 Arizona
Uilleann Pipers Society (AUPS) is a community of
uilleann piping enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and promoting
interest in the Irish bagpipes, as well as providing related resources,
instruction, and services in Arizona.
AUPS was founded by Phoenix uilleann piper Caven Clark and was
officially established in the year 2000. The first formal gathering
of AUPS took place that October at The Fiddler's Dream in Phoenix,
Arizona and featured guest piping instructor Patrick D'Arcy of
Southern California. Since then, the society has worked together
to organize numerous piping and reedmaking workshops with guest
instructors from around the country.
AUPS occasionally hosts meetings for local uilleann pipers which
usually take place in either Tucson or Phoenix and invites anyone
who is interested in the uilleann pipes to attend. If you're in
Arizona or even just passing through, we'd like to meet you! For
more information regarding upcoming meetings, please feel free
to email us
or subscribe to our Yahoo Group below to receive email updates.
Uilleann pipers are few and far between, and help is very hard
to find. AUPS is happy to be of any assistance. If we can't help
directly, we can do our best to point you in the right direction!
Contact Arizona Uilleann Pipers Society
• Find an uilleann piper for weddings
or other events
• Get assistance with finding a set of pipes or instruction
• Find help for reed adjustments, reedmaking, or
repairs
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Subscribe to AUPS Yahoo Group
Subscribe to the AUPS
Yahoo Group
to receive newsletters and announcements regarding upcoming
meetings and uilleann piping events in Arizona
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January 17th, 2012
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Happy 2012 to all of our fellow
uilleann pipers! We're happy to announce that our
first uilleann pipers meeting of the year has officially
been scheduled for March 3rd at 10am, and will again
be graciously hosted by Jason Smith at his home in
Phoenix. Please contact
us for more details!
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October 3rd, 2011
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Another fun pipers meeting this
past Saturday, and it even went on quite a bit later
than usual! Many thanks to everyone who made it out.
See the gallery page
for photos and a summary of the meeting. Also don't
forget to make your reservations for the Kevin
Crawford and Cillian Vallely concert coming
up!
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August 8th, 2011
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Our next pipers meeting is scheduled
for Saturday, October 1st at 10:00am and will be hosted
by Jason Smith at his home in Phoenix. Please feel
free to Contact
us for further details!
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July 28th, 2011
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Just received word that Kevin
Crawford and Cillian
Vallely will be coming to Tucson and Phoenix
in October to play a house concert! Click
here for more details and contact info!
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March 29th, 2011
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A pipers meeting has been scheduled
for Saturday, May 21st at 10:00am and will be hosted
by Jason Smith in his home in Phoenix. Bring along
your pipes, reedmaking kits, and whatever else you
would like to share or work on! Jason mentioned that
he may have some reeds made as well.
Contact
us for more details!
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November 23rd, 2010
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We had quite a wonderful and inspiring
weekend with Paddy Keenan and John Walsh! I think
if any of us didn't have the uilleann piping bug before,
we definitely do now! Click
here to check out some photos and details
from this past weekend!
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October 19th, 2010
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The details for the workshop and
concert with Paddy Keenan and John Walsh have been
finalized! The date is set for Saturday, November
20th. The workshop will be held in Chandler at 2PM,
and the concert will be at The Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse
in North Phoenix at 8PM. There will also be a house
concert in Tucson the evening prior at 7:30PM. This
is definitely an amazing opportunity not to miss.
It's been a couple of years since Paddy last graced
us with his presence! Let's give them a great turnout.
Please click here
for details and contact info.
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October 7th, 2010
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Legendary uilleann piper Paddy Keenan
together with guitarist John Walsh will be performing
in concert and conducting workshops in Phoenix in
late November (next month). . . BUT, this is completely
tentative unless we get enough people on board! Click
here for more info!
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September 20th, 2010
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We had a great workshop last Saturday
with Zac Leger! Click
here for photos and a full report! Also, don't
forget about the upcoming concert and workshop from
Northumbrian piper Dick Hensold next Sunday the 26th.
Click here for details.
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September 8th, 2010
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Details have been finalized for
the uilleann piping workshop with Zac Leger on Saturday
the 18th and an update has been posted. Please click
here to find out more. Don't miss out!
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