Yorkshire based Teacher of Celtic and Traditional Folk Music, specialising in Uilleann (Irish) and Northumbrian Small Pipes, Fiddle and Tin Whistle. Piper & multi-instrumentalist for hire. Specialist Leather worker – handmade bespoke boots, shoes and leather goods, bagpipe bags, musical instrument case and antique leather repairs and restorations, postal repair service available.
On Saturday 6th November North West Uilleann pipers will be celebrating International Uilleann Piping Day at The Yard Manchester M8 8NF https://www.theyardmcr.com/ Here is the itinerary for the day: 10am Welcome and coffee 10.30am Reed making – Sean Jones 10.30am Pipe maintenance – David Lim 11.30am The Scrape: talk/demonstration/discussion – David Lim 12.30pm Lunch 1.30pm Try the Pipes – Jim Horan 1.30pm Reed making – Sean Jones 1.30pm Piping workshops – Becky Taylor 3pm Piping recital/Piper’s Chair – Becky Taylor and anyone else who would like to play 4pm Finish There will also be space and opportunities for some sociable tunes. To help cover costs they are charging £10 for the day or part of the day.
BGR Events are back with music at the brilliant Wadsworth Community centre venue. Tickets are extremely limited as they are operating in a covid safe reduced capacity to enable social distancing inside the venue. Early booking is advised!
On the 18th March 2021 the world lost my dear old friend and musical supporter of many years, Nial Judge. Amongst many other things, he left a small collection of musical instruments and as part of a group of his close friends and family I am delighted to announce the launch of the NIAL JUDGE LEGACY LOAN SCHEME in his memory.
Due to the ongoing situation with Covid I will continue to deliver traditional music lessons online, but I am pleased to announce that face-to-face lessons will resume with caution from Monday 12th April in line with government guidelines.
It’s International Uilleann Piping Day 2020, an unusual one this year because of the global pandemic restrictions. As many events are happening online, I thought i’d share a video I did earlier this year for Na Píobairí Uilleann’s ‘piping from the parlour’ series.
I was super excited to be playing with Atlas Bridge at a couple of upcoming festivals, but unsurprisingly due to the current situation with Covid-19 all live events have been cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future. More updates as I get them.
The award-wining Hebden Folk Roots Festival in May 2020. This year they have their most exciting line up yet! From celtic rock to trad tunes, and everything in between. I will be there with Atlas Bridge on Saturday the 9th at the fantastic Trades Club venue.
And I am delighted to announce that Atlas Bridge will be opening the afternoon on Sunday the 14th June, 1pm, at the inaugural Tradfarm Traditional Music Festival.
We are honoured to be playing alongside an absolutely world class line-up, in the stunning settingofbodafon farm park. A fabulous rustic venue serving excellent food from a full menu including wood-fired pizzas and the circular-saw barbecue, real ales, fine wines, interesting gins – all a stones-throw from the sea, over-looking Llandudno Bay and The Great Orme, with camping available on-site! Be sure to book your tickets early – quick link here
Many thanks to Bright Young Folkfor publishing this reviewof the ‘TuneChaser‘ EP. They are busy “Keeping a beady eye on the traditional folk music scene of the British Isles”. Check out their website for a host of reviews, interviews and other interesting stuff.
“an evocative and uplifting listening experience“ “a kaleidoscopic mix of both traditional tunes from the British Isles and original compositions” Bright Young Folk Feb 2020
1. Bright Slide Set (4.23) Johnny O’Learys (Trad. Arr Taylor) Bright Slide (Taylor) Baile an tSamhraidh (Trad. Arr Taylor)
Becky Taylor – Uilleann Pipes and Fiddle Steve Lacey – Guitar
4. The Hairy Slip Jigs (4:18) Comb your hair and curl it (Trad. Arr Taylor) Comb your hair and curl it again (Taylor) The long and the short of it (Taylor)
Becky Taylor – Uilleann Pipes, Anglo and Duet Concertina, Low and High Whistle Steve Lacey – Guitar Hugh Bradley – Fretless Bass
5. Heed the Call (Taylor) (3:57) Becky Taylor – Uilleann Pipes in B
Recording, mixing and co-production by Steve Smith @ Smithsound Sowerby Stewart Shearer – co-production and part recording on Roadfrog Mastered by Sam Proctor Music Production Cover photo by Keelan T Scott
