Irish Fiddle : Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh

[Glenreynie]

Love the setting, the tune, and as always, Mairead's fiddling. Come to Glenreynie anytime!

[MrBluegrassfiddler]

Nice rendition. Also enjoyed Mairead's session with Aly Bain on that Fiddle Blast set.

[RossFiddle]

How is her name pronounced?

[UISTMAN59]

@RossFiddle Roughly "Myrette Ni Vunney" or "My Raid NI Wuynick" " depending how Scottish or Irish you want to sound. If you wantto hear it pronounced in the context of an Irish Gaelic speaker saying it then search for "Amhrán Iníon A' Bhaoghailligh tg4.ie" and listen to the intro.

[macaibhistin]

@RossFiddle Ma - raid.  accent the second syllable. My daughter has the same name.

[pastore0506]

Short but sweet. Mairead is a grand fiddler. For those who may not know, she is also a lovely singer.

George

[blogan234]

what a gay time she is having

[Gwenorel1]

it's the reconciliation.

[UISTMAN59]

@Gwenorel1 It is not!

[nappleapple]

@Gwenorel1 It's the Foxhunter's reel

[unionfiddler]

Looks bored?? Listen to the sound, and the music tells you otherwise! This girl is a great fiddler! ( Would love to hear her play "Soldier's Joy"!!) Way to go, Mairead!

[Dantovsky]

Toca com a alma. Beijão!

[UISTMAN59]

@Dantovsky Thank you. :-)

[jd8430t]

Thats the way you do it!

[bertwindon]

A superb "interpretation" of this new rel that I don't know the name of and only heard a few times. Sounds quite Scottish. For me this is the top speed that it ever needs, and the slow-train start - terrific !

[SteveTheVirgin38]

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

Fáilte! (Welcome!)

Keep an eye out for updates; however, I might not be as quick as the official site and myspace.

Go raibh maith agat (Thanks),

-Webmistress.

[kathrynh89]

very cool, very cool, very cool. She even plays with her eyes closed! (which shows she plays with passion and knows the song by heart) It looks like the young girl behind her will soon be influenced to love music or maybe even take up the fiddle!

[UISTMAN59]

I'd like to know if that turned out to be the case, That lassie would be a young woman now by my reckoning since another part of the programme featured Émile Benoit from Newfoundland and he died in September 1992. so it must have been recorded at least 16 years ago.

[painnneck]

@kathrynh89 girl looks pretty bored to me good playing though

[fiddlinvet]

@painnneck If you knew Mairead in person then you would know that she lives music, eats music, drinks music and breathes music and bored is the last thing she is. She has so much energy that one wonders how she manages to keep going....she spreads good feelings about music , and is so much fun to play music with...she makes you want to play better, she does not have a big head on her , even though she is known for her music all over the world (ever heard of Altan?)

[painnneck]

@fiddlinvet lol no not her. Yes I know of Atlan and her and am very impressed by her as a musician and would love to meet her though her talents put mine to shame I can understand her passion about music. I was referring to someones comment about the little girl in the background.

[fiddlinvet]

@kathrynh89  We sing songs and play tunes........

[tarbmeister]

This is the PERFECT length for my soft-shoe reel set! :-D Does she have this on CD somewhere?

[Baghjulet]

Tá tús maith, ach seomra chun feabhas a chur

[Lughaidh2]

Wow... mo cheol thú a Mhairéad... Ní do leithéid le fáilt ar dhroim an domhain

[Lughaidh2]

*Níl

[crankymcstab]

Not really the point of listening to people play is it?

[bertwindon]

@gibsonpaddy

That's quite right. She isn't F.G., she does not pretend to be him, and likewise he does not pretend to be her. I guess what it is that people are supposed to have "clues" about will probably remain a mystery.

[kakera]

Love Mairead. It was so sad when Frankie died... I wonder how she's doing these days?

[boxplayer2]

frankie who? surely not frankie gavin? (nd if he is dead, excuse my lateness)

[kakera]

Frankie Kennedy... her flute playing husband who was also a member of Altan. One of The Best flute players EVAR

[arianenani]

Mairead is amazing!

[osomahoney]

A real wonder that woman, Donegal's finest. I like the blissed out girl in the back taking in the tune.

[Raichu234]

Heathers trad! xxxxx :D

[typacsk]

Is she the one from Altan?

[UISTMAN59]

Yes.

[NatureLover987]

what tune is this??

beautiful playing, btw

[earthbornnutrition]

Foxhunter's Reel

[gusthelesswise]

It's called the Musical Priest, but it's a bit of a variation. Damn thats a good location. Pity the audience was a bunch of 5 year olds that cant understand folk yet.

[LarrySanger]

No it's not, it's the Foxhunter's Reel. The Musical Priest is a different tune.

[gusthelesswise]

Oh my bad, thats what I meant though. Foxhunter's reel, great tune although I don't know the second or third sections.

[UISTMAN59]

I have posted Frankie Gavin's version of both "The Foxnuhter's Reel" and "The Musical Priest". The children all speak Irish and Mairead was telling them about the diifferent parts to the tune (the houns/the fox/the chase/the death of the fox/the hunters returning home) before playing this piece. Tomorrow's tradition bearers are growing up today.

[dizuATTACK]

i think a fiddle is technically the same instrument as a violin, but it's played differently.

i'm not sure, though.

gorgeous song :]

[SabraJoy]

That's right, they are the same instrument. The differences come in the instrument you select (tone and the instruments qualities) and the technique you play it with. Fiddlers tend to choose instruments that are louder while classical violinists look for sweetness and depth of tone for nuance.

[fiddlinshim]

I always tell people who ask me to explain the difference between the instruments that it's found in the nut that holds the bow.

[Valandil793]

nice :) are there any differents between a "fiddle" and a violin? or means "fiddle playing" just playing folkmusic on violin.? pls help

[UISTMAN59]

go to en dot wikipedia dot org slash wiki slash Musical_styles_(violin) for some thoughts on this. For what its worth, I say they are just different names for the same instrument..

[Coptown08]

Sweet

[UISTMAN59]

That's one word for it.

Coptown08 thanks for the note. :-)

[1000left]

Unbelievable !!

[UISTMAN59]

Wouldn't go quite that far. Great music though, and thanks for the note.

[Raichu234]

Mairead u legend. This is amazing, she does it so effortessly, but most irish musicians do. Legend! x

[hannahXxX8]

wow i really want to play my fiddle like u!!! well done!!!

[cd75]

What a great bit of film - perfect

[arkhatych]

Hey, Is her nickname is Altan???

[UISTMAN59]

Hey, NO! She plays in a band called Altan.

[arkhatych]

Sorry! I didn't know!

[Sportymike]

nickname? lol

[arkhatych]

Never mind. Altan is her musical group.

[UISTMAN59]

Ach, Mike you're an awful rascal - almost as bad as myself!

[SELFproclaimedVIRGIN]

LOVE MAIREAD  I DO

[RossUSMC]

Let's all understand that most of the Appalachins and most of the Southeastern U.S. were peopled by folks called "Scotch-Irish" (Ulster Plantation) a few Scottish Highlanders in North Carolina, a few Germans, and a few English. Not many Shamrock Irish (Catholic). Mostly Presbyterian derived religion (Baptist, etc.) So the music is mainly a mixture of Scots-Irish, Irish, Scottish Lowlanders, and a few Highlanders. Of course they all became "highlanders", and a few Blacks who also fiddled. :-)

[KingdomUploader]

Thanks for the response and yes, a mighty fine line indeed. You are probably dead on about the bluegrass Irish roots all except for maybe Appalacians who were of course all born on the mountain:-)

[UISTMAN59]

Maybe but there again there were many folk in Kentucky and Tennessee of Scots descent. We had Craig Duncan and Friends at the local church here last night and they were great!

[KingdomUploader]

Terrific and inspiring piece. once I tried to impress me dad with his favorite bluegrass music and he said insultingly that in sounded more like an Irish Jig; it discouraged me then and thinking about it now makes me want to pick up that fiddle again and Purposely play Irish; now if i could just watch your chording a little closser....thanks,

kevin

[briangroovy]

Tá sin go híontach! Tá sé níos fearr ná Frankie i mo thuairim féin ach ní sheineann aon duine an ríl sin cosúil le James Kelly. Lovely stuff

[isabellanakahara]

That was Great!!  I'd love to play like that!

[TinWhistler]

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[UISTMAN59]

Thanks Tinwhistler. Now, can you do the same for Frankie's version?

[TinWhistler]

Yeah, no problem. I'll have to find that video first though.

[UISTMAN59]

It's the one called 'Irish Fiddle : Frankie Gavin 1' over on the right hand side there.

[TinWhistler]

Ok thanks, but.. wow he plays it so fast. I don't know if I can do it...

[UISTMAN59]

Yeah, That's what I was afraid of! Thanks again!

[fiddle4u]

Brill playing - From a Brill player..

jim.

[serpiko74]

Oh My God! 100% Irish tune, 100% Irish (beautiful) woman, 100% Irish child and 100% Irish wood...Thanks!

[tuutuutango]

Wonderful to my ears, but painful to my fingers. I can only admire someone having that kind of talent and dexterity. Thanks for posting...

TuuTuuTango

[UISTMAN59]

Thank you tuutuutango

[tomtscotland]

Goodness - where did you manage to get that one - excellent!

[UISTMAN59]

This was on a series of two or three parts about fiddle music, from which I got Mairead, Emile Benoit, Frankie Gavin and Mark O' Connor. Vassar Clements and Aly Bain also featured. Glad you liked it.

[sjktje]

Tune's called The Foxhunters reel.

[UISTMAN59]

Hi sjktje . I know this already , and originally had noted this on both Mairead and Frankie's versions but removed the note from this one. Other version on Irish Fiddle : Frankie Gavin 1 >>>>> Related Videos. All the best.

[gailly27]

SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!

[JMD0429]

Would be wonderful to see her and Alasdair Fraser play together sometime. Great job!

[spazmoto]

Charlie Daniels eat your heart out.

[robsstrings]

Good tune! I'm learning me self. I enjoyed watching you play!

[shaskeen1]

ACE !!!!

[ToddTracy2]

Excellent!