Emer Mayock...
Two decades ago I decided to study Traditional Irish Music by way of the Uilleann Pipes. It was difficult as I had two obstacles. The music and the pipes!I had a few websites with music as well as books, videos and private lessons to help me along the way. I attempted to play along with folks who were immersed in Irish music since they were children. Had I stayed with guitar, my chances would have been better, but no... I wanted to play pipes.
So much for a brief background to my Trad background.
One of the players that I sometimes listened to was an Irish woman Emer Mayock.
Her piping was flawless. Actually, her main instrument was wooden flute and she's been on lots of videos and albums including a few of her own. One claim to fame of hers was touring/recording with the musical group Afro Celt Sound system.
I saw a few videos but lost interest because there were so many players in the band her solo attempts always got covered up in the percussion section.
My car comes with a trial subscription of satellite radio and yesterday, I happened on a tune (songs have singing and tunes don't) by Afro Celts.
Yeah, Emer Mayock came to mind.
Here's a video featuring Emer Mayock & Dónal Siggins with Emer on flute.
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Some of my favorite players are;
Joe Farrell -