Just read most sadly of Liam’s passing. An incredible musician is truly an understatement. God rest ye Liam.
Respectfully,
Cayden
What a loss. I’ll always remember playing along with Planxty’s first LP on a tenor recorder. Then getting a copy of a great tape of him in NYC, 1981. “There are so many mics up here, it’s like the UN!” He put together elements of Rowsome/Clancy/Ennis into that great style, Todd Denman once called it Classic Piping, that’s about right.
Very touched by this news.
I saw Liam play at Louisbourg Cape Breton as part of the Celtic Colours Festival some time in the early 00s. For some reason I can still vividly remember his playing of I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her as well as several Airs. Had a chance to chat after the concert and I was struck by his kind and generous nature.
A true gentleman and superlative piper.
Caper Mike
Like every other Uilleann piper I am thinking about the loss of Liam Og O’Flynn. I first saw him with Planxty at Digbeth Town Hall in Birmingham in 1975. I had no clue what he was doing of course.
This clip is of him playing Planxty Hewlett, and it was the simple details of how he treated the repeated Gs in the second part of the tune— 1/8th note + short roll, slide to the G, long roll—that first clued me in to the link between technique and variation. That clued me in to how it became music. And then there was wearing out the rewind button on my Sony Pro Walkman while I transcribed every grace note in his playing of Johnny Cope.
His style was modest and graceful, with all the excess and flash burned off. A lot like the man himself. We are all the poorer for his loss.
So get out the pipes tonight and remember him, and every time you put some vibrato on the back D, remember him.
No words from me. But I was very shocked and saddened to hear this news, he shall be missed something fierce.
As a crazy mixed up kid more used to dropping acid and listening to Jimi Hendrix ,when I heard this piece of music, specifically the piping at 0.32 and 4.38 is what put me on a different road. Try and ignore the dancing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_A4eODHvCM
RORY
PS still love Jimi, machine gun is possibly the best guitar playing ever.
I can confirm. 
On a very busy night in the pub back in the early '80’s, Liam came into the kitchen to assemble and tune up his Pipes, I was a young boy sitting in the corner watching and listening.. he played an air and a couple of tunes, beautifully of course, then kindly answered my many questions. I’ll never forget it, it was magic. Thanks Liam, R.I.P.
Thanks for those Mr. Gumby. Very touching, and allowed me to share in his tributes, for which I am very glad..indeed.
RTE Radio 1 tribute
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/arena/programmes/2018/0314/947476-arena-wednesday-14-march-2018/?clipid=102756619
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=b9_10850025_0__
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=b16_10849408_8861__
I was counting how many times I saw Liam in concert and think I was fortunate to see him 6 times, often playing alongside others (Planxty, Paddy Glackin, Liam O’Connor), with his keyboards, guitar and percussion band, and a couple of times solo. I saw him in some very grand concert halls as well as smaller arts centres. I never got to see him in an informal setting like some others have recalled. He seemed to be the unofficial national piper of Ireland as he was always the piper to be chosen to play for the president, monarch, religious leader etc. whenever there was a big state event.
Wreath left in memory of Liam O’Flynn @ Willie Clancy’s feet in Miltown Malbay yesterday (Sorry, poor pic, from phone)
The Pure Drop (1991) : Liam O’Flynn, on RTE player until 25 april
And do watch ‘Joe Heaney : Songs of Granite’ as well, while you’re there.’