Armagh Pipers Club

Armagh Pipers Club Events

Armagh Pipers Club was founded in 1966, and has just celebrated 40 years of musical activity in the Armagh area. Dedicated to the development of traditional music, the Club has achieved worldwide acclaim, particularly for its innovative music education programme. APC has been in the forefront of producing teaching materials since the 1970s. Initially set up to promote the playing of uilleann pipes, the Club now caters for a wide range of instrumental music as well as singing. A small group is playing this year at Piping Live!
Dermot Mulholland plays Banjo, Bazouki and Guitar and sings. He’ll be part of the Gaelic Singing performance. He was a member of the winning group ‘IOSCAID’ in the Gael Linn sponsored All Ireland SIANSA competition in May 2010. ‘IOSCAID’ is the only Northern group to win this competition. He teaches the Banjo to pupils in the Armagh Pipers Club and is currently studying at Coleraine University.

Emmet Mulholland plays fiddle, banjo and guitar and sings. In May this year he placed 2nd in the ‘Fiddler of Oriel’ competition. He teaches fiddle in Armagh Pipers Club and is currently studying at Queens University Belfast.
Niall Murphy plays fiddle and teaches fiddle in the Armagh Pipers Club. Last year he won the Junior ‘Fiddler of Oriel’ and this year he won the senior competition. This is a prestigious fiddle competition and the previous winners are among the top fiddlers in Ireland – musicians like Tommy Peoples, Paddy Glacken and Gerry O’Connor have all been winners. Niall is also a member of the group ‘IOSCAID’

Ciaran Hanna plays concertina and flute both of which he has taught in the Pipers Club – currently he specialises in the concertina. He comes from a very famous musical family and is a grandson of the celebrated traditional singer Geordie Hanna. His father Jim is former Pipe Major of the Clonoe Pipe Band and teaches uilleann pipes in the club. Ciaran too is a member of ‘IOSCAID’ and is currently a student at Queens University.

Ciaran Breen plays uilleann pipes and whistle and taught in the Armagh Pipers Club before going to Queens University. He played in the celebratory concert for the Feis movement in Inverness last year with a group representing Feis an Earraich from the Isle of Skye.

Conor Mallon plays uilleann pipes and teaches tin whistle in the club. Also played with the Skye group in Inverness. Currently awaiting the results of his ‘A’ levels. Also plays in the group ‘Canntaireachd’

Conor Lavelle plays uilleann pipes and this year achieved a Grade 8 Distinction in the London College of Music exam for uilleann piping. He plays with ‘Canntaireachd’.

Roisin Kiernan plays flute and before going to University last year taught flute in the Pipers Club.
Emer Mallon plays Harp and Flute and is currently studying Music in Magee University.
Emma Murphy plays flute and Whistle and teaches in the club.
Emma Robinson plays flute and whistle and teaches in the club.

Alana Henderson plays flute and sings in Irish, Scottish Gaelic and English as well as playing the flute. Will be singing in the Gaelic Song workshop. She has just completed a degree in law at Queens University. She taught singing in the club before going to University and returns from time to time to take master classes. She is regularly seen on TG4 the Irish language TV Station in various acting roles.