March 6, 2004

This was our first meeting. It was attended by Chuck, Daryl, Richard, Alain, Martin and Jamie. We started right off by playing some easy tunes. After a little while, we took a break and concentrated on maintenance.

October 23, 2004.

Our second get-together consisted of a reed-making session, which was led by Daryl. The meeting was attended by Daryl, Alain, Patrick and Jamie. In the course of the meeting, Daryl demonstrated how to create a reed beginning with a cane tube and ending with a playable reed.

November 27, 2004

For our third get-together, we decided to meet at Hurley's Irish Pub in Montreal. Attending this time were Richard, Alain, Patrick and Jamie. Also attending was Sarah, who plays Scottish highland and smallpipes. Sarah wanted to try out a set of Uilleann pipes to see if was something she wanted to take on. We all took turns trying out each other's sets, as well as trying a half-set that had been made by the late Chris Langan, that Richard had brought along. We played lots of tunes and took a break to have a hearty Hurley's lunch, then more tunes.

February 5, 2005

This meeting took place at Wesley United Church, and was attended by Alain, Chuck, Richard, Daryl, Patrick and Jamie. We took some time to preview Richard's copy of the new NPU Reedmaking DVD and we also watched some video that Daryl had taken at the recent Chris Langan Weekend. We took some time to work on tunes, and also spent some time tweaking reeds. Daryl also worked with Chuck on reedmaking.

Here are some pictures of the event:

April 16, 2005

The club met at the Kirk Hall in Quebec City - the first such meeting. In attendance were Richard, Daryl, Alain, Christophe, Lucas and Patrick. In addition, pipemaker Nick Whitmer made the long journey from Ithaca, NY. The morning workshop drew a few non-uilleann pipers. A hearty lunch in Vieux Québec was followed by an afternoon session in the sunshine outside the Kirk Hall. That drew a crowd of on-lookers. In addition to uilleann pipes, we were joined by three Scottish small pipes, two Great Highland pipes, Border pipes and Northumbrian small pipes. Following the afternoon session, a few hard-core pipers adjourned to Nelligan's Pub for pints and a final squeeze of the bag!! Thanks to all for participating, particularly those who had to travel long distances to attend. We're currently talking about holding a meeting in Montreal for late June or early July. An other meeting is being planned for the Eastern Townships in the Autumn.