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If you would like to learn more about the uilleann pipes (pronounced: illan) then the f.a.q. section is a good place to start. The rest of you know what you're up to... welcome back :)
 
05/09/12: RTÉ Radio: The Pipes by John Kelly. Barry McGovern and Conor MacNeill star in 'The Pipes' by writer and broadcaster John Kelly, with original recordings by Liam O'Flynn. A wayward character sells his soul to become a master of the Uilleann Pipes, in a comic odyssey from Enniskillen to New York via 'Augustinian whirlpools of vice'.
Producer: Kevin Brew ::: more»
04/04/12: Last weekend I had the pleasure of playing a concert with modern hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty at The Grand Ole Opry as special guests of bluegrass mandolin legend Ricky Skaggs ::: more»
03/17/12: ♣ Happy St. Patrick's Day! ♣
02/11/12: I just downloaded a new album by Paddy Moloney and poet John Montague called The Wild Dog Rose. A wonderful selection of poemering, uilleann pipering, whistling, harpering and fluthering. As close to a solo album as we may get from Paddy Moloney. I highly recommend it! ::: more»
01/04/12: Happy New Year everyone. Here's to a happy, healthy and musical 2012!
11/02/11: I have created an iTunes page specific to uilleann piping available for download at the iTunes Store. Please use it often as every purchase helps keep this website going ::: more»
10/05/11: Peter Laban sent me some images of old piping related postcards he has collected over the past few years along with some other items of interest. You can see them on his page ::: more»
08/08/11: Concertina Player, Noel Hill, will give a house concert on Sunday, August 21st, 7:00pm in La Crescenta, CA. Tickets are $20 at the door. Space is limited so please R.S.V.P. to Ckollgaard@aol.com Following the concert there will be a reception/party/session. (BYOB)
07/08/11: I am now selling brand new Generation and Feadóg tin whistles. Currently I have them in the key of D in nickel. If you are interested in other keys let me know ::: more»
06/15/11: The Southern California Tionól this year will take place over the weekend of November 11, 12 & 13. We have secured Jimmy O'Brien-Moran, Michael Cooney and Benedict Koehler with a special appearance by David Quinn this year. It'll be a good one! ::: more»
06/01/11: The Northeast Tionól will take place October 21-24, Gavin's Resort, East Durham, NY. Piping: Nollaig Mac Cárthaigh, Michael Cooney, Tom Creegan, Fiachra O'Regan, Jerry O'Sullivan. Reed Workshop: Seth Gallagher. Fiddle: Oisín MacDiarmada, Willie Kelly ::: more»
05/27/11: Seán Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin and Ronan Browne have just released a CD together named "and so the story goes..." and are currently touring it around Ireland ::: more»
04/22/11: The first Oireachtas of the North American Gaeltacht will take place 1 - 3 July, 2011. As well as language and song there are also instrument competitions, including uilleann piping ::: more»
04/20/11: A recent edition of RTE's The Rolling Wave featured Aoife Ní Bhriain (daughter of Mick O'Brien) and Pádraic Keane (Tommy Keane's son) in the Irish Embasssy in Berlin last month. Aoife (fiddle) recently won the Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal 2010 and Pádraic is The TG4 Gradam Ceoil Young Musician of the Year 2011::: play»
Two tunes were also played from the concert in the previous weeks programme at play» (starts at 32.30)
03/07/11: This is fascinating! South Indian Carnatic music played on the violin began with an Irish fiddler/soldier in the British army stationed in India ::: more» more again»
03/03/11: I am playing more shows these days so keep an eye on the "concerts" section on the right for dates. Looking forward to seeing you along the way.
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