...song makes me want to paint up and kill foreigners lol just like my people have been doing for thousands of years, too bad some traditions fade out eh ; )
Oh my GOD! I wanna play like that! I just started practicing my Irish flute, and I SUCK (this isn't me being modest, I genuinely suck). I'll keep at it until I can be this AWESOME!
@PureTazr dude, what the fucks your problem? you're just pissed off cuz you tried to do this and failed horribly and cant enjoy that someone else is better, and btw 9 people are homos, those who dislike it, and you, go choke on a cow dick you fucking homo
@diemnomad "far from being good"? what are you talking about?? Show some respect, and don't post negative comments on something you are clearly not familiar with.
@diemnomad First off, I never said it was good, just that you were being an ass by saying it was far from good. I do think he's a good player, but that's besides the point. Even if you don't think he's good, what is the point of saying "far from good"? Why bother posting something negative like that on a video of an accomplished musician? Just shows your ignorance.
@PaddyBowling You surprised me with your stupidity!!! Why can't I say something isn't good if it isn't for me? An accomplished musician? For you, not for me. Well, waste of time discussing with you, idiot.
Dude this would go so good with Robing Hood movie.. dude keep it up it your most likely going to end up playing for movies and who knows even a famous band! Awsome job!
This video is the reason I started playing Irish Flute, and haven't put it down the entire two months that I've had it. I really wish Michael King had more vids/his own channel on here : (
The second tune is called 'The Bass Rock' not sure where to find a recording of Brian Finnegan playing it, but you will find Michael McGoldrick playing it on an album he recorded with Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin and Jim Murray, it's called 'Tunes' it's a great album to get!
@Lisnageeragh. Ive heard of them They are supposed to be a great flute as well. i forgot to mention it lol. At the moment i have a seery flute. they are loud and have a good tone. although u do have to blow slightly harder into them.
@PatrickM1996 Thank you ... among the classical players ther are many godd makers .. and certain seem to be fashionable at different times ..it's good to test an instrument with regard to your own requirements ...what suits one ma not suit another.
Keep up the playing and be sure to get a good teacher!
@dancercait. The best known irish flute makers are Cotter Flutes, Sam Murray Flutes or even Des Seery Flutes. There are grinter flutes too but they are made in austrailia.
Does anyone know a good brand of irish flute to buy? I've been shopping around but have no idea. I play the flute and piccolo, but I would give anything to learn this flute. HELPPPP
hi, i want to buy an irish flute. i found this rosewood flute with amazing price, but they said it's a 8 hole flute. I'm confused. How do you play an 8 hole flute? use 8 fingers? or just 6 fingers like you play the Tinwhistle? please respond fast, i really wanna buy it. Thank u
@TheCherokeeboy: Whoa we both have Native themes in our screen names... crazy! Anyways, i have a six-hole Native flute. Cedar. It just plays on a different scale than a classical flute--your flute won't play some of the notes in the chromatic scale and it will probably be in a particular key. For example, my cedar flute is in A, and I have another flute which is in D. I think you would probably be able to figure out the fingering when you have the flute. :)
@HopiLandGirl lol hi hopilandgirl. what a coincident :D yea i'm so excited to get my new flute. but you know what suks? they sent it to the wrong address. i emailed them and they sent it again. now i have to wait another week for it lol.
AH！HE use opposite hand！I play like that, too....but I only play tin whistle now...so I'm wondering if I play flute, there will be something bad happen? If it's a manual flute, that's OK, it can be made like that, but if it is a classic flute...how should I do? When playing flute, using right hand, and playing tin whistle, use opposite? who can help me... : (
@aarontrue, I play lefty on the whistle too, even though I am right handed. when I started playing a concert flute, it actually wasn't that big of a deal. just took me a little while to adjust, but it wasn't that hard.
There are several good makers. Do an Internet search for "flute forum" and read people's recommendations. If you're new to Irish music or the flute you may want to start with a polymer flute for $100 - $500 before investing $1000 - $3000 in a wood flute. Or get a used one on e-Bag for much less. And if you're new, I'd recommend a tutor or at least a good tutorial book (also discussed in the forums), and watch a lot of these players, and practice often.
its an irish blackwood flute they are great flutes i am just starting to play myself i have one vid of me playing "the place ill return to someday" but im nowhere near as good as him.
do it! it's great fun! get a penny whistle first though, it's really helpful and it's the exact same instrument as the one he's playing and a good whistle is like, what, $20? i recommended a waltons whistle!
I agree 100% about Bach. i love the music of bach, and irish too and I see a lot of similarities. Lots of counterpoint, for instance. Also, musical tension builds, then breaks. Irish music does it in a few bars (measures) but Bach had the liberty to spread it out more. His Brandenburgs are a good example. Listen to #3 and imagine it as a jig. I like to play Jesus Joy as a slipjig. Play it in 9/8 time and give it a little swing. Ruins the music but it's fun.
"The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the sixteenth century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music.[" (from Wiki).
Not all irish dance are jigs, of course - but many of the movements of Bach's (and others) Suites are. Baroque secular music was nealy all based on dance rhythms - the same dances as Irish music.
Hi Matz....I've heard much fancier guitar accompaniment that this. Actually i prefer it a bit fancy and I like what he's doing here. Very plain guitar can take away from the music, I think. It's all a matter of taste and your opinion is valid even though someone gave you a thumbs down.
I'm not saying it's not good, it's just that i'm more of a simple ''classic'' type.
This started when I saw a violinist with a masters degree play a reel. It sounded too good, like crap honestly cause the original players who created this music didn't have degrees or else. It's the music of the people.
That's why i'm a bit attentive when I hear this kind of playing even if the guitar player's really good.
Really? I couldn't hear anything obviously wrong. I did like his voicings & playing a nylon string rather a steel string, but a steel string acoustic cuts better capo'ed up like that. His chord voicings were unusual for your average acoustic player. Often when I play with other acoustic guitarists they just voice the chords in the same way. I thought his rhythmic chops added a nice background without taking away from the flute.
@beau5375 Hello (sorry kept getting another address come up)
Have a listen to Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill of the Bothy Band playing Humours of Scariff, you should see the difference in chords the guitarist SHOULD be playing; as it is he's picked up some completely foreign chord to the tune despite the type of guitar he's playing.
i once knew a man who had a really nice looking guitar but couldn't play a note, he just strummed it, but he was a great singer and everyone who heard him thought he was the best guitar player ever. anyway Michael King plays a great flute and I could listen to him all day. ( thanx melodeon John for sending this to me )
This was a nice duet. Most flute music is stuffy and boring. The song was nice and I waited for the poor guy to fall over with all that fast breathing needed for this song! He's got a good set of lungs!
a quick answer is irish musicians in the mid 1800's adopted the discarded wooden simple system concert flutes after T. Boehm developed his keyed flute (the precursor to the modern metal flute, his own designs demonstrating evolution from a wooden flute to the modern metal flute.) Many contemporary makers produce flutes, based on 19th C. wood flute design models, with the intent that their flutes be used in irish music.
I played a 'standard' silver flute from age 10 through a bit of college, but I love my Irish flute. It's a challenge to switch, and yes at times difficult (at least for me) but well, well worth it. I've loved every minute of learning!
very good indeed, well done michael. id love to know how he does the second part.. the dgg2 g2ag|ab2a part.. are they double rolls or rolls with a bounce etc? im lost. sounds brilliant. im just about getting by with normal rolls lol *****
@voodooflute At last somebody has the honesty to say it, can't understand why people so reluctant to point it out; being silent about it doesn't help the guitarist to put it right.
I've watched this about a dozen times to learn The Road to Errogie (great tune!) and only just realised he's playing "left-handed" flute! Anyone else notice that?
i was wondering if there is a differents between the flute and the irish flute if the sound qualities are different or not cause they sound the same to me kind of :P
Hi Michael, my name is James King from Scotland, all my King side are from Ireland. I play with a lot of trad musicians myself-well done. Scarrif is a braw place.
at 0:12 he looks so dramatic hahahahhaha
Irishman1427 1 week ago
I love the Road to Errogie on irish flute! never heard it played on this until now! Amazing!!
Caitlynsirisheyes 1 week ago
For anyone interested, the second Reel is called "Road to Errogie", written by scottish fiddler Adam Sutherland.
Inachos 3 months ago 7
0:13 What is this dude with the camera doing here !!!
MuisThomas 3 months ago 2
A sibling of mine just went to Ireland to study there. He says hi and.. your country is COLD
EMC2Documentaries 3 months ago
Love Irish music <3
metalheadlass 4 months ago
Is it a normal traversiere?
Rindavar 4 months ago
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
bgoom 4 months ago
That's great flute playing!
kevorland 4 months ago
2:30 - Me Gusta
principalbass 5 months ago
OH MY FUKIN GAWD!!!!! THIS ROCKS
TheSudharshan123 5 months ago
syncopation??
Nbkrfc 5 months ago
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This video is weird and gay
GGwrestler1party101 5 months ago
Awlin!
IrishDancer961 5 months ago
love that style of playing, particularily at the leisurely pace for the first one
chansherly212 6 months ago
where can i gat one of those flutes?
siriusmercurio 6 months ago
At 3:08 I love how here's keeping pace to two different rhythms with his knees!
sciamhach 6 months ago
...song makes me want to paint up and kill foreigners lol just like my people have been doing for thousands of years, too bad some traditions fade out eh ; )
TheBrradsullivan 7 months ago
absolutely outstanding!!! i've listened to this about 463 times and i NEVER get bored of it!!! well done boys
r34p3r07 7 months ago
Micheal is my flute teacher:)
iansomerhalder11fan 7 months ago
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iansomerhalder11fan 7 months ago
lol he's so high
apocatie34 8 months ago
Oh my GOD! I wanna play like that! I just started practicing my Irish flute, and I SUCK (this isn't me being modest, I genuinely suck). I'll keep at it until I can be this AWESOME!
KireiKittyGirlLissa 8 months ago 9
@KireiKittyGirlLissa
Yeah keep playin! You will see, every day it'll get better and sometime you just rock!
JanAlbrecht 6 months ago
@KireiKittyGirlLissa Just keep practicing and before you know it you'll be playing some great tunes! =)
Sindini 3 months ago in playlist Flute Music
@KireiKittyGirlLissa
But you're supposed to BLOW!
regnilsna 3 days ago
@KireiKittyGirlLissa
But you're supposed to BLOW!
regnilsna 3 days ago
You guys are wieners. Quit bickering and listen. You came here for a reason.
samwiseshatbatch 8 months ago
i can listen to this all day! :p love it!
CasiMirLtd 8 months ago
nice!
mickyboy72 9 months ago
cool micheal taught me 1 of those tunes:)
iansomerhalder11fan 9 months ago
Irish flute is my fav flute :) Anyone know how hard they are to learn?
MrFaulconbridge 9 months ago
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MrFaulconbridge 9 months ago
This is the life of Ireeelaand!
(Simpsons Quote Rofl xD)
merlin15091 9 months ago
what kind of flute is he using?
TheZorionnation 10 months ago
8 people are homos
LiLKupper12 10 months ago
@LiLKupper12 go lock your self in your moms basment and play your games little boy
PureTazr 9 months ago
@PureTazr dude, what the fucks your problem? you're just pissed off cuz you tried to do this and failed horribly and cant enjoy that someone else is better, and btw 9 people are homos, those who dislike it, and you, go choke on a cow dick you fucking homo
LiLKupper12 9 months ago
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far below being good but l love this piece. Melody's beautiful
diemnomad 10 months ago
far from being good but l love this piece. Melody's beautiful
diemnomad 10 months ago
@diemnomad "far from being good"? what are you talking about?? Show some respect, and don't post negative comments on something you are clearly not familiar with.
PaddyBowling 9 months ago
@PaddyBowling It's good for you but not for me. Got it?
diemnomad 4 months ago
@diemnomad First off, I never said it was good, just that you were being an ass by saying it was far from good. I do think he's a good player, but that's besides the point. Even if you don't think he's good, what is the point of saying "far from good"? Why bother posting something negative like that on a video of an accomplished musician? Just shows your ignorance.
PaddyBowling 4 months ago
@PaddyBowling You surprised me with your stupidity!!! Why can't I say something isn't good if it isn't for me? An accomplished musician? For you, not for me. Well, waste of time discussing with you, idiot.
diemnomad 3 months ago
@diemnomad ok, you're right... winning the world competition for Irish flute multiple times probably doesn't make someone accomplished... my bad...
PaddyBowling 3 months ago
it rocks !!!!
theirishking30 11 months ago
I never tire of hearing Michael King. Michael, if you're listening, post more videos!
MardukHail 1 year ago
Just a couple Irish folks getting down
DrHooligan312 1 year ago
0:13 LOL!!
sammilnes343 1 year ago
Is the guy playing the guitar trying to be funny? I like the way he moves
dannisan77 1 year ago
@dannisan77
He's getting lost in the music I think... Similar to myself.
CICA560 11 months ago
A long F natural would have helped here.
Lisnageeragh 1 year ago
2:00 Fuck Yeah !!
KarasuKuro 1 year ago 27
@KarasuKuro jeah :D
december444 3 days ago
Not bad, but not great :)
overtonwhistle 1 year ago
Dude this would go so good with Robing Hood movie.. dude keep it up it your most likely going to end up playing for movies and who knows even a famous band! Awsome job!
Eminem1Mw2 1 year ago
Inspired... (:
brainstillloading 1 year ago
This video is the reason I started playing Irish Flute, and haven't put it down the entire two months that I've had it. I really wish Michael King had more vids/his own channel on here : (
He's my favorite! Beautiful playing.
BardicPiper 1 year ago
this guy is f****** awsome
goodfilja 1 year ago
The second tune is called 'The Bass Rock' not sure where to find a recording of Brian Finnegan playing it, but you will find Michael McGoldrick playing it on an album he recorded with Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin and Jim Murray, it's called 'Tunes' it's a great album to get!
deioconnor 1 year ago
Great music !
ChrYou3 1 year ago
what is a good irish flute to buy for a beginner?
TheZorionnation 1 year ago
i want to learn... :'(
mrgaga1793 1 year ago
Ha ha, he's wearing a Notre Dame "fighting Irish" tee-shirt. :) Coincidental with my family's roots there in South Bend, IN.
SlovenskyRaj 1 year ago
yhis lad is awesome
celtic4ever18 1 year ago
1:03 I really don't know how to play flute or anything but it kinda sounded wrong with that note or whatever it's called. Am i right? : )
edelskovknight 1 year ago
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DinosaurDemetri 1 year ago
who are the 7 idiots that missed the like button???
ilovemarilyn2012 1 year ago 2
dayum ive been playing for 3 years and i have absolutely no chance on the Lords good green earth of playing that good
EmoFromWisconsin 1 year ago
@EmoFromWisconsin me too! i've been playing for 6 years! Nowhere NEAR as good as that!
ilovemarilyn2012 1 year ago
@ilovemarilyn2012 i been playing one month and i can play many tunes
celtic4ever18 1 year ago
Lol i will :D
PatrickM1996 1 year ago
And while im online, does anyone know the name of the second tune??
PatrickM1996 1 year ago
@Lisnageeragh. Ive heard of them They are supposed to be a great flute as well. i forgot to mention it lol. At the moment i have a seery flute. they are loud and have a good tone. although u do have to blow slightly harder into them.
PatrickM1996 1 year ago
@PatrickM1996 Thank you ... among the classical players ther are many godd makers .. and certain seem to be fashionable at different times ..it's good to test an instrument with regard to your own requirements ...what suits one ma not suit another.
Keep up the playing and be sure to get a good teacher!
Lisnageeragh 1 year ago
@dancercait. The best known irish flute makers are Cotter Flutes, Sam Murray Flutes or even Des Seery Flutes. There are grinter flutes too but they are made in austrailia.
PatrickM1996 1 year ago
@PatrickM1996 Have you come across any made by Colin ''Hammy'' Hamilton?
Have seen a few Grinter instruments ...are there favourites among these new makers?
Lisnageeragh 1 year ago
I hate ads..... Reserve them for TV and leave Youtube alone please!
crazyteensJHH 1 year ago
Fantastic! I love Irish music!!!
Bellerophon2200 1 year ago
You two are amazing!!!!! *stares and slowly picks my jaw off the floor* Does anyone know how to reattach a jaw?
crazyteensJHH 1 year ago
you must be crazy if you don't like it
fordmustangfan1 1 year ago
Does anyone know a good brand of irish flute to buy? I've been shopping around but have no idea. I play the flute and piccolo, but I would give anything to learn this flute. HELPPPP
dancercait 1 year ago
any one has sheet music for the humours of scariff? i found one but in it the C and F are natural. how does michale plays it here?
TheCherokeeboy 1 year ago
my flute is comming, cant wait. :D it's rosewood and only 38. superb deal
TheCherokeeboy 1 year ago
I can't stop listening 2 these 2 guys. they r really good
sweet4ruth 1 year ago
hi, i want to buy an irish flute. i found this rosewood flute with amazing price, but they said it's a 8 hole flute. I'm confused. How do you play an 8 hole flute? use 8 fingers? or just 6 fingers like you play the Tinwhistle? please respond fast, i really wanna buy it. Thank u
TheCherokeeboy 1 year ago
@TheCherokeeboy: Whoa we both have Native themes in our screen names... crazy! Anyways, i have a six-hole Native flute. Cedar. It just plays on a different scale than a classical flute--your flute won't play some of the notes in the chromatic scale and it will probably be in a particular key. For example, my cedar flute is in A, and I have another flute which is in D. I think you would probably be able to figure out the fingering when you have the flute. :)
HopiLandGirl 1 year ago
@HopiLandGirl lol hi hopilandgirl. what a coincident :D yea i'm so excited to get my new flute. but you know what suks? they sent it to the wrong address. i emailed them and they sent it again. now i have to wait another week for it lol.
TheCherokeeboy 1 year ago
AH！HE use opposite hand！I play like that, too....but I only play tin whistle now...so I'm wondering if I play flute, there will be something bad happen? If it's a manual flute, that's OK, it can be made like that, but if it is a classic flute...how should I do? When playing flute, using right hand, and playing tin whistle, use opposite? who can help me... : (
aarontrue 1 year ago
@aarontrue, I play lefty on the whistle too, even though I am right handed. when I started playing a concert flute, it actually wasn't that big of a deal. just took me a little while to adjust, but it wasn't that hard.
theherpman94 1 year ago
Is he on myspace or facebook?
drock272 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pyroney 1 year ago
Where can I get this on record?
Always wanted to do this,
P.S-I am an Indian
P.P.S-Yes,Indians listen to this.
rozu41 1 year ago
@rozu41 XD of course indians listen to irish flute music..... i do at least XD
yugiohsc 1 year ago
hey where can i find that second tune you play?
i would love to learn it!
thnx...
gradypiper 1 year ago
anyone know where I can get one? I've been wantin' to get one for a while.
Cstrife234 1 year ago
@Cstrife234
There are several good makers. Do an Internet search for "flute forum" and read people's recommendations. If you're new to Irish music or the flute you may want to start with a polymer flute for $100 - $500 before investing $1000 - $3000 in a wood flute. Or get a used one on e-Bag for much less. And if you're new, I'd recommend a tutor or at least a good tutorial book (also discussed in the forums), and watch a lot of these players, and practice often.
Have fun!
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sheilamaclean 1 year ago
its an irish blackwood flute they are great flutes i am just starting to play myself i have one vid of me playing "the place ill return to someday" but im nowhere near as good as him.
darkdrak290 1 year ago
what exactly is that kind of flute called? i would like to learn how to play one :)
jeppe2299 2 years ago
@jeppe2299
do it! it's great fun! get a penny whistle first though, it's really helpful and it's the exact same instrument as the one he's playing and a good whistle is like, what, $20? i recommended a waltons whistle!
sacredsong 1 year ago
Is he Cathal Mac an Ri's brother?
W0bbl344 2 years ago
i was just watching and then BAM!! realized he was a lefty (as i'm sure someone else will have pointed out by now)
02puravida 2 years ago 26
im a lefty! i play the same flute but i play right handed. that to me is weird
darkdrak290 1 year ago
@02puravida ???? how do you know? im a righty and i play the same way he does
TheCherokeeboy 1 year ago
@02puravida how you figure that?
shichan 1 year ago
@02puravida Yep, I was watching it and then I was wondering what was different. I got excited.
musicfreak123 1 year ago
@02puravida YAHH lefties!!! I'm sure I would have had more success with flute if I'd know there were lefthanded ones.
shadowgirl32 11 months ago
cool, can you by you self choose witch way you want it to point?? O.O
KMfromDK 2 years ago
Mike King RULES!
chincocowmen 2 years ago
Very nice. Also and ironic Notre Dame T-Shirt. I love the Irish.
darkdominator64 2 years ago
no it reallllly doesn't look like J.S Bachs style =S
goood playing =P
nial12345678910 2 years ago
Irısh music looks like J. S. Bach's music style...
Violinist0222 2 years ago
Hi Violinist,
I agree 100% about Bach. i love the music of bach, and irish too and I see a lot of similarities. Lots of counterpoint, for instance. Also, musical tension builds, then breaks. Irish music does it in a few bars (measures) but Bach had the liberty to spread it out more. His Brandenburgs are a good example. Listen to #3 and imagine it as a jig. I like to play Jesus Joy as a slipjig. Play it in 9/8 time and give it a little swing. Ruins the music but it's fun.
Tom.
Tom.
Heath75032 2 years ago
1. You can say look, but I don't think in this context...
2. Irish music really isn't related to classical baroque music :D
MerlinofChaos 2 years ago
Hi MerlinofChaos -
I know your comment is 1 month old...but:
"The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the sixteenth century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music.[" (from Wiki).
Not all irish dance are jigs, of course - but many of the movements of Bach's (and others) Suites are. Baroque secular music was nealy all based on dance rhythms - the same dances as Irish music.
hceggeberth 2 years ago
Love the flute but I think the guitar's a bit too fancy......is it only me?
matzchase 2 years ago 2
i think it helps put more tone 2 the music
darkdiarya 2 years ago
Hi Matz....I've heard much fancier guitar accompaniment that this. Actually i prefer it a bit fancy and I like what he's doing here. Very plain guitar can take away from the music, I think. It's all a matter of taste and your opinion is valid even though someone gave you a thumbs down.
Tom.
Heath75032 2 years ago
I'm not saying it's not good, it's just that i'm more of a simple ''classic'' type.
This started when I saw a violinist with a masters degree play a reel. It sounded too good, like crap honestly cause the original players who created this music didn't have degrees or else. It's the music of the people.
That's why i'm a bit attentive when I hear this kind of playing even if the guitar player's really good.
matzchase 2 years ago
@matzchase Its not fancy, he's playing in the wrong chords.
sheilamaclean 1 year ago
Really? I couldn't hear anything obviously wrong. I did like his voicings & playing a nylon string rather a steel string, but a steel string acoustic cuts better capo'ed up like that. His chord voicings were unusual for your average acoustic player. Often when I play with other acoustic guitarists they just voice the chords in the same way. I thought his rhythmic chops added a nice background without taking away from the flute.
beau5375 1 year ago
@beau5375 Hello (sorry kept getting another address come up)
Have a listen to Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill of the Bothy Band playing Humours of Scariff, you should see the difference in chords the guitarist SHOULD be playing; as it is he's picked up some completely foreign chord to the tune despite the type of guitar he's playing.
sheilamaclean 1 year ago
i once knew a man who had a really nice looking guitar but couldn't play a note, he just strummed it, but he was a great singer and everyone who heard him thought he was the best guitar player ever. anyway Michael King plays a great flute and I could listen to him all day. ( thanx melodeon John for sending this to me )
hootmanwillie 2 years ago
Thanks to melodianjohn for sending me this way ! Aye ! I lofe a good flute. A great melody !
MrRunningwolfe 2 years ago
nice song
iwkennedy 2 years ago
He is an amazing flute player. could listen to him all day!
tradmad071 2 years ago
great
Arunnya 2 years ago
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Nice playing!!! 5*
NRamirezCR 2 years ago
Is it just me or is the guitar kind of small? Or ist the guy just so tall :P ? Anyway, very nice song.
GermanDulcimer 2 years ago
This was a nice duet. Most flute music is stuffy and boring. The song was nice and I waited for the poor guy to fall over with all that fast breathing needed for this song! He's got a good set of lungs!
scarletdaisies 2 years ago
Excellent flute but guitar is in totally the wrong chord for the 'chorus' part of the 'Humours' but no problem in the second tune.
sheilamaclean 2 years ago
@sheilamaclean
hahaha i heard that right as i read this
sacredsong 1 year ago
@sacredsong I've forgotten what it was I said, hope it wasn't too cheeky, I'll bet it was about that guitarist...
sheilamaclean 1 year ago
yeah it was, he was on the wrong chords for the majority of the second half of the first tune.
sacredsong 1 year ago
This may be a silly question, but what is the difference between an Irish flute and a 'normal' flute?
sianchild 2 years ago
@sianchild
a quick answer is irish musicians in the mid 1800's adopted the discarded wooden simple system concert flutes after T. Boehm developed his keyed flute (the precursor to the modern metal flute, his own designs demonstrating evolution from a wooden flute to the modern metal flute.) Many contemporary makers produce flutes, based on 19th C. wood flute design models, with the intent that their flutes be used in irish music.
wolfman49er 2 years ago
Is it difficult to switch from standard flute to Irish flute?
candyholicsanonymous 2 years ago
I played a 'standard' silver flute from age 10 through a bit of college, but I love my Irish flute. It's a challenge to switch, and yes at times difficult (at least for me) but well, well worth it. I've loved every minute of learning!
pnw1995 2 years ago
I like the first reel best. Is it just me or did in the beginning his accent sound Jamaican instead of Irish?
Slipjig9 2 years ago
ooops forget to say, the second part in the "road to errogie" second reel
r34p3r07 2 years ago
very good indeed, well done michael. id love to know how he does the second part.. the dgg2 g2ag|ab2a part.. are they double rolls or rolls with a bounce etc? im lost. sounds brilliant. im just about getting by with normal rolls lol *****
r34p3r07 2 years ago
holy fuckin' ass crackers that guy could easily challenge ian anderson... perhaps.
GooGobbler113 2 years ago
He is amazing i broke my hand so find it really hard to play now since my operation!! wish i could be this good!
MsMusicbabii 2 years ago 8
@MsMusicbabii I broke my wrist and lost all dexterity in my left hand. So I'm having to learn to play again from scratch :/
eakooffire 11 months ago
Wonderfull and smooth. I am determined to learn it on the ordinary concert flute.
Thank you ever so much!!
themaush 2 years ago
thats was very good playin
gs16small 2 years ago
now this is what you call a real flute player!!!!
Quentin0000000000 2 years ago
this music touches my soul!
sharonbng 2 years ago
wish i could play like that! Just started playin irish flute, and this guy is an inspiration to me. and he's kinda cute ;)
fiddlinquine 2 years ago
ive played the flute for 8 years, and the irish flute is the most beautiful flute, ive ever heard:) he plays beautifully:)
irishhorsejumper7 2 years ago
Great tone. The guitarist plays awful chords to that first reel's second part though.
voodooflute 2 years ago
@voodooflute At last somebody has the honesty to say it, can't understand why people so reluctant to point it out; being silent about it doesn't help the guitarist to put it right.
sheilamaclean 1 year ago
He is so cute.
drock272 2 years ago
this is brilliant!
7StoryMagnet 2 years ago
Piccolos are actually a different instrument altogether, measuring octives twice that of the type of flute Michael here is paying.
empercussive 2 years ago
Hes not playing a flute persay, hes playing an irish flute, which can also be called a piccolo. Thats why the sounds are a bit different and such. :)
Onaakakit 2 years ago
am irish flute cant be called a piccolo a piccolo is much smaller than a flute and in a very high pitch
mkmkjkjk 2 years ago
I've watched this about a dozen times to learn The Road to Errogie (great tune!) and only just realised he's playing "left-handed" flute! Anyone else notice that?
rufustini 2 years ago 2
now I did XD
still it doesn't change anything
luidbros 2 years ago
Really cool
Telberis 2 years ago
i was wondering if there is a differents between the flute and the irish flute if the sound qualities are different or not cause they sound the same to me kind of :P
pimpincanadiandemon 2 years ago
no no no, they don't sound the same :D
luidbros 2 years ago
not the same by a long shot!
jamezy1963 2 years ago
they are totally different
CyrusStirling 2 years ago
Nice but I would like to listen more guitar players like Michael Ó Domhnaill style not John Doyle.
Anyway its fine.
ralphdevipont 2 years ago
"Jam session" posted by "TinWhistler" < very nice
this is also good
boosttops 2 years ago
He is one purdy boy =] I would like to play flute with him =]
krose90 2 years ago
nice.
snowdog888 2 years ago
Sorry, not flute guy, you're brilliant - I mean GUITAR GUY
sheilamaclean 2 years ago
Flute guy - your keys are way off; listen to the Bothy Band
sheilamaclean 2 years ago
what exactly do you mean? his keys are all in the right place. and if you mean key as in key signatures, he doesn't play a single wrong note.
Lochbesda16 2 years ago
@Lochbesda16 I meant the guitar chords, is it not that obvious?
sheilamaclean 1 year ago
I believe the second tune is "The Road to Errogie" written by Adam Sutherland of Scotland -- credit where credit is due. (<:
Wonderful presentation!!
Mandolin1944 2 years ago
he's hot!! :p
millyUT 2 years ago
sehr gut
tritonbt 3 years ago
Hi Michael, my name is James King from Scotland, all my King side are from Ireland. I play with a lot of trad musicians myself-well done. Scarrif is a braw place.
jimmking33 3 years ago
God, absolutely amazing.. 2 tunes are fantastic and played effortlessly.
2.01- Excellent stuff, Go raibh maith agat
breandandoire 3 years ago
Anybody know what key that flute is in? thanks.
getbacktoworkmatt 3 years ago
D i think
gnasher1993 3 years ago