{"id":74747,"date":"2022-03-24T15:57:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=74747"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:08:03","slug":"the-pipes-are-calling-an-irish-piper-on-cultural-connections-in-the-welsh-valleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/the-pipes-are-calling-an-irish-piper-on-cultural-connections-in-the-welsh-valleys","title":{"rendered":"The pipes are calling: an Irish piper on cultural connections in the Welsh valleys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Wales&#8217; Piping Community brings culture, community and tradition together through music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"460\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/6522830063_2bc7c60881_b-Cropped-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A set of Uilleann pipes on a traditional piping chair. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Rick Lines and Ceri Rhys Matthews took to the floor to play their&nbsp;set of tunes on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, a mixture of Welsh and Irish music, this perfectly signified for many the coming together of the two Celtic nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, little did many in the room know that the man playing the Irish pipes, or the Uilleann pipes (pronounced il-en) as they\u2019re known, was actually a Canadian living in the south Wales valleys. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI actually ended up in South Wales because of the pipes,\u201d says Rick. \u201cI\u2019d been coming down pretty regularly to events just because it was a nice weekend away out of London. And I got to know a lot of musicians around here and just enjoyed the area.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rick started to learn the Uilleann pipes in Canada in the days before the internet made access to information a lot easier. Irish immigration in the 50s created the opportunity. \u201cToronto had and still does have a very vibrant piping scene,&#8221; says Rick. \u201cIt was kind of unusual in North America at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrument itself is unusual but for Rick, it was quite a natural choice. \u201cI\u2019ve always liked bagpipes,\u201d says Rick and as for the Uilleann pipes, \u201cIt\u2019s a beautifully expressive instrument. It\u2019s just a sound that draws people in&#8221;. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Ceri-and-rick-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Rick Lines (L) on the Uilleann pipes and Ceri Rhys Matthews playing an Irish tune followed by a Welsh tune &#8211; The Gracious Lady &amp; Farewell to Bedwas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUilleann\u201d is the old Irish word for \u201celbow\u201d and that&#8217;s exactly how you play it &#8211;  with the elbow working the bellows to create a supply of air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re certainly the most sophisticated and complex bagpipe,&#8221; says Rick. &#8220;They are an expensive instrument. Typically people buy in stages because they have three different sections.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different sets, from practice sets to those owned by Rick, which are more complex and more expensive. &#8220;I play very old sets of pipes. All of my pipes are made in the 1800s.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Rick, there are other piping enthusiasts in Wales. He is the co-chair of the South Wales Pipers, which is situated in the Rhondda valley, 20 miles from Cardiff which has six to eight regular members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[We&#8217;re] trying to encourage people to play the instrument because it&#8217;s pretty unusual,&#8221; says Rick. &#8220;In more normal times, we would teach classes. We&#8217;d organise a couple of big events&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pipers had also been planning to go out and do pilot demos to some of South Wales&#8217; Irish communities in association with the Irish consulate in Cardiff who had hoped that it would ignite interest in art and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rick Lines <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RhonddaPiper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RhonddaPiper<\/a> and Ceri Rhys Matthews performing a set of tunes on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stpatricksday2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stpatricksday2022<\/a> at City Hall, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CARDIFF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CARDIFF<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrifWeinidog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PrifWeinidog<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irelandinwales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@irelandinwales<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/music?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#music<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VFRzCPyC47\">pic.twitter.com\/VFRzCPyC47<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emily Janes (@JournoJanes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JournoJanes\/status\/1508162912216571908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re just very interested in promoting not just us, but just generally, particularly intersections between Welsh and Irish culture and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The connection between Welsh and Irish music is apparent in the partnership between Ceri and Rick, their performance at City Hall wasn&#8217;t a one-off as they are actually working on a long-term project together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur whole project is about exploring the links between music,\u201d says Rick. &#8220;During the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century [there was] so much connection between Cork and Swansea through copper mining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re very interested in digging up the kind of tunes that they have in common\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Rick the social side of the piping community is also important. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got quite a good reputation for putting on good events here,&#8221; says Rick. The Tionol in particular is important, it is in a most basic sense a &#8220;piping weekend&#8221; but allows pipers from other areas such as Cornwall, London and Ireland to join together at one event. Fitting, as Tionol means &#8220;gathering&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Banjo-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Other Irish instruments include the Banjo and were played on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in lockdown, the pipers managed to play together. &#8220;The first tour of Irish piping in South Wales, which took place in 1910, was this young woman who is actually a well-known piper,\u201d says Rick. \u201cA woman called May McCarthy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wanted to do something in lockdown and it was the 110<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary and it gave us a chance to focus on just women piping&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That included female pipers as young as fourteen, to Rick\u2019s former teacher from Canada, who is now in her sixties. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a part of a piping community is important for the upkeep of the instrument. 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