LATEST NEWS
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Returning Weather Tour
March 2023 |
New music, new album!! New band:
Cora Venus Lunny violin, viola, David Power uilleann pipes, whistles Steve Hamilton piano Phil Robson guitar, electronics. Christine Tobin, vocals, spoken word & composition Returning Weather is the latest work from Dublin born multi-award-winning vocalist and songwriter Christine Tobin. Celebrated for her versatility and nonconformist musical spirit, Returning Weather imaginatively weaves song, spoken word, visual effects and a stellar group of musicians from diverse disciplines together, creating a multi-dimensional sound-world which blends influences from folk, 20th-century art song and jazz. It charts a journey which is part homecoming, part memoir, inspired by Christine’s return to Ireland after many years abroad and explores themes of finding home, dwelling and landscape, reconnecting with a cultural background, reshaping a sense of identity and belonging. The songs are set in the countryside around Frenchpark, Boyle and Ballaghadereen. There are many songs of leaving and farewell, this is the music of homecoming and return. She was commissioned to write this evocative new song cycle by The Dock Arts Centre, with an Arts Council, Music Commissions Award. |
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Sep 2022
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World Premier - Youghal 2020 in association with Triskel Arts Centre and Yew Wood Venues present “Jubal’s Air” by Kevin Volans, commissioned by Youghal 2020 – St Mary’s 800, to mark the 800th Anniversary of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church in 2020.
Scored for Uileann Pipes (David Power) and two String Quartets (Contempo Quartet, Ficino Quartet), this remarkable and beautiful composition by renowned composer Kevin Volans will receive its World Premiere two years after it was originally Commissioned by Youghal 2020: St Mary’s 800th the mark the Anniversary of the Church. Internationally renowned conductor David Brophy will lead the live world premiere. |
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Aug 2022
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In collaboration with master musician David Power, Paula Meehan will premiere an intimate performance of her elegies, poems of mourning and signposts to recovery and survival, drawing on the live resonance of the uilleann pipes to channel volcanic emotion and to ritualise and assuage grief.
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Aug 2022
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An Buachaill Gealghaireach premiers on TG4 Aug 24th
Theo Dorgan uncovers the story of a song written by Brendan Behan in memory of Michael Collins, which connects the bloody birth-pangs of both modern Ireland and Greece and whose histories are bound together by the power of a song. |
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Aug 2022
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TG4 Camerata Kilkenny & David Power ag seinnt 'The Downfall of Paris' i gCill Chainnigh
Cúltír, Dé Domhnaigh @ 21:30 |
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Jan 2022
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Due to a number of different circumstances the Resonate concert could not go ahead as planned in November but will be performed in March in the Triskel Arts Centre.
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Oct 2021
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Masters of Tradition Festival, Bantry, Co. Cork - Online Concerts
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`This concert features two old friends of mine who I have played a lot with over the years. Steve Cooney is an Australian-born guitarist who moved to Ireland many years ago. He has explored Irish music in a way which has brought him right to the heart of it and made him a true Master of the tradition.
David Power is one of our finest uilleann pipers. He plays with a wildness and an abandon, an energy and a freedom, and with an emotional weight behind what he plays which I enjoy tremendously.” Martin Hayes |
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July 2021
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Uilleann piper David Power has been appointed as the Music Network RESONATE Artist at Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City. As part of the residency, he will develop exciting new work with a number of collaborators to share with audiences in November.
Tony Sheehan, Artistic Director at Triskel, said, “David Power is undoubtedly one of the finest uilleann pipers performing today. We look forward to working with him over the next few months and to welcoming audiences to Triskel later this year to enjoy the results of his RESONATE residency.” |
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Mar 2021
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Marja Gaynor and David are joining up with Flamenco guitarist John Walsh for some online concerts this spring.
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Nov 2020
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Together, Marja and David will perform a programme of early music, Irish and northern European folk music on a range of instruments.
Sundays@Noon Concert Series Online as a continuation of the popular and long-running Sundays at noon series from the gorgeous sculpture hall in the Gallery. |
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August 2020
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Secret Garden Music series returns in a new guise, with leading Irish musicians performing short concerts in some of Kilkenny’s loveliest rooms and gardens. Here's the first one! Kilkenny Arts Festival stalwart, master uillean piper David Power, performs in the stunning Phelan Room in Rothe House.
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April 2020
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RTÉ lyric fm took home silver radio award for Edges of Light in the music category.
A meditation on lost time and the creative process, with musicians from the Edges of Light. Presenter: Ellen Cranitch Producer: Eoin Brady Listen here |
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March 2020
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Also in March as part of the National Concert Hall series, Perspectives, David will be a special guest, along with Sile Denvir at the Premier of Martin Hayes` new group The Common Ground Ensemble. There will also be a performance in London`s Southbank Centre on the 17th of March.
The sets promise to be a mixture of everything you’d hope from such a line-up: core elements of the tradition combined with new composition, improvisation and an opportunity for each musician’s remarkable talents to shine. Or as Hayes summarises, “I want this to be the most fun I can have while I’m on stage.” |
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Nov 2019
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In 2019 there will be another opportunity to see `Buile Shuibhne- The Mad King Sweeney`.
Barry Mc Govern and David will team up again with the Contempo Quartet to perform this suite of new music, composed by Dana Lyn for uilleann pipes and quartet. |
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Oct 7-9
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Triona Marshall & David Power at Celtic Colours International Festival, Cape Breton
"there’s the sublime piping of David Power who saddles up alongside harpist Tríona Marshall for what promises to be a divinely curated set, such is the pair’s individual and collective reputation for attentive musicianship." Irish Times |
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David performing Kevin Volans new concerto for uilleann pipes and large orchestra at the National Concert Hall, 22nd September 2018.
David Power is engaging with the canon of classical music in much more varied ways than earlier generations of pipers.`Michael Dervan, Irish Times |
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Sept 2018
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After The Beast From The East 🌬 forced New Music Dublin to cancel their Festival in March, I`m delighted to announce 🎉🎉🎉that New Music Dublin: Defrosted will take place in September 2018 and we will have the opportunity to perform the world premiere of Kevin Volan`s new concerto for uilleann pipes on Sat 22nd in the National Concert Hall.
Continental Drift; In this truly continent-crossing concert, two celebrated contemporary composers Unsuk Chin (South Korea) and Kevin Volans (Ireland and South Africa) - have each created new works to shine a light on the virtuosity of two extraordinary musicians with whom they have both worked extremely closely.
Wu Wei (China) and David Power (Ireland) are masters of two of the world’s most ancient instruments - the former the Chinese Sheng, and the latter Ireland’s very own Uilleann Pipes - and they bring this tradition and expertise to weave into two radical scores for soloist and orchestra. The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra perform Unsuk Chin’s Šu - for Sheng and Orchestra, and the world premiere of Kevin Volans’ Gol Na mBan San Ár - for Uilleann Pipes and Orchestra. |
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Sept 2018
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David will be performing at Paul Muldoon`s Picnic, Irish Arts Centre, New York
Acclaimed feast of music, storytelling, and poetry—now in its seventh season—has become a staple of New York’s cultural diet. Led by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, this words-and-music jamboree features an evolving lineup of world-class special guests from across the spectrum of arts and letters. |
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July 2018
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David is delighted to be teaming up again with Dancer Colin Dunne, Fiddler Tola Custy and Harpist Maeve Gilchrist to perform Edges of Light this summer in Ireland. Details
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July 2018
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Introduced by Olivia O'Leary, acclaimed journalist and presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Poetry Programme master uilleann piper David Power will join poets Kerry Hardie and Pat Boran in Emo Court, one of architect James Gandon's neo-classical masterpieces. Produced by Poetry Ireland in partnership with the OPW.
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July 4th
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The Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is presenting the world premiere of my new show `Buile Shuibhne`.
With the gratefully acknowledged support of the Arts Council, this work was commissioned by me and composed by New York-based composer Dana Lyn for string quartet and uilleann pipes. Actor Barry McGovern will read excerpts from a translation of the ancient story. It`s hero, Mad King Sweeney, undergoes a series of purgatorial adventures after he is cursed by a priest at the Battle of Moira. The story of the mad king, exiled to the trees and the slopes, is among the most appealing in the whole canon of Gaelic literature. Dana also kindly arranged traditional Irish pieces for uilleann pipes and the string quartet. These will be featured in the show also. |
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June 2018
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CD is now available to buy HERE
€15.00
(free shipping worldwide) |
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May 25th
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Launch of new CD The Piper and the Fairy Queen at the opening concert at The Galway Early Music Festival in partnership with Music for Galway.
Fri 25th May, Emily Anderson Concert Hall, Aula Maxima, NUI Galway 8pm |
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May 2018
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Filmed during the recording of our new CD The Piper and the Fairy Queen.
Soon to be released on the Lyric fm label. |
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April 2018
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Willie Kelly and I will be travelling to new destinations through the mid western USA in April/May 2018. Details here.
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Feb 23rd:
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Irish Times article about the new concerto - Frank Mc Nally An Irishman`s Diary
Pitch Battles – An Irishman’s Diary about an ancient tune given new life, via a marriage between uilleann pipes and orchestra |
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Jan 26th Fri:
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David Power and Tríona Marshall
Temple Bar Tradfest, City Hall 12.30pm €10 tradfest.ie Individually, these two musicians have been carving their own exceptional paths in traditional music. Piper David Power brings an intriguing mix of refined elegance and cool authority to his chosen instrument, while Tríona Marshall is a harpist who has balanced her contributions to The Chieftains with an impressive body of solo work. At this special lunchtime concert, they collaborate thanks to this year’s Temple Bar Tradfest on a programme where women musicians abound. The Irish Times |
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Jan 2018
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On March 2nd - World Premiere of Kevin Volans, Gol na mBan San Ar, The Lament of the Women at the Slaughter, Concerto for Uilleann Pipes & Orchestra . Commissioned by RTE for the National Symphony Orchestra and master piper, David Power. It will be performed at the National Concert Hall, Dublin during the the New Music Dublin Festival.
Following acclaimed performances of 'The Piper and the Faerie Queen' throughout Ireland, Camerata Kilkenny & David Power wish to bring The Piper and the Faerie Queen to a wider international audience so they too can hear how beautifully the Irish traditional music and classical music combine with each other and how closely they are linked. Telemann's Suite 'La Musette' (French bagpipes) is inspired by European folk dances and of course his Gulliver Suite encapsulates the humour and fantasy of the great Jonathan Swift (who lived and was educated in Kilkenny). Already Camerata Kilkenny has been asked to perform at major festivals in Germany, Belgium and Finland in 2018, as well as at the Galway Early Music Festival next May.
We just need to raise €2000 to get us over the line. Fund it Campaign link here. |
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Oct 29th
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Another chance to hear `To Find a Heathen Place and Sound a Bell` by Kerry Hardie & Olivia O` Leary. Barry Mc Govern plays Columbanus, Eamon Hunt Comgall, Alan Counhihan is Fiachra and Olivia O` Leary plays The Mother of Columbanus. The music was composed by David Power and performed by David Power and Ciaran Somers. The Director was Sean Hardie and Produced by Kevin Reynolds.
RTE Radio 1 Drama on One |
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Sep 22nd
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I will be performing alongside Triona Marshall and Olivia O`Leary for Culture Night in Dublin Castle. Live broadcast on RTE Radio 1, Arena at 7pm.
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Aug 14th
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World Premier of ANTARCTICA at Kilkenny Arts Festival.
In last year's Festival, electronic composer Linda Buckley and uilleann piper David Power presented Uilleann Goes Electric, the first fruits of a groundbreaking new collaboration which culminates, this year, in this staged performance. Drawing inspiration from the early Antarctic expeditions, Antarctica is a multimedia performance combining Buckley’s hypnotic electronic score with live uilleann pipes from David Power in an environment of evocative projected imagery. Designed and directed by John Comiskey, and staged in the atmospheric interior of The Brewhouse (formerly Smithwick's brewery), Antarctica stages an enthralling dialogue between past and future. There are 2 performances 6pm & 8:30pm. |
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July 18th
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Irish Times - The Best Classical Performances to see this week
David Power, Malcolm Proud Church of the Assumption, Tullamore 8pm €10 Uilleann piper David Power (below) and harpsichordist and organist Malcolm Proud have become a musical item. Their collaborations cross the musical divide between classical and traditional, with the pipes even venturing into Mozart and Kevin Volans’s arrangement of the South African childen’s song Umzi watsha (The House is Burning). Power and Proud will be performing at St Michael’s Church, Dún Laoghaire on Sunday, August 6th, and at St Canice’s Cathedral during Kilkenny Arts Festival on Monday, August 19th. But they can be heard before then in the Church of the Assumption in Tullamore. The church was destroyed by fire in 1983, rebuilt in 1986, and its 1965 Frobenius organ came as a generous gift from the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen (the Danish capital’s Evangelical-Lutheran cathedral) when that church acquired a new organ. It was installed in Tullamore in 1995. |
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July 14th
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I`m looking forward to performing up at the spiritual site of the Mahon Falls with the legendary voice of Ireland and Poet Olivia O`Leary and with the wonderful harpist Triona Marshall. Opening night of the Comeraghs Wild Festival.
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June 6th -17th
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Apples in Winter Summer Tour - concerts in the USA. Details here
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June 1,2,3
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Edges of Light performed 3 sell out concerts in Irish Arts Centre New York . The show was featured in the New York Times, The New Yorker and Timeout. The New York Times came to the show and wrote a review. Read it here.
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May 6th
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After working on material for the last few months, I'm very pleased to be performing with the wonderful Organist Malcolm Proud, a mixed programme of early music, traditional Irish pieces and contemporary arrangements by composers Leclair, Purcell, Byrd, Mozart, O'Carolan, Keating-Hyland, Handel, with new arrangements by Kevin Volans and Peadar O'Riada - First stop St. Paul's Anglican Church, Athens, Greece.
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April 27th
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Words in the Air : A lunchtime recital with poet Clodagh Beresford Dunne and uilleann piper David Power celebrating Poetry Day, Ireland.
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June 2017
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Edges Of Light in association with Music Network will appear at the Irish Arts Center New York on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of June 2017.
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2017
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Following from the sucess of the 'Piper and the Faerie Queen' concert series with Camerata Kilkenny, Organist Malcolm Proud and I are taking part in a number of organ recital series. Details here.
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Jan 2017
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In January 2017, Martin Hayes and I will be doing an eight-date concert tour around Ireland and the UK
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Nov 2016
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I'll be teaching a group of piping students for Music Generation Portlaoise 4th - 6th of November.
I'm making my way to Armagh for the William Kennedy Piping Festival, 18th - 20th of November.
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Sept - Oct 2016
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The Piper & the Faerie Queen - I`ll be performing a series of concerts with the Baroque Ensemble Camerata Kilkenny. Traditional Irish music and works by 17th and 18th century composers Biber, Leclair, Telemann, Handel, O`Carolan, Dowland, Marini, Purcell. TOUR DATES
Listen to Malcolm Proud describe the show HERE. |
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Fleet-footed dance virtuoso Colin Dunne, fiddler Tola Custy, piper David Power and harpist Maeve Gilchrist will perform in a traditional Irish music and dance tour: ‘Edges of Light’, a newly-commissioned work inspired by the sights and sounds of an Irish dawn. Magical stuff! TOUR DATES
Read Review of the show. |
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Aug. 2016
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I'm very happy to be performing again at the Kilkenny Arts Festival
- at the Set Theatre, in a concert commemorating the 1916 Rising,`Love, Loss & Rebellion`, with Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes, Maighread and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill. - At St. Canices Cathedral with American legends Ricky Skaggs and his wife Sharon White. - At the Parade Tower - Composer Linda Buckley and I explain what inspires us to work together and offer glimpses of an exciting new work that will debut in 2017. |
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Listen to David on Arena RTE Radio 1 talking about his new work.
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Feb 19th
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David gives a talk about his teacher, Waterford piper Tommy Kearney. This is available to watch live from the NPU website."The life and music of Tommy Kearney" Na Piobairi Uilleann, Dublin
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Jan 2016
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May 31st - June 4th
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Ireland Tour of `Apples in Winter`
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May 12th - 25th
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USA Tour of `Apples in Winter`
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Apr 2015
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`Apples in Winter` a new CD of Traditional Irish music on fiddle and uilleann pipes by David and Willie Kelly is on sale now.
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Nov 2015 - May 2016
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David worked with flute-player Ciaran Somers to create a sound-scape for " To Find a Heathen Place and Sound a Bell". Written by poet and novelist Kerrie Hardie, with Broadcaster Olivia O` Leary, and performed by musicians David Power and Ciaran Somers and readers Barry Mc Govern, Olivia O`Leary, Alan Counihan and Eamonn Hunt, this unique and poetic work resurrects the forgotten story of Columbanus, a saint of the early Celtic Church and arguably one of the most consequential figures in European history.
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Nov 1st 2015
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Oct 3rd - 24th
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David will do a series of solo Uilleann piping concerts in the USA.
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July 20th & 21st
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RTE radio 1, The Rolling Wave , featuring David`s new cd `the eighteen Moloney`.
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May 4th 2014
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