Blues solo on an Irish Bellows blown bagpipe.

[old git]

Unlikely as this seems, you can find it on iPlayer as the play out item on the BBC Four Transatlantic Sessions V on February 24th. Not suggesting it is a good solo, feel that he's never heard of dirty slow blues and when he does, it should get better. Of course us sax addicts can get more effects and variations into our renditions with breath and embouchure control.

For Andy, Bela Fleck playing good three finger and a nice bit of frailing but none on glass banjos. So where's mine?

 

[jonf]

Blues solo on Irish bellows blown bagpipe? Sounds like the sort of thing heard in a really nasty nightmare after too much strong cheese.

 

[Jules]

Davey Spillane- the Hendrix of the Uillean Pipes- did a few blues tracks with rory gallagher, I seem to remember.... and rather good they were too....

 

[Tenor Viol]

Blues solo on Irish bellows blown bagpipe? Sounds like the sort of thing heard in a really nasty nightmare after too much strong cheese.

I assume that they are similar to Northumbrian pipes? Is this the same as Uilleann pipes? When I've been to early music summer schools in Durham, there's always a folk-themed evening and the prof of music from Newcastle often attends. He specialises in Northumbrian music and demos on the pipes.

 

[Nick Wyver]

I assume that they are similar to Northumbrian pipes?

Not remotely.

Is this the same as Uilleann pipes?

Yes. Also called Union pipes.

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Unlikely as this seems, you can find it on iPlayer as the play out item on the BBC Four Transatlantic Sessions V on February 24th. Not suggesting it is a good solo, feel that he's never heard of dirty slow blues and when he does, it should get better. Of course us sax addicts can get more effects and variations into our renditions with breath and embouchure control.

For Andy, Bela Fleck playing good three finger and a nice bit of frailing but none on glass banjos. So where's mine?

Just sent it to the sandblaster's emporium to get Csalm engraved on it, oh I do hope I've speled it pruperlee.
Cheers Bill, I'll look it up later.
Plunky

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Thanks Bill what a treat. Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and Danny Thompson and some folk I haven't seen before but will now research. Great to hear some five string banjo in Irish music. When I turned up with my banjo to a jam at the local Irish Club I was banned! Too loud and not a proper (tenor) banjo they said. Luckily I took the guitar along and they let me play.

Thanks again mate far better than Casualty with the missus.

Andy

 

[old git]

Thanks Bill what a treat. Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and Danny Thompson and some folk I haven't seen before but will now research. Great to hear some five string banjo in Irish music. When I turned up with my banjo to a jam at the local Irish Club I was banned! Too loud and not a proper (tenor) banjo they said. Luckily I took the guitar along and they let me play.

Thanks again mate far better than Casualty with the missus.

Andy

I too find relief when the missus goes off to Casualty in the ambulance.

Kev,
This is non PC humour.

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Kev,
This is non PC humour.

Don't worry about Kev he's got a "ducky" tone on alto. Matron!