It's an old German or Austrian flute, probably end of 19th century. Most of them were low quality instruments but there are some, like in this case, that can sound nice. They have small bore and holes so they won't generally be as loud as old English flutes or modern "Irish" flutes, and too many keys will make them quite heavy.
What wonderful music. Is this the same family as Brian and Eithne Vallely of the Armagh piper's club? Sheena is a highly respected artist and print-maker too, I believe.
LOVELY , , does the title mean "a nice girl...." (i don't understand the rest) . also, too bad for the recording/microphone quality where there's overload on certain notes
,great playing ,but as in many things speed kills ,when dance music is taken out of context ,ie being played as a concert performance rather than for dancers it tends to take on a driving force ,which looses the lift ,one can have lift without speed ,but there is rarely lift with high speed , .great to see those old world flutes being still played . it's a pity people think they are irish flutes. not that it matters but it 's just one of those things ,quick somebody put me in room 101 .(:-). does a silver plated nickel boheme system flute become an irish flute ,just because somebody rattles out a lock of oul ' mountainy reels ( mountainy? ) ok hills .
You and a number of people commenting to these Vallely-family videos appear to be just getting acquainted with Irish music. Tourists. Taking in the sights. And I hope you're enjoying yourselves, but it doesn't sound like it. "It's a pity people think they're Irish flutes," you wrote above, and they're playing too fast; here's why they shouldn't do that... Here are some others: "great to see those old world flutes still being played"...and "just because somebody rattles out a lock (sic) of oul' mountainy reels.... " Now, if only you could get all the people who play Irish Music, all the world over, to stop calling those flutes Irish flutes, wouldn't that be nice? Wouldn't the world be a better place? A smarter place? It's a little thing, admittedly, but still... If we could solve just one problem before we go to bed tonight. If, as a planet, we agree to stop calling Irish flutes Irish flutes, how awesome would that be? Because misinformation is keeping half the planet awake at night. It's a serious health problem and something needs to be done about it. This could be a start. And when we've solved the problem with Irish flutes, we can figure out what to do with Irish bouzoukis next.
Excellent 👌 THANK YOU two
Beautiful!
some fantasic flute playing...thanks..
Love it...a dismounted flute
Effortless and beautiful.
This is the only video I've seen with Sheena, please add her name in the description so that it's easier to find. Thanks for the upload
flawless
It's an old German or Austrian flute, probably end of 19th century. Most of them were low quality instruments but there are some, like in this case, that can sound nice. They have small bore and holes so they won't generally be as loud as old English flutes or modern "Irish" flutes, and too many keys will make them quite heavy.
What wonderful music. Is this the same family as Brian and Eithne Vallely of the Armagh piper's club? Sheena is a highly respected artist and print-maker too, I believe.
Cousins.
First reel: The Killarney Boys of pleasure. Don't know the name of the 2nd (4 parts) one.
The Rockforest; written by Fintan ...
I've never seen a flute with keys like the one the lady is playing..anyone no what type it is.
Sheena is Fintan's sister.
LOVELY , , does the title mean "a nice girl...." (i don't understand the rest) . also, too bad for the recording/microphone quality where there's overload on certain notes
+S Chan A pretty maid milking a cow
@@DanTheman6004 ... the cows.
,great playing ,but as in many things speed kills ,when dance music is taken out of context ,ie being played as a concert performance rather than for dancers it tends to take on a driving force ,which looses the lift ,one can have lift without speed ,but there is rarely lift with high speed , .great to see those old world flutes being still played . it's a pity people think they are irish flutes. not that it matters but it 's just one of those things ,quick somebody put me in room 101 .(:-). does a silver plated nickel boheme system flute become an irish flute ,just because somebody rattles out a lock of oul ' mountainy reels ( mountainy? ) ok hills .
You and a number of people commenting to these Vallely-family videos appear to be just getting acquainted with Irish music. Tourists. Taking in the sights. And I hope you're enjoying yourselves, but it doesn't sound like it. "It's a pity people think they're Irish flutes," you wrote above, and they're playing too fast; here's why they shouldn't do that... Here are some others: "great to see those old world flutes still being played"...and "just because somebody rattles out a lock (sic) of oul' mountainy reels.... " Now, if only you could get all the people who play Irish Music, all the world over, to stop calling those flutes Irish flutes, wouldn't that be nice? Wouldn't the world be a better place? A smarter place? It's a little thing, admittedly, but still... If we could solve just one problem before we go to bed tonight. If, as a planet, we agree to stop calling Irish flutes Irish flutes, how awesome would that be? Because misinformation is keeping half the planet awake at night. It's a serious health problem and something needs to be done about it. This could be a start. And when we've solved the problem with Irish flutes, we can figure out what to do with Irish bouzoukis next.