Its crap! I know this even though it's not coming on tv for another two hours! It will consist of bad box playing and tacky fiddle playing. I will be back later to elaborate, after i watch it. This is a prediction more reliable than one of the great Nostradamus himself!! See you all later
Yes i do well spotted. I should've said in about 24 hours. Sorry i get a bit prematurely rambunctious when i know bad music is coming on the television.
BTW
Damien you could have played a lot better, didn't like the syncopated bass work and nasty triplets aren't my thing.
Frankie i just have one thing to say .... What the hell happened to you?
Aw it wasn't all that bad - certainly much better than the travesty that was the Kerry programme. OK way too much Frankie for my taste, but more playing and less showing off than is normal for him these days. Am I the only one that finds Song for Ireland really naff?
I particularly liked the bit with Noel Hill; also the piece with the Gavin family was quite good. As for the song, it's definitely been in Frankie's repertoire for some time as I remember it being sung by Mary Black with De Dannan - must have been nearly 30 years ago!
Nice to hear Frankie on the flute. Say what you like about him but he is a good fluter. Just cause Mary Black sang it doesn't make it any the less naff!
Gosh, well at least they all seem to be enjoying themselves.
Ok, I'm fed up with being non-confrontational and non-slagging. I thought I'd take a look just to see... And now I've heard. So I'm going to stop. And probably stop the tg4 window too.
Not my cup of tea so far. (Am I allowed to say that in public?)
Tonights Geantrai
Tonights Geantrai
Its crap! I know this even though it's not coming on tv for another two hours! It will consist of bad box playing and tacky fiddle playing. I will be back later to elaborate, after i watch it. This is a prediction more reliable than one of the great Nostradamus himself!! See you all later
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by skinnylillegs
Re: Tonights Geantrai
hmmm, today is saturday. its on sundays. so you mean tomorrows geantrai.
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by fiddleruairi
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Yes i do well spotted. I should've said in about 24 hours. Sorry i get a bit prematurely rambunctious when i know bad music is coming on the television.
BTW
Damien you could have played a lot better, didn't like the syncopated bass work and nasty triplets aren't my thing.
Frankie i just have one thing to say .... What the hell happened to you?
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by skinnylillegs
Re: Tonights Geantrai
was just thinking that. Whose on it
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by Lord Gordon
Re: Tonights Geantrai
ignore last post. Sent it same time as skinny
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by Lord Gordon
Re: Tonights Geantrai
It's good to see you back Lord Gordon, and fiddleruairi lovely playing on the show the other night.
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by skinnylillegs
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Surprise, surprise
# Posted on December 27th 2008 by bb
Re: Tonights Geantrai
thanks skinny.
# Posted on December 28th 2008 by fiddleruairi
Re: Tonights Geantrai
How come no one ever commented on this one?
http://www.tg4.com/bearla/clar/gean/gean5.asp
# Posted on December 28th 2008 by Hugo Chavez
Re: Tonights Geantrai
hey skinny, where were you over the xmas break? Your name came up quite a bit:
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/20117#comment420867
it was an excellent discussion - lots of bitching, lots of slagging, lots of fun. You were missed :(
# Posted on December 28th 2008 by skip canlon
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Aw it wasn't all that bad - certainly much better than the travesty that was the Kerry programme. OK way too much Frankie for my taste, but more playing and less showing off than is normal for him these days. Am I the only one that finds Song for Ireland really naff?
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by mariaphilmurphy
Re: Tonights Geantrai
I particularly liked the bit with Noel Hill; also the piece with the Gavin family was quite good. As for the song, it's definitely been in Frankie's repertoire for some time as I remember it being sung by Mary Black with De Dannan - must have been nearly 30 years ago!
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Bannerman
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Nice to hear Frankie on the flute. Say what you like about him but he is a good fluter. Just cause Mary Black sang it doesn't make it any the less naff!
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by mariaphilmurphy
Re: Tonights Geantrai
sliabh notes are doing all right so far...
[live commentary here...]
first set made me want to go and [fill in the blank]
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
3rd set ok, 4th... one moment. [I'm trying to do even-handed criticism here.]
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Gosh, well at least they all seem to be enjoying themselves.
Ok, I'm fed up with being non-confrontational and non-slagging. I thought I'd take a look just to see... And now I've heard. So I'm going to stop. And probably stop the tg4 window too.
Not my cup of tea so far. (Am I allowed to say that in public?)
Have a Happy New Year EVERYONE.
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
P.S. Kanes' fiddle playing was nice enough.
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Hmm, in fact I might carry on listening... out for a ciggy. (The backing to the song just started).
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Glad I did, Catherine McEvoy was lovely.
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
No comment on a couple of songs there.
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre
Re: Tonights Geantrai
Oh thank god for that, it's stopped.
In summa: generally agonising, improved by a few gems. And the gems didn't need improving by the cruddy setting. Worth hearing for the good.
Ok night night, and this time happy new year and fare thee well.
# Posted on December 29th 2008 by Pomme de Terre