Irish flute - from the perspective of the beginner

Greetings,

Yesterday I finally ring awaited sms from the Czech Post that today I get the package. :-) I have long wondered if purchased Irish flute and on Monday I decided - Yes.

The problem is where to find the Czech Republic Irish flute. On eBay, I found it quite a bit, but I have no experience with that. Eventually I found a Czech trade www.whistleshop.cz , where I discovered the Irish flute.

And today it is come! :-) Classic Irish flute is made of wood. Today are manufactured from a metal or polymer. Mine is just made of polymer - for my playing is enough I do not need an expensive flute. I am a beginner.

https://www.tonydixonmusic.co.uk/

This flute is made by Tony Dixon. It is one piece, measuring about 60 cm. Holding as well as flute.

I was surprised how far are holes (there are 6 holes). The second problem is the holding flutes - diagonally left or right? I came to the conclusion - diagonally right (just do not ask me for God's sake, how I came to that conclusion, I have the flute at home just a few hours :-D) Come watch a few youtube tutorials and it will be clear. :-). And finally, the problem number three. How this tool I longed to coax sound - deliberately I say "sound" and not "tone", in that it is a huge of difference. :-D. I managed to get up after a grueling 45 minutes. and it more or less by accident. :-)

After my first hour of exercise, I was very breathless, but happy!

P. S. This article is written from the perspective of a beginner and I do not aim at anyone advise or instruct anyone.

Thank you for reading and sorry for my English

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Michael Flatley - ITM Irish flautist

Michael Flatley many people know as an exceptional dancer and choreographer, but few people know that it is also an excellent flautist.

His motto is:
 
"Nothing is impossible follow your dreams."  

This is perhaps the reason why it is so successful at what he does.He is born July 16, 1958 in Deitroitu Michigan as the second of five children - later the family moved to Chicago in the state Illinoi. His parents arrived in the USA from Ireland in 1947.Parents tried to keep the Irish tradition. His father had a stack of LPs  with Irish music at home. - Seamus Tansey, Kevin Henry, Matt Molloy, ... His first Irish wooden flute got Michael at age 10 from his father and learned to play it by listening to LPs ITM. *In 1975, at the age of 17 years, he won the Irish Championship flute - All-Irish Flute Champion. At the same time, he won the first American World Cup World Irish Dance - All-World Irish Dancing Champion.Practical experience gathered while performing tour in 1978 and 1979 with a set of Green Fields of America and in 1980 with the band Chieftains, where he met with Matt Molloy.
Michael released two albums: One Whispering wind and a diffrent note.Among my favorite tunes include:

The Old Timber Flute
Wild Horses
One More Time
Bad Weather 

 Other tunes found on https://play.spotify.com/album/28UbPxt7USquXYYSB0P4qj

Bonus 2 Video

Duet with Matt Molloy

Sessions with Michael Flatley. Patrick's Day 2014 in Cork

 

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Matt Molloy - ITM Irish flautist

As I promised - the first flutist, who will introduce Matt Molloy. The ITM is regarded as the best player on the Irish flute.

Born January 12, 1947 in County Roscommon in Ballaghaderreen. In eight years, he began playing the Irish flute and seventeen won the All-Ireland Flute Championship. ** He learned from his father and uncle - they came from County Sligo, where there is a long tradition of playing the Irish flute. Matt Molloy's Irish flute playing style, which is used for playing the bagpipes.
  
In the interview from 1997, Matt Molloy says: "My grandfather played as well. And it goes right back into the family on my father’s side. They all played. My grandfather played around the turn of the century. They were all from the Sligo area, South Sligo, which is quite close to where I’m from myself. We’re just across the border in County Roscommon, that’s where I was born."

During the seventies, Matt Molloy was a member of The Bothy Band and its successor, the refounding group Planxty. In 1979 he became a member of The Chieftains, replacing Michael Tubridy. During his career, Molloy worked with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

He lives in Westport, County Mayo now. Own a famous Matt Molloy's pub. 

My favorite songs from Matt Molloy are:  

That's it all for today. :-) 

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Irish flute players

Hello,

 I have got headphones on and listening to your favorite ITM* now. Of all the tools muical I prefer Irish flute, so I decided that it will gradually introduce some flutists playing this kind of music.Once on the net I found these players:

1.      Liam Kelly                                   

2.      Harry Bradley

3.      Seamus Egan

4.      Mike McGoldrick

5.      Matt Molloy

6.      Conal O´Grada

7.      Peter Horan

8.      James Carty

9.      Kenny Hadden

10.  Packie Duignan

11.  Marcus O’Murchu

12.  Catherine McEvoy

13.  Ciaran Somers

14.  Tara Diamond

15.  John (Siobhan) Kelly

16.  Seamus Tansey

17.  Eamon Cotter

18.  Marcus O’Murchu

19.  Dave Sheridan

20.  James Galway

21.  John Wynne

22.  Kevin Crawford

23.  Desi Wilkinson

24.  Frankie Kennedy

25.  Patsy Hanley

26.  Mike Rafferty

27.  Sylvain Barou

28.  Paddy Carthy

29.  Eddie Cahill

30.  Colm O´Donnell

31.  Tommy Guihan

32.  Michael Flatley

33.  Pat Mahon

34.  Marcus Hernon

35.  Dave Sheirdan

36.  Molloy Mulvey

37.  Patsy Hanly

38.  JC Talty

39.  Mick Tubridy

40.  Cathal McConnell

41.  Paddy Carty

42.  Jean Michel Veillon

43.  Sylvan Barou

44.  Roger Sherloc

45.  Brian Finnegan

46.  Shannon Heaton

47.  June McCormack (June Ní Chormaic)

48.  Dee Havlin

49.  Josie McDermott

50.  Sean Gavin

51.  Eddie Moloney

52.  Sheena Vallely

53.  Jack Coen

54.  Kevin Ryan

55.  John Rynne

56.  Eamonn de Barra

57.  Barra McAllister

58.  Emer Mayock

59.  Lesley Bingham

60.  Tara Bingham

61.  Patsy O´Halloran

62.  Eamonn Cotter

63.  Jack Coen

64.  Eddie Moloney

65.  Spike O’Callaghan

66.  Steph Geremia

67.  Clare Mann

68.  Grey Larsen

69.  Seán O Broin

70.  Frankie Gavin

71.  Kevin Henry

72. Larry Nugent

About all 72 flutists I not will write, but I can make you enjoy, that you introduce some of them. :-) 
Next time you can look forward to Matt Molloy
  

*ITM - Irish Traditional Music

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Penny whistle

In this article, I want to introduce one of the musical instruments traditional Irish music - Penny whistle.Also, they called Tin whistle or whistle just for short. People can often.change with Irish flute.It is a simple wind instrument about 20 cm long. Modern penny whistle is native to the British Isles (England). Original material from which the whistle is produced and the produced timber. Over time and with the advent of the modern era began to produce a metal whistle. The factory production of Irish whistle came late nineteenth century, Robert Clarke and founded a long tradition. Until 1900, they were marketed as "Clarke London flageolets" or "Clarke flageolets Under this brand is manufactured whistle today.

Nowadays the most common pipes made of brass or nickel-plated brass tube pipe with a plastic mouthpiece. Another common form is conical metal with a wooden whistle stop in the wide end forming a mouthpiece (Mark Clarke). Other less common variant is made of metal pipe, PVC pipe, and a wooden flute.Produced in different keys. The most common are the C and D key. Irish songs are mostly in the key of D (but it is not a rule). Incidentally, on www.youtube.com is a lot of instructions how to play the whistle.

Unlike recorders whistle has only 6 holes (flute has many 9). These are called. Simple System. It should be surprised that it does not whistle at the bottom of the hole for the left thumb and is not used or right pinkie. I admit that I revelled that playing on this narrow flute will, therefore, be simpler. Wrong, so it's not that simple. :-) Another difference is that the holes are farther apart than on a recorder (soprano). When you play simple songs on this is not that hard. It's worse when you start playing Irish songs which are mostly very fast and it takes a lot of moving fingers and a lot of training, but it's worth it. :-)



At the end of one of my first attempts publikovatelných - Amazing Grace

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