http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDAYXsFRlNs came across this clip of Sir James Galway on youtube didnt want to post in the flute clips section as its done on the tin whistle.
What do yous think i think hes amazing i heard him playing whistle on cd with the Chieftans the song was Last Rose of Summer his vibratto and techniques are awesome make the instruments sound very sweet indeed whish i had half of his technique 
James Galway playing anything other than classical music is deplorable. That clip is certainly no exception. I hope for everyoneās sake that he never picks up a tin whistle again.
Although he is certainly a very talented classical flute player, he has no idea to play Irish music and has exhibited this fact on numerous occasions. This is only a problem because so many people erroneously believe that he does.
Put the James Galway CDs away and check out these musicians if youāre interested in Irish flute/whistle:
Matt Molloy
Laurence Nugent
Seamus Egan
June McCormack
Sean Smyth
John Wynne
Kevin Crawford
Seamus Tansey
Joanie Madden
Paul Smyth
etc. etc. etc.
FFs whats your problem man??
I have bought 3 Matt Molloy cds in the last 2 weeks i dont need anybody telling me who to check.
I have listened to Galway a lot With Phil Coulter and the chieftans i think if he was that bad would he be taking centre stage and playing the whistle and flute with these guys?
He is awesome on the whistle unless my ears are lying!
Beauty is in the eye (ear?) of the beholder.
This video is nauseating.
Guys, just a different kind of music.
Apples and oranges.
āJames
In the past couple decades, the Chieftans have played more non-Irish music than Irish music. Though the members are all capable of making excellent traditional music on their own, as a group, thatās not the business theyāre in anymore.
Most ITM fans these days donāt pay much attention to the latest Chieftans releases. They do, however, snatch up the latest Harry Bradley or Teada album the second it comes out.
Youāre absolutely right. But, you donāt see Mike Rafferty or Kevin Crawford deluding themselves into thinking they are able to play jazz or hip hop. Yet, James Galway seems to think he can play Irish music and those unfamiliar with the tradition believe he is representative of the genre.
Being Irish, Iām guessing Sir James knows a thing or two about ITM; he just chooses not to play in that style. In the album he did with the Chieftains, thereās was no question whether it was he or Matt Malloy playing at any given time. Galway is a virtuoso, and what he does is always in the classical style. He is without peer, but that doesnāt mean you have to like it. He has never represented himself as a traditional player, but he certainly knows how to use the tools.
Iād say that covers it pretty well.
āJames
Im Sorry i posted this now all i was trying to do is show a clip of what i thought was a talented guy.
I ave heard him playing Lannigans ball on the Whistle Brian Boru and Last Rose of Summer as well as Londonderry Air and they all seem perfectly fine to me.
We all no hes not the Ambassador for Irish Music as he make a living elsewhere but theirs no doubting he is one of the finest on the planet.
Phrases like him playing deplorable if hes not doing something classical is a joke the guys a legend i think he can turn his hand to anything.
But as said Matt Molloy or Seamus Tannessy or the other artists mentioned are the Ambassadors for Traditional stuff.
Actually, according to his own website, he considers himself a master of āIrish folkā:
Sir James also has a discography of over 60 CDs with BMG/RCA Classics reflecting his mastery of repertoire ranging from the traditional masters to Japanese and Irish folk, jazz and cinema music
Thanks for including the quote. Read it again. It says he is a master of the repertoire, not the style. I doubt that he or anyone else thinks he has the Japanese approach to music mastered, either. He is simply being versatile in his choice of music, but he is not trying to adapt his style of playing. When an orchestra records rock hits, it does not attempt to sound like the band that popularized the song. Again, you donāt have to like it, but it is what it is. Iām not nuts about it myself, but I rather like the whistle bit. Shows that a simple instrument can be incredible in the hands of a master, but realize he is playing to a classical audience.
Long before any international recognition, apparently Mr. James Galway earned national recognition in Ireland, and did so at a young age.
I may be naive, but I believe James Galway could hold his own in most sessions. This isnāt a pub session, though, and heās certainly not playing in a traditional style.
I personally detest this kind of music, but it sells. Galway is a master, but this clip portrays what he does to pay the bills. More power to him.
If he walked into a session anywhere in the world and started playing that Pennywhistle Jig, heād surely get laughed out before he got to the āBā part.
hereās my favorite clip of the master sir james, he never sounded better:
Yeah, but he wouldnāt play that way in a session. Heās playing for paying patrons of the classical and popular music genres, on whom traditional music of any style would be lost, if not offensive. I really wonder whoās doing the laughing here!
I mean watch this one, and say you donāt respect the guy! I wanna be young again, and get into this class!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulKmP5ZVQus&mode=related&search=
he only knows classical, he does not know itm, thereās no choice for him to make. he is stuck in the classical box and cannot get out. he would not fit into an itm session unless it stopped to let him do his schtick - the ole classical interuptus.
Yeah, maybe. Itās a given that his ITM schtick really sucks. Still, heās a cool old dude. I wouldnāt mind having his gig.