I live in Minneapolis, Mn USA. I am a flute player (modern silver not irish...yet) and have a band and play Celticy Folkish Rocklike music. I have a pickup (Barcus Berry flute pickup) in my flute. Drop me a line if you're thinking of getting one. On a side note I am also learning the saxophone and I think it would be interesting to hear Irish music on a sax...someday I will find "At the Racket" and listen to it (so far I have been unable to find one for purchase). I am learning the fiddle and so far my lessons are going good. I have taken a break from lessons for gigs and moving/unpacking (I bought a house recently) Hopefully I will survive. I gotta find more practice time.
My current instrumental influences for music are Lunasa, Danu, Altan, Matt Molloy, Solas, and the Bothy Band. Also, I can't keep the Wooden Flute Obsession cd out of my cd player without going through withdrawl.
A lot of people ask me why I don't play tin whistles or an Irish flute. Well a couple of reasons. 1. I know how to play modern flute and piccolo and I like them. 2. I have short fingers and find the reach on an Irish flute uncomfortable. So I stick to what I know. Although the Casey Burns for small hands has me intrigued.
Tunes in autumn's tunebook: 22
| Gan Ainm | jig | January 2nd 2004 |
| Campbell's Farewell To Red Gap | reel | December 26th 2003 |
| The Best Of De Danann | De Danann | March 5th 2004 |
| An Ocean's Breadth | Mick McAuley | December 10th 2003 |
| Blueprint | Natalie MacMaster | October 30th 2003 |
| Brendan O'Neill's | October 21st 2003 |
| Crowd Reaction vs. Musical Integrity | May 5th 2004 |
| Fluter turned Fiddler update and other musings | May 3rd 2004 |
| Fluter turned Fiddler? | April 7th 2004 |
| Making a Tune Book for a Friend | March 29th 2004 |
| How to choose a set ender | February 26th 2004 |
| Discussions | Re: fairies stealing me plectrums | January 14th 2005 |
| Discussions | Re: Book 'em, Casey | December 1st 2004 |
| Discussions | Re: New Printer..now my ABC2win program won't print | August 26th 2004 |
| Discussions | Re: Various instrumental Jokes | August 26th 2004 |
| Discussions | Re: Quick check! | August 25th 2004 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Stubbert's | reel | Adorian |
| Campbell's Farewell To Red Gap | reel | Amixolydian |
| Cooley's | reel | Eminor |
| David's | jig | Gdorian |
| Dennis Murphy's | polka | Dmajor |
| The Devil's Dream | hornpipe | Amajor |
| Far From Home | reel | Gmajor |
| The Four Pound Cheque | polka | Dmajor |
| The Glasgow | reel | Dminor |
| Leon's | waltz | Gmajor |
| Lord Mayo | polka | Gmajor |
| Minor Slip | slip jig | Bminor |
| Morrison's | jig | Edorian |
| The Rights Of Man | hornpipe | Eminor |
| The Road To Lisdoonvarna | slide | Edorian |
| Ryan's | polka | Dmajor |
| Siobhan O'Donnell's | reel | Amajor |
| Sliabh Russell | jig | Adorian |
| The Swallowtail | jig | Adorian |
| The Teetotaler's | reel | Gmajor |
| Tommy Bhetty's | waltz | Gmajor |
| Tommy Peoples' | reel | Bminor |