"But I think it is an unassailable fact that folk music or traditional music, call it what you will, has always been open to outside influences, to rhythms and cadences beyond the immediate range of its practitioners, as demonstrated, to take but one example, by Andy Irvine’s taking the bouzouki into Irish music. There is no such thing as a purely Irish instrument."
Good artcle, but hesmissed out many other top class belfast based flute players, most obvious Fankie Kennedy who was mentored by and large by Leslie Bingham, I remember both of them in Kelly's cellars talking, playing and Frankie learning from him. of course there is Leslies daugther and wife of Dermy Diamond Tara. Marcus O Murthu,Gary Hastings Spike O Callaghan and maybe not ITM but Sir James Galway. I am always taken back to Matt Molloys oub and theiconic picture of Sir James and Matt up Croaig Patrick and their hands on imaginary flutes. Im sure theres amny more great NI flute players . Good artcle though
Ciaran Carson Article
Ciaran Carson Article
http://journalofmusic.com/article/929
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by Patkiwi
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Thanks for that, very interesting.
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by Dragut Reis
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Interesting stuff. Don't know much about Belfast's music. Is Brian Finnegan's playing characteristic of it?
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by nicholas
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Brian always cites Jean-Michel Veillon as his major influence, but this is an interesting read - http://www.firescribble.net/flute/finnegan.html.
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by Floss the Tethers
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"But I think it is an unassailable fact that folk music or traditional music, call it what you will, has always been open to outside influences, to rhythms and cadences beyond the immediate range of its practitioners, as demonstrated, to take but one example, by Andy Irvine’s taking the bouzouki into Irish music. There is no such thing as a purely Irish instrument."
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by Jusa Nutter Eejit
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Is he allowed to say that? [feigns outrage]
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by SWFL Fiddler
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If I'm not mistaken SWFL, the cutting blade of witty sarcasm is a purely Irish instrument.
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by Jusa Nutter Eejit
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JNE,
Do you play at the Fibber's session in Chandler?
# Posted on October 9th 2009 by Jimmy B
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Good artcle, but hesmissed out many other top class belfast based flute players, most obvious Fankie Kennedy who was mentored by and large by Leslie Bingham, I remember both of them in Kelly's cellars talking, playing and Frankie learning from him. of course there is Leslies daugther and wife of Dermy Diamond Tara. Marcus O Murthu,Gary Hastings Spike O Callaghan and maybe not ITM but Sir James Galway. I am always taken back to Matt Molloys oub and theiconic picture of Sir James and Matt up Croaig Patrick and their hands on imaginary flutes. Im sure theres amny more great NI flute players . Good artcle though
# Posted on October 10th 2009 by belfastrab
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Johnny Moynihan introduced the bouzouki to Irish trad with the help of Donal Lunny I always thought.
# Posted on October 12th 2009 by iwerzon
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Jimmy B - I sent you an e-mail.
# Posted on October 12th 2009 by Jusa Nutter Eejit