Michael Stribling, uilleann pipes

$20 general,
$10 Boston Uilleann Pipers Club and Canadian American Club members
Tickets at door only

Michael Stribling is an award winning uilleann piper and Irish musician. In County Cavan, Ireland he competed and won the title of “All Ireland Champion” on the uilleann pipes at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Michael has spent a significant part of his formative years in Ireland and England performing and studying traditional Irish music; he was mentored by the piping great, Jerry O’Sullivan. His style exhibits technical punctuation with a rhythmical drive, and is heavily influenced by the music of uilleann piping masters, Patsy Touhey and Leo Rowsome. In more recent years, the early Irish-American style of uilleann piping, exhibited by the likes of Touhey and Michael Gallagher, have become a passion of Michael’s, who strives to recreate their unique style and sound in his own playing today. Michael regularly joins the internationally touring Irish bands Fullset and Runa, as well as teaching at Tionóls, piping workshops, Traditional Irish Music camps and summer schools both in the United States, and Ireland. In 2014, Michael added the traditional Irish element for renowned country music artist Trace Adkins’ Celtic Christmas tour, performing on the uilleann pipes, flute, and the tin whistle.
Along with his piping compatriot Joey Abarta, Michael co-founded the Patrick “Patsy” J. Touhey Memorial Weekend in 2022. The weekend is held biennially in Boston each April, featuring presenters, performers and experts on both Patsy Touhey and the Early Irish-American uilleann piping style.
Watch Michael Stribling perform at the Cobblestone in Dublin: https://pipers.ie/archive/media/?searchTerm=stribling&mediaId=32250