I am only playing 2 yrs, I keep hearing different players do this roll or whatever, on the A and B notes in the lower ovtave. The guy with Danu does it on Sean Reids ( I think) I’ve heard Keiran O’Hare use it. I think it is mostly useful in Jigs as it corresponds with the meter of a jig better
It sounds like a triplet roll then the note cuts off completely. To best describe it, it sounds like this.
Bip - D’lee - ip - Dip
I know, I know that’s stupid. I don’t know how to describe it really.
I love it though and need to know what it’s called and how to play it. I NEED TO KNOW!!!
Timmy
BTW anyone out there from Bipistan or Diptilania, I mean no offense.
I think you’re referring to the ‘staccatto triplet’ and ‘staccatto quadruplet’, a group of three and four notes respectively, played staccatto such that on an A for example, the fingering would be -
a-c#-a (triplet) and a-c#-a-a (quadruplet)
and on B -
b-c#-b and b-c#-b-b
where ‘-’ equals the stopping of the chanter to get the staccatto effect.
VEry effective used in moderation and needs much practice. It’s a good exercise to help loosen tight grips on the chanter as you rally need lose fingers to be able to play it well. Naturally the B triplet is harder because you need to move both the lower finger and the middle finger at the same time, crispily and simultaneously, to get the staccatto effect.
G’day…no wuckers. Hope it’s what you were looking for.
Lesson 2 in Aussie slang:
No wuckers - from “no f***in’ worries”, then first letter of each word swapped around to become “no wuckin’ forries”, which then mutates to become “No wuckers”, usually said in response to an appology or an expression of grattitude. Kind of developed out of a subconscious need to tone down the coarseness of the ‘f’ word and is often used by people who under normal circumstances may prefer to avoid using the ‘f’ word as a matter of principal - kind of a psychological thing
Hope it’s what you were looking for.
