Traditional Irish Tunes on The Uilleann Pipes - Finbar Furey, 1989
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- Finbar Furey tells Iarla Ó Lionaird about learning to play the pipes and making reeds.
As a piper, Finbar Furey takes a special interest in the care and making of reeds for the instrument. He is concerned about the decline in reed making among young uilleann pipe players. He himself learned the technique from piper Dan Dowd and recalls his favourite chanter reed.
Ted Furey, Finbar’s father, was a fiddler and travelling musician, and taught him the pipes when the family settled in Ballyfermot. His other teachers were Johnny Keenan and Tommy Moore.
Felix Doran from Rathnew in County Wicklow was another piper who called to their house regularly, and master piper Seamus Ennis often came to stay for the weekend.
"It was one of these houses, the music didn’t stop."
Finbar plays two tunes, the first a slow air called ‘A Spailpín A Rún’ and the second, a reel titled ‘The Silver Tip’ where he is joined by sean-nós dancer Seamus Ó Dubháin from Cill Chiaráin in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
This episode of ‘The Pure Drop’ broadcast on 10 October 1989. The presenter is Iarla Ó Lionáird.
‘The Pure Drop’ is described by the RTÉ Guide in 1988 as “A nine part traditional music series featuring the best solo instrumentalists playing in Ireland today and occasionally featuring small groups.”
The programme was first broadcast on 14 January 1988 and ran until February 1996. Presenters were James Kelly, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Paddy Glackin and Martin McGinley. - Hudba
Finbar is a national treasure.
Iarla, the interviewer is also a national treasure. One of the best living seannós singers
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He has also producted albums featuring the likes of Sinead O’Connor
Where on earth has that Ireland gone? What a job they have done on us.!
It went with the rest of the world.
It's still there. Pay attention.
Ireland has kept its culture. England lost their's during the industrial revolution.. I'm born in England I think Dublin's a bit of a theme park but it's OK, I prefer the west coast.
I'm going to take up the Uileann Pipes to do my ancestors proud. For the did not die in ditches, nor die in vain so that Culture and People may be lost forever more. 🇮🇪🙏✝️ God Bless Éire and Her People
Their in every corner of the world and like here in England they took pure shit... my parents arrived to no Black's No Dog's No Irish.. And Irish need not apply.. The irony, I'm glad thier not here to see it at the moment.
The pipes are the soul of the country.
They take you away out beyond your office walls over the fields, the lakes and the mountains until your spirit soars free over the Atlantic
Indeed, heavenly!
.....🎶 And reaches us here down under! 🎶
So well said. The pipes are woven into the mind beyond thought, so that those who've never yet had the luck of setting foot on Ireland's soil, or even seen the coast, are still arrested by the sound and know, despite distance and generation, that Ireland is in their blood and heart.
@@paulmckenzie4291 Very well said Paul.
Éireann chun na hÉireannaigh 🙏🙏☘☘
@@Sionnach1601Thanks for the kind reply. Ní bhíonn chuile fhánaí ar strae
Fantastic instrument in the hands of a master piper. Excellent.
That was absolutely stunning. Beyond beautiful.
Pure magic by one of lrelands most gifted musican's
Finbar's music touches my heart like no other !
Finbar is such a multitalented musician.. he’s an Irish gem 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I'm from up north Queensland Australia.and this to me is a jem .half of the blokes that I know bloodline come from Ireland and they would not even know the significance of this music.finbar is an icon the fureys and davey arthur are my favourite.love the music very close to heart
The sound from the pipes is fantastic and unique
The first time I ever heard these pipes was on an LP I bought in the early sixties. There were various artists on it. Two of the tracks were Finbar playing Star Of Munster and the hairs on the back of My neck stood on end. The other track I loved was Eddie Furey singing Pretty Saro. I have seen them many many times and have had the pleasure of meeting them on a few occasions and what a friendly lot they are. No airs or graces just good craic. They are still My favourite band and always will be. They are all such talented musicians
Just MAGIC !
Music to my ears ❤
Irish but I live in the us. My father took us to see the Fureys (among others) every time they visited. Incredible and Finbar was so nice to me when I was a boy. Now I’m trying to return the favour by keeping the music alive for my children. National treasures all of them. Iarla included, mind you! ❤🇮🇪
Brings tears to my eyes
A beautiful performance on the pipes and equally impressive was the dance of the multi Guinness enthusiast!
Met finbar in cork about 3 years ago what a great personality had time for his fans after his gig a genius 👏
Had a beer with the Furey's after a gig in Newfoundland back in mid 90s. They were just great lads, homesick, and humble. Great experience.
More of this I "met finbar" bull shit...
@@larryoconnor7094 I guess poor Larry didn't have the good fortune to meet Finbar? Good thing, Finbar is much nicer than Mr. O'Connor, it seems. Larry likes to refute people's experiences of which he knows nothing. If it's any consolation, I know Paddy Keenan pretty well, too.
@@larryoconnor7094 What you on about? They toured all over the place and met tens of thousands of people.
Breath taking 🤯❤️
Pure Genius. Thank you for this amazing post 🎶
Absolutely brilliant
JOHN PEEL rip .helped THE FUREYS when starting out in late 60 S.playing there early music.
Just wonderful...Especially the dancer at the end ..I'm seventy one and although I have been involved with folk music for many years, I can honestly say that Irish music and dance has become my passion over the last fifteen or so years.. The pipes are incredibly evocative. Finbar Furey being one of the best pipers. Thank you.
This is the first time I ever heard a dancer on the beat instead of before, or even almost randomly as if there was no music. That guy was really listening and in the tune!
So good.
Unreal. Absolutely inspirational. I love his regulator work.
Love Finbar - Amazing character and Artist.
Class Uilleann Pipes.☘️🇮🇪🎵🎶🎼
L’écoute à elle seule vaut tous les commentaires du monde…cette musique a été faite pour ce pipes….un chef d’oeuvre….
Merci pour le partage sincèrement.
Beautiful lament
Fabulous, plus the dancing at the end 👌.
The interviewer talks about Finbar's father Ted, being a fiddle player but I do remember Ted telling me how he was the first in his family to play a stringed instrument. So he had played the pipes and I do remember a magical night in O'Donoghue's when Ted and Seamus Ennis swapped instruments. As my friend, Johnny Beggan said "Those fuckers could play anything."
lol Good comment , especially the father Ted bit .
Davy Spillane can send me into trances .
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Stop eating magic mushrooms, dropping acid, wash yourself so you can get off the dole and get a job, ya bollix.
Aren't we lucky to be Irish all the same
Haunting❤
He plays really excelent.
Always loved the blackbird from the dawning of the day album
Wonderful!
Beautiful.
Go Seamus!!! 🕺
Legendary
Genius, saw them live in gleneagles in Killarney,1989❤
Gorgeous!
I love my home country
Why does this music bring me to tears? I'm not even Irish !
Powerful
Brilliant!
A force of nature!
Thank you for this.
Gold.
top class brilliant muso
Ohhhh long live it.
beautiful ... is all you can say about this
A true legend
Go maith!!!
Holy feckin sheet Finbar!
Best piper in the world bye a country Mile.
The way things are going, in another few years, you'll be called far right if you like to listen to this, if not already.
We are supposed to NOT be proud of this fantastic, ancient, amazing, RICH culture that is ours.
Anyway, Finbarr Furry thank you. You're an ambassador for Éireann, God bless ya. 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Ffs the biggest empire in the World tried to stop us and failed stop talking nonsense. You cannot take something from us that is part of our very dna and core
Is there anything you weirdoes won't try and ruin with your pitiful mé féinism? Always trying to invent new ways to be victims. If you're being called "far right" it's not because you're into trad music it's probably coz your a reactionary with a persecution complex.
Finbar can make a banjo sing😁😁😁
How absolutely beautiful... Finbar looks around 20? 25? Thank you, CR.
He's 43 here
First time I ever heard of these pipes, I think - and if I’m not mistaken - came from the video for Josh Groban’s video for “You Raise Me Up”. Very cool.
Minus the typo, 🤣. Oops. 🙂
Why o why did he seem to abandon the pipes....a master
Can't he make it talk
I doth my cap to the two men in suits
Close enough
He can make it scream boy
Even better , he makes it sing
Lovely and at the same time sad to see the great fiddler Sean Keane sitting next to Finbar. Who is the dancer?
This is Ireland 💚
Let's for the love of God keep it that way...
complete control
Great Irishman. 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
So, tell us, who was the dancer? Was that a spontaneous performance or planned? I loved the music, the chat and the dancer, too.
Dancers is Séamus Devane .
He had a few bottles of cider in front of him so it might have been spontaneous 😄
Dunno.....cept he used lay tarmac as a day job.
@@wallopcock it fcuk7n is in English.
☘️...can someone tell me the name of the beautiful Lament / Air?
Spailpin A Ruin
@@chrisormston ☘️Vielen Dank Chris ! Best Regards from Cirrian/ Uilleannpiper (Germany)
Also, they make some good synthetic reed for Uilleann Pipes. And not the ones that go into the regulators, but ones that go into the melody pipe. I have some and they are great. They have none of the weaknesses of cane reed because they take less pressure to sound, they don't absord moisture and they are made of plastic, so they last a very long time. I'm still playing with the same reeds years later, and they sound great, and I can take the melody pipe apart from the set, use the adapter that fits it, and play anytime I want, just like as if I had a practice chanter. I did this before I got a practice set for over two years.
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Slainte...Finbar....E.....
Wait, is elder better or worse than cane...?
Elder causes a more mellow soft sound. Makers use cane now because it's easier to work with, less expensive and holds shape a tad longer.
Aye the be the one
The first guy who speaks has the same accent as Richard Martin Spring, why?
And starts @ 3 00
He must be 80 by now
Not quite. He is a couple of years younger than I and I am 77
He'll be 76 in September
His Music Is Timeless.
Dieing art then . Dead and buried now I'd say
Does anyone Scottish out there say the bagpipes are inferior to yhe uillean pipes
What we call Highland Pipes are also played in Ireland. They're both bagpipes. Uilleann pipes are bellows blown, rather than hot air blown. Bellows blown pipes are also found in Scotland and the north of England and there are traditional mouth blown bagpipes in almost every country in the world. Certainly they are found in Spain (gaitas) and Wales and France (cornemuse, cabrette, chabretta and bodega pipes).
Do you wanna buy a dag
I didn’t think Jeremy Clarkson had a beard back then. 🙂
Is it any wonder the Fureys were such legendary drinkers when there was all that crap 80s decor to put up with. I was nearly driven blind by the rat coloured carpets and Iarla’s chair which looks like it was stolen out of the ILAC Library. And who would begrudge Finbar his porter? He is a hardy man, and I know one thing I wouldn’t stop him. A
What's the air called??