I lived an worked with Michael in the early 70 before his death. What an amazing man he was, and what great sounding pipes he made. I’m so glad I found this on RUclips as it takes me back to a great time in my life.
That’s fascinating! Thanks for posting, I genuinely love these little-known makers and I’m very glad to share what info and sounds I have here. To be making pipes in those days was a very rare thing and we need to celebrate his contribution to the instrument and it’s history. Especially when his pipes play and sound so good.
@@sionrouse my big regret was that my mother was taken I’ll shortly before his death and as I had to go home to England I missed his passing. When I returned his house had been cleared and both his and my pipes had gone. But seeing that old treadle lathe really took me back. My legs used to ache . I asked him if his legs ached and he told me with a twinkle in his eye “not when I think of the money they’re making”
What an amazing story. Of course it would be a treadle lathe in those days, fair play to you both. Feel free to drop me a message some time I’d love to hear more about it
Over 50 years ago I saw an advert by this chap in Exchange & Mart magazine .Knowing little of any bagpipe other than the Highland pipes,I got his brochures/description sheets for the Briain Boru wariness,Northumbrian small pipes,and the Uilleann pipes .All were beyond my reach financially at the time,but their descriptions fascinated me.Some time later I heard the McPeake family,and the I was hooked ! Wish I,d kept those brochures now !
Jason thanks for the great video, I have owned the pipes in the old RTE clip since 1982 they were Mick Keenan’s own set and came with a Rowsome chanter, I think he also got a mention in an article that I posted on the Glasgow Uilleann Pipers F/B that Pat McNulty had penned back in the 1980’s. Keep up the good work!
@@sionrouse Jason The best pipes I ever had was a set that Seamus Ennis identified at the Tionol one year as been made by Hamilton of Glasgow a full set… looked a lot like the work of Willie Rowsome in the key C* again he got a mention in the Pat McNulty article that I posted in Glasgow Uilleann Pipes f/b . I think that the McPeak Family Belfast have also a set by Hamilton. This could be your next project…..Good luck.
I at one time, had an idea for a popper vavle, at the bottom of the pipe Chanter so that one could play completely standing up with the pipes. I'm saving up so I can purchase a proper bag that works for my pipe Chanter, but I have synthetic reeds that work great(even in practice chanter) and so I often times play standing up. I am limited though but if I inhale fast enough between breathes, I can play for long periods.
I lived an worked with Michael in the early 70 before his death. What an amazing man he was, and what great sounding pipes he made. I’m so glad I found this on RUclips as it takes me back to a great time in my life.
That’s fascinating! Thanks for posting, I genuinely love these little-known makers and I’m very glad to share what info and sounds I have here. To be making pipes in those days was a very rare thing and we need to celebrate his contribution to the instrument and it’s history. Especially when his pipes play and sound so good.
@@sionrouse my big regret was that my mother was taken I’ll shortly before his death and as I had to go home to England I missed his passing. When I returned his house had been cleared and both his and my pipes had gone. But seeing that old treadle lathe really took me back. My legs used to ache . I asked him if his legs ached and he told me with a twinkle in his eye “not when I think of the money they’re making”
What an amazing story. Of course it would be a treadle lathe in those days, fair play to you both. Feel free to drop me a message some time I’d love to hear more about it
Great content Jason, keep doing what you're doing.
Over 50 years ago I saw an advert by this chap in Exchange & Mart magazine .Knowing little of any bagpipe other than the Highland pipes,I got his brochures/description sheets for the Briain Boru wariness,Northumbrian small pipes,and the Uilleann pipes
.All were beyond my reach financially at the time,but their descriptions fascinated me.Some time later I heard the McPeake family,and the I was hooked ! Wish I,d kept those brochures now !
Jason thanks for the great video, I have owned the pipes in the old RTE clip since 1982 they were Mick Keenan’s own set and came with a Rowsome chanter, I think he also got a mention in an article that I posted on the Glasgow Uilleann Pipers F/B that Pat McNulty had penned back in the 1980’s. Keep up the good work!
Oh wow! That’s quite the set! You must be thrilled, it sounds great in the documentary alright
@@sionrouse Jason The best pipes I ever had was a set that Seamus Ennis identified at the Tionol one year as been made by Hamilton of Glasgow a full set… looked a lot like the work of Willie Rowsome in the key C* again he got a mention in the Pat McNulty article that I posted in Glasgow Uilleann Pipes f/b . I think that the McPeak Family Belfast have also a set by Hamilton. This could be your next project…..Good luck.
I at one time, had an idea for a popper vavle, at the bottom of the pipe Chanter so that one could play completely standing up with the pipes. I'm saving up so I can purchase a proper bag that works for my pipe Chanter, but I have synthetic reeds that work great(even in practice chanter) and so I often times play standing up. I am limited though but if I inhale fast enough between breathes, I can play for long periods.
Subscribed. Thank you for the great information on pipes and pipe makers of the past. Really enjoying your posts.
Do you have a video displaying the degree of difference different chanters can make? Even perhaps with the variable of the reed kept the same?
Awesome ❤️❤️Thx!
Sounds sweet...awesome. x
Thanks for uploading.
Ana-shuimiúil!
Mine finely sounds of the chanters.....