NPU Annual Tionól – Sligo
Class bookings
Class bookings for reedmaking and uilleann pipes can be made by phoning +353 (0)1 873 0093 or emailing info@pipers.ie with your name.
Spaces are limited. Class fees are as follows and are payable by phone in advance or on the day:
Two-day reedmaking: €50
One-day uilleann pipes: €30
Hotel bookings
For room reservations at the Riverside Hotel please book directly with the hotel on +353 (0)71 91 94480. Please mention that you are attending the Tionól when booking to secure the agreed prices for the weekend. The cost is €145 per person sharing including Bed and Breakfast and one evening meal on Saturday.
Programme
Friday 24th May
Reedmaking with Louis Priour & Mick O’Brien 3 – 7pm
Young Pipers’ Recital 8 – 9pm
Piper’s Chair 9 – 10pm
Saturday 25th May
Uilleann Pipes Classes 10.30am – 3.30pm (break 12.30 – 13.30) with Fionnán Mac Gabhann, Kieran Joy and Marion McCarthy
Reedmaking with Louis Priour & Mick O’Brien
10.30am – 3.30pm (break 12.30 – 13.30)
AGM 4 – 5.30pm
Dinner 6.30 – 8.00pm
Piping Recital with Robbie Hannan, Brian McNamara, Emer Mayock and Paul Harrigan 9 – 10.30pm
Sunday 26th May
Lecture with John Touhy 11 – 12.30 – ‘Piping in the North West: An overview of counties Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon’
Group Photograph 12.30
