Way back in the 70's my pipe teacher gave Sean Potts a lovely Ralph Sweet wooden whistle when the Chieftains came touring through Chicago. Potts liked it, but he stuck with his old nickel plated Generation . ;-)
Not saying it's easy, but the songs are generally short forms, 2 or 3 parts, and they repeat. The ornaments are form of variation, and when repeating the entire form multiple times, it sounds like a lot. But these songs were meant to be learned by ear on 1 or 2 listens, so they are made to be simple. Great musicians take it to another level with their ornaments
Songs, legends, plays, stories etc were not written for thousands of years, and were transferred from generation to generation by memory. What is amazing, is how much "we" (modern, "classically trained" musicians) have lost the ability to memorize pieces, a skill that would have been considered trivial a couple of hundred years ago.
@@TonOfHam Actually, this tune is a good deal more simple than it sounds. The ornaments make it more difficult, but if you slowed it down and learned one part at a time (they're usually 2 themes - an 'A' theme and a 'B' theme), You could probably learn the basic tune after hearing it once or twice. Getting it up to speed and adding all the ornaments is a different question, though.
When I picked up the whistle at first I thought this too but it turns out it's not actually very hard. It's not so much that you're "remembering" like consciously thinking of the notes or anything. Not sure how else to explain it but after you play it through a few times its kind of like your fingers just know where to go. Like walking or something. You don't have to remember how to do it, your body just knows
I remember Friday evenings…..I was around 11 or 12 years old….being dropped off (by my teacher Paddy Friel) to her cottage on the outskirts of Spiddal for a lesson, along with 3 others. I'm 41 years old now. I play the box, but I enjoyed the lessons. Thanks Mary.
What a lovely part of the country . Currently working in a hotel over there called the connemara coast hotel the Area is amazing and Mary's only down the road .....I wonder would she give me a lesson
It's long been said: If you get a good Generation whistle, you've got a **good** whistle... I have a bunch of Generations, ONE is really good, the rest are OK-fine. They can be tweaked to good advantage (instructions are on RUclips.).
The feeling applies to every musician when watching a master... lol. I get the same feeling watching Paco De Lucia. The word 'how' rattles around my head.
I know how you feel, I have a clarke D, and just bought a £60 silver-dixon. I can play a few tunes well enough, fields of Athenry, tell-me-ma, and a few others. And Mary knocks out an amazing tune on what looks like a 5-quid faedog
Can someone explain how she maintains her blood oxygen level and doesn't black out? Circular breathing? She seems to have no time for in-breaths. Her speed, fluidity and sense of rhyrhm are phenomenal.
I just had a C one ordered from e-bay a day ago as well. I have a backround in playing a recorder and clarenet and have COMPLETELY forgoten it all. So, in a sense I have no backround as well. Never learned piano, but I play. I just sat down, pressed a key, heard a familier note, and walked my fingers across the musical land of black and white, and made my life more colorful. All you need to learn to play anything is a good ear, passion, determination and patience. Familier sounds will guide you.
I'm Turkish and i love this music. I hope one day there will be no illusions of seperation between rations and we all enjoy our cultures together. Without any hate.
plsegott you're exactly what i was talking about. You spread war and hate, and you don't even realize it. I'm sad for you man, you have a hateful life.
Thanks for posting this great video. I had heard of Mary Bergin but never see her in action. In a world of fancy whistles costing thousands she gets such magic out of a £5 Generation. Incredible!
a Maior e mais Incrível Flautista do Mundo !! Minha Maior Inspiração Musical, a senhora Mary Bergin é sem Dúvida uma pessoa Extraordinária e muito Talentosa.. Espero um dia puder conhece-lá..
this lady shows that a pro can make any whistle sound good. When I play a whistle like this with a plastic mouthpiece it screeches and chirps, but she makes it burble and play beautiful.
Absolutely glorious, and performed on a cheap mass produced straight bore whistle at that. Today you can buy fine whistles for the price of a slightly used auto, which to me is an offense against the entire concept of the whistle. I published a way to build one and also an uilleann pipe cheap using telescoped brass tubes to simulate the taper bores of original tin whistles/pipe that preserves their tone and octave intonation. Well she's a great player, I'm so glad you let us see her playing.
@@katelijnhovestad8382 Ha! I actually did, but not as well as she plays it! I used a program called the Amazing Slow Downer to slow it down 8x so I could actually hear what's going on. The thing you don't hear at normal speed is that every time Mary repeats a theme she plays it slightly differently. What a legend!
I ordered a Feadog... I wish did more searching to find it in black. lol But I've played a Feadog and its a good one. And I ordered a Clarke Sweetone, but I've never played one of those. I think any of them would do fine, but if you want a safe bet, go with the Feadog.
im from quebec, im french , irish , german.... and i jsut baught one because i want to follow my origin and play french , irish and german folk :D i play violin , tin whislin and accordeon :)
In reply to my own comment it wasn't Mary Bergin but Geraldine Cotter who wrote 'The Traditional Tin whistle Tutor'. My first Tin Whistle book and still my favourite.
Love how many of these legends play with the cheapest whistles and just blow you away.
Way back in the 70's my pipe teacher gave Sean Potts a lovely Ralph Sweet wooden whistle when the Chieftains came touring through Chicago. Potts liked it, but he stuck with his old nickel plated Generation . ;-)
❤@@artiefischel2579
Sometimes, what amazes me most about Irish music is how the heck people manage to remember these amazing pieces by heart!
Not saying it's easy, but the songs are generally short forms, 2 or 3 parts, and they repeat. The ornaments are form of variation, and when repeating the entire form multiple times, it sounds like a lot. But these songs were meant to be learned by ear on 1 or 2 listens, so they are made to be simple. Great musicians take it to another level with their ornaments
@@derrik-bosse You are talking abstractly, this specific arrangement you are hearing is not a 1 or 2 listen for any musicians I know.
Songs, legends, plays, stories etc were not written for thousands of years, and were transferred from generation to generation by memory. What is amazing, is how much "we" (modern, "classically trained" musicians) have lost the ability to memorize pieces, a skill that would have been considered trivial a couple of hundred years ago.
@@TonOfHam Actually, this tune is a good deal more simple than it sounds. The ornaments make it more difficult, but if you slowed it down and learned one part at a time (they're usually 2 themes - an 'A' theme and a 'B' theme), You could probably learn the basic tune after hearing it once or twice. Getting it up to speed and adding all the ornaments is a different question, though.
When I picked up the whistle at first I thought this too but it turns out it's not actually very hard. It's not so much that you're "remembering" like consciously thinking of the notes or anything. Not sure how else to explain it but after you play it through a few times its kind of like your fingers just know where to go. Like walking or something. You don't have to remember how to do it, your body just knows
I remember Friday evenings…..I was around 11 or 12 years old….being dropped off (by my teacher Paddy Friel) to her cottage on the outskirts of Spiddal for a lesson, along with 3 others. I'm 41 years old now. I play the box, but I enjoyed the lessons. Thanks Mary.
What a lovely part of the country . Currently working in a hotel over there called the connemara coast hotel the Area is amazing and Mary's only down the road .....I wonder would she give me a lesson
That' so cool, thanks for sharing that! :)
❤❤❤
The first is "The Maid on the Green". The second tune is a version of "The Gallant Tipperary Boys" and associated with Padraig O'Keefe.
thank you!!
Thanks for pointing that out!
She's one of those people that makes playing an instrument look effortless. Amazing.
Actually she gives the opposite impression, that it is frenetic and there is no time for breath or to enjoy. It is not just her either.
Honestly the penny whistle is one of the easier instruments to learn, but I do agree that she makes it look effortless.
@@annep.1905 easy to learn, hard to master
@@Ben-zh4nz True. I learned how to play it in about a month, but a long time later I still have a lot to learn to master it.
She did this on a Generation. No excuses.
It's long been said: If you get a good Generation whistle, you've got a **good** whistle... I have a bunch of Generations, ONE is really good, the rest are OK-fine. They can be tweaked to good advantage (instructions are on RUclips.).
and i was just beginning to think i was getting good at the tin whistle. yikes! 😂
Mary Bergin makes almost every whistle player in the world feel like that :)
The feeling applies to every musician when watching a master... lol. I get the same feeling watching Paco De Lucia. The word 'how' rattles around my head.
I know how you feel, I have a clarke D, and just bought a £60 silver-dixon. I can play a few tunes well enough, fields of Athenry, tell-me-ma, and a few others.
And Mary knocks out an amazing tune on what looks like a 5-quid faedog
Don’t worry, through practice you will one day be on this level :)
Can someone explain how she maintains her blood oxygen level and doesn't black out? Circular breathing? She seems to have no time for in-breaths. Her speed, fluidity and sense of rhyrhm are phenomenal.
Ive been “playing” the whistle for over 50 years, and still struggle to get that breathy, flowing Irish style…….Mary is a fabulous player. Great stuff
Absolutely beautiful. The sound of the gods. Sends chills up your spine.
Mary Bergin is the Cristiano Ronaldo of the Tin Whistle. Greatly admire
if anything, she's the lionel messi of the tin whistle! f*ck cristiano!
Alfonso Gomez ballon d'or *Cough* 2013!
Alfonso Gomez
I like to think there's still room for improvement ;)
luis Suarez Eats Tin Whistles
John Parr Luis Suarez would eat anything!
I just had a C one ordered from e-bay a day ago as well. I have a backround in playing a recorder and clarenet and have COMPLETELY forgoten it all. So, in a sense I have no backround as well. Never learned piano, but I play. I just sat down, pressed a key, heard a familier note, and walked my fingers across the musical land of black and white, and made my life more colorful. All you need to learn to play anything is a good ear, passion, determination and patience. Familier sounds will guide you.
What a beautiful piece, I listen over and over she's magical
The tin whistle is such a charming instrument, excellent performance!
How are you doing today my name is Eric moore
Been listening to Mary for so long , The absolute finest Irish whistle player bar none .
john sheahan for me
I'm Turkish and i love this music. I hope one day there will be no illusions of seperation between rations and we all enjoy our cultures together. Without any hate.
I agree, girl! Peace!
Susame BIJI KURDISTAN BIJI APO
Susame I'm music and I love this Turkish.
Susame Peace to you friend.
plsegott you're exactly what i was talking about. You spread war and hate, and you don't even realize it. I'm sad for you man, you have a hateful life.
In Russia many people like Irish traditional music. Thanks
They also love putin 😏
I seen her a few weeks back playing in an old church in Dublin, a fantastic musician 🎶 ☺ 👏 🎼 🎵 🇮🇪 2020
I don’t know whether I should be inspired or whether I should just give up now. Fantastic!
Thanks for posting this great video. I had heard of Mary Bergin but never see her in action. In a world of fancy whistles costing thousands she gets such magic out of a £5 Generation. Incredible!
C’est magnifique, et en tant que française j'admire cette culture,
et ce genre de musique qui est tout simplement incroyable et magique.
Un son qui viens du fond des âges des peuples celtiques . C'est dans notre âme et ça résonne ,comme une retour au source un retour à la nature .
Love that "Oh!!" at the end. It's like "Holy crap she survived!"
a Maior e mais Incrível Flautista do Mundo !!
Minha Maior Inspiração Musical, a senhora Mary Bergin é sem Dúvida uma pessoa Extraordinária e muito Talentosa..
Espero um dia puder conhece-lá..
+Roberto Whistler eu tmb meu parça!! mas temo dizer que ela ja se foi..
An amazing bit of playing... What a talent...
Mary I am very proud of my Irish Roots, and it is because of people like you, Talented.
How are you doing today my name is Eric moore
I played recorder for a few years and just got my first tin whistle Irish music is amazing
merci pour cette performance incroyable
I hope to play the Irish tin whistle as amazing as her
What your status after 5 years..??😅😂
What is your status after 8 years ? 😀 I have just bought my first tin whistle today 🙂
Literally the pinnacle of Tin Whistle playing.
I love this Irish Song Ive been playing it And Im getting better at it!
Waw the breath control is incredible. She is so talented.
Saludos desde Colombia
WOW THIS IS REALLY GOOD
GREETINGS FROM POLAND :)
Love to play the Tin Whistle you are my inspiration take care
Sweeeeeeettttt ... generation whistles are awesome....
Mary is an amazingly talented musician !! Thanks for posting
Mary currently teaches tin whistle in Galway. My daughter is a student.
How are you doing today my name is Eric moore
I've been playing along to this😊
Fantastic ! ! ! Great playing... Christian, from France
this lady shows that a pro can make any whistle sound good. When I play a whistle like this with a plastic mouthpiece it screeches and chirps, but she makes it burble and play beautiful.
❤❤❤❤❤😭 Beautiful
The Maid on the Green/Padraig O'Keefe's/Pádraig O'Keef's
Absolutely glorious, and performed on a cheap mass produced straight bore whistle at that. Today you can buy fine whistles for the price of a slightly used auto, which to me is an offense against the entire concept of the whistle. I published a way to build one and also an uilleann pipe cheap using telescoped brass tubes to simulate the taper bores of original tin whistles/pipe that preserves their tone and octave intonation. Well she's a great player, I'm so glad you let us see her playing.
Incredible! I think it's a cheap walton
@@slewfoot6608 It's a Generation whistle. Absolutely 100% certain.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030yep I’d agree I have the same whistle sat next to me. You can see the logo at points.
@@dsgreat3 You have Mary Bergin's tin whistle ... you fiend!
😛
Just ordered a Eb whistle, and when it gets here I am learning this tune!
So? Did you ever learn it?
@@katelijnhovestad8382 Ha! I actually did, but not as well as she plays it! I used a program called the Amazing Slow Downer to slow it down 8x so I could actually hear what's going on. The thing you don't hear at normal speed is that every time Mary repeats a theme she plays it slightly differently. What a legend!
Excellent Mary Bravo!!!
Well, what's to say. I've got a long way to go, but will listen for inspiration often. Sláinte
Very few reach this standard best whistle player in the world amazing
Incredible .... My goodness thats incredible
Tears to my eyes
My God, what a talent.
Blessed heawenly amazing Wonderfull thanks ❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
Fantastic!
hearing a tin whistle makes me homesick. hell just about everything these days makes me homesick
I've watched this 50+ times button------>
Fabulous! Thank you.x
Gifted❤
I believe all these old tunes were known by several names.Great music.
How are you doing today my name is Eric
Amazing playing!
I really like it.... (indonesia)
Sencillamente asombroso.
Thanks bless you Nice ❤❤❤❤
wonderful!
This is masterpiece
Greetings from Hong Kong
I ordered a Feadog... I wish did more searching to find it in black. lol But I've played a Feadog and its a good one. And I ordered a Clarke Sweetone, but I've never played one of those. I think any of them would do fine, but if you want a safe bet, go with the Feadog.
awesome!!! I couldn't sit still!!!!
She's incredible!
class! love it! she's amazing!!!!! :D love the first jig!
If you look in the eyes of her... you see a slightly shining... a shining of deep happyness...
im from quebec, im french , irish , german.... and i jsut baught one because i want to follow my origin and play french , irish and german folk :D i play violin , tin whislin and accordeon :)
fantastic!!!!!
Oh c'est magnific! J'adore la musique. Elle est tres fatigues, non?
Oui!
Kindred Heart j’a etudie francais ton dans ecole en irlande.
Now that is how you play the tin whistle wow
Such music from a 'Penny' whistle.
Legend has it that she turned her whistle on the children of a town and lead them away and have yet to be found till this day
Low-key one of the many inspirations for me to play the tin whistle
Great Whistle playing
she is amazing!!!!!
How are you doing today Michelle
It's an Eb whistle!
Omg I was thinking my tinwhistle was in D flat
She is AmAzing
There is nobody better..genius player
All that on a wee generation whistle, too! Amazing
damn that's unbelievable!Great!
You inspire me:)
Oh, nice performance!
It's The Maid on the Green, and The Mooncoin Jig :)
simplesmente Maravilhoso
Maravilloso ^^
So good
My friends, I like this flute miusic because it's very cheerful.
Please support it if you can.
What a talent...
@jkiparsk The first tune is 'The Maid On The Green', and the second Mary Bergin just calls 'Padraig O'Keefe's'
Wow.
awessome
that was amazing :D
The song is called the maid on the green.
A National Treasure
una gran referente
C'est magnifique ! Quel est le nom de cette musique s'il vous plaît ?
In reply to my own comment it wasn't Mary Bergin but Geraldine Cotter who wrote 'The Traditional Tin whistle Tutor'. My first Tin Whistle book and still my favourite.
That was awesome! Wish my fingers could move that fast!
i got exactly the same whistle..sweet
What I would give to play like that. I've tried and tried for years. But no joy. Relocated to the back of the draw now. I have up.