Texan Pipers

j.hohl.kennedy · Post by **j.hohl.kennedy** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:14 am

Out of curiosity, are there any pipers down in the San Antonion/Austin area of Texas? I was informed by a friend that she had heard of a few.

(Or, frankly, any traditional musician.)

eskin · Post by **eskin** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:22 am

My friend Jamey Hamilton is a fine trad flute player, currently attending college in Waco...

janice · Post by **janice** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 12:09 pm

From what I understand, there's a pretty lively scene in San Antonio-try Cliff Moses's website (punch in his name and do a search) to get his e-mail. He's a very fine Irish hammered dulcimer player (yes, I know-a contridiction in terms!) that lives in SA and is part of the scene there.

snoogie · Post by **snoogie** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:03 pm

Go to the member list and there are a number of Texans listed.

Being born in Corpus Christi, I consider myself a Texan originally..graduated from High School there and love the Austin area, but will never go back!

Mainly because my wife hates the place, and I'm enjoying Atlanta.

-gary

Edward · Post by **Edward** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:00 pm

You might like to try the Uilleann Obsession website. From that homepage, click on "links," then "piping," and finally "Austin Uilleann Pipers' club." There are a lot of other clubs listed too, even one here in Florida.

Ed

Kevin L. Rietmann · Post by **Kevin L. Rietmann** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:00 am

There's also the Uilleann Pipe Information List: http://www.pipers-hut.com/UPIL/. There's a guy in Houston I think it is, Raymond somthing or another, he's a piping nut as they say.

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:46 pm

Is that Ramon you speak of Kevin? Is he still playing?

You guys should also look up Rob Forkner the bodhrán maker. He's piping now too. Look up Metloef Irish Drums on Google and you'll get him.

Patrick.

Kevin L. Rietmann · Post by **Kevin L. Rietmann** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 5:16 pm

Yeah, Ramon. Last I heard he was having a steel top hat made, ala Gangs of New York. Quite a character.

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:44 pm

Get out of it! I thought the double bass regulator was weird enough

PD.

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:44 am

I'll be back in about 8 months from my exile behind the Maple Curtain.

I've got a Rogge narrow D 1/2 set and am about to become the proud father of a bouncing baby B full set by Wooff.

Of the Cloghanmore Wooffs, of course.

Ramon Martin is still playing, as far as I know, but it's been months since I've seen him . . .

Stuart

janice · Post by **janice** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:33 pm

Hey Snoogie-
I graduated from Gregory-Portland High School in the 70's...where'd you go to school? I had a lot of band geek friends at Carroll and King. My parents still live in Corpus......

snoogie · Post by **snoogie** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 4:45 am

Hey Janice, my dad worked for an oil company, so we moved around a lot. I attended 14 different schools before graduating.

I went to Springbranch Elementary for a while...but graduated from Karnes City High in '78. KC is a little spot in the road from San Antonio to Corpus. If you blink you'll miss it.

I was a band geek too...played trumpet which is where I learned to read music.

-gary

lemonsquash · Post by **lemonsquash** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 10:18 am

The esteemed John Liestman, in Houston, is also on the UPs and knows the nefarious Ramon........

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:21 pm

But you were asking Austin/San Antonio!

Write to Rob Forkner. Or maybe he'll see the thread. He probably knows the folks around the hill country.

Stuart

j.hohl.kennedy · Post by **j.hohl.kennedy** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:59 pm

sturob wrote:But you were asking Austin/San Antonio!

Write to Rob Forkner. Or maybe he'll see the thread. He probably knows the folks around the hill country.

Stuart

Thanks Stuart, and all, for the suggestions.

Cheers,

*Jonathan*