Tag Archives: Na Píobairí Uilleann

Urgent plea for more uilleann pipe makers

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IRELAND IS in danger of losing the craft of making uilleann pipes if it does not invest in training more manufacturers of the instrument, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Despite its Irish roots, three in every four uilleann pipe sets manufactured are made overseas, leaving fewer than 20 makers working in Ireland today, traditional musician Seán Potts told the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Sport, Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Many of the world’s leading manufacturers are in countries such as the US, Britain, France, Canada and Germany, meaning Irish players have to wait up to seven years to get their hands on a full set of their own, he said. (Times) >>>

The Ace & Deuce of Piping @ Liberty Hall

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Saturday 9th October

Tommy Keane and Jacqueline McCarthy (Uilleann Pipes and Concertina)
Seán Keane (Fiddle)
Cathal McConnell (Flute & Songs)
Máire Ní Ghráda (Uilleann Pipes)
Dermot Byrne & Bríd Harper (Accordion & Fiddle)
MC – Philip King

Tickets €25/20 on Sale from Liberty Hall box office: 01 8721122 -www.centralticketbureau.com
or from Na Píobairí Uilleann: 01 8730093 - www.pipers.ie

Session with the Pipers @ The Cobblestone

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Tuesday 5th October;

Joe McKenna (Pipes)
Antoinette McKenna (Harp)
Mary Bergin (Tin Whistle)
Danny O’Mahony (Accordion)

at The Cobblestone Bar, 77 North King Street, Dublin 7. Starting at 9:30pm (Doors 9.00pm). Admission : €12.00 (concession €8.00).  Supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council

Click below to view a sample from previous recitals