John McSherry

Subject: John McSherry
From: GUEST,Dáithí
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 09:57 AM

Well I was sitting playing my poor whistle with a couple of others in Biddy's in Glencolumbkille, Co Donegal, last week. Ther ewere only four of us - a box player, two singer/gutarists and me..plus a piper called John.
Turns out he was John McSherry - founder member of Lunasa, featured artist on numerous CDs,(Clannad, Coolfin with Donal Lunny etc etc etc) and described by Lunny as "..the finest exponent of the uilleann pipes I know..).
And he never even mentioned he was a world touring professional .. There's a refreshing modesty for you!
For the record, it was a great night too!
Dáithí

Subject: RE: John McSherry
From: michaelr
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 03:24 PM

Check out the CD he made with Michael McGoldrick, "At First Light". Brilliant stuff!

Wish players like that showed up at my local...

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: John McSherry
From: GUEST,Dáithí mag Fhionnaín
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:35 AM

Wish Biddy's WERE my local - I was just at the Irish Language Summer School there for a week, so what a bonus the session was!
I'll look for the CD you mention Michael, cheers. (BTW the box player - one Peter Brown - was brilliant too;lots of interpretation, (what old time jazz fans would call syncopation I s'pose - brilliant!)
Cheers - Dáithí

Subject: RE: John McSherry
From: Rasener
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 09:33 AM

"the finest exponent of the uilleann pipes I know"

Mike Ryan of Cara