William Kennedy Piping Festival

[WKPF]

This years William Kennedy Piping Festival takes place in Armagh from 11-14 November. Invited uilleann pipers include: Ronan Browne (with Cran), John McSherry (with band), Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (with Cónal Ó Gráda), Tommy Keane (with Jacqueline McCarthy), Mikie Smith, Ivan Goff, Michael 'Blackie' O'Connell, Brendan Ring (with Niall Keegan & Gerry McKee), Tyler Duncan (with Millish), Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Diarmaid Moynihan (with band), Barry Kerr, Brian Ó hUiginn (with Lorcán Mac Mathúna) and members of Armagh Pipers Club.
Also appearing are St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band, Julie Fowlis & Eamon Doorley (Scotland/Ireland), Breabach (Scotland), Zephyrus (England), Goat System (France), Griff Trio (Belgium), Edelmiro Fernández (Galicia), Roncos do Diabo (Portugal), Dr. Angus Mac Donald (Scotland), Bruce Campbell (Scotland), Jonathon Greenlees, Georgi Makris (Greece), Stjepan Večković (Croatia), Kevin & Ellen Mitchell, Ioscaid, Realta and Canntaireachd.
Full details at http://www.wkpf.org.

[Cathy Wilde]

Wow! Oh, for the time and treasure. Good luck! Are you going to have that fun "radio" stream again? I loved that.

[WKPF]

Haven't decided yet Cathy. But if the interest is out there we'll certainly consider it!

[WKPF]

Uilleann Pipes workshops at WKPF '10.
Saturday 12th November - Ronan Browne, Mikie Smyth, Diarmaid Moynihan, Michael 'Blackie' 'O'Connell
Sunday 13th November - Tommy Keane, Eoin Ó Riabhaigh, Brendan Ring, Ivan Goff
Also reedmaking both days with Eamonn Curran
Full details at http://www.armaghpipers.org/wkpf/en/fes ... shops.html

[patsky]

Has anyone noticed that there are not very many of the good American pipers have been invited to participate in the Tionols or festivals in Ireland, while almost all of the good pipers from Ireland have visited our festivals on a regular basis.

[armaghPiper]

Ummm, last year at the William Kennedy Piping Festival: Jerry O'Sullivan, Eliot Grasso and Kieran O'Hare. This year there's Millish with Tyler Duncan who played the pipes pretty well last time I saw him in Drumshanbo in 2003 (?). Canada has also been pretty well represented over the years, to use "America" as the name of the continent and not just the "States".

Cheers,
Paul

[patsky]

MMMMM, lets see: "Jerry O'Sullivan, Eliot Grasso and Kieran O'Hare. This year there's Millish with Tyler Duncan"
Thats only 4.

From Ireland Northeast Tionol...not counting other Tionols and festivals:

Maire Ni Ghrada,
Mick O'Brien
Kevin Rowsome,
Tommy Keane
Jimmy O'Brien-Moran,
Michael Cooney,
Ivan Goff,
David Power,
Mickey Dunne,
Eoin O Riabnaigh
Joe Kennedy
Brian McNamara
Gay McKeon.
Ronan Browne,
Al Purcell,
Paddy Keenan.

[NicoMoreno]

Has anyone noticed that there are not very many of the good American pipers have been invited to participate in the Tionols or festivals in Ireland, while almost all of the good pipers from Ireland have visited our festivals on a regular basis.

No, I hadn't.

[Paul Reid]

Ivan I consider to be a New Yorker now. Isn't David Power living in the US as well?

[PJ]

Has anyone noticed that there are not very many of the good American pipers have been invited to participate in the Tionols or festivals in Ireland, while almost all of the good pipers from Ireland have visited our festivals on a regular basis.

For a while, the Irish government offered subsidies to Irish musicians touring in the US.

Also, Paddy Keenan is based in New Hampshire.

[bensdad]

Debbie Quigley and that Hutchinson guy were invited to play at the last NPU tionol in Co. Carlow.
Joe Kennedy is Canadian.
Al Purcell may have been born in Ireland, but he was as American as they come.

[Paul Reid]

I would agree that it seems biased toward the wee place coming to the grand place, but I suspect it's not too far off.

Sounds like it's going to be another incredible year at WKPF (sounds like a US radio station). Wish I could go!!