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When Martin said he was giving up pipemaking, I almost swore! Glad to see it was a blip - all artists at some point question the quality of their work and purpose; I am glad you made it through to the other side. Your piped are amazing.

Tears from my eyes falling like gentle rain , such absolutely beautiful soul soothing music. Thank you , and God Bless You. 🙏🇮🇪🙏

This man is amazingly talented and modest

He's not lying when he says reed making is a dark art.

Beautiful melody very well played the voice of Ireland Kieran

Wonderful piece here. Well done, sir.

The most beautiful Irish slow air.

I asked CZcams for The Stripper played on the organ and this video was one of the suggestions! I enjoyed your video even though it was not exactly what I was looking for. 😊

This fellow knows his chords....well played.

I have a estey battlesboro not sure of the year but it’s been in my family since 1898, I’m going to restore but won’t be operational

Awe inspiring craftsmanship and artistic creativity beautiful instrument and truly amazing to hear and see the hand work done by a true artist . Thank you .

Very beautiful playing, bravo and congratulations from France 🇨🇵

Utterly fabulous

Lovely to meet you last night Fr Daragh. A really enjoyable evening.

Inspirational from start to finish. Amazing craftsmanship. Thank you ☀️

EXCELLENT JOB 😊❤🙋‍♂️

Yes. Superb!

Fab!

Well done Darragh. Superb!

Beautiful!!! ❤❤

I totally enjoyed this Martin . You gave a great appreciation of your journey in becoming a craftsman. To be able to make a musical instrument by hand that comes alive when played is a true gift. Wishing you many more years of mastering your talent.

This is just skallagrim, you ain't foolin me!

Great insight into the making of these fine bagpipes👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Beautiful haunting tune of old slievenamon Oileann pipes really does it justice

Ar fheabhas

found you following my watching a youtube program with Christine Watkins; its a delight to hear your beautiful singing voice as well! thank you so much Father Darragh - you have raised my spirits as i settle down for the evening. Reba

Really great production Darragh! Thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I am continuously impressed by the high production quality on CZcams these days by channels that have not yet reached the subscribers/view count they deserve. Congratulations on a great piece of work! Was really interesting hearing Martin's story and the pipers featured are clearly very talented and have put in a lot of work to reach that standard!

If all the sadness of Ireland, born of genocide and dispossession, could be expressed through a single tune, that tune would be Slíabh na mBan; The Women's Mountain.

Quel beau travail, quel beau montage. Juste merci beaucoup, best 30 minutes I had in a long time

In the past two weeks I’ve ordered everything I need to start making reeds.... in my impatience waiting for things to get delivered, on a whim, I bought a lathe at the weekend.... what have I done?

Most brilliant people on the planet for me - uilleann pipe makers - forget about astronauts, politicians, brain surgeons, footballers, these guys take the cake, truly unsung hero's. I looked into making pipes a little while ago with an Australian pipe maker Ian Mackenzie, realised it was beyond me with the years I have remaining. I'd be happy just to make a decent reed....I've tried explaining to 'regular' non piping folk what goes into a set of pipes.....If I ever win the lottery I'll buy a set (third) Martin, keep up the beautiful work.

Great piping from Patrick (Padraig McGovern) as usual. Beautiful sound balance between chanter and drones.

Superb piping on a set perfectly in balance with such a great tone! In one word: Fantastic!

What a wonderful film! Well done to all involved.

A beautiful film. Your dedication is an inspiration to all of us who love uilleann pipes. Thank you 🎶

Go h'álainn

I just loved the film!!!! Iontach iontach maith. Ta athas orm a ra go bhfuil Is é Martin mo chara. Cheap mé Bhí obair Martin i gcónaí iontach tá obair Martin ar fheabhas le blianta beaga anuas.

Ahhh Martin, so great to see and hear you in this documentary! My good ol’ neighbour.. 🙏You are such an excellent craftsman. So glad you fill this world with great sounds and music, thank you! Enjoyed every minute of this video 🙏

Superb in many aspects! 👏👏👏

Ahhh, what a gorgeous film. Lovely to hear you chatting so openly about your journey, Martin. Like so many others, I was hooked from the start. Keep up the wonderful work both of you, Martin, making those lovely sets of pipes and Fr. Darragh, what can I say, yer a Renaissance man with your work on Harmoniums, then playing the pipes and now a top notch film maker…! Martin, I’m overjoyed you’re back at the lathe and the workbench. They are where to be! And the world is a better place for you being in it giving such happiness to pipers 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

What’s the name of the song in the back ground

great job. I enjoyed watching and listening to the story. Amazing documentary

Certainly a lot of honest sentiment in this production. The love of the craft and it’s challenges has persevered in Martin’s case. Fair play to him and hope he gets his reward. Not easy.

Clár den chéad scoith, faoi fhear ceirde den chéad scoith. Nár lagadh Dia do lámh a Mhartin.

Clár iontach. Go raibh maith agat!

Can't find words to express how much I've enjoyed watching this superb film. The title sums it up perfectly: musical excellence and excellence of craftsmanship. The tale of long years perfecting techniques and constantly learning new ones---the refusal to take the easy road of doing a quick just-about-good-enough job is inspiring; the period of doubt must ring a bell with everyone; then the heartening news that Martin finally realises that he MUST continue to make ever-better pipes, not simply for his own fulfilment but also to satisfy the demands of first-rate players for first-rate instruments so that an honourable tradition will never die. In a world riven by anxiety and fear for the future, this film reminds us that, with faith in what we do and what we believe in, nothing is unachievable. Twenty-nine minutes and five seconds of sheer inspiration!

I enjoyed the entirety of this production. Thanks for all the work that went into this. Thanks for the inspiration.

Its all about craftmanship: beautiful documentary on the man who makes wonderful uillean-piping possible by facilitating very good instruments. Perseverance in pipemaker, pipers and filmer and the results are not only a prsent for my eyes and ears but for my belief in craftmanship too. We need guys like this. Thank you all very much.

Excellent all around! Thanks.

Very impressive