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| 139.1 | | TSC01::MAILLARD | | Mon Feb 23 1987 02:24 | 4 |
| Re .0: Is this 'Early Music Shop' in any way related to the one
of the same name in Baker Street, London, G.-B.? This one too offers
quite a lot of medieval and Irish instruments.
Denis.
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| 139.2 | | TALLIS::DARCY | George @Littleton Mass USA | Wed Feb 25 1987 00:35 | 27 |
| From: ASHBY::USENET "USENET Newsgroup Distributor 24-Feb-1987 2200" 24-FEB-1987 22:03
To: @[.soc.culture.celtic]NEWS.DIS
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Path: decwrl!pyramid!prls!philabs!briar!dml
Subject: Re: Pipes
Posted: 23 Feb 87 14:01:55 GMT
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Lindsay F. Marshall) writes:
> In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (dlp) writes:
> >.... and uillien (sp! but its pronounced ellen) pipes of Ireland.
> !!!!!
>
> Not round here its not!!!!
>
> Lindsay
But isn't your local version of the Uilleann pipes called "Northumbrian
pipes"? I'm Irish and have been playing the Uilleann pipes for some time
and have never heard uilleann pronounced any other way than (phonetically)
ill-ann (ellen is passable). I believe the root is either from the Irish for
elbow, or a corruption of the English "union pipes." From the small sample
of Northumbrian pipes I've seen, they seem smaller than Uilleann pipes and
have a hinged stopper at the base of the chanter to perform the job done
by the piece of leather on the leg of an Uilleann piper.
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| 139.3 | Northumbrian Pipes | IOSG::DONOVAN | | Fri Feb 27 1987 12:47 | 12 |
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The Northumbrian pipes are also known as 'smallpipes'. I believe
they play in 'G' and have a basic 1 octave chanter, which makes
them higher and more limited in range than the Uileann pipes, although
some pipes have extra keys to extend the range.
I can't think of any good recordings to recommend - I've only heard
/ seen the Northumbrian pipes in Folk Clubs.
John
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| 139.4 | The Battlefield band and pipes | SSGVAX::OCONNELL | Irish by Name | Tue Mar 03 1987 09:53 | 6 |
| The Battlefield Band use Northumbrian pipes in many of their tunes.
The have two albums out that I know about, but I'm not sure of
the titles. I'll have a look in my record shelves, but if anyone
knows off hand...
Roxanne
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| 139.5 | | DUBSWS::D_OSULLIVAN | Avoid commas, that are unnecessary | Tue Mar 03 1987 12:28 | 5 |
| Uileann most probably comes from the word for elbow since this is
the method of playing these pipes. As an aside, the uileann pipes
origated because the Irish were not allowed to play the bagpipes.
/Dermot
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| 139.6 | | TSC01::MAILLARD | | Wed Mar 04 1987 02:47 | 6 |
| Re .3, .4: Allistair Anderson, who's also a very good English
concertina player, is one of the best present artists on the
Northumbrian pipes. I don't have the name of any of his records in
mind at the moment, but any folk music shop dealing in British or
Celtic music should have some of them on their catalogue.
Denis.
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| 139.7 | GEORDIE ELBOW PIPER | ERIC::LARS | | Thu Mar 05 1987 09:29 | 20 |
| FM: JOHN BOYLE TEESSIDE F.S. UK.
I'M PUTTING IN MY HA'PORTH!
THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES HAVE A PERMANENTLY STOPPED END TO THE CHANTER
AS OPPOSED TO THE UILLEANN OPEN END.THEY PLAY NOMINALLY IN 'G' BUT
IN FACT IT IS USUALLY F#-ISH.(I'M SURE THIS IS TO PREVENT OTHER
MUSICIANS JOINING IN IN 'SESSIONS')
ONE OF THE BRIGHT NEW STARS OF NORTHUMBRIAN PIPING IS KATHRYN
TICKELL .CHECK WITH RECORD SHOPS FOR RECORDINGS.
MYSELF I PREFER THE IRISH PIPES ;THEY ARE MORE VERSATILE AND
EXPRESSIVE. I PLAY A SET MYSELF AND ATTEND THE ANNUAL PIPERS'
P-UP HELD IN IRELAND IN MAY. THIS YEAR ITS IN THE WEST (NEAR GALWAY) .
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT MIKE CLUNE WHOM I MET IN SAUDI ARABIA ,LAST
I HEARD HE WAS WORKING IN GALWAY PLANT. ANYONE WITH ANY NEWS?
SLEANTE!
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| 139.8 | Good Piping | WELSWS::MANNION | | Mon Mar 09 1987 07:53 | 14 |
| For excellent performances on the Northumbrian pipes I would recommend
anything by the High Level Ranters. Alastair Anderson and Colin
Ross both played the pipes with them. They produced about ten albums
before they split up a few years ago, reforming as The New High
Level Ranters! Anderson went off to do other things, but Colin Ross
was still there, and another piper was one of the new line up, but
I can't remember who.
The New line up did not come up to the standards of the original
four. Their albums were released on Topic and Trailer records, about
half on each label, the Topic records should still be available.
I will get the names and numbers if anyone asks.
Phillip
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| 139.9 | An aside | WELSWS::MANNION | | Thu Mar 12 1987 08:34 | 4 |
| There is a reference somewhere in Shakespeare to a musician playing
the "woolly" pipes. This is thought to be a corruption of Uileann.
Phillip
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| 139.10 | We just never told "Them" .... | ENGGSG::BURNS | As The Hammer Strikes The Anvil | Thu Mar 12 1987 10:03 | 9 |
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The Irish invented the Bagpipes, and gave them to the Scots.
(as a joke)
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| 139.11 | Lexicon Scotticon | WELSWS::MANNION | | Thu Mar 12 1987 10:44 | 10 |
| I am developing a Scots dictionary for some friends we're going
on holiday with up there (They've never been North of Carlisle.)
One of the terms I have, er, invented is a euphemism for the bagpipes
They have become The Devil's Intestines!
This applies only to the Highland pipes, I should add, not the Uileann
or Northumbrian pipes.
Phillip
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| 139.12 | The pipes are calling! | CGVAX2::PRIESTLEY | | Thu Jan 28 1993 09:00 | 8 |
| bagpipes, of whatever sort, are one of the most widely distributed
instruments known. Bagpipes existed all through the mediterranean and
Balkans long before civilization even knew of Scotland, Ireland, etc.
Andrew
P.S. my preference is Scottish Highland Pipes.
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