It had better be an annual thing, or I’ll be showing up unexpectedly next year!
Paul did you get the message/mail I sent you about sessioning in Boise?
Hmm…many many whistles, a concertina, a flute, guitars, bodhrans, harp, Brian’s pipes that I still can’t pronounce, a jaw harp, a banjo (I think)…what did I miss, Bri?
[ This Message was edited by: avanutria on 2002-07-23 13:44 ]
fiddle…
and a mandolin…
Hi, Beth. I just checked my messages and sent you a reply. I need to get in the habit of looking at those more often 
Just to be an anal cuss, and clarify a few of the tune names! LOL!!!
Connaughtman’s Rambles
The Ballydesmond Polka’s 2 and 3
The Boys of Ballysadare
Roisin Dubh
The Gander in the Prattie Hole
and you forgot the Foggy Dew!
Sorry, I just HAD to!
B~
On 2002-07-23 12:44, avanutria wrote:
A partial list of the tunes played in SLC:Blackthorn Stick
Connoughtman’s Ramble
Haste to the Wedding
Drowsy Maggie
Jackson’s Favorite
Ballydesmond’s
John Ryan’s Polka
Off to California
Maid Behind the Bar
Sally Gardens
Drowsy Maggie
Lord Mayo
Warlock Five
Dusty Windowsill
Harvest Home
Stack of Barley
Boys of Bluehill
Far From Home
Danny Boy
Egan’s Polka
Merrily Kiss the Quaker
The Blackthorn Stick
(Boys of Ballysomething)
Lilting Banshee
Twisting of the Hayrope
Julius’ Lullaby
Thumper’s Jig
Women of Ireland
There Were Roses
The Bricklayer
The Parting Glass - shot down as too early
Rosin Dugh
The Butterfly
Gander in the…Praties
Star of the County Down
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Edmund Fitzgerald
[ This Message was edited by: Brian Lee on 2002-07-23 20:04 ]
Hey I DID say it was a partial list! hehe
Note I left out some of the more UNtraditional numbers. those are for later!
Beth, did you happen to get Amazing Grace down?? I know the gentleman who requested it would be floored if we could give him a copy…
B~
I don’t think we did. I think it was played after Parting Glass, and I had already packed up. I barely got set up again in time for Tom’s last song.
Sorry!
[ This Message was edited by: avanutria on 2002-07-23 22:58 ]
Uilleann Beth, UILLEANN! Pronounced JUST likes it’s spelled! “ILL-un” LOL
…Brian’s pipes that I still can’t pronounce…
On 2002-07-23 23:40, Brian Lee wrote:
Uilleann Beth, UILLEANN! Pronounced JUST likes it’s spelled! “ILL-un” >
Yeah yeah…and how do you spell “oops” in Gaelic?? 
(I knew “alien” wasn’t right…)
On 2002-07-23 23:57, avanutria wrote:
On 2002-07-23 23:40, Brian Lee wrote:
Uilleann Beth, UILLEANN! Pronounced JUST likes it’s spelled! “ILL-un” >Yeah yeah…and how do you spell “oops” in Gaelic?? >
(I knew “alien” wasn’t right…)
Beth, my wife provided me with a nice memory device for the pronounciation.
While listing to my second pipe tune set, my wife comes in, scrunches up her nose, and says she’s Ill an’ could I please put something else on the player.
You guys look like you had toooo much fun, but would never pass an opportunity to …
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Enjoy Your Music,
Lee Marsh
[ This Message was edited by: LeeMarsh on 2002-07-24 00:20 ]
On 2002-07-23 12:44, avanutria wrote:
A partial list of the tunes played in SLC:Blackthorn Stick
Connoughtman’s Ramble
Haste to the Wedding
Drowsy Maggie
Jackson’s Favorite
Ballydesmond’s
John Ryan’s Polka
Off to California
Maid Behind the Bar
Sally Gardens
Drowsy Maggie
Lord Mayo
Warlock Five
Dusty Windowsill
Harvest Home
Stack of Barley
Boys of Bluehill
Far From Home
Danny Boy
Egan’s Polka
Merrily Kiss the Quaker
The Blackthorn Stick
(Boys of Ballysomething)
Lilting Banshee
Twisting of the Hayrope
Julius’ Lullaby
Thumper’s Jig
Women of Ireland
There Were Roses
The Bricklayer
The Parting Glass - shot down as too early
Rosin Dugh
The Butterfly
Gander in the…Praties
Star of the County Down
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Edmund Fitzgerald
[ This Message was edited by: avanutria on 2002-07-23 15:51 ]
So what you’re telling us is that Blackthorn Stick was played twice?
At the risk of flame war, I have a pronunciation too.
UNION PIPES!!!
That’s what Breathnach says they are and should be called but admits other usage has become more universal. And he was a piper, scholar and native.
And I like to attend SESSIONS, not SEISIUNS!! I’ll bet the only people who use the second are Americans here.Go ahead and prove me wrong. I’m humble.
Hey everybody, Im goin up to the Sierras for five days so don;t everybody do cartwheels all at once. Will miss ya. Closest whistler is Murphy Stout but he’s an hour away at least, probably more. Unless there are lurkers in Truckee/Tahoe area.Send note quick tonite if so so we can play up there in Soda Springs.
On 2002-07-24 00:38, blackhawk wrote:
So what you’re telling us is that Blackthorn Stick was played twice? >
No, once was Blackthorn Stick and once was THE Blackthorn Stick! 
No, actually what I’m telling you is I cut and pasted my playlist into the message, you caught me, and we really did play it twice. But we played it at different speeds, hehe.
“Uilleann” = The Irish Gaelic for “Elbow”, which is of course, the method used both to fill, and then to play these pipes.
Some folks use the term “Union”, but I believe the more commonly used term is still uilleann. Jerry O’Sullivan says uilleann, and he’s also a great player, as well as scholar regarding ethnic musicology, and Itrad in particular.
If you’re refering to MY pipes, I’d call them uilleann!
B~
And we did play several of the tunes that night twice…seems we had different folks playing at different times, or were teaching them to others in the group. I forget the others we repeated though…
B~
On 2002-07-23 20:02, Brian Lee wrote:
The Gander in the Prattie Hole
Well - that one explains why you called it what you did! I thought you were just being drunk! hehe
Wow, what can I add to what’s already been said? That was one of the most ridiculously fun weekends of my entire life so far.
The Saturday session was absolutely amazing–never have I played with a group of people who were so GOOD yet so laid-back and accepting (and it’s a good thing, as I brought both my slide whistle AND my jews harp!). Superb musicianship, wild abandon in the playing of tunes, craic beyond mighty, songs, stories (most of them dumb and/or untrue), many grand new friends. A rare, almost-perfect time.
And as if that all isn’t enough, I was able to pick up five (count 'em, FIVE!) new tunes!
I can’t believe you guys forgot to mention the visit to the air force museum. I’m happy to report to everyone here at C&F that Beth (avanutria) now knows what a cluster bomb is.
Nee, Peng, and neeEEEEWA–
Tom
p.s. Glad to hear the Boys out in Colorado were raising the rafters a bit, too! We were with you in spirit.
Stay tuned for the Lander session in November, give or take a month!
I’ll be there!