Links

Portland Area Musicians of Distinction

Kevin Burke: one of the world's best Irish fiddle players and a Portland resident to boot.
Brongaene Griffin: a lovely fiddle player whom I have the pleasure of playing with from time to time
Nancy Conescu: a wonderful guitarist and singer whom I've also been fortunate to share the stage with 
Brían Ó hAirt: winner of  the Sgiath Uí Dhálaigh, one of the highest accolades in Irish traditional singing
Elizabeth Nicholson: excellent harpist, guitarist, and singer
Colleen Raney: wonderful Portland-based singer
Johnny B. Connolly: brilliant button accordion player from Dublin


Other Musicians of Distinction

Allan MacDonald
Martyn Bennett
Fred Morrison
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Mick O' Brien
Joey Abarta
Eliot Grasso
George Grasso
Theo Paige
Dave Cory
Jay Salter


Instrument Makers:

Hamish Moore
Gordon Galloway
Michael Hubbert
Stéphane Morvan
R.G. Hardie/Peter Henderson
Brad Angus: gorgeous 19th century style uilleann pipes made locally!



Other links of interest:

Na Píobairí Uilleann: international uilleann piping society based in Dublin
Cumann na bPíobairí: American uilleann pipers' club based in Seattle
Uilleann Obsession: Pat D'Arcy's uilleann piping hub on the Internet
The Lowland and Border Pipers' Society: Scottish bellows-blown piping club
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig: Scotland's Gaelic college on the Isle of Skye
Joshua Seaman: one of Portland's finest photographers, Josh took many of the photos on this site!