I have read somewhere about the “old” style of kerry piping especially slow airs. Is there any old recordings of this style of piping?
I would be facinated to know more.
harro,
try"micky cumbaw o,sullivan"playing the"CRYING OF THE WOMEN AT THE SLAUGHTER".apparently it was recorded on a wax cylinder very early on and when he heard himself played back he went all medieval on the recorders aying they had stolen his soul.
please tony,don,t chip in.tee hee.
el mollero.
apologies for aying read saying.no tony!!!
El Mollero,
You naughty, naughty boy!
I would like to hear this wax cylinder, but would it fit into my cd player?
No. But it might fit on my Edison roll player.
Dionys
more on the air.its gaelic title is gol na mban san ar and was first published in 1786.it commemorates the battle of cnoc na ndos in w. cork in 1647 and is believed to be the first ever recording of the uilleanns.
i dont know if the original is available but i have a very good version of it by cillian o,briain and would be glad to share it if somebody tells me how to convert to a wav file from c.d..it is unusal in that it uses repetetive descending triplets in parts,quite uncommon in a slow air.
cheers,el mollero.
I am wondering If there are any similar recordings out there that could reflect a similar style , as , it seems to me that that is too brief to find meaning , context in it . ??
The original Mici ‘Cumba’ recordings are still around, Willie Clancy when he first heard them is reported to have said he would have spent his whole life tryign to play like that if he had heard them earlier on.
The style is documented, through the writings of Goodman and references can be found in O Neill’s publications too. Breandan Breathnach’s articles on the Kerry pipers may be of help too.
Fascinating! Any idea, Peter, how to get these recordings? I found reference to Mici’s moving to Massachussetts for a time…I wonder whether there are records over here on him. I’m fortunate to live near one of the best historical libraries in the country; if any of you know where in Mass. he might have lived, it would give me a great headstart.
It’s proving extremely difficult to stay focused on tasks at hand, what with all these intriguing piping topics dropping out of the sky. Anyone looking to sponsor an uilleann-pipes-in-America history project? Heh.
BC
Hasn’t the piping in America thing been tackled before I wonder.
Anyway, I don’t think it’s likely you’ll find Cumba recordings but, unknown cylinders do come to light every now and again. He was recorded by the Feis Ceol, apart fro mthe piece discussed above I have also a dance tune The Galbally farmer on tape and there is I think at least one other one I can’t put a name to now.