Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
I missed this one...
He's a talented bloke is Davy and the go-to guy when it comes to the uilleann pipes...
He's a talented bloke is Davy and the go-to guy when it comes to the uilleann pipes...
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
Re: Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
It's such an emotive sound, truly "Celtic."
I have, inevitably, all his CD's. Saw him live at Cambridge once, I had tears in my eyes his playing was that plaintive.
I have, inevitably, all his CD's. Saw him live at Cambridge once, I had tears in my eyes his playing was that plaintive.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
He played with Finbarr Furey at the funeral of a friend of mine some years ago... Fuck me but there's nothing more heart rending than The Green Fields of France played well on the pipes!
Do you know the story of Cu Chulainn Strop? If not, it's worth having a read of it and then listening to that piece (Cu Chulainn's Lament) again...
Do you know the story of Cu Chulainn Strop? If not, it's worth having a read of it and then listening to that piece (Cu Chulainn's Lament) again...
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
Re: Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
I don't, but I certainly will do as you suggest!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
Beautiful. I'd never heard of the uillean pipes before, but have definitely heard their sound.
Mostly I've heard the large Scottish highland pipes -- my law school has a piper lead us in and out at Commencement, and every other significant ceremonial occasion that requires a procession. And I've been to several funerals where, after the graveside ceremony concludes and as people are dispersing, a piper appears and plays Amazing Grace.
Mostly I've heard the large Scottish highland pipes -- my law school has a piper lead us in and out at Commencement, and every other significant ceremonial occasion that requires a procession. And I've been to several funerals where, after the graveside ceremony concludes and as people are dispersing, a piper appears and plays Amazing Grace.
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Re: Davy Spillane; Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
Clears the grounds quickly so the backhoe can get in.....Guinevere wrote: And I've been to several funerals where, after the graveside ceremony concludes and as people are dispersing, a piper appears and plays Amazing Grace.
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