Celtic music does something for me which I struggle to articulate. The draw for Norah Rendell was the tradition’s rhythmic, dance quality, its social nature and its aural history. You play by listening, not by reading. She’s the executive director of The Center for Irish Music in St. Paul, Minnesota and a lovely singer and player of…
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‘The song of the flute, O sister, is madness’
The sound of the flute, O sister, is madness. I thought that nothing that was not God could hold me, But hearing that sound, I lose mind and body, My heart wholly caught in the net. O flute, what were your vows, what is your practice? What power sits by your side? Even Mira’s Lord…
Lore of Pipers 