Irish Uilleann pipes player Darrach MacMathúna

[Dayepipes]

Love the partial-dot style, echos of Tommy Reck but more.

[Intorqueo629]

Someday I'll have a set of pipes, but I'll not be nearly this good.

[finki65]

Is breá liom ceol na hÉireann.

[celticbattleaxe]

@finki65 nach bhfuil grá ceol na hÉireann? :)

[Nautilus1972]

YeeeeeaaAAAAAAP YEBOYAH!

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

i love the 2.23 trill

[gilbert20]

What a simply WONDERFUL player! Good on you, boyo!

[franciscoyfrancisco]

ia first gaita?



[AgBorragh]

@franciscoyfrancisco Sí, mucha más antígua que la gaita o las 'bagpipes' de Escocia. Soy un irlandés en Asturias. la gaita es mola también! Saludos

[MarcelGomesPan]

I suddenly have this urge for whiskey???

I lived in Co Cork once upon a time and love the Piob Uillean!

[cricket702]

Who makes your pipes?

[bitterboy100]

This kid shreds! He's awesome!

[Possibly3]

I've got such a long way to go....

[wellhill99]

good on yer

[cricket702]

WOW great playin 

[purewhitelight1]

could anybody tell me what reels these are please?

[heyaanimerocksheya]

all speaking gaelish ? ^^" would love to learn gaelish lol =D

[Aludan1989]

@heyaanimerocksheya who knows weather they actually are talking gaelish ;D

[heyaanimerocksheya]

@Aludan1989 good question :o

[chestybondrod]

Hi EoghanSandberg , Thank you for responding to my comment .Im an aussie of scottish decent. My grand father came from the Isle Of Skye,he spoke fluent Gaelic, unfortunately I have had no need to learn gaelic. I do have an interest in the cultural side of things. I also enjoy the irish culture as well and love their music and dancing.

[celticbattleaxe]

Erin go bragh!!!!!!

[niznet111]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhh! my ears are bleeding!

This aint music, it's torture to my soul!

[MrJarbuckle]

i want to kill A BIRD

[chestybondrod]

Yeah what EoghanSandberg said ??

[EoghanSandberg]

@chestybondrod

He's a Gael, I said something in Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic admittedly, but still) - a rough translation would go along the lines of "I adore the bagpipes, he's a great uillean pipe player".

[sideburnbasher]

from a german bloke

Lovely!

[AthanatosSAVVASGR]

@sideburnbasher ORIGINAL alt Griechisches Instrument aus der PONTOS Region vom Schwarzem Meer Euxinos Pontos (Karadeniz heute tr)DOULOUMI zusamen in Ballform genähtes fehl aus Ziegen oder Schafsfehl, Griechisch römische Legionäre die in Anatolien damals zusamen ihren Wehrdienst geleistet haben,und danach wo Klein Asien Befriedet war ohne große gegenwehr der Griechen,hat Julius Käser sein Legion in der auch Griechen gedient haben nach Irland und Schottland abkommentiert O WUNDER. 

[princeofpoverty]

@AthanatosSAVVASGR The bagpipes certainly pre-date the Ionian invasions. Where you have sheep and goats you had bagpipes - back to 2,000 BC.  By the way, the Romans never got to Ireland.

[katekakes]

why 4 dislikes! wtf give this kid credit  you go love

[iaincwil]

fine job!! dont mind what some people say your doing fine!! keep it up

mick

[redskull70]

well were all not perfect i think he plays well coming from another piper good job son keep it up

[rhhph1]

Seems like the lad might want to tune his drones and get someone to make him a reed that doesn't go sharp on "a" and "b".

[Sedalb]

Great finger work!

[demantos666]

Mighty!!!!!

[MrSpitfire555]

good piper

[Mainirishairsoft]

Thats Class, well done

[burger414]

I would like to hear these pipes along with a soprano sax. Could anyone tell the difference in sound?

[CarlGorn]

I'ts more subtle than with the bagpipes, but there's a background drone that's part of the sound here. Also, because these pipes are played by way of bellows and finger stops, there's a more warbling sound than you would typically get from a valved isntrument such as the saxophone. Not that a sax couldn't produce a similar warble, but you'd have to work at it.

[fetymann]

correction: saxes don't have "valves"

[CarlGorn]

Sorry, I meant "keys," it's just that they meet the basic definition of a valve. Namely, they're hinged and their purpose is to modify airflow through the instrument - which is, of course, how different tones are produced. Oh well, chalk it up to the fact that I never took band in school.

[sacredsong]

hahaha can you tell me the similarities?

[burger414]

their sounds are very close together i think, you may be able to play more notes on the sax, and of course they both use reeds

[marcomio]

Sure. These pipes are double reeded (like oboes and bassoons) and the timbre depends far less on the resonant properties of the pipe -- so most of the sound is pure reed. Saxes are single-reeded and the timbre is far more dependent on the resonant properties of the sax.

They sound way different.

[gianlucapaul]

Everyone I hope. I mean bagpipes use reeds as far as I know but the timbre is different. As is the attack and just about everything else. I'm sure you could find an example of bagpipes alongside soprano somewhere.

[burger414]

excuse me? what are you referring to?

[uilleannmarseille]

you don(t listen the difference with a soprano sax ?? it's so different!! Uilleann pipes have 7 reeds !!!! 3 regulateur and 3 drones and one chanter how do you ??

soprano sax is so different in sound!!

[burger414]

ok well i never realized that! but basically i was referring to the sound of the chanter. I think they would sound very close together. but you didn't have to call me stupid. Just say that i was ignorant. Anyway, thx for the information. Now i have a better understanding. Btw, no hard feelings. :-)

[Dagvalda]

@uilleannmarseille there are some chanters that sometimes sound like a soprano sax - I've been playing pipes for years now, and whenever I hear a soprano sax i always do a double take lol

[aonrek]

Superbe! Beau travail!

[MatIrish]

i know him hes a real ledge

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

This is really great... I continue listening to the way he uses the drones... the drones melody of the first reel is awesome...

another stunning piper is Fabio Rinaudo, a guy from Italy, who plays in the band Birkin Tree... listen to his playing, he learnt Uillean Pipes playin under the wing of Liam O' Flynn... With such a master, he got great!

[chardie007]

Good Job!  Darrach The Luck Of The Irish!

Chardie

[Imal00ter20]

His style of playing reminds me very much of Mick O'Brien,

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

it must be really difficult!!! he's playing the melody on the chanter and the bass notes on the drones, with the palm of the hand... xD i feel like i'll never learn

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

where can I find someone to teach me playin pipes!?!?! on skype, at least! xD help me

[dagwoodful]

this guy can play, i am not a prof but have roots in the pipes and listen ?he is good

[nwosucx]

Go 4 it boyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[MirjamBreen]

I am a piper from rotterdam, Holland. I love this sound of the ullian pipe's. On one day, when a ship, loaded with gold is comming in, I gonna buy me self pipe's like that! Well done!!!!!

George Willems.

[EoghanSandberg]

's toil leam an pìobrochd gu mòr, cluich e an uillean pipe glè mhaith cuideachd

[MikeSabot]

Ach bha e math fhein, ach chan eil fhios 'am buileach an toigh leam piob uillinn san aon doigh as toigh leam piob mhor na h-alba...

[Steve4n1]

@EoghanSandberg

Pog Ma Hone Howie Feltersnatch!!! Erin Go Bragh!!!

[EoghanSandberg]

@Steve4n1

Uil, a Steve, abair borb! Cha bidh mise a’ pògadh do thòin / Ní beidh mé ag pógadh do thóin - learn to spell, if you're going to try your hands on Gaelic.

[MacTireMhaighEo]

@EoghanSandberg Maith fear a Eoghan! Is as Sasana mé ach táim i mo chónaí in Éirinn le trí blianna anois agus táim ag foghlaim Gaeilge agus píobaí uilleann chomh maith. Is breá liom gach sort píobaí. An seinm tú píob a Eoghan?

[EoghanSandberg]

@MacTireMhaighEo - Och cha cluich mi na pìoba, ach ’s math leam a’ cheòl an dèidh sin :) Oh, agus tha do Ghàidhlig na h-Éireann glè mhath (a bheil thu a' tuigsinn gach a' sgriobhadh mise nuair a' bruidhinn mi ’sa Ghàidhlig btw - tha mo chuid Ghaeilge uabhasachd dòna, às a seo, sgriobh mi ’sa Ghàidhlig

[MacTireMhaighEo]

@EoghanSandberg Tuigim gach rud a Eoghan. Ná bí buartha faoi do chuid Gaeilge, ta sé iontach (glé mhaith) a chara. Tá sé an-deas bualadh leat agus ag scríobh trí Gaeilge chomh maith. Cén áit in Alba in a bhfuil tú? Táim in gCathair na Mart (Westport) i gContae Mhaigh Eo (County Mayo).

[queenievenus]

A great sound, played so well .I love the drone, it warms the cockles of my heart. My Father played the pipes and there is no other sound like it.

[dubmait]

well done darach

[uilleannaddict]

He is incredible!

[murlach1]

Lovely playing (Y)