Brian Finnegan playing two reels on flute, 1996

Armagh flute and tin whistle player Brian Finnegan playing two reels, The Moving Clouds and The Laurel Tree, 1996.

[@chansherly212]

dang that tonguing is UNREAL

[@shaalis]

omg...the hair

[@balddonaldcerrone7930]

Gotta love the curtains

[@joemajerus]

Clicked the video because of the thumbnail showing his hair. Breathtaking

[@giovannibortoluzzi1384]

Brian Finnegan: plays Me: checking the speed control thinking it's about 2x

[@guyharmonica]

Jajajaja i put the 2x speed, and the result is hilarious!

[@hugobento6622]

I read this, then checked it anyway hah

[@eva1965]

He HAD! This vid is from 1996. Amazing- he was a genius on the flute even then...

[@son3434]

Shredding in the purest form!

[@tomgreene6579]

Would like to hear this on a concert pitch instrument. amazing playing!

[@nicoleheinzmann8780]

Wow this is incredible!

[@ancientfifer]

Nice clip. Looks like an Olwell Bamboo in F perhaps? Don't hear too much triple tonguing like this in Irish Trad, but of course he pulls it off flawlessly.

[@Bellerophon2200]

what? how is this even possible! Glorious! 1/16ths or 1/32nds can't even tell!

[@JosephChordmichael]

Wow! Quite a cool clip here... It's neat to see how much his style has morphed over the years. Lot of triple-tonguing here, whereas it's a lot more refined these days. Really awesome to see earlier videos like this! Also quite funny to see him with all the hair, since I'm so used to the bald man we all know and love! :P

[@thierrybonnet1409]

Wow wow wow ! A genius 👍😊

[@kevinmeehan71]

its still amazing how he does it

[@Gedagnors]

Gorgeous!!!!!

[@darraghcareykennedy4819]

Class playing as always.

[@simon39825]

Brilliant !

[@CaioWhistler]

thanks for posting!

[@ritamc7285]

Especially love the Laurel Tree

[@mikesrandomchannel]

@ancientfifer Yup, beautiful soft tongueing. Really, really hard and he has kinda made it his trademark.

[@52Paddy1991]

Although this kind of Irish music (i.e. heavily ornamented and "avant-garde") rarely grabs me, I can't help but respect the flawless technical ability of Brian Finnegan.

[@karlstjerna187]

magical flute :O

[@karynyorke9264]

Wow

[@kevinmeehan71]

he has hair!!!

[@eva1965]

Who´s that guy with the pair of moles on his head? He plays as adorable like Brian Finnegan, my all-favourite flute player...!

[@Nachtuil36]

I was thinkin the same ... I saw Brian only bald ... well, whatever: he is the greatest !

[@АлександрНемчинов-б6м]

Потрясающе! Интересно, почему он сделал выбор исключительно в пользу вистла?. Ведь у любого вида поперечной флейты, диапазон шире, да и вообще, тнхнических возможностец больше, чем у свирелевых (блок флейта, вистл). Мог бы и совмещать. Но ему виднее, он мастер. Bravo, msestro!

[@Wafaloo]

Happy flute happy wife

[@thefireaflame]

He always plays the Moving Cloud with heaps of triple tonguing and flutter tonguing, but I think he has tweaked it over the years so his version of it even two or three years after this clip was even nicer. It's a great clip, and he looks even younger than he is in it. Anyone know if it is the Late Late show or something else??

[@gabriel_kyne]

his pocket is incredible

[@BlackFolkAndPiano]

@kevinmeehan71 I think that most of the people having no hair had some before

[@kevinmeehan71]

@TripToWindsor He's a secret agent

[@pyramidiot]

Is he playing a Patrick Olwell Bamboo flute? I've never heard one of those sound that good before.

[@owen261]

I believe so

[@fanmaxis3004]

Well flute Dee Dee

[@rickkynz4021]

What is the name of this piece?

[@paulkinsella3487]

Moving Cloud (3 years late)

[@chrisw3869]

And the second tune is The Laurel Tree (4 years late)

[@TripToWindsor]

it's been stuck on.

[@FredQuein]

wasn't that Niall Vallely next to him...

[@saranommusic]

fred19901025 fred Corect

[@nedohamilli]

quite amazing ! but then what?

[@kevinmeehan71]

obviously he doesnt now lol

[@Heath75032]

I like it but i cant help feeling it would be better with less fluttering tongue

[@Nicolae_Mew]

Hey you can't rest it on your shoulder like that, you CHEATER.

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

this is fast fast no soul thank god for matt molloy seamus tansey and the great irish flute players from the republic

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

+Trine730 he is not a trad player give me the real irish flute players seamus tansey josie mcdermott roscommon you dont have to play fast to be a good player

[@chickenjoesevy]

+Michael Moriarty Brian is just giving the audience a taste of his (unreal) skill in tonguing. He is not focusing on any other aspect of playing on this number.

[@balddonaldcerrone7930]

+Jim Severance he was told to entertain and that's what he did

[@MrBlindmans]

+Michael Moriarty the green eyed monster raises it's begrudging head.

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

POOR MAN DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GET MARKED DOWN SEVEN POINTS FOR PLAYING FAST IN THE ALL IRELAND FLEADHS FAST PLAYING DOES NOT MEAN YOUR GOOD INTERNET MONSTER

[@8ightBitKid]

soulless

[@balddonaldcerrone7930]

This seems like a parrot of another comment on this video

[@MrBlindmans]

You can do better? Lets hear you.

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

you just dont understand what we are talking about new regulations on the internet will Barr you for such harsh comments YOU BETTER BE CARTFUL

[@MrBlindmans]

+Michael Moriarty Your skirt is too tight,it's affecting your thought process.

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

MR BLINDMANS HAS NOT GOT A CLUE ABOUT IRISH FOLK OR TRAD WHAT A GOBSHITE

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

brian Finnegan is not the best flute player in Ireland matt molloy seaumas tansey conor o grada peter horan there are thousands of flute players in Ireland do some research try and find out more about it

[@biryaniofbodyhair]

triple tounge-tastic!

[@Mpschmittgmail]

With hair!