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Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 35, Page 10

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Na Píobairí Uilleann
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Chairman, NPU
periodical Title
Píobaire, An
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2
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FULL SET OF PIPES n Bby Ginsberg. Any reasonableoffer or swap/part exchangefor flat pipes. Contact:Keith Powell, Live and LetLive, Ardleigh Road, Ded-ham, Essex C07 6EQ, Eng land.FOR SALE : Full set ofpipes in C natural - by JoeMckenna with Johnny Burkechanter - Very reasonableTel. Joe McHugh: 0404 5 16 1.An Plobaire is the journal of NAIS Henrietta Street, Dublin I.Membership rates: Over lSs -TitanicThe Titanic embarked onthe five-day ocean crossingfrom Cobh, then known asQueenstown. A hundred andthirteen third-class passen-gers embarked there, mostof them Irish emigrants.An Irish piper, EugeneDaly, a third-class passen-ger, played Erins Lamentas the ships passengers andcrew watched the land dis-appear in their wake. Dalylater sued the White StarLine for $50 for the loss ofhis pipes when he arrivedsafely in New York havingbeen rescued.From A folly of greed &negligence The Titanic -by Kathryn -iolmquist IrishTimes, Wednesday 15 April1987.Archive of the Folk MusicSection, Dept of Irish Folk-lore U.C.D.JACKIE SMALL.PIPES - Full sets $3500with keyed chanters, stopkey heads, hollow stocks, inEbony or Blackwood, Brassor Nickel Silver. SterlingSilver about $1500 extra.Pitches - B, C sharp, C, Band B flat. Hand sewn bags.All fully tuned and lifetimeguarantee. Delivered. Nocase. Half set - half price.Practice sets $450 to $500.Chapters $250 to $350(keyed and stop key heads).Prices are Australian dollars.GEOFF WOOFF, MailorsFlat, Vic. 3222, Australia.PIOBAIRI UILLEANN,Phone ( Cl) 744447.7; Under 18s - 3SEANCHASThat \Vonderful Music I I wa Maytinie. Th u day \tas lint, and lie Dublin jr Particularlyp ressvt, \Vliat wonder then, if, vliiIe seated at the PipersCoIupeI tion (Fci.s Ccoil) I slioLi lt i or a vlule feel iiowsy, andhear- ui a senii-cc,nscjous statethe Dices of the uiljtrdicatorsand then Martin OReil I ) say it would play the Battle ofAugh rim, This piece is a desci-ipti on of a battle a anion t, and homewardniaroli. Martin began to play, a n d fly , tte,itic.,r, was aroused by the fact hatpes were at least in t Line, and th u t lie was the best iff I had heard, exceptDen is Delaney. lii is is surely the cry of a l u riia,i soul n deep grief at the terribleloss of the dear corn rades dead on the field of bat tie tic pipes have becomeI ian, and are art iou at i hg not words, hu I ab oI ute sobs and wailings, too deepfor words; U i C ni ost perfect exprossi on possible of h un i ii anguish. I am notexaggerating when I say this.I shall never forget the im ression made on me by this ner brmance. I setit down with the rest of iii redletter days of my Ii fe-with the pianoforte playingof Dr. 13 1i!ciwwhoever as heard hi, 11 play knows what that leans with the& nging of George El e,ischel, or with t he perfori nance of t he prel u I e of tris tan byRichters Orchestra. WI at am I doing? I am placing beside such arti stes a poorCountry piper. Vet, why not P He is natures artiste, as 1) urns was natures poet;the others have nature and training ci their side with out both they would nothave been what they were. his man kTICI VS ii othi ng of the science of harmonyor of our modern training, but he has mastered tim rechniqtte of his iiistrunie,it,and l e I i as, in conj , ictinit vi th these great in usicians, a icart and soul wi oh giveshi in Ui sense of the tries.s of things. lie U ji vs i nstilict; ely when to do theright thiiig at the right ,non,ent. lie mid I )eniq I )elaiicy mild bring tears to theeyes of anyone who,, they play slow airs becat,. u thi use men feel w hat they play,and except the listener \Vcie made ol stone ic is hound by the ilag,ietic inhltienceof th use lien s playing to lee it also. Su rely tI is is tli e true test of al great art,whether it be mtlsical com ositjcm singi,ig or phtying, dori a et]it r Iiy an individualor by a body of players.Shah we, or ca n we it lord to Scorn the I risli s and the pipers wh onthese listrunlents and their ilayer.s have sticli liower ? llicy iltist he set downalong v tli the best tuiditinnal sniqers In t l thei, singing as ,iat,n-es art, ilistinctiveand hertuija ] as the wild llowe,-s that grow by the vaysidc fr in the Woods orCAR I. C ILI3E RI I I A RDEJ3EC}C,From:criticaltemberUladh: a literary andmagazine SepI 905.For Sale IThe attention of readers isdrawn to the advertisementwhich appeared in the lastissue of An Piobaire, no. 34Vol Il, Mrta 1927. Theadvertisement offered forsale a concert pitch, narrowbore chanter made by AlainFrom en t.Alain has asked that itbe noted that this chanterhas had approx cut fromthe top and is not there-fore in good order.LLe cuid UEh0mh 1e8
issue Number
35
page Number
10
periodical Author
[Periodical]
issue Publication Date
1987-05-01T00:00:00
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Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 35

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