A few of my favorite things

Trad Irish Music
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVLhskUWH8Q

I think I could watch this video all day. and the next day. MaGiC at 2:36 and 3:08… gah! It gives me goosebumps and I don’t know why.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjqVxYzrjMc

And this one. The look on Edey’s face.



Oh, and this one too… McGoldrick fangirl much? I know. :heart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4cQvvOMCUI




And if these kids would come set up camp in my living room and play all day long it wouldn’t break my heart…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uwft5m36mw&list=PL7M1822EZSv4_7lPcC62gmtBLwtTKgYRo&index=7



(Nobody in my house cares a whit. You guys will have to put up with my constant yabbering about trad I guess. Add some of your favorite youtube things for us all to share?)

2

Lovely old whistle footage, big fan too.

Here’s two of mine. On the left, Monday 9/15/2014 Nuala Kennedy - The Alt and right 9/18/2014 Kathleen Conneely. Live.


3

Zac Leger, bouzouki, and Ben Jaber, pipes (probably the most exciting set I’ve ever heard):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ofb7ss23Nc

Flook (listen for the variations in the final repeats where Finnegan takes his Goldie into the third octave):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVFkhqW4TJ0

The Bothy Band (classic!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnhwIv4-d-Q

Liz Carroll and John Doyle (hard to tell which one makes your jaw drop further):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbjLh1tqCUE

4

I’ll second that Liz Carroll and John Doyle duel and raise alt.

And then again Nuala.

So I’m a big fan of Nuala’s whistling! :thumbsup:

5

What whistle is Nuala playing in that first vid?

6

Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, and oh yeah, whistles.

Muireann and Julie (if you have to ask “Muireann and Julie who?”, you’re hopeless):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raOhfgsft8I


And don’t ask “Mary who?”, either:

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


Bouzouki, guitar, fiddle, button accordion, flute, bodhran, and a whistle. If you think “great bodhran solo” sounds like a punchline, think again. If the whistle player looks familiar, you’ve probably looked at the first video in this posting.

Danu Solo Set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFdpseAebY

7

I LOVE THIS! I’ve been listening to Julie for some time… but Muireann is new for me. I’ll be looking up more of her work… Thanks for posting!

8

Nuala plays Goldies and Sindts. She has a collection, but, I’ve only seen the Goldies and Sindts.
http://www.colingoldie.de/nuala-kennedy.html

Nuala plays the whistle off to the side of the mouth and smiles/laughs a lot while playing. I don’t see a lot of smiling whistlers.

9

Ok, that Flook clip has opened up a whole new love affair… I’ve been listening to them non-stop since you posted it. LOVE ME SOME FLOOK!!!

10

Dónal Lunny & Michael McGoldrick - Farewell to Whalley Range
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kAvIOvU_EKI

11

So. Good. :heart: :heart: :heart:

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Here’s a “Flook” track I posted a week ago, featuring Cormac Breathnach on whistle. Might be of interest.

http://youtu.be/2DScBnBt2Zg