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Simple Piccolo demo (Trumpet Hornpipe etc.)
 
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Name:
Jeremy (Jem)
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Style:
Celtic
Age:
50
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April 16, 2008
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Traditional folk (mostly Celtic, especially Irish and Welsh) music on wooden simple system flutes and whistles, maybe plus some Baroque music......
About Me:
 
Flute and whistle player (and teacher). I am available to perform solo and possibly with backing, or for session work, sub in dance bands etc. I teach, give workshops or talks on Celtic traditional music and old flutes and flute history. I offer a cross-curricular design, build and learn to play a simple piccolo course to schools which I successfully piloted in Garth County Primary School during the Autumn Term 2008.

As of summer 2009, I now also offer ready-made Simple Piccolos for sale to the public - see my video demo clip here on YouTube.

I specialise in Irish and Welsh traditional material, but also play other trad stuff and some Baroque/Classical. I am especially interested in the Period Instrument/Performance movement, though not myself classically trained. I also overhaul, repair and deal in wooden flutes - and quite a few of my video clips are demos of flutes for sale.

(All enquiries on any of the above welcome!)

I am a member of Y Glerorfa, the Welsh "Folk Orchestra" - www.clera.org/saesneg/clerorfa .php.

I am a MU member. I contribute regularly to Chiff & Fipple discussion fora under the same handle as here, Jemtheflute.

In mid 2008 I produced some demonstration videos for Doug Tipple to showcase his plastic flutes - see his channel - www.youtube.com/dougsflutes.

My main work/"day job" (mostly nights really!) is as a private hire taxi driver. I'm an ex History teacher, bookshop worker, Archaeologist (my degree subject).
I'm divorced and single. I'm a father of three young adults, 2 girls (now both at Uni), 1 boy. I'm 6' tall, slim(ish) build (somewhat overweight at 14 stone - due to sedentary lifestyle and allergy to deliberate rather than incidental exercise!) and have all my own hair and teeth, even if the former is rather "pepper & salt" these days!
I'm too young to have been a hippy as I wasn't a teenager in the 1960s!!!!! and too old to have been a yuppy in the Thatcher era, but I'm probably rather a child of my time (i.e. apathetic liberal, literate, arty/intellectual but also practical (crafty/handy), left-leaning, egalitarian, anti-religious, mildly green, unambitious/not driven, awkward, inconfident but don't appear so, under-achieving, etc..... - fry me! )

Am I alone in being seriously frustrated that I can't put my country location as Wales, or even Great Britain, but am stuck with the politically obnoxious (if legally accurate) "UK"? I'm English, but I dislike the Union Flag, and, as a resident of Wales all my adult life and a supporter of Welsh rugby, I resent as much as any Welsh native being stuck with "UK" and that ghastly flag when there's the wonderful Red Dragon!
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Influences:
Matt Molloy, Jean-Michel Veillon, Stephen Preston, Barthold Kuijken, Jean-Pierre Rampal, David Munrow, Planxty (especially Liam O'Flynn)........
Hometown:
West Country of England
Country:
United Kingdom
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Channel Comments (16)
Jemtheflute (6 days ago)
Just a reminder to all friends and channel viewers that my Simple PVC Piccolos are available for sale - see the demo clip here and for more info go to http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=70610. One of my piccolos would make a perfect "stocking filler" fun gift for any fluter! They are also an ideal way to introduce children to the transverse flute before they are big enough to play a full size flute, whether they go on to Bohm flutes or simple system........
PattiCardona (1 month ago)
Interested in all types of flutes and world music. :)
NRamirezCR (3 months ago)
Hi! Thanks for the add! Wonderful music!

Saludos desde Costa Rica!
mossyslopes (5 months ago)
Hey there Jem !
Just said i`d drop you a line to thank you .
I`ve learnt The Leitrim Fancy from your Low Whistle Demo and i`m well chuffed with myself . I`m going to have a crack at The Humours of Dingle next , i can see why you like that set of jigs , very catchy ....and it should improve my breathing technique .
Those little sneaky inhalations are tricky .....lol.

Have you checked out StumbleAudio yet ?

All the best Jem .
Jemtheflute (5 months ago)
Seemingly now available to download (I haven't tried!): http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3229. Hard copy CDs will be available from Amazon/Amazon UK in due course (released July 28th)and can be pre-ordered:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blodeugerdd-Song-Flowers-Various-Artists/dp/B002AWJESK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1245758770&sr=1-1. Produced by Fernhill's Ceri Rhys Matthews and featuring a wealth of Welsh traditional musicians - including one track on which I play a duet with my erstwhile pupil Tom Scott.
Jemtheflute (5 months ago)
Calling all owners of antique C19th simple system keyed flutes - Key Stamp Survey help wanted - please visit this thread on the Chiff & Fipple Flute Forum: http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69435. Report your flute! Thanks in anticipation.
Jemtheflute (6 months ago)
This may be of interest to some of you: R. S. Rockstro's comprehensive fingering charts for 8-key simple system flute - see: http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69305
mossyslopes (6 months ago)
In your own good time Jem .
You sound like you have a fair bit on .

I`ll check in from time to time .
Until then.
All the Best.
Jemtheflute (7 months ago)
Thanks, mossyslopes. Requests are welcome, but I don't promise to get around to doing them in a hurry, especially if I don't already know the tune in question. Slow airs are a bit of a gap in my repertory, I'm afraid..... I have at least one previous request pending (while I get to grips with the tune in question) and several things I want to record on my own account plus doing some demos for a flute I have ready to sell, not to mention fixing more flutes...... Still, watch this space!
mossyslopes (7 months ago)
Thanks for putting the effort in Gem !
Its appreciated .
You don`t mind people making requests , am i correct ?
If this is so .......
Would you give the slow-air ," anach cuain" a go on your Low Whistle ?.
All the best . Moss.
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