Conor Byrne Flute

Slow Air (The Emigrant's Farewell) followed by a reel (Trim The Velvet) player by Conor Byrne and backed by his uncle, Christy Moore (Bodhrán) and Liam O Maonlaí (Juice Harp)----wait for the reel at 2.18--great stuff!

[@tombryans3378]

I haven't been able to stop listening to this. It is quite something.

[@garymcnaughton2338]

Excellent 👌 THANK YOU 🌟😀👍🏆💯💖💝

[@OShaughnessyC]

Thanks again for another delightful video, Clarebannerman.

[@sandb1867]

I love how he bends those notes. Thanks for posting.

[@padjo59]

Sounds really good and there are so many good things about it. The Jews harp was really popular out in the Irish countryside way back because people could afford it. And the way Christy is playing that bodhran is the old style, using the back of the finger and muting the skin to keep it right. Sound great!

[@williamswhistlepipes]

I’ve watch, listened to this many times it gets better ever time flute is absolutely solid and the Jews harp fits perfectly. Christie ……fantastic musician and vocalist 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@OakAged72]

Awesome. I do wish I could hear the bodhran, but came to hear the flute anyway. Great stuff.

[@KibonTombo2112]

a lovely piece of music. just stunning.

[@Cochranflutes]

Great flute playing! I loved the slow air the best. Jon

[@Wanderwd]

Hauntingly beautiful.

[@WhiteTiger333]

Wow! Another simply gorgeous feature! Yes, as someone else mentioned, a fantastic combination of pieces. The visual of the flute playing really added to the enjoyment of the beautifully played music. It reminds me of The Parting of Friends/Kerry Reel number on the Chieftain's Celtic Heart album - and just as beautifully played! :)

[@paddyearly]

Beautiful music. Thank God.

[@pipesbillyok]

Brilliant! Great playing.The jews harp goes very well . Always reminds me of para handy and the vital spark!

[@mariecfleming]

That was so beautiful and haunting it sent shivers down my spine and then it was like a deer bolting across the giant fields....Really enjoyed it. Well done to you.

[@Kitiwake]

Ahh.a chara.... you saw a deer bolt.

[@Lisnageeragh]

This guy is much better than many more trumpeted artists.....nice to hear something new!

[@TrueBlueEG8]

@markbodhran Christy is Conors uncle. Beautiful playing.

[@Kitiwake]

Happy Saint Patrick's day 2024 a chairde go léir.

[@windybaer]

Outstanding and refreshing. Might we have a Molloy apprentice here?

[@synchronicitykitty]

Absolutely gorgeous! Anyone have any idea where to find lyrics for this tune? There's a beautiful song version by Eithne Ni Uillachain (of the Lá Lugh fame) that I've heard.

[@atraue7]

nice name conor byrne proper irish name and proper irish music

[@WhiteTiger333]

Your first question got me to googling, since I assumed the mouth harp was brought over in the pockets of immigrants and sounded good enough in the Appalachian highlands. :) Turns out the instrument is much older and pretty well globally distributed. Look up Jew's harp in Wiki - a very nice research piece on the history and variations of it. Thanks for raising the question - I learned a lot from it.

[@COCygnus]

Anyone have sheet music for Slow Air (The Emigrant's Farewell) ?

[@deargciarog]

Very nice- the first piece had an element of Our Wedding Day to me. Can't idenify any of the last piece though.

[@galwaytribesman9289]

Jews harp goes beautifully with this

[@user-yh3xm3zo9l]

Ye would much prefer to hear Jim Murray on with this kid, someone to do him justice basically, 😂😂

[@Kitiwake]

Amazing technique. How the flute should be played.

[@obefiend]

come on villa

[@calboosh]

i know that kid

[@folklikeme]

I think it's rather sad that people can't associate any instrument that is new into trad folk music.I am sure that things have been added over the ages, which have enhanced the sound, and this addition sounds almost aboriginal. Let's face it, the Irish were packed off to Oz in their droves, and mostly against their will, so any sounds of Jew's harp or didgeridoo, only go towards the history of a great people, and THAT is what folk is all about.

[@Quaysidepiper]

In this case the Jew's harp is a good, cheap way of adding a drone and a rhythmic pulse. I like it but I suppose that's personal taste.

[@upkilt]

You all realize he's like 30 something now, right? He doesn't even play this way anymore. He has a more contemporary sound now.

[@michaeldineen8324]

upkilt What a shame' if he has gone modern. That's the media again of course' telling musicians and singers to go modern and forget what came before them.

[@MrMichaelmoriarty101]

you are so right rock music fused music has nothing to do with irish music

[@tomgreene6579]

@@MrMichaelmoriarty101 Here here ...especially when it drowns the tradition...but then I'm getting old!

[@JosephChordmichael]

I know what you mean... I keep seeing Jew's harp appearing with Irish music stuff, and I don't get why... sometimes it sounds OK, but to me it's just somewhat annoying in most cases.