Posted in Irish Traditional Music, Old Wooden Flutes on May 19th, 2007 4 Comments »
I received mail this morning from the woodenflute.com digest and was delighted to see an old wooden flute offered for sale by Jem Hammond of Wales. He lists it as being a 19th century 8 key flute in D and of French origin although there is no maker’s stamp on it. It was a treat [...]
Posted in Flute Player, Irish Flute, Irish Traditional Music, Musicians, Tin Whistle, Wooden Flute on May 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
Kevin Crawford whistles a merry tune!
There are, no doubt, dozens or even hundreds of really good Irish flute and whistle players around the world. Some of them probably choose to remain in relative obscurity and are known and heard by very few. Many you will find at sessions small and large, or on CD’s, and [...]
Posted in Concert Flute, Irish Flute, Irish Traditional Music, Literature, Magazines, Music, New Zealand, Publications, Wooden Flute on May 6th, 2007 No Comments »
I’m almost a full month late with this article, but I would like to let the world know about the April edition of Flute Focus. It was the 10th edition and a real cracker! Flute Focus is an international quarterly flute magazine produced in New Zealand by the ebullient Mary O’Brien. Mary — aside [...]
Posted in Irish Flute, Irish Traditional Music, Music, Wooden Flute on May 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I would imagine that every lover of Irish traditional flute music has already forked out the paltry sum being asked for what many consider to be a unique and, as Songlines Magazine put it, “…enthralling compilation of traditional and modern Irish flute music…”. So I’m not necessarily talking to you guys and gals out there [...]
Posted in Irish Flute, Irish Traditional Music, New Zealand, Tuition, Wooden Flute on May 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
New Zealand’s Irish Traditional Irish Music Workshops
Ceol Aneas (music of the south) invite you to a weekend of Irish Traditional Music Workshops being held in Nelson, New Zealand, from June 1 to 4, 2007. We are delighted to offer a spectacular line up of special guests for this years event, which will be the eighth [...]
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Since 1983, Martin Doyle has been producing high quality simple system wooden flutes that are used predominantly in Irish traditional music. His flutes, both with and without tuning slides and keys, have become renowned for their ease of playing and quality of tone.
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