Wexford Uilleann Piper Mark Redmond Receives Fleadh Cheoil Award
Wexford uilleann piper Mark Redmond received the Best Piper award at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and said the recognition came as a complete surprise.
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Ace & Deuce of Piping Concert 2025 - Dublin
Date & Location Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm (IST) Add to Calendar Whyte Theatre, Royal Irish Academy of Music 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin, County …
Ainslie and Co Deliver Rousing Mix of Tradition and Cutting-Edge Excursions - PressReader
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - This concert of contrasts kicked off in unadorned traditional mode, Irish uilleann piper Leonard Barry delving …
Copley Street 2 - A Joy to Listen To
In the media yoke this week is “Copley Street 2” by Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall. Gourley (fiddle), Abarta (uilleann pipes), and …
Cork Piper Éamonn Takes the Young Musician Title at the Patrick O'Keeffe Festival
… uilleann piper. Alongside fiddler Róisín O’Connor, from Malahide, Dublin, O’Meachair was chosen as the winner of the contest, …
South, Always South! | the Journal of Music: Irish Music News, Reviews, Concerts & Opportunities
County Kildare Orchestra with soloist Brian Hughes on uilleann pipes & whistles and narrator John MacKenna present SOUTH, ALWAYS SOUTH! …
The Instruments - Donnacha Dwyer
Donnacha’s been playing the Uilleann Pipes since 1988 when he began lessons in Na Piobairi Uilleann. He got his first half set 1990. The chanter had …
Allabair Trio Turlough O Carolan Music and Song
Eamonn said yesterday that it was “a huge honour“ to be invited to play the Uilleann pipes for Christy. The Ballina musician told Mid West Radio …
Laois Harpettes and Uillean Pipers in Stradbally Concert
The Laois Harpettes, the MGL Uilleann Pipes Quartet and the MGL Intermediate Trad Group performed at the Malt House, Stradbally on May 6.
Free 'Try the Uilleann Pipes' Event to Be Held Next Weekend - Donegal Daily
Uilleann pipes are the Irish form of bagpipes. It emerged in the first half of the 18th century in Ireland and Britain and was developed to its …
Wexford Uilleann Piper Mark Redmond to Perform at St Patrick's Day Show in National Concert Hall
Gorey uilleann piper Mark Redmond will take to the Main Stage at the National Concert Hall this St Patrick’s Day for the world premiere of Shaun …
Gorey Piper Mark Redmond There Has Been an 'Explosion' of Interest in the Uilleann Pipes
When Mark Redmond began learning the uilleann pipes in the Wexford Piper’s Club in 2001, there were only eight to ten pipers in the county.