Cruinniú Na bhFliúit..The Flute Meeting

Irish Flute
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Just received this in an e-mail from Hammy Hamilton:

Cruinniú Na bhFliúit..The Flute Meeting

Announcing a 3 day event celebrating the wooden flute and it’s music. Running from April 20th-22nd 2006, in the West Cork villages of Baile Bhuirne and Cúil Aodha it will consist of focussed classes, seminars, recitals, film, lectures, and ending with a gala flute concert on Sat. 22nd.
Featuring Jean Michel Veillon, Harry Bradley, Paul McGrattan, Hammy Hamilton, Conal O Grada, Harry Bradshaw, and more to be confirmed.
We hope to have a website up and running shortly, but I’d ask anyone interested to mail me directly for the moment, and I’ll send the full program and booking form in an E-Mail circular, in the first week of January.
In order to maintain a high level of accessability between participants and teachers/lecturers numbers will be restricted.
All the Best
Hammy Hamilton

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Peter,
I received Hammy’s announcement too and just sent off a reply asking …naw…begging him to record some of the recitals/concerts in order to release a CD of the event. It’s impossible for most of us to attend but wouldn’t a CD be a popular item considering the line-up of players Hammy has attending?
Paul

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Hi All,

I second that! A CD would be very good – the more flute CDs the better!

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I got the same email, and, by dint of great effort, managed not to email him back asking if a certain former Scoiltrad Person who is listed in his lineup actually intended to honor his committment . . .

I can imagine going all the way to Ireland for this only to have your scheduled instructor not show up . . .

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I have received some request for more information. I have nothing to do with the event I just passed on an announcement for your information. This is the latest:

Thanks for your interest in Cruinniú na bhFliúit. Below is the booking form, and you’ll find more info on the website at:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~hammie/FluteSite
The site is very basic at the moment, we’re hoping to upgrade it shortly, with photos etc.
We have a lot of interest as a result of the first mail shot…places booked on a first come first served basis.



Booking Form
( we suggest that you either copy and paste this into an E-Mail, or print it out and send by post)

Fee €130 inclusive of all classes, seminars, lectures, recitals, and concert. Receipt of booking deposit of €65 secures place.
Payment by credit card, (phone details to 353(0)26 45209)
bank draft in Euro, or Euro cheque drawn on an Irish bank.
One booking form per particpant

Name:

Address:




E-Mail Address


Ph.no.

Mob. Ph. No.



Mail to: hammy at eircom.net

Post to: Nóirín Hamilton
Cruinniú Na bhFliúit
Cúil Aodha
Macroom,
Co. Cork
Rep. of Ireland

Receipt of booking deposit will be onfirmed by E-Mail or post.




All the Best
Hammy Hamilton
Hammy Hamilton, Cúil Aodha, Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Ph. 353 (0)26 45209 Fax 353 (0) 26 45578
E-Mail hammy at eircom.net
website: > www.hamiltonflutes.com

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So is there anyone here who actually is coming to the weekend in question? I just managed to pay my deposit two days ago and would like to know if any of the other 29 lucky participants would be users of this board…

Markus

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I’m going - looking forward to meeting other flute junkies!

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I’m going, apparently.

Regards,

H.

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Yet you did not hesitate at all to post a comment here for public viewing. :confused:

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If Harry’s apparently going I’m going.
Apparently.

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I’m going too - looking forward to meeting some board members!

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The way some of you guys seem to react to each other, I’m kinda hopeful none of you are going. I’ve met politics in every job I’ve had, I’d be naive to expect to not meet it in this meeting, I just didn’t want to know about it before I went.

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i won’t be going, apparently

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Gotta love these in jokes. Me, I’ll be cancelling my ticket tomorrow.

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Now that you mention it I’ve changed my mind too. It is now apparent that I am not going and will be replaced by Pruntious Mac Natsee, the well known Ulster Scots loyalist ultra right wing christian extreemist wife hating anti semetic pigeon and seal clubbing fancier.

Damn fine flute player though… enjoy him.

Regards,

Harry.

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Well that changes everything. If Pruntious is going to be there, I’ve everything to learn and nothing to lose. I’ll be there.

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well now , which one will be considered as the " Air Apparent " ?

i’ll take bets here …

one large smiley to go please

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I’m going - think I got the last place, see you there.

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To all those going - I look forward to meeting you. Mind you, having heard that there are only 29 places, I’m beginning to feel a little nervous - I’ve only been playing the wooden flute 18 months - if this is intended to be a gathering of the elite of flute players I’m more than a little out of my depth!

Those people who are going - what are you most looking forward to?

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I wouldn’t worry about any “elite” thing too much. Hammy has said a number of times that the limitations of places were set to ensure that everyone present would have the attention of the teachers in workshops etc. I reckon that there will be room for fluters of various levels.

However, there are players in the teaching/lecturing staff that do belong to the elite of our time. Meeting these people and getting some pointers and tunes from them is definitely one of the things I am most looking forward to.

In this sort of occasions there is always the social aspect of meeting and getting to know people, which I find quite important too.

Markus