Failte
Armagh Pipers Club
14 Victoria Street
Armagh BT61 9DT
Northern Ireland

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14th William Kennedy Piping Festival 14th - 18th November 2007, Armagh City
2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Piping Exhibition Launch and Reception
Saint Patrick's Trian - 7.30pm
Admission: Free
Saint Patrick's Trian - 8.30pm
Admission: Free

8.30 - Brian Vallely: "Irish Pipers through the eyes of 18th/19th century artists"

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Saint Patrick's Trian - 10am
Admission: Free

10.00 - Mike Paterson: "World view of piping"

11.15 - Allan MacDonald: "Piobaireachd issues"

Lunchtime Session
The Stage Bar & Bistro - 1pm
Admission: Free

Lunchtime session with Eric Montbel (cornemuse), Allan MacDonald and Hamish Moore (both on Scottish small pipes).

Saint Patrick's Trian - 2pm
Admission: Free

2.00 - Eric Montbel: "Chabretas, les Cornemuses a Miroirs du Limousin" ("Mirror Pipes from Limousin")

3.15 - Barnaby Brown: "The Triple pipes"

Highland Piping Concert
The Market Place - 7.30pm
Admission: £10 (£8 conc)
Friday, November 16, 2007
Saint Patrick's Trian - 10am
Admission: Free

10.00 - Hamish Moore: "The revival of bellows blown pipes"

11.15 - Ken McLeod: "The world of O'Mealy"

Schools Concert
The Market Place - 11am
Admission: Through school invitations

Schools concert with Topanga, Ivan Georgiev, Barry Kerr and Mike Katz.

Lunchtime Session
The Stage Bar & Bistro - 1pm
Admission: Free

Lunchtime session with Ivan Georgiev (Bulgarian Gaida), Denis Brooks (uilleann pipes), Barnaby Brown (triplepipe) & Gianluca Dessi (guitar), Topanga featuring Eric Montbel (cornemuse), Bruno Le Tron (diatonic accordion) & Laurence Charrier (harmonium).

Saint Patrick's Trian - 2pm
Admission: Free

2.00 - Joshua Dickson: "Practice-based Piping Scholarship: an overview"

3.00 - Hugh Cheape: "Bellows blown pipes"

4.00 - Seán Donnelly: "Historic perspectives"

Live Radio Broadcast
The Market Place - 6.30pm
Admission: Free

Live recording of BBC radio programme 'Blas'.

World Piping Concert 1
The Market Place - 7.30pm
Admission: £11 (£9 conc)

with

  • Seán Óg Potts, Ciarán Tourish, Steve Cooney & Jim Higgins
  • The Nikola Parov Quartet with Theodosii Spassov (Bulgaria/Hungary)
  • Espido featuring Guadi Gallego (Galicia)
  • Iain MacDonald, Iain MacFarlane & Allan Henderson (Scotland)
  • Session
    The Railway Bar (Mickey Kelly's) - 10pm
    Admission: Free

    Session in The Railway Bar with Richard Lucey (accordion), Diarmuid O'Brien (fiddle), Martin Meehan (flute) & Ciarán Coughlan (piano).

    Session
    Edward O'Neill's (Red Ned's Bar) - 10pm
    Admission: Free

    Session in Red Ned's with Francis McIlduff, Michael O'Connell, Darragh Murphy and Jarlath Henderson (all uilleann pipes)

    Session
    The Stage Bar & Bistro - 10pm
    Admission: Free

    Session in Stage Bar & Bistro with Gay, Conor and Seán McKeon, Denis Brooks (all uilleann pipes).

    Saturday, November 17, 2007
    St. Patrick's Grammar School - 10am

  • singing class for children (4-8) with Karan Casey
  • uilleann pipes with Francis McIlduff, Ronan Browne, Gay, Conor and Seán McKeon, Denis Brooks, Darragh Murphy, Cillian Vallely and Michael O'Connell
  • uilleann pipes reed making with Joe Kennedy
  • highland pipes with Mike Katz and Allan MacDonald
  • Scottish small pipes with Hamish Moore
  • flute with Iain MacDonald, Harry Bradley
  • fiddle with Allan Henderson, Diarmuid O'Brien, Iain MacFarlane
  • singing with Róisín Elsafty (Irish), Rita Gallagher (English) and Ciarán Ó Gealbhain (Irish and English)
  • bodhrán with Brian Morrissey
  • concertina with Niall Vallely
  • button accordion with Richard Lucey
  • piano accompaniment with Ciarán Coughlan
  • the music of Central France with Eric Montbel & Topanga
  • Balkan music with the Nikola Parov Quartet
  • dance music in Scotland with Hamish Moore

  • For more detailed information have a look a the workshop timetable

    Primate's Chapel - 12.30pm
    Admission: £5

    with

  • Barnaby Brown (Scotland)
  • Mick O'Brien (Ireland)
  • Pauline Cato (Northumberland)
  • François Lazarevitch (France)
  • Javier Sáinz (Spain)
  • Lunchtime Session
    The Stage Bar & Bistro - 1pm
    Admission: Free

    Lunchtime session with Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Jarlath Henderson, Barry Kerr (all uilleann pipes) & Martin Meehan (flute).

    Pipes & Song
    Saint Patrick's Trian - 2.30pm
    Admission: £5
    World Piping Concert 2
    The Studio Theatre - 5pm
    Admission: £5

    with

  • Jarlath Henderson and friends
  • Topanga featuring Eric Montbel (France)
  • Ivan Georgiev (Bulgaria), Nikola Parov Quartet (Hungary) and Theodosii Spassov (Bulgaria)
  • Festival Concert
    The Market Place - 8pm
    Admission: £15 (£12 conc)

    with

  • Capercaillie (Scotland) and special guests
  • Niall, Cillian and Caoimhín Vallely with Karan Casey, Brian Finnegan, Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Paul Meehan, Trevor Hutchinson and Brian Morrissey
  • MC: Brian Mullen
  • Session
    The Railway Bar (Mickey Kelly's) - 10pm
    Admission: Free

    Session in The Railway Bar with Harry Bradley (flute), Niall Vallely (concertina), Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn (uilleann pipes) & Paul Meehan (guitar).

    Session
    Edward O'Neill's (Red Ned's Bar) - 10pm
    Admission: Free

    Session in Red Ned's with Allan MacDonald, Hamish Moore & Mike Katz (all Scottish small pipes), Iain MacDonald (flute), Iain MacFarlane & Allan Henderson (fiddles).

    Session
    The Stage Bar & Bistro - 10pm
    Admission: Free

    Session in Stage Bar & Bistro with Richard Lucey (accordion), Brian Morrissey (banjo), Darragh Murphy (uilleann pipes) & Ciarán Coughlan (piano).

    Sunday, November 18, 2007
    St. Patrick's Grammar School - 10.30am

    Lunchtime Session
    The Stage Bar & Bistro - 1pm
    Admission: Free

    Lunchtime Session with Harry Bradley, Iain MacDonald, Brian Finnegan & Martin Meehan (all flutes).

    Primate's Chapel - 2pm
    Admission: £5

    with

  • Barnaby Brown (Scotland)
  • Mick O'Brien (Ireland)
  • Pauline Cato (Northumberland)
  • François Lazarevitch (France)
  • Javier Sáinz (Spain)
  • Uilleann Pipes Concert
    The Market Place - 7pm
    Admission: £9 (£6 conc)
    Final session
    The Stage Bar & Bistro - 9pm
    Admission: Free
    Armagh City and District Council Armagh Pipers Club Arts Council Northern Ireland ULTACH Trust Gael Linn Foras na Gaeilge Heritage Lottery Fund European Union Armagh City Hotel Colmcille sponsors