Women in Piping

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Women in Piping

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Article about Louise Mulcahy and some research/talks she is giving on historic women in piping...

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Keeping an eye out for this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjHa5K7BP5Q
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One of my favorites , Very thrilling with those shakes and not shaky with those thrills .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvuwjvYVII

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rorybbellows wrote:One of my favorites , Very thrilling with those shakes and not shaky with those thrills .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvuwjvYVII

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...You forgot one more, Austrian Antonia Dusa Wernig ... I think she is playing for about 25 years living In Ireland.

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It's amazing really,that all the best female pipers happen to be women .More than just a coincidence I think !
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Peter in your photo, who's the lady standing between Shiela and Emer, and who is the lady standing on Marie's right?

There are many other fine female pipers: Pamela Schweblin, Catherine Ashcroft, Becky Taylor, Tara Howley, Lottie Cullen, Grace Lemon, Rita Farrell to name a few
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Debbie Quigley, Kara Doyle...
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On this topic, also check out my article in the new issue on An Piobaire on Cork piper Miss May McCarthy and her tour of South Wales in December 1910.

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Returning to this thread. There was a fantastic programme on The Rolling Wave on RTE last night on this topic, with Louise as a special guest. They spent the whole programme talking about her research on various historic and contemporary women pipers, and played some great recordings, both professional and homemade.

I was particulary proud to hear my original teacher and piping mentor Debbie Quigley of Toronto recognised on the programme for her musicianship and contribution to piping.

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Hubba hubba

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...with a reed knife.

But come on: by definition, to be a piper means not getting enough sun.
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