if you have a moment you may want to check out a wonderful program featuring several great fluters as they remember the musical and personal influence of josie mcdermott (rip). can be found here:
‘…New 6 part traditional Irish music series opening a door to the heart and soul of six musical giants. Paul McGrattan goes west along the roads travelled by the blind flute playing gentleman, Josie McDermott, in search of a deeper understanding of the man behind the music. Matt Molloy, Séamus O’Donnell, Catherine McEvoy, Michael Tubridy and Roger Sherlock will also feature on tonight’s programme…’
Thanks for the link rama. It’s been a while since I’ve checked out tg4; I would’ve missed this if not for you. Truly appreciated, as I love Josie’s playing and compositions.
I have spent the past weeks digging through this forum’s archives, trying to figure out the do’s and don’ts concerning Irish flutes.
It’s a refreshing perspective, seeing all these Irish music big names tootin’ around on old German flutes and storing their flutes and violins directly above a burning fireplace
It might be a regions/copyright thing, but I had a quick browse for it the other day and couldn’t find it - I think it is more likely that it was only on the i-player function for a limited time - that tends to be the way of it - programmes on the BBC (and most GB channels) at least are mostly only available for a week after normal broadcast, though some may have an on-line shelf-life (so to speak) of two or even four weeks. You can probably find out what that particular channel’s policy is somewhere on the website…
This special on Josie McDermott has been uploaded to YouTube since this thread died. There are quite a few ads at the beginning, but you can skip forward to the actual start at around 3 minutes in. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
