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October 10, 2011 at 4:40 am · Filed under Flute, Irish flute, Martin Doyle Flutes, Recently Added, Website ·Tagged Added, D flutes, fingering charts, Martin Doyle Flutes, simple system flute, Website
In the interests of serving those who play simple system flutes, Martin Doyle has added fingering charts for simple system keyless D flutes to his website. Printable PDF versions of the fingering charts are also available to download.
These fingering charts are inspired by the fingering charts published by Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773) in his treatise On Playing the Flute which was first published in 1752. Martin Doyle studied Quantz at the beginning of his flute making career and found On Playing the Flute to be a great source of inspiration and information regarding simple system flutes and eighteenth century music in general.
Martin Doyle's fingering chart for a simple system keyless D flute
Martin Doyle’s fingering charts for simple system keyless D flutes can be viewed here »
A big THANK YOU to Asankita for creating the graphics – chur bro…!
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September 6, 2011 at 5:25 am · Filed under Flute Players, Irish flute, Martin Doyle, Martin Doyle Flutes, Music, Musicians, Website ·Tagged Irish flute, Irish traditional music, Joe Doyle, Martin Doyle, Martin Doyle Flutes, Music, Website
MDF gets a facelift
It has to happen every now and then… spring cleaning that is. And in New Zealand, where Martin Doyle’s webmaster lives, it is spring – so the timing is perfect. The southern spring has sprung and Martin Doyle has a new website – well, a new template at least. Same content pretty much, with some minor additions and the odd little tweak here and there – a facelift in effect.
The new-look Martin Doyle Flutes website
So a little celebration is in order and what better way to celebrate than with music…
Joe Doyle makes music
Joe Doyle
Recently added to the Martin Doyle’s flute music page is a lovely piece composed by Martin’s son Joe Doyle. Joe was out in the garden at his father’s home in County Clare a couple of weeks back, ‘playing around’ with his recently acquired Martin Doyle rosewood flute, when a tune drifted through the music-rich ether of Clare and manifested itself through Joe’s flute. Joe dedicated the tune to his father by naming it ‘The Flute Maker Martin Doyle’ (‘by the flute makers son’, as Joe quipped) and recorded it later that day.
As a result, ‘The Flute Maker Martin Doyle’ can be heard here.
Fair play to Joe – a lovely tune.
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July 24, 2010 at 4:09 am · Filed under Flute Making, Flute Players, Irish flute, Martin Doyle Flutes, Musicians, Recently Added, Testimonials, Website ·Tagged addition, flute players, flutemaking, Irish flutes, Martin Doyle Flutes, positive comments, Testimonials, Website
I am sure that it is always very encouraging for any craftsman to receive some positive feedback from his clients. After all, most instrument makers spend many hours of each week alone in their workshops labouring to create something that they hope will please the person they are making it for. So when a happy client offers a positive comment, it must be very satisfying and encouraging. Two such comments have just been added to Martin Doyle’s website from happy clients in America.
Amanda Drinsinger — flute player from the USA:
“I received the flute early last week. It sounds rich and beautiful and it is very beautiful and of excellent craftsmanship! I am extremely pleased with your work and I think you are the world’s best celtic flute craftsman! I have not played or seen in person any other instrument that matches the sound, beauty and quality put into this flute!”
Ruth Yates — flute player from Hollywood, Maryland, USA:
“Hi Martin. I just wanted to tell you that the rosewood flute I purchased from you in October [2009] is so lovely. I found it very easy to play and the tone is so mellow and nice. Don and I really liked coming to your home and seeing your workshop and picking up the flute. It was such a genuinely good experience meeting you and seeing how the instruments come together. Regards, Ruth Yates.”
These and other kind comments from owners of Martin Doyle flutes can be viewed here: Testimonials
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June 21, 2010 at 12:30 am · Filed under Baroque Flutes, Flute, Flute Making, Martin Doyle, Martin Doyle Flutes, Recently Added, Website, Wooden Flutes ·Tagged Baroque Flutes, Baroque Flutes by Martin Doyle, flute maker, Martin Doyle, Martin Doyle Flutes, new page added, Website, Wooden Flutes
A new page highlighting Martin Doyle’s Baroque Flutes has been added to Martin Doyle Flutes.
Martin Doyle completed his first set of Baroque flutes early in 2000. Originally working with African Blackwood, he modeled his Baroque flute design on an eighteenth century Rottenburgh Baroque flute. Martin has also made Baroque flutes from Irish Boxwood — one of which is featured below.
Martin Doyle Baroque Flute in Irish Boxwood
To find out more and to hear Martin playing his boxwood Baroque flute, jump to: Baroque Flutes by Martin Doyle.
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September 10, 2009 at 9:36 pm · Filed under Flute, Flute Making, Flute Players, Ireland, Irish flute, Martin Doyle Flutes, Recently Added, Testimonials, Website
Tomás MacUileagóid, a flute player, fiddler and harp player/maker from Dublin, Ireland, has kindly added a testimonial to Martin Doyle Flutes. Tomás recently purchased a keyed flute from Martin Doyle.
“Hi Martin, I have thought a lot about writing to you since I got my keyed flute from you. I wanted to really feel my way into it and explore what it has to offer. I am astounded by the range of colour available, just waiting for me to exploit it. The tones available far exceed what I could get on the flute I got off you 10 years ago. I wanted the keys because I have a particular interest in the music of east Galway, Paddy Kelly and Paddy Fahey in particular, and you can’t really manage that without the F natural. Obviously since I have a keyed flute I notice other flutes much more, and I am continuously impressed by your standard of craftsmanship, and I understand how difficult it is to maintain such a high standard. Well done!! I don’t know what motivates you as an instrument maker, but I enjoy being able to create something that is unique with its own voice, that will hopefully live long after me and in some small way contribute to making the world a better place. I think you have already achieved this. Thank you. Regards, Tomás.”
Very thoughtful and insightful words from a fellow instrument maker — thank you for your kind and encouraging comments Tomás.
This and other testimonials from owners of Martin Doyle flutes can be viewed here: Testimonials
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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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July 16, 2009 at 11:29 pm · Filed under Martin Doyle, Martin Doyle Flutes, Recently Added, Testimonials, Translations, Website ·Tagged additions, comments, Irish language, Martin Doyle Flutes, new, Page, Testimonials, Website
Recently added are two new testimonials from people that have purchased Martin Doyle Flutes. One from Iris Klapper of Christchurch, New Zealand, who writes,
“Dear Martin – it has been a few weeks now since you sent the boxwood flute, and I just wanted to let you know how much I love it. She is simply beautiful and just what I asked for. I am not practising enough at the moment, but whenever I do she sends me off to another realm. So much depth and sweetness. 
Thank you!!”
And one from David Craig of Duluth, Minnesota, USA, who writes,
“Hi Martin. The flute arrived yesterday and, of course, it is beautiful. It plays easily and I suspect there is an angel singing in there somewhere. Thanks for the quick turn-around.”
Three pages of testimonials from owners of Martin Doyle flutes may be viewed from here: Testimonials
Also added is a translation of the About Martin Doyle page into Irish. This page was kindly translated into Irish by the renowned Irish biographer and encyclopaedist Diarmuid Breathnach of County Wicklow, Ireland. The new page may be viewed here: Sceal Máirtín Ó Dubhghaill. Our thanks to Diarmuid Breathnach for his time and kind patience.
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Born in Dublin, Ireland, Martin Doyle grew up in the seaside town of Bray in County Wicklow. One of four children in a family with music in their blood, Martin was influenced and inspired by his mothers melodious singing from a very early age – learning songs that have stayed with him to this day.
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July 24, 2010 at 4:09 am · Filed under Flute Making, Flute Players, Irish flute, Martin Doyle Flutes, Musicians, Recently Added, Testimonials, Website ·Tagged addition, flute players, flutemaking, Irish flutes, Martin Doyle Flutes, positive comments, Testimonials, Website
Amanda Drinsinger — flute player from the USA:
Ruth Yates — flute player from Hollywood, Maryland, USA:
These and other kind comments from owners of Martin Doyle flutes can be viewed here: Testimonials
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