January Newsletter
Meeting Recap
Well, well, well! It’s a new year and we’re starting off with a bang! Our first meeting of the year had a great turn out. We even managed to vote on new board members. They are as follows:
Chair: David Perkins
Vice Chair: Dylan Bloom
Secretary: David Perkins
Treasurer: Rod Margason
Congratulations, and my deepest sympathies.
Walsh Tune Book
A reminder that our infamous Walsh Tune Books are now available for sale on our website. They are a very limited quanitity, and the ability to reprint is unknown, so get yours while you can! Due to the limitations of our website, International order must be done via email rather than through the website. If you live outside the United States, please contact us at hello@irishpipersclub.com with your address so we can calculate shipping.
Here is a direct to the book in our shop: The Cumann Na bPiobairi Collection of Pipe-Friendly Tunes by John Walsh
Workshops & Concerts
Joey Abarta Workshop & Concert Recap
We were fortunate to have Joey Abarta join us this past weekend for an excellent piping workshop and house concert. Huge thanks to Joey for coming all the way from Boston, and to everyone who showed up. We had an excellent turn out at both events. See for yourself!
In my humble opinion Joey’s concepts on piping are profound, approachable, and practical to pipers of all levels. And his style of piping demonstrates all that and more. If you ever get the chance to see Joey live, please do. But until then, I’d suggest buying his albums!
Joey Abarta’s Bandcamp
WEST COAST TIONOL: LA
Remember the West Coast Tionol will be in LA this year. President’s Day weekend, Feb. 16-18. For more information you can see last months newsletter here: December Newsletter, or email Larry Dunn.
Bit’s & Bobs
I came across some great recordings on Johnny Doran recently. Perhaps you’ve come across them yourself, but if not here is a chance to familiarize yourself with one of uilleann piping’s greatest legends. And if you have, then you probably want to listen to him again anyways. The first video is actually a documentary, I believe from an old radio program. The second is the “Complete Recordings” of Johnny Doran. Enjoy!
As I was at the session last night, the legendary Kieran O’Mahony shared this excellent article with me about the making of Crowely pipes. The article comes from the Cork Pipers Club. It’s a great and fairly short read, so have a look!
Crowley Pipemakers by John Mitchell of the Cork Pipers Club.
That’s it for now. See you all at the next meeting!
