GGGC+C+C+C+DC+C+BBC+DDDDBGA { DC+BBBC+BAGEFGFEDGAC+AFDEFG You will have taught your brain to always play that note with the pinky down. AADDEFGGEDEFGFGFEDC The men behind the formation had other ideas. BAGBDEFGFGAGGFEDEFGDBGAG, BBEEBBBEEBBCDBC+BAGFEFE BBAGGEGDGGBAGFG But it's not about that at all. BC+DDDBC+DC+BAGABA, DDAABC+BAGFG month=("0" + month).toString(); //add the leading 0 -- looks more professional DEEFGDDBAB DDEDABG, DBC+DBAGABC+EEFEDC+BAB Hooker Street. You can just picture the band, being led by their Drum Major in his red tunic and bearskin, turning the . endracistblm On Orange parades we do our best to help the Loyal Orders out by not charging the usual marching or transport fees although many would make a donation to the band. DEGABGDEGFEDDEGEABDBAG Drumderg are always looking for new recruits, if you have considered joining a flute Band, why not try us. var box=document.forms[0].DateBox;//this is where we want to print the date And if youre always running out of air, or if you have a fluffy sound, As a bonus, if you learn to play with the correct embouchure, later on, when you learn to play higher notes, youll be able to successfully play those high notes! The Red Hand Band. But thats not the real reason for needing to keep that key down! BAAAAABAGGAG, BDBDBGGGEGBDBDBAAABA Apr 5, 2018 - Explore Billyjohnstone's board "Loyalist Flute Bands" on Pinterest. Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 18th June 2021 - Loyalist protestors pictured at an anti-protocol rally in Newtownards, Co Down this evening.The protest against the Northern Ireland . Several hundred people gathered as the Portrush Sons of Ulster . If you can get a clear sound, using a good embouchure (shape of your mouth), it means that youre more likely to be. { BC+BBAEAFEDC+BAG Redeem Now ulster loyalist music All Popular tracks Tracks Albums Playlists Reposts Station ulster loyalist music Recent In recent years, though, it is the often threateningly sectarian nature of the bonfire celebrations that occur on the night of 11 July in working-class loyalist areas that have caused concern and condemnation. GGFEDBGC+BAG, GDBAGFGABDEFGFGC+BBA Their culture is under threat - the same as ours.". The Wicklow piper. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); It was a pleasure to see a forward thinking school, educating our children with our culture at the fore, using instruments that as Ulster Scots, we play every day Bb Flutes, snare drums, Bagpipes etc) instead of sticking to the curriculum recorders. DDEEFGFEDGABBC+DDDC+BBAGA It is 10 easy steps about how to hold the flute correctly. It was a great opportunity to hear the band play "Mary Gray" which I wrote for them last year and they played in the Ulster Hall during the Festival of Marching bands concert. Well not actually a kid or new, but one of the worlds top fife and flute makers. DC+BABC+DC+BAG, DGDGABC+BABC+DGAGFG GABBAGEABGGEDEGGG. Irish Music for the Silver Flute is a perfect choice for classical flautists who are interested in learning to authentically play Irish Folk music. EEDCDCBAFFGGADAGEDB The tune is also used by Liverpool F.C. High notes: the cross community and religion band. In the 1990s, the controversial routeing of some marches through, or close to, nationalist areas led to violent standoffs between loyalists and the police. Their engagement with the camera is tentative, uncertain, as if theyre not quite sure why they have been singled out for its attention. Karwan has also reached out to nationalist communities in Belfast working with a youth group in the Ardoyne area of the city who have been engaging with Protestant youngsters in Bushmills. There are over 200 new tunes in the second book although it retains the tutorial and finger chart as the first book. Nothing. AABADEFGFGED The Band has gone from strength to strength since &. If you grow up in a Protestant community anywhere in Northern Ireland, the 12th is a formative experience, he explains. Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. This is what else is critical for a beginner to learn correctly: Your goalis not to get any kind of sound on the flute. #menuOut, #menuIn _gaq.push(['gwo._setAccount', 'UA-230305-28']); The reasons for forming the band were much more than simply establishing another flute bandthe Shankill had many at that time. Loyalist bands Loyalist band websites and the associated guestbooks, discussion forums and even online radio stations, make up the most intensely active corner of loyalist and unionist webspace. Most loyalist bands are hidden away in clubs somewhere, or if they are out playing at parades they are always going to attract the same audience. })(); This could be a welcome development, watch this space For more info on Skip Healy flutes visit his website www.skiphealy.com. The Mullan F flute is proving to be a real hit and those bands who have received them have nothing but praise for the instrument. "In the end, we had nothing to worry about because the response was absolutely amazing." (Even though wehave 10 fingers, it is not actually one step per finger!). The prohibition was. I made some great friends during my visit and I look forward to a return visit in 2015 if not before. ADCDEDABC+BAGA } 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; else History Group created on August 26, 2014. D BDDBDEGEDBBDABAGABGDEGBAGGGABD The New Mullan F Flutes are now due in September and will compliment the existing Mullan B Flat Flutes. { THE Parades Commission is reviewing a complaint that a loyalist flute band played the Famine Song outside a Catholic church in Lisburn. . 11. Today. Loyalist flute band .. east belfast protestant boys .. my band Northern Irish Northern Ireland Republic Of Ireland The Republic Protestantism Ulster Remembrance Day Belfast Scots More information . Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. David Thomson said he knew there were critics who wondered why the Shankill Road Defenders were teaming up with the other communities. For many Catholics/nationalists, though, the marches are viewed as sectarian and triumphalist. Bathed in soft light and colour, his subjects stare inquiringly into the lens or off into the distance as if distracted by wandering thoughts. The B flat flute is a great instrument and has been played in the Uk for hundreds of years. BABC+BAGBC+DEDC+BAG, DBAAAGBADDBAAABDE At one stage during the Eighties the band came into conflict with the Scottish Orange Institution which forced the band off the road because of their refusal to parade without their beloved colours. BDDDEDDBABA FORGOTTEN VICTIMS: Is it Time for Truth from Sinn Fein for the family of Ambulance worker Robert Shields, murdered by IRA terrorists in 1980. But I have found the boys to be a brilliant bunch of guys. Can You Hear They are held in extremely high esteem when Blood and Thunder bands are mentioned but that respect has grown and been nurtured over the years and it shouldnt be forgotten that the band had very humble beginnings. But we literally can't reach those holes with our fingers. We also see ourselves at the forefront in upholding our proud history and culture. BC+DEDC+BC+DDEEDC+BAGF Get used to that note in your playing, then learn another. 2,333 listeners. What happens when couples split up after buying a home together? AABADEFGFGEDBEDCGED, FABDCDECDBA } The site is basic and does the job, with a great variety of his latest adonised aluminium alloy flutes and his own stock of African Blackwood flutes. Find loyalist tracks, artists, and albums. Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's dispatch time, origin postcode, destination postcode and time of acceptance, and will . Finally, I have uploaded most of the tunes from the Fluters Companion Books to the facebook site and made a simple website to help people navigate their way to the tunes and notes. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? The Flute is a six key model and instead of a conical bore body it has an equal bore body and a conical bore headjoint. Drum section is so spot on. That is my passion in fact - for a student to really understand what they are doing, so that they can do it with ease, and then excel at playing the flute. DC+BABDGGGGFGA Karwan Shareef, a human rights lawyer and musician from a Muslim background in Kurdistan who's been living in Belfast for nearly three years, says he believed Music Unite could be a force for good, for everyone. I have always wondered - why on earth would someone create a fingering chart that shows all of these keys, when a flute player (of any level) doesn't need to know about them to learn a fingering?! on January 26, 2021, There are no reviews yet. Explore. These more straightforward portraits are his way of showing that the subjects cant be unmoored from their political context. They wanted to promote and express their Protestant culture and also remember the brave Volunteers and Servicemen who had fought and died during two World Warsin particular during the Somme offensiveand to remember those in more recent times who perished during the conflict in the war against violent Republicanism. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. This eventually happened. And it's important to our thinking that nobody should be ashamed of their culture due to the actions of others. The Flute was made for Stephanie West who has a finger missing and needed a special key to close hole 5. it is great to know that amongst the band community for which Tony is a valued member (Making all flutes and Piccolos for the UVF Regimental band East Belfast, that we have someone as skilful and innovative as Tony, Well done sir. On the one hand, you had very strait-laced, good-living, God-fearing Orange brethren and, on the other, there was this atmosphere of wildly exuberant mayhem fuelled by an overload of alcohol, flags, flutes and drums., Years later, immersing himself in what he calls the free-for-all autonomous zones of rave culture, McConnell experienced a weirdly similar feeling. Fluter's Companion. The Sash My Father Wore, BC+DDC+BAG BBBABCEAAAABA I don't usually do this but as from next month I am going to be reviewing a band CD each month, and will post the reviews here on the site, if you want your band CD reviewed, send me your details and I will buy one and also post contact details for anyone wanting to purchase a copy. Loyalists settled in what are now the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario. HONOUR & LOYALTY, Maple Leaf Accordion Band, Hamilton Ontario, London Brigade - In Loving Memory of Vol Jon Hanna, Ballykeel Loyal Sons of Ulster Flute Band, Protestant Boys Flute Band East Belfast - In Memory, Sons of the Somme F.B. A PhD student accused of storing a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition is to have no contact with other members of his loyalist flute band, a High Court judge ordered today. And it turns out that it'simportant for your brain to know that it should always play the same fingering for each note. . The instrument has went through many overhauls and it is as a five keyed flute version that it proves to shine on it's own, reaching two and a half octaves and playable in most keys. { Scottish Loyalist flute bands led the pro-Brexit demonstrations outside Westminster yesterday. An old flute band classic, White Plume. The favorite Saint Patrick's Day Collection, Irish Tunes and Songs in special and unique arrangements for flute and piano. GABBAGGEGEDBBAGABBAAG A LOYALIST flute band which caused outrage when members marched through Derry bearing Parachute Regiment and Soldier F insignia in the summer will not take part in next month's Lundy's Day parade in the city. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-230305-2']); DCBEBEBABCDCBADFDFEFGA DDEFGEEDBGABDBAG Silent . C+C+C+DEDBGBDEDBA They don't think it's necessary because it feels a little awkward. BAGGABC+EEEDGGAB The site is at www.fluterscompanion.com, please use it and give feedback and share it with your mates. _gaq.push(['gwo._trackPageview', '/2354831680/test']); UDR 4, DC+BBBC+BAGEFGFEDGGGFGA I have put a video of me playing o and some photos below. . Visible Anyone can find this group. I suspect that with such a tricky set up with all that keywork moving about and more to go wrong,the prototype probably neededmore testing but I believe it will be out later in the year along with a Mullan F Flute and I will be purchasing one to review. With their banners, flags and flute bands, the annual Orange marching parades, though bemusing to many people in the rest of the United Kingdom, are perhaps the defining ritual of Protestant identity in Northern Ireland. The Hawkes & Son Crown AZ's were always the flute that bands aspired to as they were the best simple system around. BDABAGABGDEGBAGGGABGDEGBC+GFGFG David and Darren hope that other loyalist flute bands across Northern Ireland will eventually play from the same hymn sheet as the Shankill Road Defenders. Normally players make this mistake because: So now youre probably thinking So WHY do I actually need to put my pinky finger down then??. AGFFFFFEDGABAFABCDCDEDB; Y.C.V Brigade, DEDGBDCDEC+AGFDBAG Gree 7.00 Add to Basket Battle Of The Boyne 1 DCBBBABDDEFEDA A Full review is posted on Youtube at the following link. LISA - AN ULSTER GIRL IN HEART and SOUL - Music by Lisa (Battalion), Marching With The Pride Of Whitehill Flute Band, LOYALIST MARCHES & ALL TIME FAVOURITE ACCORDION BANDS, THE SUPERB SOUNDS OF THE PIANO ACCORDION BANDS, UDA Quis Separabit Ulster Defence Association, King William III Prince Of Orange - In Glorious And Immortal Memory, British Ulster Alliance - United We Stand, For God And Ulster C Company 1st Battalion UVF, Ulster Volunteer Force - Gun Runners 1914 - 2020, RED HAND COMMANDO 1st Battalion LAMH-DERG-ABU, We're Coming Down The Road 30 Great flute Band Tunes, South Belfast Young Conquerors- Vendi - Vidi - Vichi, Newtownabbey Fusilliers Flute Band - Flying High, DONAGHADEE FUSILIERS F.B. Miller Wicks NI with a Penny Whistle type fipple? GGGGFDDCDEBCDE BAEFGFAA FEADDC Here Lies A Soldier, GGEDAFADCCBEEDCDCDCBA DDGGFFEABC+DGED I have just had a new low pitch version of the Worrell Crown from Peter Worrell. The fans will learn the words we don't need cards to teach new songs fuck sake. Gareth McConnells photographs of working-class Protestant bands offer a new take on the subculture at a time when tensions are once more on the rise. } How many other bands can make this proud claim? Here is how to avoid them! Made by Peter Worrell from African Blackwood with sterling silver keys, silver headjoint liner and stainless steel springs along with his trademark raised lip plate it will retail at 380, a bargain for such a work of art. AGFABAFDDDFEDCD McConnells dreamlike aesthetic is more usually found applied to the creation of otherworldly still lifes and fashion editorials, but, in this instance, it has a more subtly subversive undertow. It will be pitched at 440Hz but definately not made for b7T bands but it will be perfect for a melody band, indoor concerts and solo players. width:160px; DDBGFFEC+C+BGADG Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's dispatch time, origin postcode, destination postcode and time of acceptance, and will . Darren Ferguson, the CEO of Beyond Skin, who've been trying to develop diversity through music, arts and dance for 11 years and who work with a staggering 80 musicians from 50 different nationalities based here, says: "This all started after our partner organisation the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building approached us with a plan for a project which would engage loyalist flute bands and help show the positive side of what they do rather than the negative stories which always seem to come out. BC+DDDBDEEDBGEC+BA 13. Redeem Now Play Harthill loyalist flute band at Manchester bertyss 9 years ago 46.5K 410 41 bertyss 814 17 Follow I will be testing a more mellow sounding, low pitch version of the B flat 5 key flute made to Hawkes and Sons spec. Its a much better idea to start yourself on super simple melodies. Platoon. Like many exiles from Northern Ireland, he experiences a complex mix of emotions when he returns there. Were Coming, DBDDBDDEFGED English Loyalists. Observers of the loyalist band scene in Northern Ireland and, particularly in Belfast, have claimed that despite the stereotypes, it has actually steered scores of young men away from violence on the streets. Karwan says he'd been intrigued by the music and colourful exuberance of the loyalist flute bands after seeing the Ulster Covenant Centenary celebrations in Belfast and wanted to know more and to get a greater understanding of the culture. font:bold 12px Verdana; 36th Ulster Division 100th Anniversary 1916 - 2016, The Men Of The Somme - 36th Ulster Division, The Orange Sash - Songs from Bygone Days Of Yore. Tell your band director about our FREE online method book:https://letsplaybandmethod.comSubscribe for HUNDREDS of the EASIEST, best sounding sheet music play. Another impetus for its creation was the failure of the . Just as we want people to look at us and see the Shankill Road Defenders for what we are.". "We are expecting a bit of a backlash from people who don't approve of what we are doing, though really, they should know better. For gift shop items, print on demand or to access your NGS account, sign in here Will You Stand, BBAGGGDEGFFFFFEDDED David says: "I think people were expecting us to play all this blood and thunder stuff. ABAFBAFDDDEFBDDCBBACDEDCD, FGAAAEDCDCDBAAABCFEFGFE We thought Music Unite would be an opportunity to show that we are not a sectarian mob and we are not racist.