Notes & Narratives: Andy May

Andy May: “Robert Reid: The Northumbrian Perspective”

At our next performance and talk in the Notes & Narratives series, Andy May will discuss the work of pipemaker Robert Reid.

Robert Reid (1784 – 1837) of North Shields was a celebrated pipemaker in both the Irish piping and Northumbrian piping worlds. Reid’s work continues to influence and inspire the work of contemporary pipemakers in both traditions.

Andy May is a full-time musician and pipemaker based in Newcastle. Andy currently performs regularly with The Andy May Trio, Baltic Crossing, and Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies.  Andy has been writing tunes for many years.  Some of these have become session favourites, both in the UK and Scandinavia.  His compositions have been recorded by Frigg, The Shee, The Kathryn Tickell Band and Methera.

As a performer and maker of both Northumbrian and uilleann pipes, Andy is uniquely positioned to explore the work of Robert Reid. This will be Andy’s first visit to Na Píobairí Uilleann and we look forward to hearing him talk and play on the night.

Notes & Narratives will take place at Na Píobairí Uilleann, 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, starting at 8:30pm on Thursday 19th September 2024. Admission is €10 (unwaged / student / retired €5). For those unable to attend in person, it will also be live streamed for free through our channel NPU-TV.

Na Píobairí Uilleann presents Notes & Narratives – a series of monthly performance-based lectures on traditional music, song and dance by some of Ireland’s finest traditional artists.

Supported by The Arts Council.