Ceolchuairt : Mick O brien

Uilleann Pipes
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The TG4 programme Ceolchuart sends traditional musicians off to find out about other traditions. I happened to zap into TG4 over the weekend and fell into one of the series that saw Mick O Brien dispatched to Sardinia where he found himself trying to fit the pipes into the local music. Some interesting moments.

On the TG4 player

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Was that the show that had Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh going to Bulgaria some years back?

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Yes that is the same show.
Thanks Peter, very interesting indeed.

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Great programme . I always feel sorry for the guy who has a viking longboat land on top of him.

RORY

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Entertaining, and stunning scenery.

I was most impressed by the speed and technique of the local making that drone reed at about 38 mins in.

Pwrt

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Here’s a clip of the suonatore that OBrien visited.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzWITU3L-F0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Thanks, Mr. Gumby, this was fabulous. Does anyone have the link to the episode in Bulgaria?

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The four from the present series at the bottom of the TG4 link are the only ones they have at the moment.

There are bits on youtube

This is a taster for the Bulgarian one.

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Thank you so much! I lived in Bulgaria and Macedonia about four years and the music there was terrific and very much alive. This is great!

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Thanks for posting this Peter… very enjoyable!