Heavy Metal Uilleann Pipes

[ellyssian]

... in response to straif's posting of the heavy metal hurdy gurdy (Eluveitie, performing "Inis Mona")

Although, to be fair, Nightwish is not exactly performing a metal tune... this steampunkish video barely even registers as "rock"... just an excellent tune. Can't believe this video has been out since April and I didn't catch it until today. Now I'm wishing I picked up the album back when it was first released... maybe I'll get it for Kissmas... and, of course, this tune reawakens my own desire to get a set of Uilleann pipes... someday. I love the sound of the drums on this, too...

Comments

[eudaimonia.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! I love this, thank you for posting it. I'm going to repost it myself. :-)

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Glad you like it! =)

[tattermuffin.livejournal.com]

Damn ... that was awesome. Visually and musically too.

*heads off to learn more about them*

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

If you like Marco's voice - he tends to have less of a role with Nightwish. He's also in the band Tarot, so you might want to check them out as well.

[tewok.livejournal.com]

Cool song, cool video. Thanks for posting it.

David Daye makes a relatively inexpensive Uilleann pipe kit. Seems like it was under $200 last time I looked (which has been a few years.)

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Much welcomes to you! Glad you liked it.

I checked the pipe kits, and they're a bit more now, and also not available for order at the moment.

I think I might have linked to these before, but I really like the look of this engraved set by Kirk Lynch and Gil Hocker. That's just a beautiful instrument.

Even more than that, I'd like a set by Seth Gallagher. A wooden flute or two wouldn't be turned down. Sadly, these instruments are priced several orders of magnitude out of my existing budget.

[tewok.livejournal.com]

I've heard good things about Kirk Lynch's pipes, and Seth Gallagher's are widely regarded as very high quality. I was drooling over the thought of Gallagher pipes back when I got my half set, but I couldn't afford them.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

You've got a set?

You'll have to bring 'em along to the Labor Day cookout! =)

[tewok.livejournal.com]

I've got a David Daye practice set and a Bruce Childress half set. I've fooled around with them a bit and can play a couple tunes, but I'm still very much in the beginners' camp.

If I go to a Labor Day cookout, I'll try to remember to bring 'em along.

[noone234.livejournal.com]

Looks cool. The fire ring confuses me. The rest makes perfect sense.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

It's a ritual thing, whenever you perform in a circle on a rocky coast in northern Europe.

[nursemae.livejournal.com]

Wow, I haven't even thought of them in quite some time. Thanks for posting! It's a beautiful song. I think my brain is telling me I've watched too much Stargate lately though...the opening shot of the band had me thinking "Wraith, Wraith!". Ah well. :)

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Well, I've covered Stargate with a video before! =)

Okay, so that was the movie, not the series...