Schedule
Workshop and Presentation Descriptions
"A Forensic Look at Touhey's Taylor"
"The Life and Music of Al Purcell"
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"Pipers at World's Fairs and the Image of the Irish"
"The Life and Music of piper Mike Scanlon"
Originally from Co. Mayo who spent most of his life in Boston & Cleveland.
"The Hanafin Brothers"
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"Slow Air Playing Of Touhey"
In this workshop, we will be focusing on the slow air playing of Touhey in a semi-open/semi-closed style, which was mentioned by Tom Busby.
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"The Piping of Michael Gallagher"
The Leitrim/New York piper Michael Gallagher was a fantastic musician, and his commercial recordings from the 1920s showcase incredible phrasing, rhythm, and technique. We’ll study a few tunes from Gallagher’s repertoire, taking a look at the sophisticated finger work that made his piping so unique and effective. After a brief introduction to the life and music of Gallagher, this workshop will move on to a typical pipes-on teaching format, featuring listening, demonstration, and phrase-by-phrase group learning on the pipes.