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"Healy Fife and Flute Friends" site on Facebook
Submitted by Skip on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 2:48am.
Hi Everybody!
I would like to let you all know that I have created a Facebook site called "Healy Fife and Flute Friends" and would like you all to join up if you care to. It's a way to get in direct contact with me and also hear from other people who have similar taste in the quality of their instruments and music... There are already a couple of hundered people signed in and the site has only been up a couple of days. Check it out!!
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Hi Everybody,
Welcome to Skips Tips Express, the 60 second flute lesson for those of you who don't have time for a flute lesson. Here is the long awaited (sorry...) Express Tips #2, this one focusing on high notes. I hope it's helpful!
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Hi Everybody,
Welcome to edition #3 of Covering my Tracks. This one features the title track from my album "Empty Pockets" which was released in 1984. It contains 2 tunes, first a Brazilian folk tune and second an American fife tune called Empty Pockets. Along with myself, three great guest musicians are featured, Dick Murai, Trevor Ferrier, and Ellen Cohn. I hope you enjoy it!
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Welcome to edition 2 of Covering my Tracks, an informal look at what goes into the process of creating a track for a recording and what happens when we get in the studio. This editons featured track is a song written by John McCutcheon, "Christmas in the Trenches". It is sung by Marc Bernier with Mark Poloka (prim) and me (10 string cittern, flute). I hope you enjoy it...
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Hi Everybody,
Here is the first edition of my new feature, "Covering My Tracks". It's a behind the curtain look at the process that goes into designing and recording a track for a project. The tunes, the players and whatever stories I can tell without getting sued... I hope you enjoy it!!!
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The Flutopia Press edition 5
Submitted by Skip on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 6:28am.
Hi Everybody!
Man so very much has happened since the last edition of the Flutopia Press... Here's an update on some of whats gone on!
Skips Blog #9 COOL NEW AUDIO CONTENT!!!
Submitted by Skip on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 2:59pm.
Hi Everybody,
MORE BREAKING NEWS!! I am really happy to announce that I am adding three new sections of audio content to the venerable sh.com. Lemme tug on yer coat about 'em...
First, I am expanding the classic Skips Tips section and adding audio to the existing tips.
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The flute lesson for people who don't have the time for a flute lesson. Skip shares his views, opinions and techniques for playing in a fast paced, 60 second flute lesson. Just click on the Hideout SXPF Music Player thingy and check it out! It's only 60 seconds, what have you got to lose???
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Skips Blog #8 "On the Road Again in 2010" !!
Submitted by Skip on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 5:49pm.
Hi Everybody!
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Skips Blog Chapter 7 "Remembering Timmahhh"
Submitted by Skip on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 3:40pm.
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