Two excerpts have been added to the Folklore and more page of Martin Doyle’s web site. In May of this year, Martin Doyle featured on a BBC Radio 4 program entitled Sounding Post which was produced by Nina Perry.
Nina Perry takes a musical journey tracing the wood used in making musical instruments back to the forest, from an Irish flute maker and a Los Angeles-based guitarist to the Mpingo Conservation Project in Tanzania. More here…
Unfortunately Sounding Post is not currently available online. The two excerpts that have been added to Martin’s web site feature Martin talking about flute making and playing music on a ‘fresh off the lathe’ flute. The tune Martin plays is called Na Ceannabháin Bhána. Here is a version of the same tune played by the late Kitty Hayes (Concertina) and Peter Laban (Uilleann Pipes). Recorded in May 2008 at Miltown Malbay, Co Clare. Kitty and Peter actually play two slip jigs – Na Ceannabháin Bhána and Hardiman the Fiddler.
Bruce Wainwright said
Hi Martin,
Enjoyed hearing these audio clips very much. I heard the original when it aired on BBC 4 (thanks to your notification on this Blog) and I am disappointed that Sounding Post can not be heard on the internet now. I hope the BBC archive it online eventually. I am an acoustic guitarist who has a keen interest in the tones of different woods. By the way, your flute playing was lovely and it’s great to see that YouTube clip.
Thanks,
Bruce.
Martin Doyle, Tanzania and The Music Tree « Martin Doyle’s Weblog said
[...] for the Irish radio station Newstalk. The project is being headed by Nina Perry (who also produced Sounding Post which looked at the use of wood for instruments and featured several instrument makers including [...]
Tanzania Update « Martin Doyle’s Weblog said
[...] for the Irish radio station Newstalk. The project is being headed by Nina Perry (who also produced Sounding Post which looked at the use of wood for instruments and featured several instrument makers including [...]