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Thanks George, I'll have to keep my eye out for that one.

George, all the McAuliffe recordings that I have heard are played on Irish Parlor Pipes, also called "uilleann pipes" and "union pipes". They look and sound quite different from Scottish war pipes and are played with bellows pumped under the arm, rather than blown. The musical style is totally different as well. You can find numerous modern examples on YouTube. I have a 2M Gold Molded cylinder titled "Miss McCloud's Reel" that is a wonder to hear:
http://www.tinfoil.com/cm-0008.htm#e07230

"The minstrel boy" by McAuliffe
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/mp3s/ ... l2973d.mp3

A bit of information about James C. McAuliffe
http://clanmcauliffe.com/famous/james.html

VintageTechnologies wrote:George, all the McAuliffe recordings that I have heard are played on Irish Parlor Pipes, also called "uilleann pipes" and "union pipes". They look and sound quite different from Scottish war pipes and are played with bellows pumped under the arm, rather than blown. The musical style is totally different as well. You can find numerous modern examples on YouTube. I have a 2M Gold Molded cylinder titled "Miss McCloud's Reel" that is a wonder to hear:
http://www.tinfoil.com/cm-0008.htm#e07230

"The minstrel boy" by McAuliffe
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/mp3s/ ... l2973d.mp3

A bit of information about James C. McAuliffe
http://clanmcauliffe.com/famous/james.html

That's great information - - thanks!

This also explains why it never sounded like bagpipes to me. The rendition is indeed a wonder to hear!

Thanks again,

George P.

VintageTechnologies wrote:George, all the McAuliffe recordings that I have heard are played on Irish Parlor Pipes, also called "uilleann pipes" and "union pipes". They look and sound quite different from Scottish war pipes and are played with bellows pumped under the arm, rather than blown. The musical style is totally different as well. You can find numerous modern examples on YouTube. I have a 2M Gold Molded cylinder titled "Miss McCloud's Reel" that is a wonder to hear:
http://www.tinfoil.com/cm-0008.htm#e07230

"The minstrel boy" by McAuliffe
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/mp3s/ ... l2973d.mp3

A bit of information about James C. McAuliffe
http://clanmcauliffe.com/famous/james.html

Ah, yes: I happen to have a copy of "The Minstrel Boy". It's interesting how he uses the 'regulators' on the pipes there…


Bill

Lucius1958 wrote:

VintageTechnologies wrote:George, all the McAuliffe recordings that I have heard are played on Irish Parlor Pipes, also called "uilleann pipes" and "union pipes". They look and sound quite different from Scottish war pipes and are played with bellows pumped under the arm, rather than blown. The musical style is totally different as well. You can find numerous modern examples on YouTube. I have a 2M Gold Molded cylinder titled "Miss McCloud's Reel" that is a wonder to hear:
http://www.tinfoil.com/cm-0008.htm#e07230

"The minstrel boy" by McAuliffe
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/mp3s/ ... l2973d.mp3

A bit of information about James C. McAuliffe
http://clanmcauliffe.com/famous/james.html

Ah, yes: I happen to have a copy of "The Minstrel Boy". It's interesting how he uses the 'regulators' on the pipes there…
Bill

To play Irish pipes, you definitely must be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. You must simultaneously: pump the bellows under your arm, play the chanter with your fingers, play the keys with your wrists, and move the chanter up and down above your knee to modulate the sound. I read it takes 20 years to become a good Irish piper and the incidence of alcoholism is high.

HisMastersVoice wrote:

Valecnik wrote:
If you decide to venture into Diamond Disc land at some point, get "Annie My Own" on disc. Comparing them, the disc stunningly outperforms the cylinder, even though the dubbed cylinder is excellent.

Hopefully that will be soon, I have a nice C-19 with my name on it as soon as I can get to New York to pick it up!

Great! Perhaps the current owner even has a spare copy of that very disc you could talk him into throwing in! Get those tire chains on and get over there!

I don't think I have even one copy of "Annie My Own", actually!

Sean

Believe it or not, I just found an unused dealer stock copy of "Annie, My Own" on eBay!