Friday, January 11, 2013

Caoineadh cu Chulainn

About Cu Chulainn This lament is performed by the master of the uilleann pipes, Davy Spillane, for Riverdance back in '93 (IIRC).

8 comments:

  1. I've never heard the pipes played like that. The melody is haunting!

    There is something about the ancestral music of Ireland and Scotland that tug at one's dormant memory genes; a closing of the eyes, and a transportation to another place and time.

    Outstanding find florrie!

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  2. That sound was reminiscent of a violin. Nice stuff.

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  3. Thanks, lady red and Matt. This is one of Tom's and my favorite pieces of music.

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    1. I was in radio. I already have a set of pipes.

      Sorry, I couldn't resist.

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  5. Amazing sound, strange and sorrowful.

    But is the instrument powered in some way? The player has no mouthpiece to fill a bag, nor and bag that I can see for him squeezing to force the air through.

    Matt, hehe.

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  6. Dances, he is squeezing it under his left arm. There are also finger-like valves that he moves to raise the tones an octave.

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    1. OK, I blew it up to full-screen, and now see him doing a small pumping mtion with his arm.

      Besides, it gave me an excuse to listen again.

      Beautiful and haunting.

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