Hi all,
I found this clip on youtube, link is below, if you read the feedback there are a few references to what the flute might be, all are wrong and the guesses are that its a high ender, its actually a dixon two piece, I thought it was when I first viewed the clip, and have to admit I was amazed.
I know there is some added reverb? or similar padding, but all the same its a great sound, I think the notation is availabel from Rhondas web page.
sponge 
Excellent player + good soundperson = Doesnât matter what flute you are playing, anything will sound good.
Loren
P.S. Dixonâs cone bore flutes arenât really that cheap any more, at least over here.
Aha, thatâs how youâre supposed to wear those hats. I played at a Midwinter Feaste this year and felt like I had a â'Roid Ringâ on my head the whole time. Dang, if Iâd done it right Iâm SURE I would have sounded just like her, even on my three-piece wooden flute ⌠and more important looked like her, too!
Okay, back to the topic. Yup, good players, being totally familiar with their instruments no matter what kind ⌠it seems to be a historical recipe for success. Thanks for the post!
I posted it on the yerTube thread, back on page 8 
she is indeed
there ainât nothing thatâll replace a good soundperson
Very mediaeval amplification, reverb and spotlight! (And probably nylon tights too!!!). The playing is pretty nice, though, if a tad milking the mulch factor. I checked out a couple of her other YouTube clips - sheâs no slouch on Boehm flute either.
Not to be too cynical, but the audio in the video doesnât quite match up with her fingers. Maybe it is just the video, but if it is âflute-synchingâ then it is pretty easy to get that warm reverby sound in the studio with some good mics and a good engineer.
But definitely agree with the overall point. A good player sounds good on any instrument.
B
I always find that my sound improves a lot when I have plenty of room to stroll around and a spotlight following me while I play. A long flowing blue robe doesnât seem to add anything to my playing, though. But maybe thatâs just me.
Itâs youtube. The sound is always a little out of synch with the video.
I think I posted these before, but these clips were played on one of those no-name German antique student flutes from the 1870s, the ones that everyone tells you to avoid because they sound so bad and are out of tune:
http://www.firescribble.net/Taladh.mp3
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Hi, sponge!
Nice clip!
Try this one, by the same artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWKdJdKV7NM&feature=related
Bravo, she is good!
Try this one, by the same artist:
gets scary at 2.00 
Yeah, and one of them there whopee cushions probably would not look as good on your head as on hers either.
Beyond anything scary, thereâs something else to note.
For instance, watch her eyes.
Her eyes wander, yet sheâs not looking outwards, but inwards, into the music.
Very well!
Edit: Of that clip, notice that while she plays, her lower lip NEVER leaves the flute.
Also, while kool kats may play âdownâ, she plays in the classical, âupâ position, flute horizontal, of which there are technical benefits.
And, once a piece is known, itâs simply easier to play with oneâs eyes closed, but thatâs a performance no-no, as kool kats wear dark shades!
Silly clothes and a ghastly vibrato. In a word - dreadful.
No, no, both of you would look GROOVY that way!
Wow, thatâs amazing!
Yup, and just to say so, dear fellow C&Fers, THAT is a performance!
The High Baroque is a wonderful thing, demanding as all get out, but wonderful, and truly satisfying to play, nonetheless.
(Even if it did get stolen by a more modern, Boehm flute!)
love that tune, just learned it last week!
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/ListenToIrishDance.htm
last link on the page, a masterful perfomance on an even cheaper instrument⌠well the whistle not the harp