I absolutely love this, the lot of it --- the music, the cinematography, the dramatic cut at the end. I played this for three classes of students today, using it as an example of someone (the poet, Seamus Heaney) detailing an experience of aesthetic arrest. There were a few of them who really got it, and I think seeing this short film helped them make the connection. Cheers, mate. Thank you.
@VMA225 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful !!!
@zkng. Жыл бұрын
is this the next rapper out of atlanta ⁉️
@rosebarford9969 Жыл бұрын
Hi there, I absolutely love this piece! I am a full-time ballet student from Ireland. I was hoping to use this piece as an accompaniment to a dance I choreographed. Is there another way I could contact you to talk about this more? Thank you very much.
@dovic862 жыл бұрын
their dumbfounded expression at the beginning is priceless
@bhante13453 жыл бұрын
Hey Cian, what kind of camera are you filming this on?
@monkeypeas3 жыл бұрын
Hi Bhante, this was on the original blackmagic pocket camera
@bhante13453 жыл бұрын
@@monkeypeas brilliant cheers, such amazing tones and softness to your shots.
@natalisalvatierra73423 жыл бұрын
😭 Im missing Seamus Heaney
@Danvichie983 жыл бұрын
i lovee
@north4ever553 жыл бұрын
It's like a symphony! Thank you for sharing. I will translate it to Arabic.
@randomfiles14274 жыл бұрын
This is so good! Loved it.
@flaviaromano98344 жыл бұрын
... you are neither here ... no there ...
@acolglassofoj4 жыл бұрын
Great job Cian. You inspired me to at least thing about starting to learn an instrument! Fantastic work.
@monkeypeas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eoineo!! You should definitely pick something up, you'll blow past us in no time. I'll set Brooks on you. Willie week 2021 baby!!
@ravenphile4 жыл бұрын
I just adore this performance of Floor
@park78544 жыл бұрын
love
@thewaronterror4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@niwerkid9214 жыл бұрын
Wow
@beachdog674 жыл бұрын
@monkeypeas, so often when someone on KZbin adds video to someone reading it is, at best, a distraction; frequently it feels like a pretentious and self-important attempted hijacking of a piece of work. But this piece is absolutely wonderful in complementing the work. Each shot supports the poem without being maddeningly literal-minded. The music bed always remains in quiet service to Heaney's reading; never overpowering or grandiose. Well done, sir.
@beachdog672 жыл бұрын
And this week while motoring on holiday a wrong turning in County Clare quite serendipitously brought us out along the Flaggy Shore. Such a moment. 💚
@skeletorhig5 жыл бұрын
This is great! Well done. After watching this I ended up here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYPCiX9nbpeqjtk
@257ftw35 жыл бұрын
mine is not as beautiful but I see from where it sprang. The same place. I can't wait to go back in May. I need to go back in August as well though. For Oistin, a shy singer Yes no one can be in two places at once Further, You can’t step foot in the same stream twice Yet I still feel the same centrifugal force sending My chest then head into the middle of this Peugeot Further Off the cliff and unto the sea Like a minute hand limping counter-clockwise But clockwise again. A gear given up its teeth The seaside blacktop weaving Dublin into Booterstown into Bray. The green line lolling off toward Greystones. I am there sitting upon the tidewet stones of the strand My chestnut boots halfwet from wave wash although I am here too Haunting this oil rig in the sage desert Where it is quite evident - a vacuum place where no one wants to be One of my better hands found a hideout in Gage, OK Free pool on Wednesdays folks sipping their way Through another workweek - a nurse from the old folks’ home - a codex of kindnesses and wear - Her expressions postures and laughs Kills a glass of cold gold beer Slaps four quarters in the old jukebox playing A handful of Meatloaf, Vince Gill A wobbly wispy haired feller in overalls announces he’s going to distract Barney Fife so we all better make our ways and means for home It’s not Tig Coili with Oisten’s timid grin proud song and gift pints But I feel like he’s standing there beside me The wool coat, guitar, and warmth periphery The cue ball clacks the six into an empty pocket but I hear fiddle cases clicking open the quick light metered chatter Friends make before taking up a song
@hoodie66636 жыл бұрын
Ya need to learn how to play that fiddle it will save your life one day
@ciarz3r6 жыл бұрын
Transcript: And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild With foam and glitter, and inland among stones The surface of a slate-grey lake is lit By the earthed lightning of a flock of swans, Their feathers roughed and ruffling, white on white, Their fully grown headstrong-looking heads Tucked or cresting or busy underwater. Useless to think you’ll park and capture it More thoroughly. You are neither here nor there, A hurry through which known and strange things pass As big soft buffetings come at the car sideways And catch the heart off guard and blow it open.
@emilypegues46106 жыл бұрын
I love this
@thenewfiddler95886 жыл бұрын
Brobeans - get a couple of lessons. You need some veterancy to show you what you're doing wrong. Trust me, I was the same when I started snare drumming in a bagpipe band. I thought I was doing good - then I sat in with a Drum Sargent and he tore me to sheds. I got a lot better though - now I'm so thankful for his honesty. Now as a new fiddler - I am totally obsessed with getting the basics right first. You have some fast fingers - that's awesome - now get your bow grip looking good and your intonation better - even if you have to put a fret sticker on again - and you'll be performance ready. You're so close to kicking the beginner sound - it's inspiring Don't stop.
Try leaning the fingers of your right hand inwards (so that your finger tips are pointing downwards away from the violin) this will help the pinky to stay curved on top of the bow stick, and will also help free up the right arm
@agnaeoh69926 жыл бұрын
You set this video up in a really cool way. Love the editing style. Wish I'd thought of that. Haha. Good playing too!
@monkeypeas6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was great fun editing it bit by bit each week, kept me going
@popeyethepirate54736 жыл бұрын
Awhh you played a tune for me on my birthday!
@monkeypeas6 жыл бұрын
Specially!
@anniemiller27997 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this! I'm nine months in and wish I had documented my progress like you have. I want to know how you have worked through your frustrations with learning such a difficult instrument as an adult? Your dedication in inspiring! Keep going!
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Anne Miller Thanks Anne! Yea I found the video really helpful to see My progress. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like your improving at all on the fiddle! But most importantly it kept me practicing regularly, knowing that you have to record yourself, I recommend it. Look forward to seeing some of your uploads!
@manintheshed98307 жыл бұрын
What artist is behind the music?
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Barry O' Sullivan Just me, doing my best Kevin Shields impression
@manintheshed98307 жыл бұрын
Seriously? It's very impressive, perfect accompaniment. Do you have links to your other works?
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Barry O' Sullivan Thanks so much! No it was just a once off piece for the video, glad you liked it!
@kirkradunz43897 жыл бұрын
0:11 there's something pretty magic about seeing the first moment she knew about how a slate/clapperboard works and then knowing that she's going to go on to make some really fantastic film scores (Under The Skin/Jackie)
@julesbigg85157 жыл бұрын
Utterly brilliant and totally compelling. Mica is indeed a true genius!
@Playtimehouse7 жыл бұрын
Boy put that wrist down
@taytumtramel45587 жыл бұрын
It had my birthday on there! July 12
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Happy belated birthday!! Actually that was the moment I made my biggest improvement, it was the week I went to Willie Clancy Summer School and learned tons!
@taytumtramel45587 жыл бұрын
monkeypeas thanks! You did really good!!!!-
@eugeniatrakal1777 жыл бұрын
amazing! I subscribed and it would mean a lot if you could subscribe back and give me advice :)
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Your playing is lovely, much better than me!! Very little advice I can give you apart from keep it up!
@Abdega7 жыл бұрын
I expected you to play "Auld Lang Syne" at the end
@leah39427 жыл бұрын
Kerry polka is at 1:06 too
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
I think that's the B part of Britches Full of Stitches. Though I often get polkas mixed up!
@leah39427 жыл бұрын
Oh ok and btw I just got my new violin and the Kerry polka is my favourite
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
PandaLeah It's very exciting getting a new fiddle! I got a new fiddle at 1:51 in the video, made a difference I think. The Kerry polka's a classic, best of luck!!
@leah39427 жыл бұрын
Good luck with yours too ♥️
@Zym_037 жыл бұрын
😹😹😹😹😹😹😹 LOVE IT!!!
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Haha, cheers! I'm not really sure the point of it, but glad you enjoyed it
@alexissantaana7647 жыл бұрын
Great progress! Just make sure that you bow using your wrist and fingers going up and down instead of relying wholly on your elbow to give a smoother sound.
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yea this is definitely the part I'm finding the toughest. I'm used to playing guitar where you're told to use your elbow more, so its taking me a while to get used to loosening my wrist. Its great to know this will lead to a smother sound, thanks!
@smlacy7 жыл бұрын
Some very simple things will improve your sound: - Play with the bow closer to the bridge. You look way up above the fingerboard, make sure you're pretty much right in between the end of the fingerboard and the bridge. - Try to keep your wrist straight on your violin hand (left). Don't let your palm touch the neck and don't squeeze! - Your bow hand looks a bit stiff. Curve fingers more, be more relaxed! - USE MORE BOW! Especially towards the end of the video you had very short bowing! Keep practicing!
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the tips! Ive always found it tough to relax my bowing had without dropping the bow. I think I'm getting the hang of it recently. I definitely need to use more bow, its just the neighbours I'd be worried about!
@smlacy7 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about being "too loud" because being "too soft" is way worse. One good bow hold exercise is to grip the bow without using your 1st finger or pinkie. The rest those two gently. Then lift & tap your 1st finger on the bow. Hold should still be firm. Try also tapping your pinkie. As others said, get a teacher! Need to eliminate "bad habits" early.
@smlacy7 жыл бұрын
Oh also if you feel too loud, you could get a mute, but this will change your tone a bit, which isn't the best for other aspects of your playing. Can you practice somewhere else? Outside?
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
I actually tried using a mute but I hated how it sounded! So I'm slowly building up the courage to play loudly. The more i increase the tempo the harder I'm finding it to get in enough bowing. Thanks for the tips on balancing the bow will bear it in mind, this is the part i find the most difficult, to keep the grip relaxed but controlled. Ive a teacher now, and she's doing her best with me!
@lanalall83097 жыл бұрын
Check out my 20 weeks progress vid!! Good job!!
@andresalegria45437 жыл бұрын
Great progress and you got the talent :) However, I would recommend you to get a teacher. That will help you to fix wrong positions and you will improve much faster than you can imagine. You might not be holding the bow correctly and you are not using the whole bow... So a good teacher could help you with that. Good luck!
@MyViolinJourney7 жыл бұрын
Woah looks great!
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
My Violin Journey Thanks!
@24Matferrari7 жыл бұрын
just bought a fiddle, hopefully my endeavor is as successful as yours man! cheers
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Best of luck with it! Its a very rewarding instrument
@aahlstrom935 жыл бұрын
r u master now?
@scottdavidmoe7 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! Very inspiring. My best with your continued progress. :)
@temmewan70317 жыл бұрын
Hahahahha
@csonthechip7 жыл бұрын
I told my son "Well that's not bad but i don't think hes going to Julliard." Then my son immediatly says, " Yeah hes not going to any parties either!"
@monkeypeas7 жыл бұрын
Haha, yea I'm making no friends with the neighbours anyway!