We are very excited in the Southern California Uilleann Pipers Club to be welcoming PIPERLINK to The Neighborhood Church of Pasadena on May 10th, 2009.
Featuring uilleann pipers Gay McKeon & Tommy Keane, eminent folklorist Seán Donnelly, and vocalist Muireann Nic Ambhlaoibh.
To make your reservation please email Larry Dunn at larry@socalpipers.com
See you there!!!
Pat.
Details of the whole tour here: http://www.pipers.ie/events/_090308PiperlinkUSA.htm
Specifics on the Pasadena performance May 10 here: http://www.socalpipers.com
Tell your friends to come and bring their mothers!
-Larry
I printed the info and gave it to someone that I work with. She said that she definitely go, and she’ll insist that her family goes as a Mothers Day gift.
I don’t know that my wife will let me out though.
B-bump!
It’s this weekend folkees!
Pat.
I’m very excited to say I’ll be making the trip there from AZ this Sunday with a small caravan of local pipers and a supporting wife. Looking forward to it!
That’s great news! To be on the safe side it might be a good idea to contact larry@socalpipers.com to make a reservation. We are hoping for a good turn out 
Pat.
We made our reservation earlier this week- didn’t want to risk missing it!
I hope you all are planning on having a few lefty bags there so that us freaks don’t feel too left out 
Oh, I didn’t know you were a lefty, you never said you were a lefty 
PD.
Yeah, there are two of us coming who are right-handed in the real world but (for some god-forsaken reason) left handed in the whistle/pipes world. I’m actually just getting started and haven’t secured a practice set yet but I’m looking forward to an educational trip to Pasadena.
Cheers!
Johnny
If you need a second fix, pop on up to Salt Lake City next Wednesday the 13th. Last stop on the tour and sure to be a complete raging party!
Yes.
Hey Pat - You guys Jonesing for your show tomorrow? We’re expecting a full report now!
Couple of vids from the Berkeley show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnVXbFW5M6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slKm_TC_6Bw
David
It was a very nice show in Pasadena and a real pleasure to meet Gay McKeon and Tommy Keane. The history that Sean Donnelly provided was quite interesting as well, though I could have enjoyed an even more in-depth review of some of the many faces in the old photos. I’ve always heard about the blind pipers and they were referenced in the pictures but I’ve yet to hear a name attached to any one of them (or a recording).
Mr. D’Arcy, it was a pleasure to meet you as well!
Johnny
Likewise Johnny. It was a shame it was such a short visit. I felt bad not being able to sit and have a few tunes with you both, especially after you coming so far!
Sounds like you need to get yourself a copy of Francis O’Neill’s “Irish Minstrels and Musicians”. Most of the photos used came from that book and it is laden with wonderful history about pipers from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Pipemaker Bill Haneman on his website has this book, along with other out of print books, to read and print at your leasure, a fantastic resource! I do like the actual book in hand though I have to say. Have a look on http://www.abe.com to start with if you want a physical copy. Not cheap but completely necessary in my opinion.
All the best,
Pat.
Was well worth the drive! Even if we did almost die!
Was nice meeting you Pat… I was the tall skinny young fellow in the black shirt with Johnny etc from Phoenix. (Eric Wilson)
Looking forward to another event soon out there, or maybe out here???
Cheers,
-Eric
Wellll… Martin Nolan will be out here Saturday August 1st to give workshops at S.C.U.P.C. H.Q. in S.J.C. south of L.A.X. in the O.C. so keep that in mind.
Pat.
Careful, Pat. That’s too many of those letter thingies for pipers, y’know. They get through A,B,C,D,E,F,G … then become terribly confused.
O.K. 
P.D.
Before it gets lost in the alphabet soup, I just wanted to say thanks to the Piperlink crew for a great performance, The Neighborhood Church for the wonderful venue and staff, the locals who pitched in (you know who you are) and to all who attended (I’ll deal with the rest of you later).
-Larry