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Mick O'Brien as guest piperWe're happy to announce that Mick O'Brien will be returning as the guest piper at the 2010 Tionol of the Dutch Uilleann Pipers Club.Born in Dublin, Ireland, Mick began his musical education on the Uilleann pipes in the renowned Thomas Street Pipers Club in Dublin. His father Dinny O`Brien, a traditional "box" player, was also a constant source of tunes and inspiration. Mick recorded his first LP with his family when he was 13 years old. He later joined Na Pionairi Uilleann, an organisation founded to promote piping, where he absorbed hundreds of tunes and refined his technique. His playing can be heard on numerous recordings with artists such as The Dubliners, Frankie Gavin and the RTE Concert Orchestra. Mick has toured extensively and given master classes throughout Europe and North America. His highly acclaimed solo CD of traditional Irish music; "May Morning Dew" was released in 1996. In 2003, Mick released Kitty Lie Over along with fiddler Caoimhín ó Raghallaigh. It was named No.1 Traditional Album of 2003. The 25th annual Dutch Tionol will take place on the weekend of the 24th-26th of September.
The Dutch Uilleann Pipers Club welcomes anyone with an interest in the Uilleann pipes, players of any level, prospective players, and non-players alike. To become a member of NVUP simply send us an E-mail. If you want to participate in this year's Tionol please fill out the booking form. |
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Today is 31/7/2010
55 days, to the Tionol! (24/09/2010) 25 years NVUP Tionols 1985 Eugene Lambe 1986 Nick Adams 1987 Neillidh Mulligan 1988 Nollaigh McCarthy 1989 Tommy Reck 1990 Alain Froment 1991 Ronan Browne 1992 Mick O'Brien 1993 Brian Gallagher 1994 Tommy Keane 1995 Kevin Rowsome 1996 Neillidh Mulligan 1997 Sean Talty (cancelled) 1998 Tommy McCarthy 1999 Brian MacNamara 2000 Leo Rickard 2001 Kevin Rowsome 2002 Mick O'Brien/Brian Vallely/Jarleth Henderson 2003 Johannes Schiefner 2004 Pat Broderick 2005 Mikey Smyth 2006 Brian Mac Aodha 2007 Tiarnán Ó Duinnchin 2008 Martin Nolan 2009 Ronan Browne |
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