Na Píobairí Uilleann

Chairman, NPU

An Píobaire

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7 5 14 20111214 14 ~ REPORTS ~ South Downs Uilleann Pipers F OLLOWING RECENT DISCUSSIONS with our friends of the South West Association of Uilleann Pipers (SWAUP), and with the support and encouragement of Na Píobairí Uil- leann, it was decided that it would be useful to create an informal club/focus for uilleann pipers, and those interested in the pipes, in the South/South East of England. Our objectives are very similar to those of SWAUP, and we hope the activities of both groups will be com- plementary and serve to develop an interest in uilleann piping across the South (Coast) of England. We plan initially to meet on the first Saturday of each month in West Sussex, and our first gathering will take place on Saturday 7 January 2012 starting at 11:30 am. We have secured the use of a dedicated room (11:30-18:00) at The Maypole Inn at Yapton (Maypole Lane, Yap- ton, Arundel, BN18 0DP). The pub is located in the village of Yapton which lies just South of the main A27 about 3.5 miles from Arundel. The format for gatherings will be informal and we hope to attract a wide spread of pipers of all levels of experience and ability, including beginners, and even those simply interested in the pipes and traditional Irish music. We plan for each meeting to include opportunities for tuition, group playing, and an informal ‘Pipers’ Chair’ to provide individuals with the oppor- tunity to perform for their peers. Steve Turner (pipesofireland.com) has kindly agreed to make his reedmaking expertise available to the group and to provide tuition, in particular for those starting out on the pipes. The pub, which serves food throughout the afternoon, will be charging us £25 for the use of the room and we shall request a contribution from attendees at each meeting to cover this modest cost. Although we are based in West Sussex we would of course welcome visiting pipers from any region and hope occasionally to welcome some ‘top names’ from Ireland in particular. Discussions are ‘ongoing’ as to whether it will be possible to organise an annual Tionól in due course. We do hope you will be able to support this new initiative when you are able and a re- sponse indicating your planned support/atten- dance (or otherwise) would be welcomed. If you have the opportunity to pass on this mes- sage, or the information contained in it, to any other pipers in your area that would be much appreciated. Martin Littleboy (West Chiltington) Steve Turner (Portsmouth) Chris Walker (Emsworth) T OBESOLD CHEAP, Second-hand, as good as New, A NEAT Machine Barrel Organ, with a Nine-inch Barrel, set to Music… To be seen at Mr. Godfrey’s, No. 8, Tufton-street, Westminster. Wanted to purchase as above, a pair of small Octave Bag-pipes, new, or sec- ond-hand, the drone must tune by sliders. – The World and Fashionable Adviser, London, Sat- urday 27 October 1787, per Nicholas Carolan, ITMA One for the Techies

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