Na Píobairí Uilleann

Chairman, NPU

An Píobaire

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6 5 6 20101217 6 O n the 17th of November, SOURCE, our new content-focussed website, was officially launched by Pat Moylan, the Chairman of the Arts Council. In her address she paid tribute to the work of Na Píobairí Uilleann over the four decades of its existence in campaigning for the promotion of the uilleann pipes in Ireland and through- out the world. She had particular praise for our premises in Henrietta Street, and remarked about how it has become well- known as a cultural resource in the city of Dublin. In 2008 and 2009, thanks to funding from the Arts Council, Na Píobairí Uilleann filmed the working methods of four master pipe makers around the world. The result was many hours of footage covering all aspects of making the instrument. In considering the best method for deployment of the material, it became clear, given the volume of material and the requirement for backup documentation, that issuing the video on conventional DVD for- mat was not a viable approach. Rather, what was required was the ability to deploy large amounts of video and to organize the clips into meaningful sequential steps with the option of backup photographs, plans and doc- uments for each clip. In exploring this approach, it became obvious that such a web based platform could also be used to deploy other media content and arrange it into Galleries and so the idea of the SOURCE took shape. S OURCE provides access to a vast underly- ing digital media database comprising, in addition to hundreds of pipe-making and reed-making video clips, literally thousands of video clips of the best of Irish Traditional Music built up from our monthly recital series over the last five years. SOURCE also provides a platform for our instructional tutor video series covering beginner, intermediate and advanced tunes. Other Galleries include selections from our audio and photo archive including thousands of high quality photographs of classic instruments. Arts Council Chairman Pat Moylan launching SOURCE Terry Moylan ~ Website ~ SOURCE

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