Does anybody know or have any comment on the following artists:
Phil Brown, Whistlebinkies, Eoin Duignan, Brian Hughes, Craig Markley, Na Fili, Brendan Ring, Tom Rowe.
Thanks,
Don
On 2002-04-29 12:05, dlambert wrote:
Does anybody know or have any comment on the following artists:Phil Brown, Whistlebinkies, Eoin Duignan, Brian Hughes, Craig Markley, Na Fili, Brendan Ring, Tom Rowe.
Thanks,
Don
I’ve only heard CD’s from three of the above, so I’ll just comment on those:
Phil Brown - Umm, whistle music for the retirement homes? Not trad, not rad. I didn’t care for the CD I heard, but if you think you’d like to hear whistle versions of something like “By the light of the silvery moon”, then perhaps this is for you.
Eoin Duignan - AFAIK he has 2 “Solo” CD’s out, I have and love both. His CD’s have a mix of pipe and Whistle tunes - mostly Low’s when he goes for the whistle. The newer one “Ancient Rite” might be the better overall CD, but the first one “Coumineol” is a must have just for the first tune “Dance of the Gypsy Queen” alone.
I’d say both of Eoin’s CDs are a must have for anyone really into low whistle. Oh yeah, almost forgot: Eoin plays mostly original compostitions, which is rather a nice break from hearing the same old tunes played over and over again on the strictly trad CD’s.
Brendan Ring - Another great pipe/whistle player. I have a copy of “Troublesome Things” and listen to it all the time. Again, this is a mixed CD with about equal portions of the tune list split between Pipes and Low Whistle. A word of warning though: Track 7, “The Lasher”, may make you want to quit playing Low Whistle altogher, Brendan is that good.
The tunes on this CD are about 50% trad, 50% original. Another must have for the Low Whistle crowd. Some of the pipe tunes I can live without on this CD, but then I just don’t dig the whole regulator thing (sound), but that’s just me, the pipe playing is fabulous regardless, and the Low Whistle playing will bend your mind.
In summmary: Eoin Duignan and Brendan Ring’s CD’s are some of my very favorite whistle CD’s of all time, of course YMMV…
Loren
[ This Message was edited by: Loren on 2002-04-29 12:44 ]
Some like Brian Hughes a lot. http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?topic=809&forum=1
Na Fili is the name of a very Traditional Irish group with great piping by Tomas O’Canainn (can’t remember if there is whistle on it too)but there is also fiddle and I think accordian.
On 2002-04-29 12:05, dlambert wrote:
Does anybody know or have any comment on the following artists:Phil Brown, Whistlebinkies, Eoin Duignan, Brian Hughes, Craig Markley, Na Fili, Brendan Ring, Tom Rowe.
Thanks,
Don
I really enjoyed Craig Markley’s first CD, although whistle playing is secondary at most. I also hae Brendan Ring’s Troublesome Things which is a killer CD.
DW
I guess there must be two Brian Hugheses? The one I know is a jazz guitarist (he plays other strings, too).
Charlie
On 2002-04-29 21:11, Whistlepeg wrote:
Na Fili is the name of a very Traditional Irish group with great piping by Tomas O’Canainn (can’t remember if there is whistle on it too).
TO’c also played the accordeon, Matt CRanitch fiddle and Tom Barry whistle, never heard his piping described in the above way though 
On 2002-04-30 09:17, Peter Laban wrote:
TO’c also played the accordeon, Matt CRanitch fiddle and Tom Barry whistle, never heard his piping described in the above way though >
P{eter, don’t ever stop making little remarks like that—I’d miss them. 
I have a few Na Fili tunes on a Ceili sampler, and I like their stuff. It’s probabably a bit older and may not be representative, but it’s not glitzy or overproduced. nice feel, nice in-this-world whistle playing (rather than out-of-this-world, like Brian Finnegan). They do a really nice Chanter’s Tune, with a slow air thrown in, and I like their recording of, you know, that other one… :roll:
I only know their ‘Farewell to Connaught’ album which is OK. There used to be any amount of slagging about your man’s piping during the 1980s, I particularly remember one night with Chris Langan, Willie Reynolds and a bunch of others where Chris remarked it used to be said T O’C had pencil-marks on his drones so he’d know where to tune them. Which was the worst I ever heard Chris ever say about anybody.
Eoin Duignan is the reason I am learning to play the whistles. When he plays Dance of the Gypsy Queen there is magic in the room. He’s working on a third CD right now. I can’t wait to get it. He can be found at http://www.duigo.com.