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Musician: Mikey Doran Location:Leicester Instruments: uilleann pipe Music:Irish folk
ÌýÌýListen: I play 'The Ash Plant' - that's one of my grandfather's favourites.
'My grandfather made a tape called 'The Last of the Travelling Pipers'. Obviously that's no longer true as I've just taken over the business.'
How I came to this music:
I'm 12 years old and I've been playing the uillean pipes for almost a year now. I was born in England but my background's Irish. We just came back to Coalville last summer for a break really, to get off the road. But we've been travelling basically all our lives.
Our tradition all started with John Cash. He taught my Grand Uncle, Johnny Doran who then taught my grandfather, Felix Doran. Then my grandfather taught my father and my father taught me. That's how I got my music.
Felix was very famous, very well-known - one of the greatest in the world. He made hundreds and thousands of tapes. Just try and get your hands on one of them. One was called 'The Last of the Travelling Pipers'. Obviously that's not true now because I've just taken over the business.
I started playing about 10 months ago. My grandfather got the full set of pipes made for my father. He doesn't play much any more so he passed them onto me. The air comes from the bellows and into the bag. Then there's a reed in the chanter that makes a sound. You just put your fingers on the holes and make a tune.
I'm 12 years old and I've been playing the uillean pipes for almost a year now. I was born in England but my background's Irish. We just came back to Coalville last summer for a break really, to get off the road. But we've been travelling basically all our lives.