Loughcurra’s one hundred and forty-nine comments

I’ve only ever heard description along the lines of ‘three parts, played single’ etc. more…

Fiddler is to violinist as fluter is to flautist more…

Dagmar’s photos and others are up on Facebook. more…

I was looking into this after hearing Kevin Crawford play it as Eanach Mhic Coilín. more…

Make sure that you’re not gripping the flute. Apart from balancing the weight at the fulcrum, so as not drop it on the floor, the main effort should be directed to the horizontal rotation (pushing the lower part of the flute away from you to keep the he... more…

Manuscript books are a wonderful resource for traditional tunes, as they have been consistently for a couple of hundred of years at least. Where on Earth would we be without O’Farrell, Goodman, O’Neill or Breatnach? As long as you have the style to pl... more…

It’s probably dried out and shrunk a bit. Measure the diameter of the tube at the head, probably about 18-19mm, and mark that on the end of a long stick (cleaning rod will do if you have one). Push the stick up the head of the flute and use it to move t... more…

S’iomadh Rud A Chunnaic Mi more…

Kevin introduces the set at 19:30, the second tune is Scottish and he gives the name. more…

Take pleasure in listening. Record and make a note of some tunes they play. Target just one or two at a time. Ask for advice, ask if they could play the tune you’ve been working on. It’s how we all do it, a bit of humility and hard work, enjoy the roa... more…