August 13, 2009 at 4:27 am
· Filed under Flute Players, Irish flute, Irish traditional music, Music, Musicians, Recently Added, Testimonials, Website, Wooden Flutes ·Tagged band, County Kerry, Danu, Flute, Ireland, Irish traditional music, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, music sample, musician, player, Testimonial
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
is an accomplished flute and whistle player and singer from
Dún Chaoin in County Kerry, Ireland. She is the lead singer and flute player with the traditional Irish music group
Danú, and is a tutor at the
Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick.
Muireann plays a Martin Doyle flute and has been kind enough to offer a testimonial for Martin Doyle Flutes and a sample of her flute playing from the album Dual — a collaboration with Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley and Ross Martin that was released in November of 2008.
Muireann’s testimonial reads:
“I have been playing a Martin Doyle African Blackwood ‘D’ flute since 2001. As a touring musician I am delighted with its reliability and consistensy of tone, no matter where I am in the world. The flute is perfectly in tune which is very important when playing in a band context. I also love the fact that it can produce a variety of sounds from a powerful bark to a sweeter, clearer tone, making it a very expressive instrument and suitable for all kinds of music from wild Kerry Polkas to more subtle slow airs. I always recommend Martin’s flutes to my flute students.”
More testimonials from owners of Martin Doyle flutes may be viewed here: Testimonials — and Muireann’s music sample can be heard here: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Our thanks to Muireann for her kindness. We have posted a video clip of Muireann playing her Martin Doyle flute after the fold — a lovely example of Irish traditional music…
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August 7, 2009 at 1:15 am
· Filed under Concert, Concert Flutes, Flute Players, Ireland, Music, Musicians, Wooden Head Joints ·Tagged Concert, Elizabeth Petcu, flute music, Just Me, National Gallery of Ireland
Elizabeth Petcu
Martin Doyle’s good friend
Elizabeth Petcu is scheduled to perform highlights from her debut solo flute music album, Just Me, at the
National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.
Elizabeth is a former Principal Flute (25 years) with the Radio Telefís Éireann Concert Orchestra. This from Elizabeth’s web site:
Irish flute player Elizabeth Petcu seeks new ways of exploring and presenting music and her debut solo album, Just Me, captures in essence Elizabeth’s true authentic sound through a brilliant interpretation of her favourite repertoire.
Particularly innovative is the use of the keyless wooden flute for the Telemann pieces (tracks 3 and 4). The Liam Bates composition, Moth Manoeuvres (track 12), was commissioned by Helen Gaynor for her art exhibition in May 2007 — a project that was part-funded by the Wexford County Council Arts Department and the Arts Council. Elizabeth premiered Moth Manoeuvres at Newtownbarry House in Bunclody, Co. Wexford. Just Me also includes the music of Karg-Elert, Bach, Debussy and others.
Elizabeth will be performing at the National Gallery of Ireland on a Muramatsu concert flute fitted with a cocus wood head joint made by Martin Doyle and a cocus wood simple system ‘Irish flute’ also crafted by Martin Doyle.
The concert will begin at 3 pm in the Shaw Room, National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin. Tickets are €10; concessions €7; Gallery details here: Gallery Information.
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