Good point...but
the flute used in ITM is based on the 1800's wooden simple system concert flutes...from France, England and Germany. The English style with the wide bore and big fingerholes became popular, often without using the keywork. (cut long discourse on the history of the Irish flute)
Not an Irish native instrument.
The fiddle is a Renaissance Italian invention.
The modern nylon string harp is NOT the same instrument as the traditional Irish wire strung harp.
Even the tin whistle is an English invention.
And that leaves the pipes!
So if we eliminate non-Irish instruments, not much is left but the pipes.
I was reading the discussion about using - or not using - tremolo on slow airs in ITM.
I would think that would be great for solo mandolin - but you would have to try to imitate the way a Uilleann piper plays to get close to the style, since from what I was taught all ITM instrumental styling is based on the pipe and fiddle phrasing and ornaments.
There certainly would not be the type of dynamics used in a long Italian style tremolo!
Anyway I'd love to hear other players comment on how to use the tremolo and not sound Italian.
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