I’m really trying to find a UP teacher in Melbourne, Australia (or in the state of Victoria). Does anyone have any suggestions??? I know that there is a UP teacher for the Music Under The Mountains (which is actually my area now that its not in TAS anymore), does he live in VIC???
Thanks
While you’re waiting for a reply, M.H., try posting in the Teachers Wanted Forum. Could be someone with the info doesn’t peruse the Pipes Forum for some reason. Not that I can think of any (okay, y’all, no smart remarks from the peanut gallery 
), but you never know.
Hi there Mad Hatter,
The Music under the Mountains instructor is actually a resident of Canberra.
If you search this Forum there is another mention of a School being run around New Year, in Vic. I think the instructor for that School is from Adelaide.
Regards
Jimbo
PS: Try this: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=40903&highlight=l42b
Hi Everyone this is the email about the Lake School in Koroit Victoria that Felix Meagher the organizer of the event sent me. This is a general destribution email that is sent to anyone that is interested in attending the school and has a general overview of the event and will be posted on the website at a later stage. So I’m sure that’d he’d be happy for me to post it here. For privacy reasons I have omitted his contact details from this post, to avoide Felix getting bombarded with spam emails and cranck calls etc.
Lake School Launch July 22 2006
at Micky Bourke’s Hotel, KoroitThe eighth annual Lake School which is to be staged in Koroit, [which will be held in] Victoria in [between] January 2-7 2007…
…(out of date information about the laucnh evening was cut)…
As well as launching the regular Lake School program of tuition, concerts and ceilidhes this year the Lake School will be programing for the first time ever - The Paddy O’Neill Music Awards. This award encourages young celtic artists aged 16-25 with free tuition and recording time in a professional studio, as well as assistance in creating a band or performing troupe. Other new events in 2007 will be the Poets Brunch, and the Learn Enough Gaelic to go to a B-B-Q workshops. The Spud Poets Award (featuring Marcia Howard) and tuition in uilleann pipes, new in 2006, will continue in 2007
The program for 2007 will also include a children’s program, and tutors Sean Kenan (fiddle), Lynnelle Moran (flute), Ade Kelly (bodhran), Jack Brennan (pipes and whistle), Vince Brophy and Tommy Carty (guitar). A new face in 2007 will be dance tutor Geraldine Ryan
The AGM of the Koroit Community Association Inc will be held at 5pm before the launch. Tickets include a buffet meal $25.
If you whish to get access to Felix’s contact details if your serious in attending please contact me via PM and I’ll froward them privatly. I attended this event last year and enjoyed the easy going atmosphere of the place. There was a really nice ‘no ego’ vibe to the session night and it was expected that anyone who turned up with an instrument would play. Even if it was one or two songs. You really did feel welcome.
Cheers L42B 