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Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:14 pm
by truckley_howler
Nick, these are fantastic!
Question -- is the Taylor set pictured on the Edward O'Donnell page the same you reference in your introduction? If so, would love to see more pictures of it
EDIT: Never mind, a little Googling did the trick!
http://www.whitmerpipes.com/o'donnell_photos_set.html
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:07 am
by myles
I wonder if Charles Taylor trained as a cutler at any point. The netalwork always has the look of some technique learned outside instrument making and then creatively reapplied.
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:17 am
by nwhitmer
Two more short biographies added to the Website:
Michael J. Dunn (1856-1935) Milwaukee, Wisconsin; fireman and custodian of remarkable early recordings.
John Ennis (1847-1930) Chicago and New York City, writer and policeman, father of Tom Ennis.
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Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:39 pm
by oleorezinator
Fabulous as always sir!
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:17 pm
by PB+J
Really great work Nick. I had not known about that john Ennis poem either--thank you
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 4:58 am
by nwhitmer
PB+J,
A reprint of the poem about a gathering of NYC Irish musicians circa 1920, complete and easier to read, is in
An Píobaire vol. 4 no. 21 August 2003 pp. 26-28
http://162.13.136.126/data/PIOBAIRE/PIOB0421.PDF
Nick
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:06 am
by PB+J
Ah marvelous! Thank you again
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:53 am
by nwhitmer
Three biographies in two articles added to the Website. All were active in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Barney Farrell (active 1892-1901) and
Thomas Farrell (active 1905-1925)
John Mullen (active 1908-1925) "youngest Irish piper in the world" at one time owned a well-known Taylor set.
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Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:45 am
by PB+J
Great work as usual. The connection to the Molloy family is really interesting. One of the interesting things about Irish immigration to the US is the very low "rate of return." Compared to all other immigrant groups, Irish immigrants to the US rarely went back to Ireland to live. It's interesting that Molloy's father not only went back, he brought what might be the world's most elaborate set of pipes with him. Pittsburgh is a delightful city now, but was pretty brutal in the early twentieth century
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:42 am
by nwhitmer
PB+J wrote:It's interesting that Molloy's father not only went back, he brought what might be the world's most elaborate set of pipes with him.
Well, I can't say when the set went to Ireland. Maybe in the 1930s, when Molloy's father returned, maybe during Matt Molloy's lifetime, or any time in between. I'll ask Matt next time I see him! (insert smiley face here)
Nick
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:39 am
by nwhitmer
Two biographies have been added to the Website:
Paddy Lavin (1908-1975) Roscommon and New Jersey, Michael Carney's best student.
William F. Maher (1862-1931) Bridgeport Connecticut, amateur piper.
Also updated information on
John Mullen (1904-1933) of Pittsburgh.
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Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:28 pm
by nwhitmer
Two more biographies have been added to the Website:
Tony Mullin (1864-1934) Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, semi-prfessional piper.
P.W. Mulqueeny (1848-1926) "the only man in New Orleans who could play the Irish union pipes."
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Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:04 am
by nwhitmer
Two more biographies have been added to the Website:
Daniel J. Murphy (1880-1961) Boston, recorded with Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band.
Patrick O'Neill (1898-1980) San Francisco, helped sustain piping when few were interested.
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Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:31 pm
by oleorezinator
Thank you Nick!
Fabulous as always!
Re: Lives of the pipers- piper biography additions
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:42 am
by nwhitmer
Two more biographies have been added to the Website:
James Quinn (circa 1805-1888) earliest known piper to live in Chicago
Joe Shannon (1916-2004) well-known Chicago piper and Patron of Na Piobairi Uilleann
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