Mikie Smyth- Downfall of Paris

[fiddle4u]

That's the First time I've ever heard this tune played with any real Life into it !

Mighty Playing -

jim,,

[MartinBreen]

Great stuff Mikie. Some set dance playing, wow !

[MartinBreen]

Great stuff Mikie. Some set dance playing, wow !

[MartinBreen]

Great stuff Mikie. Some set dance playing, wow !

[ralpheym]

Amazing performance but I'm curios why he shortens the "A" section by half? All of the versions with which I'm familiar the A and B sections are both 8 measures, each repeated. The "C" and "D" sections are 4 measures each (both repeated).

[Amkii]

VERY nice!! :D

[tkgawa]

First introduced to this by fife and drum. You owned this completely on the pipes. A wonderful performance.

[MegaPyper]

I get my regulators in April. ;) I Was blown away by this . Awsome :)

[nicolmck1983]

hey mickie whats up?! its nicole from ragus, just came across this video on youtube. hope your well

[SWISStoons]

Amazing!

[kerbps]

this in a uillean pipes!

[lukedeaton]

Jesus Mikie...fair play

[mangaire1]

piobaire an- chumasach, an fear seo.

[beatboxhero]

mikie, you're a mad bollix. i didn't think there was anyone out there who exercised their right wrist more than me! ;)

love,

- isaac

[kingmister9]

what kind of instrument is that?

[orbis1978]

Be Careful!... This video becomes "HIGHLY REGULATED" about half way through!!!!;-)

[Tadhg64]

Mo cheol thu!

[HighlandPiper1485]

Can this tune be played on highland pipes?

[Lotharpiper]

I tried first part and it goes well, starts from D :) Other are in higher octave so not really possible.

[oyeah96]

yes its in one of the terry tolly books i spelt his last name wrong though haha

[A66omd]

Ecstatic music - sends you onto another plain.

[PeterPiper86]

Words cannot describe the brilliance of this performance. Never in my life have I seen someone using the regulators in such a way. Amazing and breathtaking!!!

[eurovan93]

Great stuff.

[flanum]

your nothing but a dublin bollox!! go on ya boy ya! whats the craic?

[pipesrule]

hi mikeyie!

Great stuff, when will you be teaching us that tune we wonder.

Your faithful students

Chris and Antonia

[pearse93]

does geoff woolff make B sets of uilleann pipes and what materials does he use im looking for a set

[geoffwooff]

yes I makes B sets. materials, ebony with brass, nickel silver or real silver, mounts of boxwood or mammoth ivory.. but waiting list is very long indeed. Current worse case waiting time 26 years!

This piece I learned from Dan O'Dowd in 1979 and I changed the basic rhythm patern a little

so as to syncopate the regulator playing. Mikie heard me messing about with this piece back in the early '90's and has since made a great job of it. Brilliant!

[titiflo11]

tout simplement magnifique

[loicbzh]

he's awesome ! His playing on regulators is amazing !

[pearse93]

WOOOOOW WHAT A PIPER

[Piperman]

Well done Mikey, That was Legendary......Keep pushing the boat out.

Thanks for posting this snakei85!

[Jimik2]

Class! ...Up ya Boya!

[ynijjer]

One of my ancestors, Elizabeth Randles of Wrexham, Wales played "The Downfall of Paris" before she was two years old, at the Wrexham Theatre.  She played the harp and the piano-forte. When she was four, she played for King George III along with her father, Edward Randles, Known as the "Blind Harpist." It was wonderful to hear your fantastic version of this great musical piece! You are, indeed, a master player!

[bagpipeplayer]

What key are these pipes in? It sounds to me like it is either norrow bore D or C.

[pearse93]

they are in C sharp

[macwarner57]

The best piping I've seen on ALL of YouTube! BRAVO!

For those uninititated, regulators-the pipes he's playing with his wrist across his lap, are VERY difficult to master!

[90dan]

WHAT A PIPER DUDE THAT WAS AWSOME

[denisotoole]

well done Mikey. its been a long time from templemore!!

[Roddy1965]

Rubber Mary Jaysus that's great!

[UkiPiper]

OMG, ppl have been asking me why i dont learn the Uilleann, and ive been like ax, too much work, I never realnized how awsome they are! give a few years, Thank you!

[scudding]

As a two year beginner, I would be delighted to play this well! Very enjoyable.

[johnbarney]

Beautiful

[stillchangingnz]

just brilliant - and the regs are a brilliant distraction too - and while taste is always subjective, the response that this performance gets (in NZ anyway), is proof that it is highly entertaining.

[36pipers]

thanks for putting this video up i always wanted to hear his version of the downfall of paris.

[fiddlerosin]

Holy friging mackerel, is that what regulatores are for?

[snakei85]

Depends on what camp of reg playing you're in, but I'd say Mikie's just having a bit of fun! :)

[Cthepiper]

its the Chair I recognize and we won't start that up again

[PDarcy]

I recognize that palm tree!