Re: Ennis’ reg playing—I agree with Pat that what’s great about it is that it’s never actually absent, but never cute or showy either and always of a very carefully woven piece with what’s happening on the chanter. That’s a little windier than what Pat actually said, but I think we’re getting at the same thing.
It’s hard to point out any one track where his reg use is “exemplary”, because he never really broke from his style to make a point of showcasing them. Frankly, I think his reg stuff on almost all of “Return from Fingal” is excellent, right from the first set of reels, but track 6 really stands out, as does track 20.
Re: Ennis’ reg playing—I agree with Pat that what’s great about it is that it’s never actually absent, but never cute or showy either and always of a very carefully woven piece with what’s happening on the chanter. That’s a little windier than what Pat actually said, but I think we’re getting at the same thing.
It’s hard to point out any one track where his reg use is “exemplary”, because he never really broke from his style to make a point of showcasing them. Frankly, I think his reg stuff on almost all of “Return from Fingal” is excellent, right from the first set of reels, but track 6 really stands out, as does track 20.
LemonS, thanks for providing some good examples. The air on track 20, Easter Snow, is really quite good, and comparable to my previous example. The reels in track 6 are okay as far as regs go, but nothing particularly spectacular. The chanterplay throughout is excellent, of course.
djm
I don’t think we have the same CD in the deck–track 20 on “Return from Fingal” is a recording of “The Silver Spear/The Dublin Reel” made by Ciaran Mac Mathuna in 1959 in Clare. Check it out.
Hi
Bilh, I don’t agree: all sounds D (for instance) have same harmonics, but they are developped differently by different chanters. Even a D played on fiddle has same harmonics as your chanter, but their relative importance differ so that you can identify both D. Same for 2 different chanters.
Regards
Philippe
Oops! That was track 26 I was thinking of. Sorry, its not easy being lisdexic.
djm