Shannon Heaton flute

Irish Flute
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out of curiosity, does anyone know what kind of flute Shannon Heaton plays?

or how i could find out?

cheers,
eric

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About a year ago she showed up at Nevin’s for the Sunday session and was playing a Sam Murray. She gets a good sound on it, and it had the classic key ailments including a rubber band spring repair method.

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And on her track on Wooden Flute Obsession vol. 3 was playing an Eb Flute made by Patrick Olwell. Another mix is on their “Blue Skies Above” CD.

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I’ve seen her play a few times, using an Olwell (Nicholson model, I think).

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I thought that she plays an Olwell Pratten. I know that’s what she used to play anyway.

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i posted on her facebook page asking; no response yet… :slight_smile:

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if i remember correctly (don’t have it with me) she thanks Olwell in her book Oil for the Chain, but doesn’t specifically say she plays them… i’ve downloaded a bunch of her mp3s but don’t have any of her physical cds to check the linear notes…

anyway, thanks for responding everybody. :wink:

cheers,
eric

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From her website:

[u]http://www.mattandshannonheaton.com/sgear.html[/u]

Last time she was in Milwaukee, she was playing an Olwell, switching between D and Eb bodies.

–Jeff

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I’ve seen Matt and Shannon several times with Sciucra, backing other artists and on their own. I’ve talked with them briefly after a couple of those shows. It’s been a couple years since I last talked with them. In all those shows Shannon played an Olwell flute and a handful of Burke whistles just as their website documents.

Feadoggie

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@Dr. Funk:

thanks for the link; cool site. :slight_smile:

@Feadoggie

could you tell if it was nicholson or pratten? or take a guess?

she (or someone :slight_smile: is ignoring my facebook post… :slight_smile:

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No, I could not. But I suspect she would sound similar on either model.

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Pratten.

Best,

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thanks :slight_smile:

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She was playing an Olwell when I saw her at the Celtic College in August.

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I asked her this question about a year ago via email. Her answer was an Olwell Pratten. She also added that she had small hands but liked the Pratten so she “made it work”.

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hah! that’s funny :slight_smile:

thanks. :slight_smile:

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[Thread revival - Mod]

I just saw this, a year late. It appears to have been settled, but yes, Shannon plays an Olwell (keyed D, Keyless E flat), Pratten style.

And she’s very sorry she didn’t get back to you on Facebook. My lovely wife has many good qualities, but she’s as bad at checking facebook messages as I am. If you need to get in touch with her, email is best: shannon at mattandshannonheaton.com.

thanks! matt