Na Píobairí Uilleann

Na Píobairí Uilleann (Irish pronunciation: [n̪ˠa pʲiʊ̟bˠaɾʲi ɪlʲən̪ˠ ], meaning "The Uilleann Pipers") is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the Irish Uilleann pipes and its music.[1]

Na Píobairí Uilleann
Pipers Club
AbbreviationNPU
PredecessorDublin Pipers Club
Formation1968
FounderBreandán Breathnach and other pipers
TypeIrish Music
PurposePromotion of the Uilleann pipes and Irish music
HeadquartersHenrietta Street
Coordinates53°21′09″N 6°16′12″W
Official language
Irish, English
Chairman
Tommy Keane
Secretary
Noel Pocock
Donnacha Dwyer, Sheila Friel, Dave Hegarty, Ken Lynam, Padraic Mac Mathúna, Kieran O’Hare, Sorcha Potts, Kevin Rowsome
Staff
Gay Mc Keon (CEO)
Websitepipers.ie

Organisation

NPU was founded in 1968 in Dublin, Ireland under the impetus of researcher and collector Breandán Breathnach and pipers such as Seamus Ennis, Leo Rowsome and Paddy Moloney (of the Chieftains), many of whom had played with the Dublin Pipers Club.[2] A Tionól (meeting) of pipers in Bettystown Co Meath in April 1968 had been organised by Breathnach and by Séamus Mac Mathúna who wrote to some 100 pipers in Ireland and abroad for a gathering to revive piping. [3] Its headquarters are located in Henrietta Street, Dublin, in a restored Georgian building with facilities for many activities. Membership of the organisation is now spread throughout Ireland, England, Scotland, Continental Europe, North America and Australia.[4] Among the notable musicians associated with NPU are:

Activities

The goals and activities of the organization are numerous. Regular classes on piping technique, pipe making, and reed making are taught to students of all ages and abilities. NPU is also making a major effort to re-master and re-release recordings of deceased masters of the instrument as well as record living masters. The club offers a wide range of tutorial materials including DVDs, CDs, and books.[6]

Recordings (selection)
  • Sean McAloon, Stor Píobaireachta (Piping from the Archives), Na Píobairí Uilleann, 2004
  • Robbie Hannan, Finbarr Dwyer. The Tempest. Na Píobairí Uilleann, 2008. Vol. 3 of the series Ace and Deuce of Piping.[7]
  • Paddy Keenan, Mick Coyne, Nollaig Mac Carthaigh: Piper’s Choice Volume 3 Understand the art of uilleann piping[8]

Books (selection)
  • Reedmaking Made Easy, Dave Hegarty, Na Píobairí Uilleann, Dublin, 1983
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gollark: That would make it indestructible too.
gollark: WHY would it come to their attention?
gollark: So its ONLY property is that the foundation can't contain it?
gollark: Apollyon means "it will destroy everything ææææææææææææææ", although it seems to be disliked now.

See also

References
  1. Breandán Breathnach: Folk Music and Dances of Ireland, Mercier Press, Cork. 1983. ISBN 0-85342-509-4. p. 78
  2. Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 383. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
  3. https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/new-film-is-piping-up-for-the-revival-of-the-uileann-pipes-307815.html
  4. Article by Breandán Breathnach, 1980, reproduced at
  5. Patrons Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Na Piobairi Uilleann Homepage
  7. OCLC record number 276956142 viewed on 26 June 2010
  8. NPU
  • Vallely, Fintan (1999), The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-8802-5.
  • Ó Canainn, Tomás, Traditional Music in Ireland, Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1978, ISBN 0-7100-0021-9.
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