The Cork Pipers’ Club classes will recommence on September 24 at Wilton SMA Hall.  We will be registering at the same venue on September 21 from 7pm to 730pm.  If you can’t make that and would like to register, please leave a comment here or email me using the details on the Contact page.  Classes will cost €100 for a 12 week term.

For those of you who have loan sets from the club, we will be contacting you shortly as we may need to redistribute loan sets to newer members.  The aim of the loan sets is to give people a flavour of what uilleann pipes are like while you make up your mind if it’s for you but it should be for a short-term basis.

Looking forward to seeing you again.

Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely played a cracking gig upstairs in An Crúibín back in the middle of June.  They were joined onstage by Paul Meehan on guitar, the latest guitarist in Lúnasa.  Kevin and Cillian were touring to launch their album ‘On Common Ground‘ from which they played a lot of sets on the night.  It’s a very strong album and is a worthy addition to any album collection.  Kevin and Cillian mix things up well when they play low whistles on one of my favourite tracks ‘Man from Moyasta’ with a nice intro on the guitar.  Check out this review of the album for more info.

On the night, Niall Vallely joined the lads on stage with his concertina for a few final tunes.  I look forward to the next time they come back to Cork!

There a few more photos in the full set in my Flickr account.