Miss him. I'm italian, here in Italy irish music it's not so popular but Mr Peoples was one of my idols as a teenager. I went to Rome to listen to him live, many years ago, a very beautiful experience for me
my Mother Mary McGannon used to play with Tommy every Tuesday in Brogan's in Ennis and later they played at the poetry and music festival in Derry for those who knew my mother she passed away on Friday the 24th of February 2024
Fucking amazing.. ! never had the chance... to see him live but every stroke i take on that fiddle his presence is there. He is Beyond. A tone to follow if you like!
God, I can't believe someone filmed this (that's our heads finding seats right in front of the stage between the first and the second set of tunes). One of my fondest Irish Fest memories.
i am sorry, but Tommy was not "one of the finest" fiddlers, but the very best of our times. Utterly original, unique timing and phrasing, a deep historical sensibility of the music that shows in his startling compositions. A perfect combination of technique and feeing. He rephrased well known tunes like the Lark In the Morning with startling beautiful unprecedented settings that showed their inner beauty like no one has every done before or since. .What a major loss!
@@allenfeldman8869 Tommy was one of the finest. A truly superb player and composer as there are many others. It’s your opinion that he was the best, good for you. It’s not a competition.
I have a question in which I mean no disrespect. I listened to The High Part of the Road album as a teenager hundreds of times, and tried to emulate his style in numerous folk music competitions (toss the feathers being a favourite along with the album title track). But seeing Tommy play, I’m amazed by how little bow is used. Were it not for the mic, there would be almost no volume, and the playing would get drowned out in an acoustic session. This has got me thinking - is this really “traditional” music, since mics are a relatively recent performance aid?
I've found that learning to conserve my bow like Tommy does here helps me to get a much cleaner, more focused sound as long as you balance out the amount of pressure you're using and tbh if you're making a crisp, resonant sound, it doesn't actually have to be that loud to fill a room over voices/other instruments in a session. Just been my experience anyway! Also his bow makes a perfect right angle with the string so even if he's not using much bow it's getting the full resonance out of the instrument.
I had the great pleasure of hearing Tommy Peoples play in a room in a pub in South Wales in c. 2008-2010 - just him and his fiddle, no mic. The room was packed, but he had the audience's rapt attention and every note was heard loud and clear.
I can say that, with regards to the bowing, Tommy and several other northern-born fiddlers in Ireland always told me to use the upper half more. I remember because I love music from Donegal/Ulster and Scottish style tunes. Donegal and other northern styles feature more single-note bowing. This sort of articulation is best achieved at the tip of the bow. Especially the faster you’re playing… on the contrary, if you watch videos of Liz and Yvonne Kane for example, from Galway, their playing is much more ”flowy” and ornate in a sense, more long rolls, and the tunes they play (even the old standards) all involve phrases where multiple notes are played in one bow stroke. Therefore they use much more generous lengths of the bow. So it’s not a rule that Irish music is best articulated at the bow tip…but it is helpful for most tunes. I think the mic is likely necessary with a large audience. Especially playing solo… Under a tent outdoors, as well. If it were a full band or session on stage with pipers, multiple fiddles, accordions etc. maybe amplification wouldn’t be necessary. I don’t think using a mic takes away from the trad aspect though. In that sense, why are we viewing this video at all? I’m on my iPhone as we speak, is it not trad bc of that? Trad has more to do with where you learned the tunes and your influences within how you play it… acoustics in festivals are only helped by amplification. And at festivals people talk nonstop too!
Miss him. I'm italian, here in Italy irish music it's not so popular but Mr Peoples was one of my idols as a teenager. I went to Rome to listen to him live, many years ago, a very beautiful experience for me
Ah tommy to hear a master like you was still fighting the fiddle after 48 years gives me courage. Rip my fine man
my Mother Mary McGannon used to play with Tommy every Tuesday in Brogan's in Ennis and later they played at the poetry and music festival in Derry for those who knew my mother she passed away on Friday the 24th of February 2024
This footage is a gift, truly. What a wonderful talent he was.
Fucking amazing.. ! never had the chance... to see him live but every stroke i take on that fiddle his presence is there. He is Beyond. A tone to follow if you like!
Miss you Tommy a great friend Joe Kelly from Derry 👍👍
I had the pleasure of knowing and playing with Tommy a handful of times. This is priceless footage - thanks for posting.
Did a master class w him in 2005… and his daughter was my tutor 2x a week for about nine months. So much I learned… ☘️ 🎻
God, I can't believe someone filmed this (that's our heads finding seats right in front of the stage between the first and the second set of tunes). One of my fondest Irish Fest memories.
You were blessed to be there!
What a feckin lovely player x
COME on TOMMY!
Superb!
Can't beat him!
i am sorry, but Tommy was not "one of the finest" fiddlers, but the very best of our times. Utterly original, unique timing and phrasing, a deep historical sensibility of the music that shows in his startling compositions. A perfect combination of technique and feeing. He rephrased well known tunes like the Lark In the Morning with startling beautiful unprecedented settings that showed their inner beauty like no one has every done before or since. .What a major loss!
correction; Tommy's playing was the perfect combination of technique and feeling!!
he ws the FECKING finest..... and the most quirky. Like many old Donegal fiddlers he talked to the other siiiiiiiide! *boooh*
@@allenfeldman8869 Tommy was one of the finest. A truly superb player and composer as there are many others. It’s your opinion that he was the best, good for you. It’s not a competition.
@@johnmc3862 It is not a question of compétition, nobody can play like him. That's all. He was unique. That the difference.
What are you sorry for?
Great playing .
The King..... (wtf!) r.i.p.
El mejor!
Beannachataí Dé ort 😉
we fecking Kn0w tommey! ;)
Is it here one can here Tommy Peoples ríl recorded by Altan aka Jenny’s Nettle Fancy aka The Merry Bachelor in B dorian?
I have a question in which I mean no disrespect. I listened to The High Part of the Road album as a teenager hundreds of times, and tried to emulate his style in numerous folk music competitions (toss the feathers being a favourite along with the album title track). But seeing Tommy play, I’m amazed by how little bow is used. Were it not for the mic, there would be almost no volume, and the playing would get drowned out in an acoustic session. This has got me thinking - is this really “traditional” music, since mics are a relatively recent performance aid?
I've found that learning to conserve my bow like Tommy does here helps me to get a much cleaner, more focused sound as long as you balance out the amount of pressure you're using and tbh if you're making a crisp, resonant sound, it doesn't actually have to be that loud to fill a room over voices/other instruments in a session. Just been my experience anyway! Also his bow makes a perfect right angle with the string so even if he's not using much bow it's getting the full resonance out of the instrument.
Tommy could be heard in a session, you needn't worry about that.
I had the great pleasure of hearing Tommy Peoples play in a room in a pub in South Wales in c. 2008-2010 - just him and his fiddle, no mic. The room was packed, but he had the audience's rapt attention and every note was heard loud and clear.
@@rhapsag thanks for the replies
I can say that, with regards to the bowing, Tommy and several other northern-born fiddlers in Ireland always told me to use the upper half more. I remember because I love music from Donegal/Ulster and Scottish style tunes. Donegal and other northern styles feature more single-note bowing. This sort of articulation is best achieved at the tip of the bow. Especially the faster you’re playing… on the contrary, if you watch videos of Liz and Yvonne Kane for example, from Galway, their playing is much more ”flowy” and ornate in a sense, more long rolls, and the tunes they play (even the old standards) all involve phrases where multiple notes are played in one bow stroke. Therefore they use much more generous lengths of the bow. So it’s not a rule that Irish music is best articulated at the bow tip…but it is helpful for most tunes.
I think the mic is likely necessary with a large audience. Especially playing solo… Under a tent outdoors, as well. If it were a full band or session on stage with pipers, multiple fiddles, accordions etc. maybe amplification wouldn’t be necessary. I don’t think using a mic takes away from the trad aspect though. In that sense, why are we viewing this video at all? I’m on my iPhone as we speak, is it not trad bc of that? Trad has more to do with where you learned the tunes and your influences within how you play it… acoustics in festivals are only helped by amplification. And at festivals people talk nonstop too!
Slán leat a Thommy. Caillfidh mé thú agus do cheol go deo.
Hi!
How Altan choose Tommy People’s titles for Jenny’s Nettle?
Did Tommy Peoples ever record that tune?