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Conor Mallon from Keady, Co. Armagh, Ireland is one of the leading Uilleann pipers of his generation. He started his musical career with the Armagh Pipers Club and progressed through the ranks to become one of the senior teachers before touring in a full time capacity. Conor was the first recipient of the ACNI/BBC NI Young Traditional Musicians Platform award and subsequently was a guest musician with the Ulster Orchestra and with the award winning Foden’s Brass Band. He is a Senior County, Ulster and All-Ireland Champion and has won many other awards and scholarships.
Mallon’s debut solo album, Unearthed, has exploded onto the folk/traditional scene, featuring mostly his own compositions. The Irish Times has praised Mallon’s “High-octane production” debut. He is joined in the band by three of Ireland’s finest exponents who all recorded on Unearthed, playing some amazing tunes and songs together as a live touring band. This all-star line-up features Paul Starrett/electic guitar, Jack Warnock/acoustic guitar/vocals, and Fintan Mulholland/bodhran/whistles.
“Leading the next generation of Uilleann pipe players” - folking.com
“Conor Mallon’s Piping is at the forefront of a confident, new and important movement of Irish piping” - Irish American News
Live! Folklife Concerts are offered free to the public, with doors opening at 6:30. These live shows are video-recorded in a 3 camera shoot, edited, and made available via the Folklife Center’s YouTube page. The series is produced by the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, and funded in part by a grant to the Folklife Center from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.