Lark in the Morning (Jig) Uilleann pipes Chris McMullan

[@occamsrayzor]

Just a bloke in his kitchen being remarkable.

[@JBrooksNYS]

Makes for nice acoustics

[@releasekracklin4538]

Right!? Geez....o_0

[@dukadarodear2176]

I'm privileged to have made the 100th👍

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

@@dukadarodear2176 Scratch that sucker off your bucket list! 👍

[@steerpike50]

And you can make a cup of tea

[@roberthare5174]

The first piece of music I’ve heard in 2024, and I couldn’t have wished for better 👏🏼👏🏼

[@devon6482]

Same for me in 2025 !

[@maureengutkowski4258]

This is the first time I heard my great grandfather's composition of "Lark in the Morning." Thank you! Great Granddaughter of Thomas (Big Tommy) Killeen

[@dukadarodear2176]

Are you serious that your Great-Grandfather is the composer of "The Lark in the Morning?" I would appreciate it if you would give us more details. It's one of the greatest compositions ever made. Most of the tunes in Irish/Scottish/English etc traditions are anonymous but shared at this point. We play many Scottish and English tunes here in Ireland (Miss McCleod of Rassay, Bonnie Kate etc from Scotland and many North English hornpipes) but we know nothing of the composers. The same goes for many of our own great Irish compsitions I'm looking forward to learning about your Great-Grandfather and his composition/compositions.

[@maureengutkowski4258]

@@dukadarodear2176 I’m sorry to say I have no other information. This is a story that has been passed down through the family. All I know is my great grandfather was big Tommy Killeen (1828-1907), a blind piper, from Carrowhall, County Mayo. He and his brother, Pat, entertained at the “ big houses.” Pat was a dance master. I’ve heard that Tommy played for Queen Victoria when she visited Ireland. He was married to Sarah McGann; we do not know Sarah’s mother’s maiden name.. Thank you for reaching out. I would be grateful for any information you find. Maureen Herbison Gutkowski 14 January 2022

[@maureengutkowski4258]

@@dukadarodear2176 p. s. His pipes are still in the family in Ireland

[@dukadarodear2176]

@@maureengutkowski4258 Thanks for your reply. Our Irish musical heritage survived because of families like yours.

[@poigmhahon]

@@maureengutkowski4258 a living testament that is what gives music and history power...thank you for sharing.

[@jakevargas2484]

I see what’s cooking’ in the kitchen. Nothing like a freshly baked jig.

[@andrewsharpe2587]

Elbow air, melody with the left hand, melody with the right hand, chordal harmony with the right thumb, all seamless, melodic and fluid. Bravo.

[@Johnlikeme]

One of the best trad tunes ever, and you play it soo amazing! Thank you so much for this, it's lovely both to listen to by itself and play along on the wooden flute!

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thats awesome John, glad people are still enjoying this tune :)

[@peterhogan2227]

Absolutly wicked playing.

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Peter Hogan Thank you Peter

[@stylembonkers1094]

Yeah mon.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Mr Krabs

[@clydedonovan340]

Well played and besides that very nice and tidy kitchen!

[@nathanrice7739]

Every so often I look up this video to hear this song when I wake up.

[@fradrake11]

I have loved trad music from I was a kid . The sound of the Uileann pipes for me are different as much as I can appreciate each and different instrument it is the Uilleann pipes that move my soul. This was great and beautifully played. G.R M A

[@trainsplanesfarminggaming2024]

Same

[@danielthompson6207]

Two years later, and you're still one of my all-time favorite pipers!!

[@Argyll9846]

Magic!

[@jakul5]

this makes me want to drink and dance around

[@cvillebanjo50]

Fantastic. Banjo player here, but I’d sell my first born for this talent.

[@marymcmullen5150]

Just shared for a dance around the Kitichen.......... wonderful!

[@NatashaKelly-gu1lg]

Beautiful

[@wendyballi468]

Love the Irish music

[@jame6sthe6issilent]

I'm learning this jig on the tin whistle and this video is a huge help. Thank you.

[@lizobrien4425]

Mighty stuff Chris. I've just ordered your debut album on CD. I've followed Davy Spillane's career for many years & I play the low key whistles & pan flute these days myself. I am always fascinated by new young talent like yourself. Keep playing, you are awesome. Liz O'Brien from Bray, Co Wicklow, now living no man's land here in Canada in the Niagara region & long to be at home every single day. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Liz O'Brien Hi Liz, thank you for the kind comments on my playing. The Album will be posted out to yourself today. Also if your subscribed, I'll be able to keep yourself up to date with when the next when is out. Aiming February next year. Thank you again!!

[@fivetwoeight528]

Heart felt🍀🍀🙏

[@morganjeffreymorgan]

you moved something big in a heavy heart, thank you friend

[@CeriMullins-nq3mc]

Beautiful instrument

[@ChrisMcMullan]

It sure is!

[@corybrown5927]

Hey there, Bag Piper from Canada here, beautiful playing my friend. i wanna get my hands on a set like these. such a nice quieter, smoother tone. love it great work man.

[@shanedog007]

Hey Cory! I am not claiming to be any authority on piping, but I do believe what you are seeking for the smoother softer pipes is the Uilleann Pipes, its a rare Irish version of the pipes which plays with the baffles in the armpit and has a pad on the leg for the end of the chanter. I saw nobody responded and thought this might help! Best of Luck.

[@wendyballi8252]

A real man can play uilleann so epic I loved it

[@blunderellabingham2034]

Utterly BRILIANT! 👍Beautifully played!!! 🌟

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks for listening

[@nikolozagladze7062]

always liked wonderful Celtic music greetings from Georgia republic

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thank you 🙏

[@monicamann4438]

wow and that folks is what you call TALENT, Ace Chris enjoy truely listening to that, Dublin fan xx

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks!! Feel free to subscribe. Have news shortly of my debut album :)

[@ciaranosullivan3416]

Top class Chris. Love that tune

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks bro 😎

[@johnguilfoyle3073]

The delightful part of the Uilleann pipes is that the song starts when the player wants it to, there's no droning intro that starts the tunes on the Scottish pipes.

[@auphious]

Just beautifull.

[@Big_Uncle_Randy]

I'm a big Burly dude of Scotch-Irish descent and I'm not afraid to admit that I cried on the first part of that song reminds me of my Fathers funeral when I was 13 ....Highland bagpipes and Uilleann pipes we're played...im so wanting to learn...but have no idea where to start..for learning the Uilleann pipes...ir where to purchase some that aren't tourist junk...if you could point me in the right direction..i would be so very greatful...you have a grand talent .

[@olivertenbroeke7592]

Best place to start is getting your hands on a decent chanter. Whereabouts are you located? There are groups that lend practice sets out to beginners. Aside from that, you could look up David Daye and order one of his penny chanters- very very playable instruments at an unbeatable price, really. From there you can eventually get a serious chanter and a set of drones! Good luck :-)

[@coolguy384]

Those octave changes are so good

[@dalesmithies9051]

That was very beautiful,,played with passion ta very much.

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks very much 🙂

[@nathanrice7739]

I start my Morning by Hearing the loud piping It’s truly awesome 🧐

[@stephenbradley3153]

Random recommendation on my KZbin, nice playing. I remember going up in the van with you and Joe to Belfast Odyssey many years back for some performance, can't remember what it was for

[@flfishing947]

You really brought that tune to life bud. Giving me lots of stuff I need to work on.

[@wideawakenotwoke6178]

great player brilliant love the pipes

[@cyzswil6968]

Chapeau !!! Mes félicitations !! Un plaisir vous écouter. Merci !!

[@NorthOlbo]

Love the little jazzy mods you added here and there, kicks a great piece up to,a whole new level.sweet.

[@jaywells6838]

Still one of the finest pipers and person I have come to know!! Great job as always Chris

[@joesoap1882]

Beautiful music well played. Thanks 👏🏻👏🏻

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thank you 🙂

[@DefenderOfAzeroth]

Such a wild instrument. I wanna buy one lol

[@blucheer8743]

Man that’s awesome! great version of a classic!!

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks for listening

[@HuskReeds]

You sir are my new favorite uilleann piper. Wow....speechless.

[@BigDuke6ixx]

Outstanding.

[@novocain13]

Very nice. I've been listening to this and your other stuff here, and to your album on Spotify for several days now, and I am impressed by your playing. This is my favourite Jig since I heard it played by Fairport Convention back in my youth. Thank you for sharing your music. Greetings from Norway. (.. my respect for that tidy kitchen too! )

[@1811-p6c]

Hes gifted, unreal

[@neilberr]

Oh my Jesus, Chris that is the most amazing thing I ever heard x

[@johnmact5548]

Wonderful

[@markthompson3449]

Outstanding!

[@JJFrostMusic]

Makes the red in my beard straighten. Beautiful. I'm buying one

[@nycoshouse]

you're gonna be so disappointed, it's fudging expensive, and hard as hell to play

[@gloin10]

Twenty years learning, twenty years practicing, twenty years playing, then you die.. Oh, and you really need three arms to play the Uilleann Pipes properly...

[@Ravennevarr]

B.s thry are actually easy as pie, just the pricing is what makes them expensive

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@gloin10 You forgot the twenty years saving up!

[@gloin10]

@@paulcaswell2813 "You forgot the twenty years saving up!"? Uilleann pipes are not THAT expensive. Rumours that pipe makers demand rights to your first born child have been utterly debunked... A full set would set you back anything from €5,000. A practice set, just bag, bellows and chanter, far less.

[@edmundhamill2916]

Brilliant playing ....outstanding..

[@jiltedjohn9294]

Fantastic playing

[@mxerbezn]

Just brilliant!

[@tomasofaolain3117]

Great job very well done hopefully we will hear some more tunes in the future thanks

[@estaddison4582]

Just when I thought playing the 'Great Highland Bagpipes' was tricky, I saw this great man playing the 'Uilleann Pipes'. 😨................. 😓

[@O3177O]

Or the Irish war pipes you mean 😂

[@dukadarodear2176]

@@O3177O Yes, "na Píobaí Choghaidh"/War Pipes/Bag Pipes.

[@stephengalvin]

Great job. I confess I am playing along (on guitar) with the headphones in to learn to accompany this tune, and it has a great swing to it the way you play it. Thanks.

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks Stephen, play away 👍👍

[@MrHollidaymusic]

This is amazing!

[@fynbo1007]

Very beautiful playing, love it. Thank you for sharing your amazing playing. God bless you and your family

[@nickkalogeresis8036]

Chris - you are such a talent! Love listening to you.

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Nick Kalogeresis Thanks Nick, fully appreciate the support. If you like the clip share away. Have new one now aswell😀

[@nickkalogeresis8036]

Have to find a way to buy your album!

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Nick Kalogeresis If you follow this link it will take you to the site to purchase: chrismcmullan.bandcamp.com/releases

[@nickkalogeresis8036]

Chris McMullan excellent!! Let's us all know if you ever come to Chicago!

[@ViolinViolaMasterclass]

FABULOUS!!!

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks very much 👍

[@ViolinViolaMasterclass]

Chris McMullan you play so beautifully!! I’m trying to play this one at the moment...will have to listen to your rendition a bit😃🎻 thank you for posting!! Subscribed!

[@MrWorldclassmusician]

Lovely playing mate

[@billyhull5569]

Beautiful music.

[@steerpike50]

Awesome thanks

[@desdiamond5700]

absolutely brilliant!! really enjoyed that.

[@colleenoconnor4099]

great job beautiful song

[@neyzenilkay]

I want to dance! Really good performance. Thumps up!

[@dubgaa2511]

Wow excellent player wonderful sound, thanks Dublin gaa

[@paulcaswell2813]

Lovely use of the regs :-). Superbly done!

[@tscp_celtic5130]

Jaysus you're a mighty piper boyo!!

[@ChrisMcMullan]

tscp_celtic 51 Thanks very much

[@NortholtJohn3]

Awesome playing, only a true Irishman can do that, it’s in the blood!

[@geordielaird7505]

Awesome, loved it

[@patysays4554]

A handsome Irish man who can also play the pipes...what more can you ask for!!

[@microwaveaspoon]

Amazing

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cjnovack]

I LOVE! the kitchen tiles! My wife wants to know where you got them!

[@SquirrelsForAll]

Very impressive, beautifully executed.

[@manucontrovento]

magic!

[@bobouzala]

Beautiful Noises, thank you Chris!!!

[@Orourkebanjo]

Absolutely lovely

[@eddien09]

lovely stuff Chris, pipes are sounding great

[@vagthard]

Omg okay I love this 💗💗 especially uilleann pipes ⭐⭐⭐

[@jec0435]

Love this one! Just bought your album.

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Awesome 😀😀

[@jec0435]

Cheers! Keep up the great work. @@ChrisMcMullan

[@PyroGhost913]

Nice playing. I’m trying to figure out how to play my regulators, and I’m watching a lot of people playing. This video was informative.

[@s-rmusic5119]

It's a very good performance!! Nice!

[@irishkev1141]

🤍☘️, fancy doing a movie’ sound effects 💯

[@hexc0de]

Fantastic !!! bravo !

[@richgouette]

lovely playing!

[@jamesoneill3922]

I subscribed for Táimse im' Chodladh but you gained a fan for the lark in the morning.

[@tomharding9264]

Class ! Moving through time 👍

[@Ubertubermeister]

A man sitting by himself in his own kitchen lets loose the greatest solo performance of "Lark in the Morning."

[@darrenreddy25]

Love this tune on the pipes.hope you don't mind Chris but I gave it a go with the bodhran and put it up:-).I just fell in love with it and thought I could put a bit of a mix of bodhran to it..beautiful playing Chris:-)

[@brendankeane5725]

what a find - great

[@USMC_BABE38]

Awesome job

[@sunshineyrainbows13]

So beautiful

[@kmccracken6713]

Class chris, outstanding performance as always. Keep er lit. :) 🎼🎶🎻

[@barryyoung6159]

Wonderful ❤❤

[@ChrisMcMullan]

Thanks Barry

[@barryyoung6159]

I have passed a link to your "I am asleep/clumsy lover"(in your kitchen) video onto a colleague that does an Irish program on Hobart FM in Tasmania - I've listened to it about 20 times so far - it's brilliant! Merry Christmas 🎄@@ChrisMcMullan

[@geraldneary1948]

All very good.

[@jaymearft2882]

Holy hell, you're awesome, Chris!!!!! :D

[@willtro879]

AWESOME!!!!!!

[@kellymccartney659]

very nice

[@ozwzrd]

10 of 10!!