Ronan Browne and Martin Doyle

This video clip features Ronan Browne (Uilleann pipes) and Martin Doyle (Irish flute) playing the tune 'Kitty Got A Clinking Coming To The Fair' during an impromptu session at Millmount in Drogheda, County Loath, on May the 4th, 2008. John Hughes (Irish flute) also joined in. Martin Doyle is playing one of his own flutes and Ronan Browne is playing a very old set of James Kenna pipes.

Lovely things happen when a group of Irish traditional musicians get together and this was one of those moments. This gathering was at a Uilleann pipers exhibition which was part of the 'Traditional Day in Millmount' - a component of the Drogheda Arts Festival 2008.

Also present was the renowned Irish piper Seán McKiernan (who can be heard lilting along with the tune), the pipe maker Bill Haneman and flute maker Ken McLeod. The day was organised by Seán Corcoran who, along with Ronan Browne and Desi Wilkinson, is a member of the Irish music group Cran.

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• Doyle
• Irish
• traditional
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• Uilleann
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• Drogheda
• Arts
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• Millmount
• Dro

[pipewatcher]

parful stuff,Men. Didn't know there was such thing as a Kenna set in D. Or did you have to tweak it a bit? Gorgeous sound though. Thanks for sharing this.

[AmiShardul]

I was fortunate enough to have been there on the day and seeing this video brings back some nice memories. Excellent!

[MrThedalaillamaknows]

@apologeticsman there's a reason uilleann pipers came up with the term "the piper's despair". think playing a full set of pipes, with a cane practice chanter reed, that's what they have to deal with.

[piobairesicago]

Lovely piping by Mr. Browne here. The set sounds great in his hands, you'd never know it was 230 years old to hear it!

[asalater]

Yep, they're D(-ish)!

But they have tiny little holes, a narrow bore & they pre-date modern "concert pitch" by between 100-150 years depending on where you think that line should be drawn in the sand!

Take a look at an article in Vol.1 of the Seán Reid Society Journal (seanreidsocietyDOTorg)if you'd like more info & pix.

The set also has a MySpace page with a few tunes to hear (myspaceDOTcom/jameskennapipes­)

They have incredible tone and "attitude"!!

[apologeticsman]

so we highland pipers are not the only one who have problems with the reeds...

[pipewatcher]

@bagpipeplayer "Kitty Got a Klinking on Her Way to the Fair"

[MrJohnered]

This fellow can play the pipes wish I could pick his brain over a few pints about this beast the uilleann pipes

[bagpipeplayer]

It sounds like this set is in D, but knowing its age it wouldn't be considered concert pitch would it?

[bagpipeplayer]

Does someone have the sheet music for this?