Uilleann piper Brian McNamara
<http://www.piperbrian.com/>http://www.piperbrian.com/
will be performing at the home of Jennifer & Phil Mylod on Monday night July
4th. The concert starts at 7:00, with an open session to follow at 9:00 -
the donation is $15.00 or more. Seating will be limited and RSVP is
suggested <MylodLaw@comcast.net> to assure a seat or to get driving
directions.
Internationally respected as a performer and tutor, Brian McNamara hails
from a musically rich rural region (County Leitrim) of Ireland which has
produced notable musicians past and present and which has been prominently
associated with the preservation and performance of Irish Traditional Music.
Introduced to the Uilleann pipes in 1979, Brian has become renowned
nationally and internationally for his unique musical style and repertoire.
As a winner of multiple All-Ireland titles at Junior and Senior level
during the 1980s, he became a regular member of concert tour groups and now
travels extensively as a solo performer and tutor. Brian has been a
frequent guest on National and International radio and television over the
past 20 years and participated in a number of documentaries for television.
He has also been the subject of numerous interviews in piping and Irish
Music related publications.
Though he plays a number of instruments including flute and whistle, it is
as an Uilleann piper that he is best known. He is a noted for playing both
‘Concert’ pitched and ‘flat’ pitched pipes as evidenced by his recordings.
The pipes currently played by Brian are the products of some of the finest
contemporary pipe makers.
Brian’s style is regarded as unique against the backdrop of modern piping
styles. It has been nurtured by the strong influences of his principal
teacher Peter Maguire and the very strong influences of his immediate
family environment. It has been described as a beautifully sweet,
articulate, controlled, staccato yet flowing style underpinned by definite
phrasing and strong rhythm.