Mike McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly - The Full Set (RTÉ) Part 1

[jaylime]

I used to go garden hopping with mike mcgoldrick back when we were kids at st marks school.

[aldooraffs]

this is brilliant

[magicelliotth]

Thanks for uploading.

Both are incredible musicians. Saw McGoldrick playing with Mark Knopfler last year.

I really respect his patience while Dezi is playing on his own. I'm sure his fingers would be just itching to join in.

[MauriceLennon]

As good as it gets lads.Nice one!!!M.

[TheAcousticstaircase]

i know both of these, claim to fame anyone?

[edelahaye]

Rare video quality !

[Lisnageeragh]

Grand bit of flute playing ...melodius!

[PoitinCZ]

What a lovely pair.

[BardicPiper]

Dezi is excellent on fiddle, and McGoldrick is awesome!

[andiejanefisher]

I can only guess the 2 people who "disliked" this had a momentary spasm of the fingers and clicked it by accident.

[jaylime]

i used to be friends with mike and went to school with him years ago.

[WobblingFiddle]

Tune from 2.35 ??

[DJFozter]

Queen of May

M McG actually says this in the video

[roddygeoghegan57]

lovely stuff

[jimbobmcgrath]

i love michael mcgoldrick! his album 'fused' is excellent!

[TheWhistleCollector]

You would probably also loved Wired then.

[jimbobmcgrath]

i have wired,not as good as fused imo!

[UberDeathTurtle]

His new one, Aurora, is the best.

[jimbobmcgrath]

@UberDeathTurtle havent heard that one yet! must try get it

[usfenderfsdlx]

oh, interesting. I also play flute with piper's grip. i just can't get that flute crip. hurts my fingers and wrist.

[wolfman49er]

that is the proper way to play those traditional irish concert flutes....low whistles also....impossible to play otherwise. I am always amused when my classical flutist friends try to play my concert flute...they can't get a note out of it.

[tubonianflute]

@wolfman49er

I was really confused with the flute being to the left, lol

[Lisnageeragh]

@wolfman49er You are correct ...even a good classical player can have problems with the different''blow'' on a wooden instrument .I recently gave a wooden Boehm flute head (thinned) to a trad player and he did not like it either.

I also found this to be the case with a clasical player(professional) of a metal Boehm model.

That seems to be the way it is ....though there are exceptions!

[sacredsong]

@wolfman49er

that's that pipers grip for ya! :)

[yekdeli]

@wolfman49er Well, not necessarily the "proper" way...I play with the flute to the right, but if you ARE lefty, then you can play that way too! I play Boehm flute too, and do not find it particularly hard to blow the wooden flute...harder are the fingering changes. I have a keyless and have to place my fingers in wickedly odd positions (for a silver flute player) to get proper notes. Even a keyed flute would probably not help much as the keys are not the same! Love the Irish flute though!

[usfenderfsdlx]

do they custom make flutes for reverse players?

[Flutix]

Well, technically every keyed wooden flute is custom made, at great cost and duration. I suppose asking for a leftie wouldn't make much difference.

I've never seen anyone else play flute with a "piper" grip (second pad of fingers). I'm amazed he can get any speed that way, but there it is in front of my eyes. Incredible.

[mkmkjkjk]

wat type of flute is mike playing

[TheWhistleCollector]

I think it is a Grinter flute. Michael Grinter is from Australia. I am not positive though. I know he used to play a Lehart, but I think he switched to Grinter.

[michaelg2405]

his played grinterflutes for years

[eethomp]

That Gold Ring recording is fantastic.

[stand1223]

Never mind, a minute later they announced the titles, a different version of the gold ring...

[stand1223]

what are the tunes?

[TheWhistleCollector]

First set: The Rainy Day, The Queen of May, and The First Month of Summer.

[AdzLadzMan]

Mick Is My Cousin

[shankandbrisket]

Hot damn! The quality is just fantastic! I think Dezi has picked up a few Martin Hayesisms (and Kevin Burkeisms too).

[xxfiddlexxchickxx]

Magic!! Dezi playes the Gold Ring class!!L:D

[polyaty]

mike mcgoldrick is the best of the best,up ya boya!

[othannen]

he is not only left handed, but he plays with piper's grip! cool isn't it? :P

[patchbod]

what's a piper's grip?

[TheWhistleCollector]

normal grip is when your fingers are bent on the holes, like it would be on a silver flute. pipers grip is where your fingers are straight on the holes like a piper's fingers. Most flute players use normal grip, if you look others' grips, you can compare to theirs and Mike's

[Cathy4mcflyx0x0]

dezi donnelly is my cuzon!!

he from fintona and lived in manchester for awhile and my dad used to take care of him.

hes amazin aint he!

[InstrumentManiac]

Thats so weird that he is left handed

[ABCPRTEDFGHBV]

Instrumentmaniac: LOL hehe

[upkilt]

Lots of left-handed flute players in trad.

[Zepheriah]

Damn. NEVER noticed that, and I play whistle and I've seen him live twice!

[buttermilkpiper]

not really. We just wired backwards. really, most people who play reverse actually write and do other stuff with their dominant "right" hand.

[usfenderfsdlx]

i play reverse too, but I am right handed. :D

[shano41]

me too!!!!

[Jesjes1]

Lovely

[WhistlingPaddy]

He's the man..★★★★