Excited to be working on a new project ! Tempest featuring Luke Ward, Brendan Mulholland, and Blàithin McCann.
Looking forward to few gigs with the guys this May in Brittany. New music coming soon !
Looking forward to being back in Armagh playing with Luke Ward at this years WKPF! Plenty of great acts on to check out
March 2022
Delighted the new album with Luke Ward has been included by Songlines in the top 10 Best new albums from around the world!
March 2022
November 2021: First musical travel in a good while! Had a few nice gigs with Brendan Mulholland and Luke Ward and a few fun days teaching the Uilleann pipers group on Texel Island. Amazing to see the popularity and level of Uilleann piping in the Netherlands.
Ennis Trad Fest is back! Looking forward to launching a new album with the talented bouzouki player Luke Ward. Queens hotel Ennis at 2;15 on Sat 13th November. Free entry !
3rd Oct 2021. We had some fun recording a track with the Glengormley Uilleann pipers for the upcoming Cd to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Glengormley School of Traditional Music.
2nd October 2021. Flute and piping workshops in the Glens Comhaltas Cushendun.
Upcoming Event: 24th and 25th July 2021
I’m delighted to be invited to teach a two day course on key making at Na Píobairí Uilleann’s PipeCraft Training Centre. It will take place on Saturday 24th until Sunday 25th July 2021. Please check out www.pipers.ie for booking info
July 2020
Recently made concert pitch Uilleann pipe Chanter
Newtonia with Stainless steel
Feb 2020: Here are a few photos of a recent repair job on a Mopane wooden flute where the key block had been badly damaged. I used my stepping type wood joint for best strength. The works good as new and the wood will darken down with time to match the original.
March 2019
Pipe making underway
May 2018
Exciting new addition to the website, Flute making !
10th April 2018
I was delighted to be a part of the opening performance of The Freedom of Belfast City at The Ulster Hall. The presentation was made to George Mitchell and Bill Clinton and acknowledged the efforts of these men towards the Good Friday Agreement and the peace which we now have. The performance presented some recently music composed by Belfast fiddler Conor Caldwell. A great addition to the tradition.
April 2018
Just back from a fantastic day at Rostrevor. Thanks to Michael McConville and Warrenpoint Comhaltas for organising the day, the tunes were flying. Some great talent to watch out for from this part of the country!
March 2018
A massive loss to the piping community , Liam O'Flynn sadly passed away on the 14th of March 2018. His contribution to piping and traditional music was immense. Liams' music was a big influence on myself and many. He will be greatly missed.
December 2017,
Some fanstic news. Uilleann piping has been recognised by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a symbol of intangiable cultural heritage of Ireland. Congratulations to Na Piobairi Uilleann for their work towards this recognition.
Looking forward to get back to the teaching this September, Come along to the classes for some tunes and craic !
8th , 9th August 2017.
I had the pleasure of being invited to teach a two day reed making workshop at the Pipe Craft Centre in Dublin, The workshops were hosted by Na Piobairi Uilleann, society of Uilleann pipers and were a success as each student completed a crowing reed and made progress developing thier skills using the tools required. Great to see the enthusiasm for reedmaking !
Up coming Reed making workshop
Reed Making for Uilleann Pipes with Aaron O'Hagan
Learn to make an Uilleann Pipe reed from start to finish with Belfast
piper and pipe maker Aaron O’Hagan.
Date: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Time: 2pm
Location: Ulster University, York Street
A recently finished set of uilleann pipes in the key of C. Sound clips below !
25th March 2017
I was privileged to teach at the John Kennedy Weekend up in Ballycastle. The weekend was orgaised to celebrate the contribution of John Kennedy to traditional msuic of county Antrim. It was a great weekend of tunes and craic. Very encouraging to see such a strong piping community in Ballycastle.
Looking forward to teaching the reed making workshop at Na Píobairi Uilleanns Breandán Breathnach Commemoration event. It will be held at 15 Henrietta St, Dublin on Saturday 5th December. Classes run from 10 am to 3;30pm. For booking, contact Na Píobairí Uilleann on 018730093 or email info@pipers.ie
Delighted to be teaching a reed making workshop at the Soma festival in Castlewellan, Co. Down on the 18th of July. Looks like it will be a great festival, with loads of great gigs. Paddy Keenan will be teaching the first workshop of the day beginning at 11am followed by an opportunity to try the pipes and my reed making workshop at 3:30pm http://www.somafestival.com/event/piping-tionol/