[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
Not Northumbrian or pipes, nor Cape Breton, but some may enjoy this 1972 RTE prgramme on John Doherty the Donegal fiddler, in 5 parts. Part 1 is [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiehZZ2tXKg -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiehZZ2tXKg To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
MIKE MACDOUGALL'S TAPE FOR FATHER HECTOR is now OP, but perhaps if enough people request it Paul Cranford will reissue it. www.cranfordpub.com I wore my copy out, then ordered another one. It is an amazing one off. The story is that Mike was a fisherman who knew very little about recording machines. Father Hector set up his reel to reel so that all Mike had to do was press a button and start playing. Father Hector put the machine on a bus to be delivered to Mike. Mike took it home, pushed the button and started to play. When he was done he turned it off and put it back on the bus to be delivered to Father Hector. At the end Mike says, This is, I think, the best tape I will make while I live. Mike must be making new recordings in heaven. If folks are desperate for it, we could ask Paul if he would let me make copies of the CD I burned from the tape in exchange for people sending him the price of the tape. NSP seem made for playing strathspeys, and some Cape Breton fiddlers accent 2/4 marches very close to strathspeys rhythms. I know anti-Scottish sentiments run fairly strong among NSPipers, but it's worth pointing out. all the best, John On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com wrote: A Youtube item in two parts in memory of Mike MacDougall, Cape Breton fiddler and composer of Memories of Father Angus MacDonell, that very fine tune which is well known to pipers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6QcKtwUXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVeJ_RkxGFgNR=1 Rather a lot of talking whilst saying nothing from those who are remembering this fiddler, but there's also some fine music and it is good to see and hear the man himself. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
Thanks, John, for this interesting further information. A great story indeed and this certainly sounds like an item that should be available! I found more on this here: http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1168 http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/rec/r102.html Francis On 8 Feb 2010, at 19:24, John Dally wrote: MIKE MACDOUGALL'S TAPE FOR FATHER HECTOR is now OP, but perhaps if enough people request it Paul Cranford will reissue it. www.cranfordpub.com I wore my copy out, then ordered another one. It is an amazing one off. The story is that Mike was a fisherman who knew very little about recording machines. Father Hector set up his reel to reel so that all Mike had to do was press a button and start playing. Father Hector put the machine on a bus to be delivered to Mike. Mike took it home, pushed the button and started to play. When he was done he turned it off and put it back on the bus to be delivered to Father Hector. At the end Mike says, This is, I think, the best tape I will make while I live. Mike must be making new recordings in heaven. If folks are desperate for it, we could ask Paul if he would let me make copies of the CD I burned from the tape in exchange for people sending him the price of the tape. NSP seem made for playing strathspeys, and some Cape Breton fiddlers accent 2/4 marches very close to strathspeys rhythms. I know anti-Scottish sentiments run fairly strong among NSPipers, but it's worth pointing out. all the best, John On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com wrote: A Youtube item in two parts in memory of Mike MacDougall, Cape Breton fiddler and composer of Memories of Father Angus MacDonell, that very fine tune which is well known to pipers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6QcKtwUXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVeJ_RkxGFgNR=1 Rather a lot of talking whilst saying nothing from those who are remembering this fiddler, but there's also some fine music and it is good to see and hear the man himself. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
On 2/07/2010 1:09 PM, Francis Wood wrote: A Youtube item in two parts in memory of Mike MacDougall, Cape Breton fiddler and composer of Memories of Father Angus MacDonell, that very fine tune which is well known to pipers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6QcKtwUXo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVeJ_RkxGFgNR=1 Rather a lot of talking whilst saying nothing from those who are remembering this fiddler, but there's also some fine music and it is good to see and hear the man himself. Francis Thanks for posting this Francis. I hadn't seen it before. Nice to see some attention paid to the music on this side of the pond. The video brings back a lot of memories for me. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike MacDougall on several occasions. The segments appear to have come from a Canadian TV series hosted by Ryan's Fancy, three Irish ex-pats who came together in Newfoundland and formed a band which had a tremendous influence on the folk scene here on the east coast. Their guitar player, Dermot O'Reilly, passed away several years ago. Another member of the band, Fergus O'Byrne, (in the video he's on the left around the campfire), will be stopping in at my place to do a house concert in April, along with fellow Newfoundlander Jim Payne. Another notable in the video is Allister MacGillivray, one of the finest songwriters to be found anywhere. Anyway, the musical ties between Cape Breton and the auld country are legendary, and as strong as ever. Best regards, Jim To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Memories of Father Angus MacDonell
Great to hear from you, Jim! Do you (or does anyone else) know of other great tunes by Mike MacDougall? Best wishes, Francis On 7 Feb 2010, at 18:12, Jim Stewart wrote: Thanks for posting this Francis. I hadn't seen it before. Nice to see some attention paid to the music on this side of the pond. The video brings back a lot of memories for me. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike MacDougall on several occasions. The segments appear to have come from a Canadian TV series hosted by Ryan's Fancy, three Irish ex-pats who came together in Newfoundland and formed a band which had a tremendous influence on the folk scene here on the east coast. Their guitar player, Dermot O'Reilly, passed away several years ago. Another member of the band, Fergus O'Byrne, (in the video he's on the left around the campfire), will be stopping in at my place to do a house concert in April, along with fellow Newfoundlander Jim Payne. Another notable in the video is Allister MacGillivray, one of the finest songwriters to be found anywhere. Anyway, the musical ties between Cape Breton and the auld country are legendary, and as strong as ever. Best regards, Jim To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
