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If you are in or near Manchester on Saturday drop in on us for workshops and great piping with Cormac Keegan.

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Hi,

Manchester Tionól will take place on Saturday May 19th with Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn.

There will be workshops during the day and a concert in the evening.
The evening concert also features Emma Sweeney and Special Guests

More details to follow

Hi Chiff and Fipple Uilleann Pipers, We are running a Tionól in Manchester with Calum Stewart Concert on Friday 24th March, workshops on Saturday 25th March. Here are the details: The concert will be at 8pm on Friday 24th March at Chorlton Irish Club and will feature our guest piper Calum Stewart. S...

Two days to go, lots of tickets sold and pipers coming from all over the UK.

Hope you can make it!

North West Uilleann Pipers Tionól with Mick and Aoife O'Brien Saturday 9th January 2016 at Chorlton Irish Club, Manchester. 10am-4pm Piping workshops with Mick O'Brien 10.30am-11.30am Beginners 12.00-1.30pm Intermediate 2.30-4.00pm Advanced Fiddle workshops with Aiofe O'Brien - 12pm Reed making with...

Lark in the Morning

Less than a week to go.

See you there!

Hi C&F, North West Uilleann Pipers Tionól and Concert Manchester Saturday 6th December at Luther King House, Manchester, M14 5JP Map 10am-4pm Piping workshops with Padraig McGovern Anyone not familiar with Padraig's piping should watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aJXt2-Megw Reed making...

I'm going to step way out on a limb. I'll probably voice what lots of people think (?) Being a beginner is great! Hats off to you for taking the plunge. This is a tough road and rewarding journey that's open to all. Beginners could be doing way more listening than proclaiming. A master Irish tradit...

Yep, interesting topic. Musicians with a moderate following these days make far more from touring than recorded music sales. Even to the extent that the cd/mp3/video can be seen as promotional material for the tour. And not just the tour; the t-shirt, the coffee mug, the ringtone, the perfume...etc ...

A quick reminder.

One week to go and we have pipers coming from as far away as Brighton and Scotland!!!
A dedicated bunch.

See you there guys

Hi, Further updates. http://www.nwup.org/News.htm Additional piping technique workshop: Using staccato quavers and chanter closures - David Lim Pipe acoustics talks and demos - Sean Jones and Brian Howard. I've heard there will be fire and smoke!! Pipe maintenance: There will be several pipemakers a...

Another reason for problems is dirt between the reed blades. remove it with a cutter's blade, gently guiding its sharp edges along the inner blade edges. Good luck and be careful Tomcan That sounds dangerous, I usually slide the corner of a piece of paper into the gap between the lips. Whilst gentl...

Nice stuff Arbo. You could try: In the 2nd part where you move from A to B and then play a G roll, accent the beginning of the B by cutting it with either your c finger or thumb. Then slowly introduce more cuts at the beginning of notes according to your style. Beginning of the 2nd part, def# and yo...

Hi, Just posting some advanced notice for the Manchester Tionól. Saturday 7th December Daytime Workshops: John McSherry Evening Concert: John McSherry and Michael McGoldrick Workshops £10, Concert £12.50 or £20 for both events. I'll post more details as we work them out. (The website is not updated ...