Just say 'no' to smartphones. Ha ha! I know I'll get one eventually.
I've never seen or heard of him playing anything other than a
top of the line pro Boehm flute. The idea of Baroque specialists
on wooden flutes is fairly recent - last 30 years or so.
According to his own website, he currently plays a 20 carat solid gold Nagahara flute which was especially commisioned for him.
He has been known for many years as "The Man With the Golden Flute" because he has for a long time played a solid gold flute. I have a feeling it used to be a Yamaha, but, on this one, it's me who could be wrong.
I recall an interview where he said that he was once run over by a yamaha scooter and that this was the closest he ever got to a yamaha. He has a web site which gives lots of info about all the flutes he has ever played, but they are all Boehm and most of the recent ones are solid gold.
I picked one(a gold flute) up once and they are a bit heavier than silver, but not by as much as you would think. I think you're looking at 20K€ for something like that.
I, for one, have neither seen nor heard of Sir James performing upon a traditional wooden flute - but I am no one to ask for the facts on Mr. Galway, nor his career.
>>>I just thought it would be nice if more of us attempted to acknowledge your original question.
My knowledge of this is no indication, yea or nay, positive or negative, as to whether he plays upon wood for pleasure.
Says his first flute was a Selmer which is a piece, but it's a Boehm flute. All of the flute he's talking about are Boehms.
I believe the model he plays now is one that he collaborated with Nagahara to create, which can be found at http://www.nagaharaflutes.com/galway.html
I'll be seeing him in Montreal in November, maybe I'll get a chance to ask him if he's owned any simple system flutes!
Sir James's flute
Sir James's flute
Watching a TV program
Sir James 'Galway playing a flute...brass
Does he also play traditional wood keyless flute?
Whence
Sorry for the strange punctuation. USELESS DROID that self cor
rects and shifts to Useless apps and other c**p
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by zippydw
Re: Sir aJames's flute
Alway I am trying to type 'GALWAY' AND KEEPS self correcting to Alway. Damned DROID
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by zippydw
Re: Sir James's flute
Just say 'no' to smartphones. Ha ha! I know I'll get one eventually.
I've never seen or heard of him playing anything other than a
top of the line pro Boehm flute. The idea of Baroque specialists
on wooden flutes is fairly recent - last 30 years or so.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by Hup
Re: Sir James's flute
Just curious
Alway ...'galway
Where's r
That at?attacks
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by zippydw
Re: Sir James's flute
I think he plays a solid gold Powell Boehm flute. He does not play a simple system or wood flute, though he does play tin whistle at times.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by JPFlute
Re: Sir James's flute
I seem to recall that it's actually gold plated, but I may be wrong.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by gam
Re: Sir James's flute
According to his own website, he currently plays a 20 carat solid gold Nagahara flute which was especially commisioned for him.
He has been known for many years as "The Man With the Golden Flute" because he has for a long time played a solid gold flute. I have a feeling it used to be a Yamaha, but, on this one, it's me who could be wrong.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Sir James's flute
I recall an interview where he said that he was once run over by a yamaha scooter and that this was the closest he ever got to a yamaha. He has a web site which gives lots of info about all the flutes he has ever played, but they are all Boehm and most of the recent ones are solid gold.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by Crackpot
Re: Sir James's flute
Solid gold flute? The lad's got good strong shoulder and arm muscles then!
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Sir James's flute
I wonder what the weight is? 20K gold is almost 85% pure.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by Batgirl has left the GPL ;)
Re: Sir James's flute
I picked one(a gold flute) up once and they are a bit heavier than silver, but not by as much as you would think. I think you're looking at 20K€ for something like that.
# Posted on August 28th 2011 by Crackpot
Re: Sir James's flute
Ing Damned DROID. 'Effing useless
I was curios if he played a traditional flute
Sounds like uppity
# Posted on August 29th 2011 by zippydw
Re: Sir James's flute
BAck at a real computer....
Strange when authenticity is important in the digital world.
Droid insisted on changing my words to what it wanted to spell.
Thanks for the comments. Gave me a reason to pull out my Matt Molloy solo albums.
# Posted on August 29th 2011 by zippydw
Re: Sir James's flute
To the OPs original question -
I, for one, have neither seen nor heard of Sir James performing upon a traditional wooden flute - but I am no one to ask for the facts on Mr. Galway, nor his career.
>>>I just thought it would be nice if more of us attempted to acknowledge your original question.
My knowledge of this is no indication, yea or nay, positive or negative, as to whether he plays upon wood for pleasure.
More here, possibly:
http://www.thegalwaynetwork.com/pdf/jgalwayparisENG.pdf
Hope this helps.
# Posted on August 29th 2011 by Piece
Re: Sir James's flute
Just watched a video on this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLSeHSXWLDc
Says his first flute was a Selmer which is a piece, but it's a Boehm flute. All of the flute he's talking about are Boehms.
I believe the model he plays now is one that he collaborated with Nagahara to create, which can be found at http://www.nagaharaflutes.com/galway.html
I'll be seeing him in Montreal in November, maybe I'll get a chance to ask him if he's owned any simple system flutes!
# Posted on August 30th 2011 by Dorkmeister