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Interviews With Flute Players and Flute Makers

Tom Aebi —An interview with the Swiss flute maker.

Jack Coen—Notes from a week spent with the East Galway flute player.

Eamonn Cotter—A well-known flute player and flute player from Clare.

Brian Finnegan—Belfast-raised flute and whistle player known for his blistering triplets and his work with the band FLOOK.

Hammy Hamilton—A great flute player and flute maker from Belfast, now living in the Cork Gaeltacht.

Grey Larsen—An excellent American flute player in the Irish tradition.

Catherine McEvoy—A brilliant, rhythmic flute player in the Sligo-Roscommon style.

Matt Molloy—The legendary flute player with the Bothy Band and the Chieftains.

Patrick Olwell—The well-known flute maker based in Virginia.

Mike Rafferty—One of the finest exponents of East Galway flute playing.

Garry Shannon—A great flute player from County Clare with an energetic style of playing.

John Skelton—Best known as the flute player with The House Band.

Jean-Michel Veillon—A brilliant flute player from Brittany.

Desi Wilkinson—A great flute player and singer from Belfast.


Flute Quotes and Other Fun Stuff

Quotes A small selection of pithy quotes about flutes and flute playing.

Why are Irish flute players so disgusting? The title says it all. Best not read at mealtimes.