Michael "Blackie" O'Connell as guest piper

We're happy to announce that Michael "Blackie" O'Connell will be the guest piper at the 2011 Tionol of the Dutch Uilleann Pipers Club.
Michael is one of the most exciting young uilleann pipers on the Traditional Circuit. He was taught the uilleann pipes by the great Limerick piper Mickey Dunne and is heavily influenced by the playing of Paddy Keenan, who is a regular visitor to his home in Clare, and the great Johnny Doran. Blackie is a regular guest at the Armagh Pipers Club and has toured extensively with various dance troupes in the USA, China, Taiwan and Dubai, including a performance in Carnegie Hall in 1998! He has been playing the pipes from a young age and is currently performing mostly in the Ennis and Doolin area of County Clare. At concerts and sessions Michael O'Connell performs with gusto, and audiences are swept away by his exuberant and fast flowing piping style.

The 26th annual Dutch Tionol will take place on the weekend of the 23th-25th 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.

Today is 8/2/2012
-137 days,
to the Tionol!
(23/09/2011)

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
2010 Mick O'Brien