I even manage to stick a whistle in traditional Cajun music, playing a slightly modified fiddle part. I have a nephew who plays Cajun accordion so I work out tunes to play with him. I also play guitar, saxophone, and clarinet.

I have learned quite a few Irish tunes using whistle mp3s and the Amazing Slow Downer, a nifty little program that slows the music without changing the pitch. It's not free but it's worth the money. The biggest problem I have learning tunes is that I can't listen fast enough and this thing helped me a lot.

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BansheeKate	Posted: 09-Dec-2005, 04:12 AM
Peasant Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 21 Joined: 31-Oct-2005 Zodiac: Elder Realm: Near Portland, OR	Great to see so many other musicians here! I play once a week at a local pub near Chicago- The Kerry Piper in Willowbrook. I'm the piano player for the Murphy Roche ceili band. I also sing and play bodhran, bass & other things, and my CD is being played on air here. It's called "The Banshee". I have been added recently to new music! Very exciting for me!

Corwinna	Posted: 03-Apr-2006, 04:26 AM
Peasant Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 13 Joined: 07-Sep-2005 Zodiac: Rowan Realm: In the Dutch mountains....	Not a musician yet, but trying and struggling with bodhr�n and whistles My bodhr�n is 16" by Brandon White, an Irishman who lives in The Netherlands and most of my whistles are by Susato. I have a C, a D and a low D. When I can find more time I want to really start learning how to play instead of just playing a bit around like I do now. For some time I wanted te learn celtic harp, but it seems unachievable for me. Hmm, there is another instrument I started to dream about though...... I discoverd the hurdy gurdy and I love it! Not traditional celtic, but I'm crazy about the sound and the possibilities -------------------- Weaving the future...

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Posted: 03-Apr-2006, 08:30 AM

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QUOTE (Corwinna @ 03-Apr-2006, 04:26 AM)

I discoverd the hurdy gurdy and I love it! Not traditional celtic, but I'm crazy about the sound and the possibilities

corwinna i use mine to do a few scottish pipe tunes...
i always introduce it as the instrument for the asthmatic piper...

as far as not traditional celtic.... who is to say? the earliest
historical reference is a stone carving over the doorway of a 10 century church in england (as far as i know). from what i undersand the bodhr�n isnt really "traditional celtic" either.

regarding these statements please see my signature

oh ps ...

i also play hammer dulcimer (my main instrument)... i also thought it was unachievable to me... never give up on your dreams corwinna. it is desire that counts.

Corwinna	Posted: 03-Apr-2006, 11:48 AM
Peasant Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 13 Joined: 07-Sep-2005 Zodiac: Rowan Realm: In the Dutch mountains....	Thank you dundee! That's really encouraging! I understood the bodhr�n is maybe not that celtic indeed and well.... I like the hurdy gurdy!! I'm going to start saving money and browsing around to see what I can find to get a hurdy myself! Should I achieve one I'll let all of you people know (And yep, I'll definitely try some celtic tunes with it as well )

sisterknight	Posted: 03-Apr-2006, 11:52 AM
Celtic Guardian Group: Ireland Posts: 5,897 Joined: 12-Jan-2006 Zodiac: Oak Realm: clarks corner, new brunswick	i'm a new penny player as well, i've been picking tunes(celtic) and converting them, from our church hymn book.....you'de be amazed what you can find in there!!! ie green sleeves, amazing grace etc... -------------------- non nobis domine,non nobis sed nomini tua da gloriam. OKAY, WHAT DID I DO NOW??

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