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Thread #92348 Message #1764709
Posted By: GUEST
20-Jun-06 - 11:41 AM
Thread Name: How many Uilleann pipers are in England
Subject: RE: How many Uilleann pipers are in England
My mate, Robert White, who plays with New Scorpion Band (he also played on soundtrack of Gangs of New York, but whether he was playing pipes or something else, I'm not sure. I think he played pipes on the Shipping News soundtrack too) - mind you, he plays quite a few instruments....
• BANSURI, INDIAN ALL SIZES PICCOLO TO BASS • CHINESE MEMBRANE • BALINESE • IRISH FLUTE, AKA 19TH CENTURY WOODEN • BAROQUE FLUTE • FIFES, VARIOUS SIZES • ZAMPONAS • QUENAS, AKA SOUTH AMERICAN END BLOWN • SHAKUHACHI, JAPANESE END BLOWN • NEY, TURKISH / ARABIC OBLIQUE BLOWN (SUFI) • CAVAL, BALKAN OBLIQUE BLOWN • RECORDERS • FLAGEOLETS (WOODEN AND METAL) • TIN WHISTLES, ALL SIZES, PICCOLO F TO G BASS (3ft LONG) • KEYED FLAGEOLET • KOGI, COLOMBIAN • PANPIPES
SHAWMS ETC
Double Reeds
• MEDIEVAL • RENAISSANCE • BRETON BOMBARDE • SOUTHERN INDIAN BARITONE SIZE SHANAI • NEPALESE SHANAI • INDIAN SHANAI • INDIAN SNAKE CHARMING PIPES • GYARLINGS, TIBETAN (AKA CHINEESE TRUMPETS) • ZUNAR, TURKISH (MILITARY AND COMMON) • TAROTA (KEYED CHROMATIC) SPANISH • GRALLES • CHINESE, THAT VARIOUS SIZES • RAUSCHPFIPEN • CRUMHORNS • RACKETTS • CURTAL / DULCIAN
Single Reeds
• TURKISH CLARINET • DUDUK ARMENIAN (ALL SIZES AND BASS) • MEY (LARGE DUDUK - TURKEY) • CHALUMEAU (PRIMITIVE CLARINET)