Time, Date & Location:

10:30am-4pm, Saturday 1st March, An Droichead.

The Tutor:

Patrick O’ Hare is an Uilleann piper and pipe maker from Belfast. He began playing the tin whistle at 9 and then began the pipes at 12. As a piper he has travelled extensively throughout the world as both a soloist and with various groups. His most prolific group work was with The McPeake family and Craobh Rua. He learned much of his music with the Mc Peake family and credits Francis McPeake III with being the inspiration for his journey with the Uilleann pipes.

As a reedmaker Paddy has established himself as one of the foremost authorities in the world today. His recent publication “A Guide to Reedmaking For The Uilleann Pipes”, launched at the Leo Rowsome Commemorative event in Na Piobairi Uilleann in 2013, is now one of the most popular publications on the subject today and is considered a benchmark for learning reedmaking for the Uilleann Pipes.

The Workshop:

This reed-making workshop is open to all pipers over the age of 12 years. A morning session will run 10:30am -12:30pm, a break for lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm and then an afternoon session 1:30pm-4pm.

Cost and booking:

Registration is £20 or £15 for current members/students of BelfastTrad (to avail of discount enter the code MEMBER on checkout).

Places are limited and booking is essential.

If sold out, click here to be added to the reserve list.