Aisling Gheal - Slow Air on Uilleann Pipes in C

[karahan246]

Well done. First time I see a man plying such wonderful instrument in Bath Room :)

[katzenartig26]

Oh, I always wanted to see a real Irish bog!

[raonipaes]

You've found the best spot in a house for playing such instrument..

What amazes me the most is the ability to play galician music along galician instruments in C.

Very beautiful...

[zengeme61]

Magic sound

[MrJohnered]

Great tone

[diegolevTimmins]

fantastic! :-)

[bodhran61]

..che pena...chiuso nel cesso...sembra in punizione!

[kennethfrawley]

Oy! Lovely lament, no doubt. As always, I am brought to tears by the beauty of the sound, and long for home. Yet, does not a vid shot in the loo take so much away from the joy of the lament?

Cheers!

[bmrti]

Good idea to record it in the bathroom! The acoustic is outstanding

[Blackshamrock1974]

Class he's playing his bathroom ...good acoustics ..tune.

[silverstartrucker]

Would sound lovely with an orchestral backing.

[antihussein]

What a clever and hilarious fellow you are, Pedro. Now go smoke some more pot.

[arjantjeee]

maybe for the echoe? i play tinwhistle in the toilet realy often xD

[1offkilter]

keep up what you do. . .the blood does strenghten. . .in my case. . .ALBA GU BRATH. . . we relate. . .

[uilleannmarseille]

Chance you have chanter by Geoff Wooff

and I love your fingering!!

[marcomio]

I'm guessing he's in the bathroom for the humidity. I do that in the winter, just after showering in the morning. Dry winter air and uilleann pipes just don't mix well...

[rbreen101]

This is great! My fave from Liam.

[seonidh]

Actually these are flat set Union pipes in C and were never known as the Uilleann pipes till the early 20th century.

[Dracapalley]

Fantastic.

[silbenklempner]

Thanks dracapalley. Your vids are stunning, absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing.

[Zetsunai]

Maybe because of the nice acoustics? ;)

[topgun1863]

You've got pipers fingers.

[PlanetHell92]

Nice playing! 5 Stars.

[coomhola]

Well done ... one of my favorite tunes.

[ecosnipers]

Very Very nice playing ! Do you concentrate more when you play on the loo, lol joking !

[silbenklempner]

If it's your first set, start with a D practice set. They are ubiquitous, reasonably priced and enable you to play with others and along to most CDs and tutors.

[Godlovesmormons]

tha gu math.. I does some of me best work in the terlet as well...

[spettro9]

so well in tune...

really nice..

[lexo30]

Beautiful playing! I don't know if you have any regulators on that set of pipes but if you do, I commend you for not using them.

[silbenklempner]

Thanks for your comment and your unusual rendering of Staker Wallace on your fuzzy git:-)

As for the regs... ahem, I have just ordered them.

[lexo30]

Thank you. I should have dialled back the treble a bit.

As for the regs - you're a really good piper, at least to my ears. I'm sure you will use them with taste. Personally I prefer being a guitarist: that Ibanez jazz box cost me less than 500 euro and the Roland amp was about another 100. I have a pretty good idea about how much a decent set of pipes cost, and the trouble is you can only really play one genre of music on them.

Lovely playing though. I look forward to more.

[darklordaiden]

it is true. bathrooms do have the best acoustics for playing any instrument.

[UryraRED]

Yes, and kitchens!

[Timah93]

hahaha, anything except brass (we sound terrible in them!)

[bagpiper135]

Fantastic well played! I my set is about 3 months late and it's driving me crazy...anyway please keep the videos coming

[Bodhi89]

know the feeling

[Amkii]

Seriously gorgeous playing!! I am in love with the sound of Uilleann pipes!

[lars3939]

ahhh the haunting white tiles or Eire...the fair soap bowls of that ancient land...the majestic porcelain thrones of those kings of yore...

[AzuresHeart]

That just cracked me up LOL... but really... beautiful playing!!

[sacredsong]

hahaha nice man.

even though stuff like that generally annoys me that's actually clever lol

[MaryKirby5]

wow.....so hauntingly beautiful. can i please have the music if possible?

[TDuckman]

Sounds great.

[charpentour]

Je sais bien que la salle de bains, c'est au poil pour le son, mais assis sur les chiottes,là, c'est gonflé, si j'ose dire... pour un pipe !

[silbenklempner]

Comme vous voyez peut-être, le bouchon est fermé - tout est en règle. Merci pour élargir mon vocabulaire francaise (les chiottes:-)))

[charpentour]

Ce n'est pas un bouchon (cork), un couvercle (top, cover, cap, lid) ou un abattant (flap, leaf). Enormous Laughter !!!

[silbenklempner]

Oops. So much left to learn...

[Graham1954]

Rires énormes, sûrement?

[Wyllough]

I play GHB but would love to learn uilleann. Is it better for the chanter to have keys and how many is a good number? Anybody?

[silbenklempner]

For most of the Irish piping repertoire, no keys are needed. If you get a chanter with blocks, they can be mounted later.

[isabellanakahara]

That was just beautiful. Thank you.

[uilleannaddict]

Most excellent, indeed! Thank you!

[Astrill1]

Brilliant! I want to be able to do that some day. You have inspired me to try. From a celtic heart.

[ridir02]

beautiful

[Ainekenaz]

Oh my God, what great accoustics and what a wonderful tune!! Thanx! I'm going to look up that tune and learn it.

x Aine

[Jarundus]

exelent playing man. im a flute player . but now im thinking of maby taking on the Uilleann Pipe Half Set much bay your good example and feel for the instrument.

Thanx :)

[michaellovesthecat]

acoustictics sorry bout spelling I love the song

[SANDSER]

Very beautiful well done a chara but are playing in a toilet??

[mtngael]

I'm looking forward to the arrival of a C set myself. Lemonwood, aka Castella Boxwood, inspired by both Kenna and Coyne. Straight bass drone and a 4th (G) drone. Can't wait!

[mtngael]

So, when can we look forward to some more C set clips?

[silbenklempner]

As soon as I have some time. It's as simple as that. Thanks for your encouragement.

[giraffaholic]

fantastic! the sounds I make in the water closet are much more objectionable!

[mtngael]

Christian, do you know which historical maker Geoff based that chanter on? I know his own C set is Harrington, but I thought maybe he did some after others as well.

[NeilMMACLEAN]

Beautiful. I see you are playing sitting on the throne. I play in the same place the acoustics are great with the tiles. It sure beats reading the paper. Your playing is inspirational. All the best Macca.

[Mainejazzmusic]

half set? No very low C for a bass drone?

Which keys, historicly, do this style of pipes come in?

[mtngael]

There's a low C there. A full set of drones has the tenor, baritone, and bass in the tonic of the chanter. The tenor being the same octave as the chanter. Historically (late 18th c. to late 19th c.), these type of pipes (narrow bore) were made in Bb, B, C, or C#. There are a few of the older sets (by James Kenna) that are close to modern concert pitch but that wasn't the norm in the old days. Concert pitch pipes began appearing around the beginning of the 20th century.

[Mainejazzmusic]

What a great sound. You could do softer lighting for mood. Ok. I like the best the melody notes E F G and D above. Particularly the F and D above. You could merely improvise like this slowly, yes? I don't hear low low C. That's what I had meant. There's middle and low; I hear that. Just, not low low C. Sounds great!

[seonidh]

The pipes in C# and later Union pipes were actually played in Ireland, Scotland and England. All three countries developed the narrow bore instrument

wikipedia the Pastoral pipes for a history.

[piobrach]

Very beautifull hope to see more from you !!

[mtngael]

Lovely!!

[pearse93]

does geoff woolff make b or Bb sets of uilleann pipes

[silbenklempner]

He does. However, his waiting list is said to be 10+ years at least. I got my chanter second-hand.

[pearse93]

would that be for practice sets or full sets im looking for a practice set

[PDarcy]

Beautiful music sir!

Pat.

[silbenklempner]

I feel very honoured, your royal highness:-))

Christian

[WhistlingPaddy]

Very nice :)

For those asking WHY in the WC the answer is easy........nice natural reverb ;)

Slán

[BsnjoNerd]

Exactly. Say what you will, they have great acoustics!!

[WhistlingPaddy]

Ohhh I do know, I use my kitchen with the tiling etc......check my vid out you'll see :)