The simple answer to your question is - NO!
Fair point PJ.OK 2/3rd of Ulster is in the UK in the statelet known as Northern Ireland or as is commonly called in the media over here The Province.
Apologies to Donegal Cavan agus Monaghan but ye knew wot I meant 
Uilliam
I heard that NPU have just secured massive funding for an impressive, state-of-the-art venue, interpretive center and Northern administrative headquarters.
It will be an important new focal point for the traditional Arts in the North of Ireland and will be run on the philosophy of full access for people of all cultural persuasions in the North.
The first phase of the construction of the new center (the ‘drop in’ centre, CD shop and cafe) is due to commence early next year on Rathlin Island.
Regards,
Harry.
Since when?
While I admire your valiant attempt to defend NPU’s position from the banks of the Missouri perhaps the climate in the midwest has affected your ability to engage in discourse in a resoned fashion.
Having spent 31 of my 35 years in Dublin, the climate here hasn’t done that much damage yet.
I was merely asking this forum’s members if they had noticed NPU’s apparent attempts to exclude northern musicians from their calendar of events.
I don’t think it’s a deliberate attempt to exclude musicians just because they’re from a certain part of the country. NPU is a Dublin based pipers club and thats where they go to find musicians for the weekly/monthly events.
I did get a “great pipe” today though (Oooooohhhhr, Maytron!): Just took delivery of a Jim Wenham D chanter. Very nice stick.
Oooohh you are awrful!! Very nice Brother Bradley. Mr Wenham has been turning out some nice stuff of late.
The first phase of the construction of the new center (the ‘drop in’ centre, CD shop and cafe) is due to commence early next year on Rathlin Island.
This just in from Reuters.
“As part of their world wide domination, NPU’s Pat Mitchel has just turned the sod of the foundations for NPU’s soon to be completed annex in Ulan Battar.
Respected pipe maker, Donax Al Vindaloo, from Sialkot was very dissapointed that the new office didn’t go to the mecca of modern pipemaking, Pakistan. The Mexicans weren’t happy either.”
Tommy
Nice one, T.
BTW, Donal, who made the pipes you are learning on?
Regards,
“H”
“J” that lineup is indeed impressive! I saw that “four nations” piping concert in Glasgow in August and it was very interesting- Mick O Brien on uilleann pipes, doing elaborate arrangements with Northumbrian pipes, Scottish smallpipes, and the Musette Du Cour.
Northern Ireland musicians…Here’s one I’ve recently added to my collection. Pretty darn good BTW.
http://www.rhapsody.com/album/soundneighbourscontemporarymusicfromnorthernireland
I know that in Utah, we go out of our way to preclude ANY of these no-talent wannabe’s the likes of David Power and Tommy Martin from ever attending our festivities. Shit - they’re not even MORMON!!! They have no business in Zion and since they seem to just show up at tionóls anyway uninvited and unwanted, the least we can do is subject them to all the bountiful goodness that God has seen fit to bestow those of us behind the Zion curtain: Polygamy Porter and many beautiful blondes.
Although, now that I’ve since moved far far away myself, I’m sure I’m no longer welcome either! B*stards! 
(serves me and my own variety of very half-assed piping right!)
The website ye quote is only available in the US fat lot o feckin good that is to the rest o the world 
Slán Agat 
Uilliam
This is misleading. The three people most involved in the foundation of NPU were Breandán Breathnach (Dublin), Séamus Mac Mathúna (Clare) and Sean Reid (Fermanagh/Clare).
While all these undoubtedly had connections of one kind or another with the ‘old’ Dublin Pipers Club, such connections were not the crucial factor in their coming together. The Dublin Piper’s Club was, if anything, the model that they were trying to supplant.
As for the idea that it has only become ‘international’ in recent years, a glance even at the photographs of the early meetings will reveal that the attendances included members from Britain, America and various parts of Europe.
Our aims were not to promote piping ‘in Dublin’, by default or otherwise. The largest bloc of members resided in Dublin, and we were based there. Therefore it was quite natural that activities would easily take place there, but from the beginning efforts were always made, within the resources available to us, to bring our message to all parts of the country. The deliberate policy of holding the annual tionól in locations outside the capital was an aspect of this.
Terry Moylan
The deliberate policy of holding the annual tionól in locations outside the capital was an aspect of this
I believe this has fallen by the wayside because of hotels being either too expensive or shocking dumps.
We need a benefactor with a mansion - any takers? Pref with indoor swimming pool to raise the humidity if not on W coast!
I still think that NPU ought to do a midwinter tionól in Thailand…
Welcome to C&F, Terry! It’s not always as bad as some of the references to NPU might lead you to believe.
I look forward to your post count making slow but steady progress from its current pristine 1.
Moylan has no place here: He knows what he’s talking about.
H.
I resent that. We’re surly, not ignorant!! 
I understood perfectly well what ye where on about.Fact is ye still cannot get onto the site unless ye are in Amerikay…so perleaz do not send me any more PMs telling me what mood to be in and then taking the piss re my use of language.Both of which is my choice.
Slán Agat
Uilliam