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PÍOBAIRE
Vol. 11 No. 2
Aibreán / April 2015
ISSN 1649-9220
CONTENTS
An Píobaire contents © Na Píobairí Uilleann Teoranta, unless otherwise stated.
Na Píobairí Uilleann Teoranta is incorporated in Ireland,
Company Reg. No. 242874.
An Píobaire is the newsletter of Na Píobairí Uilleann Teoranta, 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, Ireland, and is issued
five times annually - 1st week February, 3rd week April, 1st
week July, 3rd week September, 1st week December. Na
Píobairí Uilleann Teoranta (“NPU”) can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of contributed articles or stertisements in this publication and NPU is not responsible for
examining or evaluating any such advertisements and does
not endorse directly or indirectly the goods or services offered by any of these businesses or individuals. NPU accepts no responsibility for loss, damage or distress
occasioned to any person acting or refraining from acting
as a result of any material contained in this publication.
NPU reserves the right to make publishing decisions on
any advertisement or editorial article submitted and to refuse publication or to edit any editorial material as may
seem appropriate.
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Editorial committee:
Board of Directors:
Honorary President:
Patrons:
Staff:
Registered Office:
Registered Charity:
Telephone:
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Website:
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Advertisements:
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Editorial
Donations & Acquisitions
Fundraising Update
NPU Tionól 2015
Annual General Meeting
PIPECRAFT Graduation
Recent Events
NPU Events
Pipes on Loan
Young piper soloist with Youth Orchestra
New Publications
Scholarships
Two tunes from John Marron
Review : Ireland’s Harp
The Irish Bagpipes
Seanchas : James T. Touhey
Seanchas : Travellers’ Tales
NPU Publications
Advertisements
Calendar of Piping Events
Cover photo details
Tommy Keane, Chairman, Na Píobairí Uilleann Teo.
Tommy Keane, Noel Pocock, Terry Moylan
2014-2015: Tommy Keane (Chairman); Noel Pocock (Secretary);
Donnacha Dwyer; Dave Hegarty; Ken Lynam; Padraig Mac Mathúna;
Kieran O’Hare; Sorcha Potts; Kevin Rowsome
Liam O’Flynn
Peter Carberry, Longford; Dave Hegarty, Tralee; Pat Mitchell, Carlow;
Neil Mulligan, Dublin.
CEO: Gay McKeon; Head of Development: Gerry Lyons;
Administrator: Emmett Gill; Archivist: Terry Moylan;
Administrative Assistant: Carolyne Lindsay
15 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1.
No. CHY 6155
Office: +353 (0)1-8730 093
info@pipers.ie
www.pipers.ie
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Ordinary advertisements carried free, display adverts - €20.00
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EDITORIAL
Honorary President
T
HE POSITION OF HONORARY PRESIDENT of NPU was established in 2002 and the
role was filled with great distinction by the late
Seán Potts until his death just over a year ago. At a recent
board meeting it was considered timely to find a suitable
person to fill the role and succeed Seán and the distinguished piper Liam O’Flynn was the unanimous choice of
the Board. Liam’s association with, and support for NPU
goes back to its foundation in 1968 and his achievements
as a piper have been well documented. Many pipers of a
certain generation quote him as having singularly inspired
them to take up the pipes. His work with Planxty for instance, has made many pipers around the world aware of,
and search for, the music of Leo Rowsome, Tommy Reck,
Willie Clancy and Séamus Ennis. His work with Shaun
Davey has also taken the pipes to new places and challenged
the boundaries of performance in an orchestral setting. We
are delighted that Liam has agreed to accept the position
and so become the second Honorary President of NPU.
PIPECRAFT Trainees Graduate
Congratulations to the ten trainees who completed the
three year pipe making course at PIPECRAFT recently. It
is an historic achievement and is a significant step in addressing the issue of pipes being available to those wishing to learn. Hopefully the graduates will continue to
further their knowledge and skills and go on to establish
careers as successful pipe makers. Great credit is due to
the staff and instructors whose contributions were vital
to the success of the course. The support of Leader companies throughout Ireland was vital, in particular Anne
Goodwin of Laois Partnership.
Governance Code
I am pleased to announce that Na Píobairí Uilleann has
been placed on the Register of Compliance in connec-
tion with our adoption of the Governance Code for
Community, Voluntary and Charity Groups in Ireland.
To put it in perspective: although there are over 9,000
registered charities in Ireland, only 650 have set about
adopting the code, and we are now among the small
group of just over 100 who have reached the required
standard and achieved compliance. Only a handful of
arts organisations are on that list. The Governance Code
is voluntary and was drawn up for the sector by a working group from within the sector. In these days of fragile
public opinion, arising from the activities of some
prominent charities, it is essential that we continue to
be proactive and to the fore in ensuring that our governance procedures measure up to what is considered the
best standard in the voluntary sector. It is also an essential badge for us to wear as we continue to be in receipt
of public funds to enable us to carry out our strategy to
promote piping and also as we try to secure additional
funding for our capital projects. It is the ongoing responsibility of the board to ensure that we maintain the
standard we have set and I wish to thank the Governance
committee and the staff who have ensured that all that
was necessary was put in place to ensure our efforts were
rewarded.
Sponsored cycle
It’s time to start planning (and training) for the annual
sponsored cycle to Miltown Malbay. It will take place
over two days again this year on Friday July 3rd and Saturday 4th. We need to replicate the outstanding outcome
achieved by last year’s cyclists and that task will be made
easier if we can increase the number of participants in the
cycle this year. The target for this years has been set at
€15,000. Last year’s cycle raised €12,000 – exceeding the
target by €2,000. Just twelve cyclists took part, so this
year’s €15,000 goal is achievable – especially with some
extra cyclists. Over €70,000 has been raised by the cycle
over the past five years, so it is a significant source of
funding for us. We very much appreciate the support of
cyclists/participants and organisers past and future.
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Summer Schools
The Piper’s Review on Source
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy begins this year on Saturday 4th July and those planning to take classes are advised to avail of the online registration procedure on our
website.. Tuition in piping, reed making, slow air playing
and regulator playing will be available again this year as
part of the piping programme for the week. Classes will
run from Monday July 6th to Saturday 11th July. A number of scholarships are available again this year for SSWC
and other Summer Schools. Details are on the ‘Resource’
section of our website and the closing date for applications is 30th April 2015.
NPU is happy to announce that we have been given permission by the Irish Pipers’ Club in Seattle to upload The
Piper’s Review to the SOURCE section of our website. The
Piper’s Review, founded in 1979 by Denis Brooks, is a very
rich resource for information about piping, particularly
in the US, and it includes a great wealth of technical and
historical information about the pipes. Issues will be accessible in a manner similar to those of An Píobaire. We
are grateful to Tom Creegan and Kieran O’Hare for arranging for NPU members to have access to this resource.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Join Us for Reels on Wheels 2015
Governance
Na Píobairí Uilleann is committed to transparency and
accountability in all of our work and we are delighted to
announce that we meet the ICTR requirements for signing up to the Statement of Guiding Principles for
Fundraising. These voluntary principles:
Tommy Keane, Chairman
DONATIONS & ACQUISITIONS
HE PAINTING OF SEAMUS ENNIS (see
below) by the English artist Julie Cope, has been
loaned to NPU by Hilari Harrison, who commissioned
it some years ago in memory of Seamus’s late sister Barbara. Three photographs of Ennis have also been received
from the RTÉ stills department. These are studio photographs of Ennis from 1975, taken when he was involved
in filming for an RTÉ television programme.
Na Píobairí Uilleann has reciprocal arrangements with
several other piping and musical bodies to exchange publications, and we also subscribe to relevant periodicals.
Complete or near-complete runs of many of these publications are available to members in our library. Publications recently received include the following:
Pipers’ Review / Iris na bPíobairí – Magazine of
the Irish Pipers’ Club, Seattle. Vol XXXIV
No 1
Chanter – Journal of the Bagpipe Society,
Spring 2015
Piping Times – Magazine of the College of Piping, Glasgow. Vol. 67, Nos. 5 & 6
The Living Tradition – Magazine, Issue 106,
Feb/Marr 2015; 107 Apr/May 2015
Utriculus – Magazine of the Associazione Culturale “Circolo Della Zampogna”, Anno
XIII, Numero 48, II Semestre 2014
Annual Report of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann, 2015
English Dance & Song – Magazine of the English Folk Dance & Song Society, Spring
2015
Newsletter of the Northumbrian Pipers’ Soc.,
Spring 2015
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Tony Kearns
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Tom Mulligan, Kevin Glackin, Simon McBride, and Tommy Keane
arriving in Miltown Malbay during the 2014 Sponsored Cycle.
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UR 6TH ANNUAL SPONSORED CYCLE from
Dublin to Milltown Malbay in Co. Clare for Scoil
Samhraidh Willie Clancy is on the horizon again and we
are inviting 30 Cyclists to join us and raise €500 each towards this year's target of €15k.
Aimed at cyclists of all abilities, the cycle is punctuated
by music, plenty of sport and helps NPU add to the funds
raised over the past five years. The cycle also raises awareness for some great projects such as our new building at
No. 16 Henrietta St., the PIPECRAFT Training Centre and
our Outreach Teaching Programme.
We have included a detachable Sponsorship Card in the
centre of this issue of An Píobaire so even if you can’t
make the cycle you can still help NPU to Share the
Sound of Ireland by asking friends and family to support
us – remember it all adds up !
Get registered today!
info@pipers.ie
• Improve fundraising practice
• Promote high levels of accountability and transparency by organisations fundraising from the public
• Provide clarity and assurances to donors and prospective donors about the organisations they support
Read our Donor Charter and details of how we comply
with the Principle at:
http://pipers.ie/about/fundraising-compliance/
Tax Back Campaign
We ask members and friends to consider making a donation under the Revenue Scheme for Tax Relief on Donations to eligible charities during 2015. It is a great way to
maximise a contribution and has absolutely no additional
administration or tax implications for you, the donor. For
each €250 donated in any given year, NPU receives an
additional €112 for a donor resident in Ireland.
Why not use the Scheme to sponsor one of our Reels on
Wheels cyclists. You can download the Revenue CHY3
form at: http://pipers.ie/about/donations/
Thanks again to all who have contributed under the
scheme to date.
Gerry Lyons – Head of Development
Contact: 01-8730093 or
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NPU TIONÓL 2015, MAJESTIC HOTEL,
TRAMORE, CO. WATERFORD, MAY 22—24
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NA PÍOBAIRÍ UILLEANN TEORANTA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
FRIDAY
2:00pm–6:00pm
& 7:00pm–9:00pm
9:30pm
REEDMAKING CLASSES
Jim Wenham
YOUNG PIPERS RECITAL
11:00pm
PIPERS CHAIR
SATURDAY
10:00am–12:30pm
& 1:30pm–3:30pm
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
of the Company will be held in The Majestic Hotel, Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland on the 23rd day of May 2015 at 4pm.
AGENDA
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PIPING CLASSES
Ciarán Somers, Nollaig MacCárthaigh, David Power
REEDMAKING CLASSES
Jim Wenham
11:00am–12:30pm
12:30pm–1:30pm
1:00pm–4:00pm
LUNCH
Dear Member,
PIPEMAKERS SHOWCASE
Nominations are hereby invited for positions on the
Board of Na Píobairí Uilleann.
In accordance with the Retirement by Rotation procedure
in the Articles of Association of NPU, two directors will retire at this year’s Annual General Meeting: Tommy Keane
and Padraic MacMathúna. Tommy wishes tio stand again,
and is deemed re-elected under section 31d of the Articles
of Association. As Kieran O’Hare’s membership of the
Board arose through his being co-opted, under section 31g,
he must also offer himself for election. Two other Directors
have indicated their intention to retire early from the Board.
There will therefore be four vacancies arising on the Board
with one Board member standing for re-election.
The role of Board members includes working on behalf
of, and proactive contribution and advocacy for the effective functioning and public image of NPU.
To give potential candidates an idea of the commitment involved, each year there are five scheduled board meetings.
Directors may also be involved in sub groups requiring attendance at further meetings. In addition, there is a need to set
time aside to read documents in preparation for meetings.
Nominations must be: -
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
6:30pm
DINNER
9:30pm
PIPING RECITAL
Tommy Keane, Tom Creegan, Jimmy O’Brien-Moran,
Caoimhín Ó Fearghail
11:00pm
PIPERS’ CHAIR
11:00am
PIPERS’ CHAIR
SUNDAY
GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
ACCOMODATION FOR TIONÓL
NA PÍOBAIRÍ UILLEANN have agreed a package with the hotel as follows: 2 nights accommodation
with full Irish breakfast on both mornings; three course dinner on Saturday night at a cost of €125
per person sharing. The single supplement is €20.00 per night. Members are urged to book early
by contacting the Majestic Hotel directly on +353-(0)51-381761.
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By Order of The Board
NOEL POCOCK (HON. SECRETARY)
TRY THE UILLEANN PIPES Access to pipes for local people
4:00pm
1:00pm
Minutes of Previous Annual General Meeting
Directors Report
Audited Annual Accounts and Auditors Report
The Appointment of the Auditors
Election of the Board
Any Other Business
(a) Signed by an ordinary member giving notice of their
intention to propose the nominee at the AGM,
(b) Accompanied by a note from the candidate confirming his/her willingness to take office if elected,
(c) Submitted to the office of NPU not less than three
and not more than 21 days before the date of the
AGM. For AGM 2015, no later than Tuesday May
19th 2015.
(d) Accompanied by a short biography of the candidate's career, not exceeding 300 words in length.
Please note that if the biography is longer than 300
words the Secretary may edit it as he/she, in
his/her absolute discretion thinks fit.
Notices of intention to propose a nominee for election to
the Board are requested with the following procedure:
No Ordinary Member, other than a director (being an Ordinary Member), who is retiring is, unless recommended by
the directors, eligible for re-election at an AGM unless not
less than three nor more than twentyone days before the
date of the AGM, a proposed nominee has left at the registered office of NPU, signed by another Ordinary Member,
a notice of his intention to propose a nominee for election
together with a notice signed by the nominee confirming his
willingness to be elected.
Yours sincerely
Noel Pocock (Hon. Secretary)
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NEWS & EVENTS
PIPECRAFT Graduation Day
Fennell Photography
Above: Minister Richard Bruton TD listens to Maitiú Ó Casaide performing at the Graduation Ceremony
Below: The PIPECRAFT graduates with Gay McKeon and Leader Partnerships.
Terry Moylan
ON THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY, the first NPU
PIPECRAFT three-year fulltime pipemaking training
course came to a successful conclusion with a graduation
ceremony at the training centre in Clonshaugh.
The students who received their certificates on the day
were James Brennan, Martin Cahalane, Tara Connaghan,
John Keenan, John Kiernan, Richard Lucas, Peter Murphy, Conor Roche-Lancaster, Cillian Townsend, and Joe
Walsh.
The certificates were presented by Richard Bruton TD,
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and the attendance included representatives of the Leader companies who sponsored the trainees, as well as Rt. Hon.
Garech de Brún, founder of Claddagh Records, piper
Finbar Furey, members of the Rowsome family, Mick
Tubridy of The Chieftains, Paul Flynn, Traditional Music
Officer with The Arts Council, and many others.
Finbar Furey examines Richard Lucas’ chanter
Fennell Photography
Fennell Photography
Olivia Rowsome, Rt. Hon. Garech de Brún, Finbar Furey, Ray O’Toole, Gerry Lyons, Richard Bruton TD, and Gay McKeon
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RECENT EVENTS
Gerry Lyons
Photograph © Áras an Uachtaráin
Above: Ambassador Carlos Garcia De Alba with the San Patricio Pipe Band.
Below: NPU staff members Gay McKeon, Carolyne Lindsay, Emmett Gill and Terry Moylan with the San Patricio Pipe Band.
President Michael D. Higgins greeting Antrim piper Jane Wall, with Joseph Byrne, Gay McKeon and Amy Campbell
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Two days later we were delighted to welcome to Henrietta Street the Mexican Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Carlos Garcia De Alba, along with members of
the San Patricio Pipe Band from Mexico City.
The Band were in Ireland to take part in the Saint
Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, and other events around
the country. Their vist to NPU started with a presentation on the history of the pipes in Ireland. This was followed by a performance, in which the Band played Irish
and Mexican music, and a ‘try-the-uilleann-pipes’ session
for the band members. Gifts were exchanged, with NPU
presenting the Pipe Major with copies of five old collections of Irish warpipe music.
Gerry Lyons
AROUND SAINT PATRICK’S DAY NPU were involved in two very enjoyable events. We received an invitation from the office of the President of Ireland to
provide an uilleann piping perfornance at his residence,
Áras an Uachtaráin, during a function there on the national day.
An ensemble of five pipers was put together to provide
the entertainment — NPU staff members Gay McKeon
and Emmett Gill, and students Joseph Byrne, Jane Wall
and Amy Campbell. They played a selection of dance
tunes and airs which was very well received, after which
they had an opportunity to meet President Higgins and
his wife Sabina.
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REGULAR EVENTS WITH NA PÍOBAIRÍ UILLEANN
WEEKLY NPU PIPING & REED-MAKING CLASSES: Held weekly during the months September to May on Tuesday
nights. Classes start each hour from 5pm to 8pm.
NPU RECITALS: Held in The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin 7 on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30pm
May 5th –
Joe McKenna (pipes), Paul Bradley (fiddle), Dermot Byrne (accordion) and Dermot McLaughlin
PIPES ON LOAN
IN 2014 thanks to a generous award from Music Network through the Music Capital Scheme, Na Píobairí Uilleann were able to purchase an additional eighteen
practice sets for the Pipes on Loan scheme from ten established pipemakers in Ireland and the UK.
(fiddle)
Jun 2nd –
Paul Harrigan (pipes), Róisín Harrigan (fiddle), Harry Bradley (flute) and Mairéad Ní Óistín (songs)
Jul 7th
Pádraig McGovern (pipes), Peter Carberry (accordion), Fergus Russell (songs), Siobhán Armstrong
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(harp)
NOTES & NARRATIVES: Held in Henrietta St. on the 2nd/3rd Friday of each month at 8:30pm.
Apr 17th –
Dante Olianas : The Launeddas of Sardinia : their story and their music
May 15th –
Eileen O’Brien : The Seerys and O'Briens : an extraordinary family musical tradition
Jun 19th –
Colette Moloney : The Edward Bunting (1773-1843) Music Collection Revisited, Revisioned and Revised
Jul 17th –
John Tuohy : The Higgins Brothers of Kilkenny : Traditional Fiddlers of the Early 20th Century
Aug 21st –
Bill Haneman : The Forensic Pipemaker: Coyne, Kenna, and Egan in shape and sound
Sep 11th –
Mary O’Donnell : The Last of the Harpers : Patrick Byrne and Matthew Wall
Oct 16th –
Máire Nic Fhinn : Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney) : Deoraí an tsean-nóis
Nov 20th –
Paul de Grae : From Chieftain’s Court to Polka Sets : 500 Years of Harping in Kerry
TIONÓL PÍOBAIREACHTA THÍR CHONAILL: Piping Tionól in co. Donegal in late February
LEO ROWSOME COMMEMORATIVE EVENT: Held annually on the last Saturday in February. The 2016 event will
The cost of a practice set can often be an issue for students who may be interested in learning the pipes. The
Pipes on Loan Scheme was set up over twenty years ago
to address this issue and is an easy way for people who
have an interest to get started on pipes. The scheme has
provided many pipers with a successful start and creates
a steady stream of work for pipemakers.
The conditions are very simple; practice sets are loaned
for twelve months, the students must become a member
of Na Píobairí Uilleann and must organize regular lessons
with an established piper. There is a security deposit of
€400 and a rental charge of €100 (which is used for the
maintenance of sets in the scheme).
At present there are over 100 sets in use in the scheme.
The 2014 sets are currently being played by pipers in
Donegal, Galway, Wicklow, Dublin, Sligo, Laois and Waterford.
If you know of someone interested in availing of the
scheme, please email: info@pipers.ie
Emmett Gill
At the end of twelve months the students should have decided whether to continue to play and to place an order
with a pipemaker. The pipes are then returned to be sent
out to another new piper.
take place on the 27th of February.
NPU TIONÓL: Held annually on the weekend before the last Monday of May, in 2015 the weekend of May 22nd to
24th, in Tramore, co. Waterford.
Young Piper is Featured Soloist in
Youth Orchestras Festival at NCH
ADVANCED REED-MAKING CLASSES: Classes are held each summer in June, July and August.
SCOIL SAMHRAIDH WILLIE CLANCY: Held annually on the first full calendar week in July. It always starts on the
first Saturday of July, the 4th of July in 2015.
ACE & DEUCE OF PIPING CONCERT: Held annually on the first weekend in October, the 2015 concert will take
place on Saturday October 3rd.
INTERNATIONAL UILLEANN PIPING DAY: Now an annual event, this year’s global day of uilleann piping will take
place on Saturday 17th of October.
BREANDÁN BREATHNACH COMMEMORATION: Held annually on the first Saturday of December. The 2015 event
will take place on Saturday, December 5th.
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HE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS (IAYO) recently celebrated the 20th
Festival of Youth Orchestras with two performances at
the National Concert Hall on February 7. One of our talented young pipers, Mark Óg Lysaght, is a member of
the Young Orchestral Pops Orchestra (YOPS), playing
violin. On this occasion, Mark Óg was the featured
soloist on uilleann pipes for two pieces arranged by his
great-grandfather, Leo Rowsome. This completed an entertaining and varied programme from YOPS which was
very well received by the audience.
YOPS was set up in 2002 under the direction of Kitty
Dalligan to offer music students the opportunity to play
a range of different genres including traditional Irish
music, in an orchestral setting. There are junior and senior orchestras, and the latter have completed successful
concert tours to Prague, Krakow, Paris and Verona in recent years. Mark Óg has been playing with YOPS for
three years and has already played pipes and violin with
the orchestra at several concerts in Ireland and Italy. This
Easter, Mark will be playing in Andalucia, Spain with the
orchestra.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
COME WEST ALONG THE ROAD
3:50 Willie Clancy and Joe O’Leary - Reels : Flogging
Reel, Sligo Maid
3:58 Gay McKeon - Reels : Flax in Bloom, Braes of Busby
4:5 Néillidh Mulligan - Reels : Drunken Landlady,
Dublin Reel
4:24 Dermot & Joe McLaughlin - Jigs : Petticoat Loose,
High Part of the Road
4:30 Máire Ní Ghráda - Reels : Rainy Day, Merry Blacksmith
4:38 Michael, Brian & Ray McNamara - Reels : Dogs
among the Bushes, Jenny's Wedding
4:55 Michael O’Brien - Reels : Flags of Dublin, Castle
Kelly
4:62 Liam O'Flynn : Un-named
4:62 Paddy Keenan : Un-named
RARITIES & OLD FAVORITES
Micho Russell
(RTEDVD169)
With the conclusion of the TV series Come West Along
the Road, RTÉ have bundled the four DVDs that had
been published over the years, and have them available
on their online shop. The individual DVDs can be bought
from www.itma.ie/itmashop. Sixteen different pipers are
included in the DVDs, on 20 different tracks, as follows.
(Pennywhistler’s Press PWCD 80007)
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Help NPU to
S HARE
S OUND
THE
OF I RELAND
260KM SPONSORED CYCLE
Available from www.shop.rte.ie/Product/Come-West-Along-TheRoad-The-Collection-4-DVD/2613/2220.3 €19.99
1:5 Liam O'Flynn - Jig : The Frieze Britches
1:16 Willie Reynolds - Reels : Rakish Paddy, The Sligo
Maid
1:30 Liam O'Flynn (Planxty) - Song / Reel : The Jolly
Beggar, The Wise Maid
2:5 Michael Cooney - Reels : Belles of Tipperary, Mrs.
Galvin's
2:14 Jimmy O'Brien-Moran - Air : Dark Lochnagar
2:21 Mícheál Ó Riabhaigh - Air / Reel : Lament for Staker
Wallis, Kiss the Maid behind the Bar
2:46 Séamus Ennis - Reel : The Mountain Thrush
3:2 Robbie Hannan - Reels : Jenny’s Wedding, My Love
is in America
3:16 Séamus Ennis - Song : An Poc ar Buile
3:20 Ted, Finbar & Eddie Furey - Reel : Maid of Mount
Kisco
3:33 Peter Browne - Air : Amhrán na Leabhar
Na Píobairí Uilleann
Available from www.pennywhistle.com
The new Micho Russell double-CD Rarities & Old Favorites 1949–1993 is now available on iTunes just in time
for Micho's 100th anniversary, which is Wednesday,
March 25. The iTunes price for all forty-nine tracks is
€8.99, £7.99, or $9.99 depending on where you are. That
includes the 16-page PDF booklet:
Ireland: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/raritiesold-favorites-1949/id978892005. For Britain and the
USA substitute “gb” or “us” for the “ie” in the above URL.
For those who prefer physical copies of the CD, Custy’s,
Oidhreacht An Chláir, and Claddagh have it in Ireland,
and Ossian USA carries it in the States.
Dublin to
Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Fri/Sat 3-4 July 2015
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NEWS & EVENTS
Target : €15,000
Please return this card with the sponsorship
monies raised to:
The Administrator
Na Píobairí Uilleann
15 Henrietta Street
Dublin 1
SUGGESTED TARGET:
€500 per participant
Please submit monies
on or before Friday 26th June
THANK YOU
SCHOLARSHIPS
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A PÍOBAIRÍ UILLEANN will award five piping scholarships for 2015. Subject to demand,
a minimum of two scholarships will be specifically reserved for non-Irish-resident applications. Successful applicants can attend piping classes at any of the
following:
Please email the completed form to emmett@pipers.ie
or post to: Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin, Na Píobairí Uilleann, 15 Henrietta St., Dublin 1
Closing date for applications is 30th April 2015 and the
Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin scholarship will be awarded
in May 2015.

Willie Clancy Summer School, Milltown Malbay,
Co. Clare,
 South Sligo Summer School, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo,
 Joe Mooney Summer School, Drumshambo, Co.
Leitrim
 Catskills Irish Arts Week, East Durham , N.Y.
The application form can be downloaded from
www.pipers.ie. See application form for terms and conditions. We request that recordings to support applications are of solo piping.
Closing date for NPU Summer School Scholarships is
30th April 2014
Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy will again award
Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin, a Family Scholarship in
honour of Muiris Ó Rócháín. Oineach Mhuiris Uí
Rócháin is open to any family with two or more family
members wishing to attend classes at the Summer
School. Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin will entitle the
family to use of a three bedroom house during Scoil
Samhraidh Willie Clancy and free access to classes for
up to four family members either adults or children.
The committee of Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy have
again asked Na Píobairí Uilleann to review the applications and award the scholarship. The application form
can be downloaded from www.pipers.ie.
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MUSIC
TWO TUNES FROM JOHN MARRON
John Marron with unidentified law-enforcement officer
J
OHN MARRON was a vaudeville performer in early
20th c. America. He was associated with the O’Donnell Brothers (see Nick Whitmer’s article in An Píobaire,
vol. 10, issue 1), for whom he wrote out the two tunes
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on the facing page, “The Blackbird” and “My Former
Wife”.
Thanks to Bill Ochs who sent these items in to us last
year.
REVIEW
Jimmy O’Brien-Moran
IRELAND’S HARP
The Shaping of Irish Identity
c.1770-1880
Mary Louise O’Donnell
UCD Press 2014
Paperback. xii, 162pp. ISBN 9781906359867.
€31.50 Available from www.ucdpress.ie
One of the merits of the book is that, while some of
the information is not absolutely new, it is brought together in one volume for the first time, and its bibliography points the reader towards further sources for
study. There is much historical information of interest
which is well presented and the book contains several
beautiful photographs of harps, all of which, interestingly, were made by Egan.
THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL NEW BOOKS on the
harp in Ireland. It is constructed as a series of seven
essays, together with an introduction and an epilogue.
It began life as a PhD dissertation but, unfortunately,
it has not managed to shake off this format completely. As a result, the language in the book is repetitive: every story is a narrative or a discourse, every
event and publication is seminal, every idea a
metaphor, and this impinges on the telling of the
story.
The author discusses the harp on two levels; culturally and politically as an icon, symbol and metaphor
and, secondly, as a musical tradition. The author’s
stated objective is to broaden the narrative of the harp
beyond the tradition of musical performance, to address an imbalance of previous scholarship which has
focused on the harp prior to the nineteenth century.
The content of the chapters includes the use of the
harp as a national icon, a metaphor for liberty, its
symbolic use in the poetry and literature of the period, and how it was pressed into political service by
both loyalists and nationalists (Daniel O’Connell
having made much use of it). The history of the early
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In the final chapter, ‘Cultural Curiosities’, Patrick
Byrne receives much attention as one of the last of the
harpers. He certainly enjoyed much fame but he came
to represent the efforts of the revivalists rather than
the older harp tradition. His repertoire seems to have
comprised Carolan tunes and the melodies from
Moore’s collection (many of which were taken from
Bunting’s piano arrangements). We are told that he
played with the fingernails although the calotype photograph of him would suggest otherwise. His teachers,
McBride and Rennie, were themselves students of the
Belfast Harp Society which Edward Bunting deemed
to have been a failure. Their teacher, Arthur O’Neill,
attended the Belfast Harp Assembly and one may assume that he did not play with the fingernail technique as Denis Hempson (or O’Hampsey) was
described as the only player at the gathering to use
that technique. So much attention to Byrne, therefore,
seems a little unbalanced in the story.
wire-strung harp is outlined and its demise charted.
The rise of several new styles of instrument, particularly the inventions of John Egan (especially his pedal
and Portable harps), is documented, and the popularity of these instruments among wealthy middleclass and ascendency amateur players is described.
There is a chapter on the various societies and individuals that concerned themselves, to little avail, with
the revival of the harp.
The author objects to the simplistic reduction of the
harp’s history to a dichotomy of binary opposites such
as wire-strung versus gut-strung, professional versus
amateur, pre 1800 versus post 1800, but fails to convince the reader that the harp and repertoire played
after the 1820s is a continuation of that same tradition.
In fact, it is more simplistic to treat the history of the
Irish harp as a continuous tradition. Furthermore, one
of the dichotomies she neglects is that of old Gaelic tradition versus the Anglo-Irish revival. The author refers
to the ‘genesis of an Irish pedal harp tradition’ even
though it was short-lived, and describes Egan’s clientele
as coming from an ‘urban, middle-class culture’, but
there are fundamental differences between those instruments and the early Irish harp; in construction, timbre, playing technique, and repertoire, which justify the
simple dichotomies objected to.
Denis Hempson’s harp. (Drawing in the National Library of Ireland
entitled “Irish Harp in the possession of T. Crofton Croker”.)
The Belfast Harp gathering in 1792 is described as
the cultural and political end of Gaelic culture. However, it was also the end of that musical culture. The
implication that the modern nylon-strung harp continues the tradition of the instrument and repertoire
played by such harpers as Denis Hempson is misleading. Referring to the genre epitomised by Mary
O’Hara, the author says ‘Its popularity… succeeded
in reaffirming the importance of the Irish harp in musical… terms.’ However, the modern harp has only an
iconographical connection with the old harp tradition.
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PUBLICATIONS
I then received an email from Sandie Purcell informing
me that there was a rising interest in the book and she
forwarded an email to me from Aaron Van Elswyk from
Canada. In this email Aaron informed me that the book
was being sold on Amazon for ridiculous prices eg $400
and $600 American. He wrote that ‘maybe if Mr. Garvin
knew about the great interest and demand there is out there
for his book, he may consider republishing it again.’
THE IRISH BAGPIPES - THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
WILBERT GARVIN
W
HEN NPU WAS SET UP IN 1968 I attended the annual Tionól. During these
weekends various sets of pipes were exhibited. Being a curious individual I began to take measure-
I considered this for some time and then at the Belfast
Tionól in 2014 I had the good fortune to meet up with a
new piper Peter Lyons. During discussions he informed
me that he had contacts with printers and we came to a
financial agreement. I redesigned the back cover – put
everything on a USB stick and Peter went from there,
shortly afterwards turning up with the printed books.
ments of the various parts and tentatively made some
drawings at home. After the Tionól in 1977 I received the
following letter from Breandán Breathnach dated 21st
August of that year :
The first edition of The Irish Bagpipe
book was published. He had however seen a draft copy.
To me it was a tribute that I felt deeply about. In the Foreword Breandán Breathnach wrote “The work is more
than a manual for making a set of concert-pitch pipes.
Many pipers and others who have no urge to make a set
of pipes for themselves will wish to possess a copy of it
because of its beautiful drawings and amusing cartoons.”
This 4th edition (soft-back) was published by Garvin
Publications the same year. It is now available for anyone
who would like a copy – it seems to have become somewhat of a collector’s item, for £30 plus p&p. It can be ordered through NPU or directly through me via PayPal –
my email address being member@leaghland.fsnet.co.uk
or wilbertgarvin6@gmail.com
The book sold well. It even received an Irish Book Design Award. It soon ran out of copies. In 1988 I republished it under Garvin Publications – simply a spiralbound issue.
As he states : would you contemplate having it (working
drawings of a concert set) in some permanent form as a publication of NPU. It is the kind of work the society should assist and it would be a worthy way to mark our tenth year,
1978.
I thus set about the task, knowing that time was very short
to get it completed and published in time for the next
Tionól. I knew full well that this was just an introduction
to pipe-making and maintenance – anyone could now have
a go to use their initiative and modify as they went along.
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I had it completed when I realised that something was
missing – a bit of humour – so I drew various cartoons to
enliven it. I then approached Blackstaff Press who arranged
funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to have
it published. This saved NPU having to finance it. Up until
this point Blackstaff had published mainly books of poetry
and this was something new to them.
The first edition was published in 1978 in time for the
Tionól. The cover featured a drawing of my old friend
Seán Reid, who unfortunately died just shortly before the
Anne Tannahill, a friend who was retiring from Blackstaff
Press, then approached me to consider republishing a
hard-back copy for the start of the new millenium. I decided that it needed a new cover and touched up the photograph that I had taken of Seán at his home on the Gort
Road in Ennis in the mid 1960s. I also changed a number
of things for this 3rd edition. It was published in 2000.
Years passed. I am pleased that NPU has set up a training
scheme for pipe-making. We need the combination of good
pipes and good pipers. Things have changed so dramatically
since I took up the pipes. I am astounded at the quality of
pipes nowadays – the sound, the tuning and the balancing.
Wilbert Garvin playing a McFadden set
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SEANCHAS
It appears from a curious and rather ludicrous illustration
that this instrument was known in Ireland, in A.D. 1300,
as may be inferred by the illuminated initial letter beginning one of the chapters of a manuscript entitled the Dinseanchus, or a collection of Irish topography and history,
compiled in the above year. This latter represents a pig in
the very laudable and congenial occupation of playing
upon the bagpipes. He presses the bag against his stomach with his foreleg, and –
JAMES T. TOUHEY
P
AGE FOUR OF THE LATEST PÍOBAIRE ISSUE
shows an image of a piper from a book published in
1904. The commentary speculates that it could be a portrait of Pat Touhey. Possibly, but it is just as likely to be
James Touhey, Pat's cousin, who also played left handed
and was active at that time. I have found three images of
James Touhey, so named, playing at the World's Fair in
Chicago in 1893. In 1902 he was living in Brooklyn, NY
and advertised his availability for balls, parties, etc.
Touhey was active musically at least till 1923.
In this connection we might mention that Montreal possesses and Irish piper of great merit, in the person of Mr. L.P.
O’Brien, member of Division No. 1, A.O.H. Mr. O’Brien is
one of Mr. Touhey’s most ardent admirers. Now that we are
all busy reviving the Gaelic language and the historical traditions of Ireland, some of Mr. Murphy’s remarks concerning the antiquity of the Irish pipes will be timely.
After tracing the bagpipes from the Greeks to the Romans,
the Romans to the Britons, the Britons to the Scots, he comes
to the use of the instrument amongst the Irish, and says –
– Nick Whitmer
The following is an article about James Touhey, recently discovered and submitted by Nick Whitmer. (It
should be noted that this is carried for its historical interest and should not be understood as an authoritative
account of the origins of the uilleann pipes.)
The Dear Old Irish Pipes
I
N CONNECTION WITH THE PRESENCE IN
MONTREAL of the renowned Irish piper, Mr.
James T. Touhey, we give some extracts from a
lengthy and elaborate article on the subject, from the pen
of Mr. M.J. Murphy, in the Chicago “Citizen”. It will be
remembered that Mr. Touhey, recently came from Buffalo, to assist at St. Patrick’s Night Concert, given by the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. His magnificent repertoire
and his wonderful execution on the Irish pipes are still
fresh in the minds of all who had the advantage of hearing him. At present he intends visiting the various societies in the city with a view to organizing concerts at
which he will give the public the benefit of enjoying his
songs, jigs, reels, and other most entertaining selections.
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“In latter times the Irish Kerns learned to use the pipes
for the same purpose as the Caledonian-Scot, namely, to
rouse the martial energies of combatants, and we find in
“Derrick’s Image of Ireland,” published in London, in
1581, a picture of an Irish piper. The latter is represented
as marching at the head of a body of Irish soldiers. The
warrior minstrel is the possessor of magnificent pipes and
wears the costume of that period with long flowing
sleeves. He also carries a sword in case he should desire
to produce some striking effects.” Another plate in the
same work represents him as slain in the front of the battle with his pipes lying beside him.
The bagpipes were also used as a military instrument in the
15th century as we find ut used by the Irish, who, led by the
prior of Kilmainham, accompanied King Edward to Calais.
Stanihurst, writing A.D. 1581, gives an elaborate description of the bagpipe, which then consisted of several pipes
of different proportions and sizes, with holes and keys to
producd various effects by these means. Galilei, who wrote
about the middle of the 16th century, speaks of its use
amont the Irish to arouse their martial spirit, or anon, to
accompany with its wailing tones the funeral procession
of a fallen warrior to the “narrow house,” its doleful accents
causing the attendant followers to drop the tributary tear.
“From his lungs into the bag is blown
Supply of needful air to feed the growling drone.”
There is also mention of the bagpipes in various manuscripts from the 10th to the sixteenth centuries, under
the name of the Cushlanaig. The English people havbe
also been addicted to the use of the instrument, as would
appear from the writings of many old masters.
* * * * * * *
The bagpipes which are supplied with a bellows are of
Irish origin. We find that although the bagpipe was so
much cherished by the Caledonians, it never underwent
any particular improvements, and it was “reserved for the
Irish,” according to the Pennant, “to take it from the
mouth and give it its present complicated form.” It consists of an air-bag, inflated by the small bellows; from the
air-trunk two large and one smaller drones or cronans,
tuned to the fundamental harmony of D, the principal
key forming the chorus mentioned by Cambransis in his
work on Ireland. The chanter is the tube that is held in
the hands. It has a double reed similar to the oboe and its
tone is not unlike that instrument. There is a complete
scale of two octaves, with all the semi-tonic intervals well
divided. Two other tubes placed laterally together, but so
voiced as to produce a series of thirds at the upper and
fifths for the lower notes; these combinations are produced by a double row of keys which are played by the
wrist of the right hand while fingering the chanter, or
with the fingers, if they are not otherwise required by the
melody. The continuous bass drone may be stopped at
pleasure by a valve, so that the melody may have its appropriate harmonies, or it may also be given simply as an
unaccompanied melody. The quality of tone inthe instrument is modified by the application of wax on the reeds
to regulate the vibrations.
The tout ensemble is not uninteresting to the musician,
who will, no doubt, consider the instrument thus described as a great improvement on that blown by the
mouth, as from the Irish pipes may be heard music in
three parts, or with appropriate harmonies.
Of such a character is the dear old pipes. Its strains may
be rude when measured by the standards of this cultured
age, but it is not the conformation to a standard that
makes a melody effective. It is not the delicate poise of a
musical composition that sends a thrill through our every
being, but the association of a sentiment with song. We
may not even know the words set to the tune, but let us
become familiar with the sentiment and every phrase
breathes a message to our souls.
Mr. Touhey is well known in the neighbouring Republic.
He played for three seasons with Dan McCarthy’s “True
Irish Hearts,” “Cruiskeen Lawn,” “Pride of Mayo” Companies. He also scored a great success at the World’s
Columbian Exposition, where he performed in connection with Blarney Castle, Irish Village. Mr. Touhey is a
great favourite in Montreal.
The True Witness and Catholic Chronicle, Saturday, April 8, 1899.
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SEANCHAS
TRAVELLERS’ TALES
October 19th
OU WILL WONDER at the somewhat coarse
and low life I led here, and to say the truth I wonder at it myself; but it is ‘genuine,’ that is to say,
perfectly natural to these people, and nothing assumed;
and that has ever a charm of its own, at least for me. Besides, the lady of the house is really charming, lively and
graceful as a French-woman, with a foot like a zephyr.
Y
This morning we hunted hares, and many a bold leap was
taken. In the evening they produced the most celebrated
piper of Ireland, Keans Fitzpatrick, called the King of the
Pipers, having been honoured with the approbation of
‘His most gracious Majesty King George the Fourth.’ Indeed, the melodies which the blind minstrel draws from
his strange instrument are often as surprising as they are
beautiful, and his skill is equal to his highly polished and
noble air. These pipers, who are almost all blind, derive
their origin from remote antiquity. They are gradually
fading away, for all that is old must vanish from the earth.
October 21st
I had so often laid the hospitality of these worthy squires
under contribution, that I was obliged ‘en conscience’ to
make some return. I therefore invited them all to dine
with me before my departure. In the morning I gave a
cock-fight, ‘car il faut hurler avec les loups;’ then a concert
of the great piper;
October 22th
As Fitzpatrick the piper, whom I had sent for to my party
yesterday, was still in the town, I had him come to play
‘privatim’ in my room while I breakfasted, and observed
his instrument more accurately. It is, as you know, peculiar to Ireland, and contains a strange mixture of ancient
and modern times. The primitive simple bagpipe is
blended with the flute, the oboe, and some tones of the
organ and of the bassoon: altogether it forms a strange
but pretty complete concert. The small and elegant bellows which are connected with it are fastened to the left
arm by means of a riband, and the leathern tube communicating between them and the bag lies across the body;
while the hands play on an upright pipe with holes like a
flageolet, which forms the end of the instrument, and is
connected with four or five others joined together like a
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colossal Pan’s pipe. During the performance, the right
arm moves incessantly backwards and forwards on the
body, in order to fill the bellows. The opening of a valve
brings out a deep humming sound, which forms an
‘unisono’ accompaniment to the air. By this agitation of
his whole body, while his fingers were busied on the
pipes I have described, Fitzpatrick produced tones which
no other instrument could give out. The sight, in which
you must picture to yourself the handsome old man with
his fine head of snow-white hair, is most original and
striking; it is, if I may say so, tragicomic. His bagpipe was
very splendidly adorned, the pipes were of ebony ornamented with silver, the riband embroidered, and the bag
covered with flame-coloured silk fringed with silver.
I begged him to play me the oldest Irish airs; wild compositions, which generally begin with a plaintive and
melancholy strain like the songs of the Slavonic nations,
but end with a jig, the national dance, or with a martial
air. One of these melodies gave the lively representation
of a fox-hunt, another seemed to me borrowed from the
Hunters’ Chorus in the Freischütz; it was five hundred
years older. ‘Les beaux esprits se rencontrent dans tous les
ages.’
After playing some time, the venerable piper suddenly
stopped, and said smiling, with singular grace, ‘It must
be already well known to you, noble Sir, that the Irish
bagpipe yields no good tones when sober: it requires the
evening, or the stillness of night, joyous company, and
the delicious fragrance of steaming whiskey-punch. Permit me, therefore, to take my leave.’
I offered such a present as I thought worthy of this find
old man, whose image will always float before me as a
true representative of Irish nationality.
p.420
With Fitzpatrick I take my leave of you, dearest Julia, to
set out on my return to Dublin, whence I calculate on
despatching my next letter to you.
Hermann Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, Tour in
England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826,
1827, 1828, and 1829.
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NOTES & NARRATIVES, NPU, 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1.
MAY 15-17
SKERRIES TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND, Skerries, Co. Dublin.
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com skerriestradmusic@gmail.com
MAY 17-25
FLEADH NUA, Ennis, Co. Clare. www.fleadhnua.com / ceoltrad@eircom.net
MAY 22-24
ANNUAL TIONÓL OF NPU, 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin. Contact: www.pipers.ie info@pipers.ie +353 (0)1
8730093. See details on page 6
MAY 24-26
BELGIAN TIONÓL, Nevele, (Eastern Flanders). Guest : Fergus Finnegan
www.facebook.com/events/768744623203996/ info@firbolg.be
JUN 2
SESSION WITH THE PIPERS, The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin 7. See page 12 for details.
JUN 4-7
GERMAN PIPERS TIONÓL, Proitzer Muehle, Germany. Guest Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn
www.dupg.net b.coerdt@dupg.de +49 511 283 49 60
JUN 12-14
NORTH ATLANTIC TIONÓL, Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Tutors: Debbie Quigley, Patrick
Hutchinson and Mickey Dunne. www.pipers.ie/events/2015/06/north-atlantic-tionol/
northatlanticpipers@gmail.com
JUN 19
NOTES & NARRATIVES, Na Píobairí Uilleann, 15 Henrietta Street. See page 12 for details.
JUN 19
WCSS - FINAL DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR PIPING CLASSES, Contact: www.pipers.ie info@pipers.ie
+353 (0)1 8730093
JUN 20
ILLUSTRATED TALK AND PERFORMANCE, Galway City Museum (2:00pm) Tommy Keane, Ireland’s Travelling
Pipers
JUN 22-JUL 3
BLAS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL, University of Limerick www.blas.ie
JUN 26-27
SCOIL SAMHRAIDH CHRIS LANGAN, Rush, Co. Dublin. Contact: Paul +353 (0)87 2308546, Valerie +353 (0)86
1679218
JUL 7
SESSION WITH THE PIPERS, The Cobblestone, Dublin 7. See page 12 for details
JUL 4-12
SCOIL SAMHRAIDH WILLIE CLANCY, Miltown Malbay, co. Clare.
Contact: +353 (0)86 8328895 www.scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com
JUL 12-18
SOUTH SLIGO SUMMER SCHOOL, Tobercurry, Co. Sligo. Contact: www.sssschool.org/open.htm
Rita Flannery +353 (0)71 9120912
JUL 19-22
RENCONTRES MUSICALES IRLANDAISES, Tocane Saint Apre, Bordeaux. Piping Tutor Neillidh Mulligan.
Information: www.rencontresmusicalesirlandaisestocane.fr See page 15 for further information.
The cover picture shows Fiadh
Fitzpatrick and Amy Campbell
performing in Henrietta Street
last December.