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Martino Vacca?

I believe he's around Turin, so maybe a bit far, but incredible player and teacher if you can connect with him.

Joe Kennedy concert pitch (D) 1/2 set in cocobolo/osage orange/brass. Asking $3500 (USD). The set is currently with Joe getting a brand new set of bellows, and has also gotten a new chanter reed and tenor drone reed, along with some other minor repairs. I'll be getting the set back at the Chris Lang...

The Detroit Irish Music Association is excited to kick off it's 2016-2017 season TONIGHT (9/15/16) with an Open House Potluck/Session at 7:30pm at Green Wood, 1001 Green Rd, Ann Arbor, MI. Late notice for tonight, but we will be there (same time/place) every Thursday except for holidays for the rest...

Pat O'Riordan tuneable anodized aluminum whistle in D, and Eb body, (did not come as matching set- one has brass rings and one has nickel plated- but that's the only difference.). A very sweet and clear sounding whistle with good volume. Purchased from Pat in 1999. $550/set OBO. http://www.ebay.com/...

I think I know most of them, but there are always surprises...

According to a good friend who got a full set from him a few years ago, Gordon is much more easily contacted by phone rather than email. His phone # is, I believe, posted on his website.

We have an informal, friendly uilleann piping club that meets in the greater Detroit area, drawing participants from all over Michigan and beyond. We're having a bit of a 'Welcome Night' on Sept 8th at 7:30pm in Pleasant Ridge, MI and are trying to encourage any pipers in the area who haven't been o...

Pretty stale thread here, but wondering if any of the Charlottesville sessions are still active?

Gonna be down there for about a week at the end of the month, and might be looking to catch some tunes.

Thanks!

Thanks Bill! I saw your post on the FB group and have been in touch with Jessica. I'll put her in touch with some appropriate folks once I have a little more idea what they're looking for. btw... shameless plug a bit for anyone else who clicks in here looking for info on Michigan pipers, or uilleann...

Any chance you'll have a day or two to pop over to Detroit/Ann Arbor? We're just a few hours away. Talk to Tyler about it when you see him next weekend! We'd love to have you here!

Hopefully you're in the Catskills right now, living it up! But in case you're not and are still looking for options, another to consider that's maybe a bit closer for you is the Goderich Celtic College in Goderich, Ontario: http://www.celticfestival.ca/ Milwaukee also has a summer school the week be...

Wondering if anyone has tried this, or any similar 'semi-rigid' cases, and how sufficiently protective they are: http://www.midwestbagpipesupply.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=624&idcategory=75 I have a similar trumpet case, and its quite sturdy and protective, but it also has a lot of formed...

I "second" the Galway suggestions. Assuming Sean Ryan still comes up from Tipp to host the Sunday afternoon Session at the Crane Bar, that was always one of my favs when I was living there summer of '07. But you can't throw a stone in that town without hitting a great session. Tig Coili's,...

Bodhran and pipes :thumbsup: Chalk up another bodhran/piper here. :) I've been playing bodhran a little over 5 years, and currently play a 15"x6" Mike Quinlan drum that I've had a few months now. I got my start in Mike Austin's group classes at the Old Town School in Chicago, and have fol...

Well put. A bad bodhran player may be a complete pain, but one that gets too good can be equally undesirable! Funny, one of the finest goaters I know is Joey Abarta, who is now also All-Ireland on pipes. His bodhrán work with his former band Ciúnas was top-notch - technical, melodic, virtuosic. Dou...