The famed Brendan Ring is running piping workshops in a unique setting in the South-West of France. These will include pipe workshops and reed-making sessions and he will even give due care and attention to your uilleann pipes if they are in need of a service.  Can’t say fairer than that!

The cherry on top for these workshops is the unique location which is a chateau with four-poster beds.  The price includes two nights stay in the chateau with what looks like plenty of wine :).

Please note, this isn’t a Cork Pipers Club venture, it just looks a really good idea!

In the very near future we will be adding a new section to the site with the tunes taught in the classes so that a repertoire is built up over time which students can come back to for reference.  A big problem with the aural teaching of tunes is that certain tunes may be forgotten over time if not played regularly.  While traditional music is best taught by ear in my opinion, it is always good to have a reference point for tunes.  The publication of our tunes will also enable other pipers to learn the same tunes that are taught in our classes.  Not everybody is lucky enough to live in Cork!

In the meantime, check out The Session website which is a wondeful resource for tunes.  It is well worth signing up on that site as you can bookmark tunes and buiild up your own library.  The North-West Uilleann Pipers also have a great set of piping tunes on their teaching downloads page.

Happy New Year to everybody in the piping world!  2008 has been another fruitful year for the Cork Pipers Club after classes moved to a new venue in Wilton SMA Hall.  We look forward to classes starting in a couple of weeks.  Don’t forget that we will be registering for classes on Thursday January 8th with classes starting on the 15th.  If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or drop me a mail at donal @ corkpipersclub.com.

Here’s to a piping new year in 2009!

The Cork Pipers Club had our Christmas session in the Outpost earlier on in December.  It was a fitting end to the classes this year and the Outpost came up trumps with a fine plate of sandwiches.  We hope to have sessions on a more regular basis so watch this space for more information on the next one.

The next term of classes will begin in Wilton SMA Hall on January 15h with enrolment taking place the week before in the SMA Hall on January 7th.  More info will be posted here closer to the date.

Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Cork Pipers Club Christmas session is taking place tomorrow night (Thursday December 11th) in The Outpost bar on Curraheen Road in Bishopstown.  This is to mark the final classes of the term so bring along your pipes.  Other musicians are more than welcome so that we don’t have a plethora of pipers!

We hope to get things kicked off shortly after 9pm when the second class finishes.