Home the Archive Uilleann Pipes Artists' Homepages Picture Gallery Cobblestone gigs		I had a great time in Brussels. There weren't too many of us, which meant we could spend some quality time together. Roger O'Keeffe and Roger de Wouters were there, plus Marnix and Olivier who I both met earlier in the year in Borzée. I'm terrible with names, so I sent the Rogers an e-mail to help me out here with the other names. Update will follow. thmb_middle_DSCN2625.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 30K) big image (1024 x 768, 155K) The first David Daye Penny Chanter I ever encountered. The thing sounds pretty good! The common reaction was that we'd heard plenty a wooden chanter sound worse. So a nice surprise, although a bit on the heavy side. Nicholas made his own bag and bellows. thmb_middle_DSCN2626.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 22K) big image (1024 x 768, 128K) thmb_middle_DSCN2627.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 28K) big image (1024 x 768, 152K) thmb_middle_DSCN2628.jpg popup preview (300 x 400, 24K) big image (768 x 1024, 120K) Every corner of the premises is being used. By the way, this is the man who made these great bellows further down the page. thmb_middle_DSCN2629.jpg popup preview (300 x 400, 26K) big image (768 x 1024, 138K) thmb_middle_DSCN2630.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 28K) big image (1024 x 768, 150K) thmb_middle_DSCN2631.jpg popup preview (300 x 400, 28K) big image (768 x 1024, 162K) thmb_middle_DSCN2632.jpg popup preview (300 x 400, 31K) big image (768 x 1024, 176K) thmb_middle_DSCN2635.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 31K) big image (1024 x 768, 184K) A beautiful set of bellows. The man who made them is a professional woodworker... thmb_middle_DSCN2636.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 29K) big image (1024 x 768, 148K) thmb_middle_DSCN2639.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 29K) big image (1024 x 768, 150K) The shape and construction of the bellows I was told is derived from the French musette bellows. thmb_middle_DSCN2640.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 39K) big image (1024 x 768, 169K) We finished the day in the pub accross the Irish Club: James Joyce Pub. And there it was we had a nice little session, my first session on the pipes. Fortunately there were four of us, so my screw-ups weren't noticed that much (I hope). Although, actually, things went pretty well. I even managed some tunes at full session-speed... Great stuff. thmb_middle_DSCN2641.jpg popup preview (400 x 300, 37K) big image (1024 x 768, 177K) Contact me for the full size images (3.34 Megapixel) for printing purposes
		If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or if you want to have your CD included, please contact Paul Eliasberg, uilleannpipes@mac.com.