James galway autobiography

Used book that is in excellent condition.

This was written shortly after his accident and I guess he had plenty of time to reminisce.

Galway's childhood experiments emmbraced religion: "The only church I dare not try, of course, was Catholic.

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James Galway

Irish flute player (born )

Musical artist

Sir James GalwayOBE (born 8 December ) is an Irish^[1]^[2]virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute".^[3] After several years working as an orchestral musician, he established an international career as a solo flute player. In , he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Classic Brit Awards.

Early life

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Galway was born in North Belfast as one of two brothers. His father, who played the flute, was employed at the Harland & Wolff shipyard until the end of the Second World War and spent night-shifts cleaning buses after the war, while his mother, a pianist, was a winder in a flax-spinning mill. Raised as a Presbyterian and surrounded by a tradition of flute bands and many friends and family members who played the instrument, he was taught the flute by his uncle at the age of nine and joined his fife and drum corps. At the

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An autobiography

February 24,

James Galway may be one of the best flautists in the world, but the problem is, that he knows it! In spite of his genial persona which I remember from his TV show, this early autobiography, written at the height of his popularity, makes him sound like a particularly selfish and self-centred person. The stories about his childhood are interesting and amusing, but his telling of the story is exceptionally self-centred, and while he claims to realise that he has made mistakes in his life and the way he treated people, and that an accident has changed him for the better, the way he tells the story of his life makes it sound as if he's only saying that because he thinks he ought to.

Nevertheless, James Galway did inspire a love of the flute for a whole generation of players, and he's probably the reason that I decided to learn it. If only I'd taken it up as a child instead of waiting until I was middle-aged, who knows how good I might have become! What doe

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Books by James Galway

Flute
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The Man with the Golden Flute: Sir James, a Celtic Minstrel
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An autobiography
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James Galway & Phil Coulter - Legends
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avg rating — 5 ratings — published — 2 editions

James Galway: An Autobiography (Coronet Books)
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avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions

The Very Best of James Galway Songbook: Flute Transcriptions
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avg rating — 6 ratings — published — 2 editions

James Galway - Showpieces: Flute/Piccolo & Piano Accompaniment
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avg rating — 4 ratings — published — 2 editions

Winter's Crossing - James Galway & Phil Coulter
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it was amazing avg rating — 3 ratings — published — 3 editions

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