Without Words – F#minor Reel
This works really well on a high D whistle. F# minor is a lovely key for traditional style music.
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Back in the Bellows!
Delighted to announce that after over a year of not piping I am now officially ‘Back in the Bellows’. The regime of treatment, rest and focusing on other instruments has paid off and I have now regained full movement in piping-critical RH little finger meaning that I can play properly again.
Many thanks to everyone that has supported and helped me through this difficult (if quieter than usual!) time – you know who you are!
Ghostcode remix
I was very happy to stumble across this track, bringing back very happy memories of Jonathan Taylor and the @TFRUK gang.
A shortened remix of Ghostcode 010 for the Russian radio show by Yuriy Chernyshov in December 2012 – this was the most folky track from the album and the section you have here comes in after the narration….
More on the The Forgetting Room Project here, sadly cut short by the untimely death of it’s driving force, the much missed Jonathan Taylor.
Duetting
Messing about with the duet concertina
Here’s something I came across whilst looking for something else (isn’t that always the way!). Messing around on the duet concertina with the odd whistle and pipe thrown in, recorded at Steve Smith’s (now of Kimbers Men fame) in 2016 just before the problems with my hand stopped me playing for a while…good news on that front – I will be back in the bellows soon! Watch this space
Duet Concertina
All music and arrangement by Becky Taylor, all rights reserved, © 2016
Introduction to Uilleann Piping video from NPU
This excellent introduction to Uilleann Piping from NPU is well worth a watch.
This short introduction to Uilleann Piping from Na Píobairí Uilleann features music from Mick O’Brien, Louise Mulcahy, Pat Mitchell, Kevin, Tierna and Naoise Rowsome, Gay McKeon and Jane Walls. Even if you are an experienced piper I think you will find something interesting in it. Well done NPU and thank you!
You can find out more about the work of NPU on their website: http://pipers.ie
Ted’s Fingers
Ted’s Fingers.
This tune came into being after a couple of hours playing on ‘Ted’s Fiddle’, an old fiddle that had not been out of its case for many years and belonging to Edward Arthur Scott. The strings were old style gut and had obviously been on for many years, they were worn and frayed with the marks his second and third fingers had left on them clearly visible. I was too scared to tune it up for fear of them breaking so I settled for ‘in tune with itself’ somewhere way below concert pitch.
Ted’s Fingers – Becky Taylor, all rights reserved, © 2003
Please support the Fair Plé movement – it’s SO important…
FairPlé
Please support #Fair Plé wherever you can – it’s so important to the traditional music world. In the many years I have been on the trad music scene I have lost count of the number of times when Fair Plé was more un-Fair Plé.
FairPlé aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music. They advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all.
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Over the years…
Over the years!
Whisky Kiss
Whisky Kiss (Slow Reel)
Whisky Kiss, Becky Taylor, all rights reserved, © 2003
Whisky Kiss Mp3
Baby Rosey’s Slip Jig
Baby Rosey’s Slip Jig
Baby Rosey’s Slip Jig, Becky Taylor, all rights reserved, © 1999
This tune was written in 1999 shortly after the birth of my daughter, Rosey. She used to call them ‘diddly diddly’ or ‘mummy tunes’.
The harmony written here is not a ‘duet’ harmony, but is a representation of the arrangement as it appears along with full backing on the CD ‘Becky Taylor’. The second part of the tune is a variation on the harmony from the first part, with the addition of a counter harmony just to confuse things!