Pretty interesting. It was mainly about Seamus O'Kane and bodhrans. Some nice playing to be honest. I did have a wee chuckle at one scene in a pub at some bodhran festival where there were two people playing melody instruments surrounded by about 15 bodhran players all playing at once!!
About 20 years ago or so I was at a Rennaissance Fair where a lady was giving a bodhran workshop. I inquired who the musicians providing melodic "accompaniment" were, to which she answered that she had none arranged. Having my trusty 2 dollar "D" whistle with me, I offered to supply a few jigs, reels, and whatevers.
It went fine, till the end, when she insisted on the entire class of between a dozen and two dozen student drummers marching round the fair, with your narrator playing some marches on his whistle.
Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
Pretty interesting. It was mainly about Seamus O'Kane and bodhrans. Some nice playing to be honest. I did have a wee chuckle at one scene in a pub at some bodhran festival where there were two people playing melody instruments surrounded by about 15 bodhran players all playing at once!!
# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by waraf
Re: Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
About 20 years ago or so I was at a Rennaissance Fair where a lady was giving a bodhran workshop. I inquired who the musicians providing melodic "accompaniment" were, to which she answered that she had none arranged. Having my trusty 2 dollar "D" whistle with me, I offered to supply a few jigs, reels, and whatevers.
It went fine, till the end, when she insisted on the entire class of between a dozen and two dozen student drummers marching round the fair, with your narrator playing some marches on his whistle.
Simply stunnin', 'twas.
# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by Rook
Re: Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
great programme! was thinking alright was any of the bodhranaphobics!?? from this site watching! seamus is such a cool player!
# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by lilyot
Re: Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
Waraf, our session has one melody player, 6 guitars and four bodhrans, which is about the right balance.
# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
Bliss
You forgot the amplified bass?
# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by jfiddlerh
Re: Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
Didn't want to make Mr llig jealous, or drive him over the edge.
# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: Anyone see Ceird an Cheoil last night?
My session has mostly fiddles. This area has a lot of fiddle players per capita. Maybe I should take up the bad ron.
# Posted on July 24th 2008 by awildman2384