Scottish, from Dundee, went to boarding school in Yorkshire, now living in Hamburg.
I play various tubes with holes in them for my fingers - mainly the flute, both Boehm and simple system. Also whistles and pipes.
I am trying to push a bit more Scottish repertoire into the Hamburg session scene while learning the ITM stuff myself as well.
I play a keyless blackwood Flute in D by Windward Flutes and a 6 key blackwood Terry McGee GLP also in D. Also, more rarely, a number of other flutes and whistles too many to mention here. I am also learning the pipes and I have a set of Garvie Session pipes and a GHB. I have smallpipes on order from Lauriebeck. I also have a silver bodied Boehm Flute (Yamaha 674) which I use for classical music.
I have been quite severely influenced by Chris Norman's playing, particularly on the Caledonian Flute CD.
Snippets Update 6.1.2010:
Ferry Reel
http://www.box.net/shared/nayjn0klar
Killavil Jig
http://www.box.net/shared/8tbykvst1m
Flowers of Edinburgh
http://www.box.net/shared/671z2y4giy
Blackthorne Stick (again)
http://www.box.net/shared/pmscvm0ikz
Update 30.7.2009:
Lauriebeck smallpipes are here and getting played quite a bit.
Here are a few samples of some of my (flute) playing attempts:
(13.10.2008):
Da Mirrie Boys of Greenland
http://www.box.net/shared/64sqeioi01
Sleep Sound ida Morning (15.5.2009)
http://www.box.net/shared/olnlznpzcz
Tunes in Crackpot's tunebook: 93
| The Happy | polka | March 23rd 2009 |
| A Bonny Lass To Merry Me | reel | May 3rd 2007 |
| Port Atholl | waltz | January 20th 2007 |
| Gin Ye Were Dead Gude-Man | hornpipe | November 25th 2006 |
| Gillian's | waltz | October 6th 2006 |
| Gillian's Waltz From What Road By Session A9 | September 23rd 2006 |
| January Snows | September 8th 2006 |
| The Caledonian Flute | Chris Norman | October 16th 2006 |
| Slattery's | October 7th 2008 |
| Cafe Sternschance | December 22nd 2006 |
| Autotune? The Truth? | October 7th 2009 |
| Painless Learning of new tunes | March 26th 2009 |
| Oldest busker? | September 8th 2008 |
| G# and FNat - Modes. | April 15th 2008 |
| Shetland Reels (fluted) | November 5th 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: flute pad sources, Scotland | March 17th 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: Irish flute/pipes takes on classical "tunes" | February 21st 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: Irish flute/pipes takes on classical "tunes" | February 20th 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: First wooden flute | February 16th 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: First wooden flute | February 16th 2010 |