We are looking at the possibility of having a summer class term for 6 weeks starting this Thursday, May 5. If you are interested and didn’t get or respond to my text late last week please send me an email (donal at corkpipersclub dot com) to register your interest. We need to know as soon as possible in order to book the venue and teachers.
Summer Class Term – Register your interest
Written by Donal on May 2nd, 2011Spring Classes 2011
Written by Donal on January 25th, 2011A little bit late with this as classes started last week but you can still enrol for beginner or improver classes. They’re on for the next 11 weeks in Wilton SMA Hall at 8pm. Costs €100 for the full term but we will come to an arrangement if you didn’t get the text message from me before last weeks class. Drop me an email at donal @ corkpipersclub .com if you are interested (minus the spaces).
We hope to have more regular sessions after these classes in the nearby Viscount bar after the classes.
Launch of The Lights of Ranzanico
Written by Donal on March 18th, 2010
Diarmaid & Donncha Moynihan launched their CD ‘The Lights of Ranzanico’ at The Corner House last Saturday evening. Diarmaid is a long time member of the Cork Pipers’ Club having learnt and taught at the club over the years. He is now based away from Cork so it was great to see him back to launch this CD. You can listen to clips and purchase the CD over on Diarmaid’s site.
The CD itself is a work of genius combining myriad styles and influences from the well-traveled duo. I’ve only listened to it a few times and it’s a mark of a great album that each listen brings something new to the fore. At the launch I was surprised to hear that Diarmaid composed ‘The Ivory Lady’ which has been recorded by Lúnasa on their album ‘Sé’. It’s certainly a stand-out track on that album as well as on ‘The Lights of Ranzanico’. The mastery of the Irish traditional musicianship is complemented by artists such as Anxo Lorenzo on Galician gaita, Nic France on drums and Tonyho dos Santos on trumpet. There are plenty of little nooks and crannies afforded by this diverse range of musicians on a tastefully produced album.
The pair had a whole host of musicians with them on the day including their sister Deirdre, Christy Leahy and Karl Nesbitt.
See some more pictures below.
Tionól 2010
Written by Donal on January 23rd, 2010Cork Pipers’ Club present our 2010 Tionól on March 20 & 21 at the Wilton SMA Hall in Cork. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh and Ciaran Ryan will be providing tuition for the pipes classes on the Saturday from 10am-1pm and again after lunch from 2-4.30pm. Dave Hegarty will provide reedmaking classes at the same times on Saturday and again on Sunday from 10am-12pm to perfect those reeds!
We will hold a session on Saturday March 20 in a nearby pub at which all musicians are welcome.
Please go to the Classes page to register your interest for either beginner or improver classes or the reedmaking course.
Club AGM 2010
Written by Donal on January 20th, 2010The club AGM will take place on Thursday 21st January immediately following the first class of the term. This will take place in the SMA Hall in Wilton at 9pm for at most half an hour. Following the AGM, we will head over to the Viscount Bar for a session.
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