Member Biographies
Meet the Pipers
In no particular order...
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Name | Gary Burman / email to garyburman@frii.com |
| Who made your set(s) | Full Set by Andreas Rogge and a Chanter by Alexander Kennedy and half drone set by Sylvester Ryan | |
| Set Size | Half set | |
| How long playing Uilleann Pipes | Since November 2003 | |
| Favorite tune | All of them, especially the Blarney Pilgrim | |
| Top Interests outside of Piping | Playing mandolin, kayaking, surfing | |
| General Field of Occupation | Wood working | |
| What got you hooked on Uilleann Pipes | For many years I had been interested in pursuing Uilleann pipes but had no idea how or where or what to look for, until the Scottish Irish Festival at Estes Park last September 2003 where I met Eric Olson. He kindly invited me to the first ever RMUPC meeting. And the rest is history. |
| Name | Michelle Boudreau / wolf_sounds@yahoo.com | No Picture Available |
| Who made your set(s) | I can't remember. Eric Olsen knows. | |
| Set Size | Practice | |
| How long playing Uilleann Pipes | A few months | |
| Favorite tune | I'm still trying to get scales. | |
| Top Interests outside of Piping | Irish Dance, my band, movies | |
| General Field of Occupation | Television | |
| What got you hooked on Uilleann Pipes | I fell in love with the sound after seeing Riverdance for the first time. |
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Name | Scott McCallister / email scotty@diac.com |
| Who made your set(s) | Bruce Childress | |
| Set Size | Full Set | |
| How long playing Uilleann Pipes | June, 2000 | |
| Favorite tune | It changes, most recently "Banish Misfortune" | |
| Top Interests outside of Piping | Music composition, Movies, Cooking | |
| General Field of Occupation | Real estate | |
| What got you hooked on Uilleann Pipes | I had heard them before in different recordings and movies. The sweetness and emotive qualities of the sound are unique and compelling. When I was finally introduced to the instrument, I was totally obsessed to learn more about them and the more I learned the more I loved everything about them. |
| Name | John Harris / belcaro@ecentral.com |  |
| Who made your set(s) | Kirk Lynch | |
| Set Size | 1/2 set | |
| How long playing Uilleann Pipes | 2 years | |
| Favorite tune | Colonel Fraizer | |
| Top Interests outside of Piping | Highland pipes, Free Masonry, my business | |
| General Field of Occupation | Paint sales | |
| What got you hooked on Uilleann Pipes | The sound and the variety in how notes are played. |
More to follow...
 Rock Star Piper Brian "Elton" Cassidy |
Name | Brian Cassidy brianc14b@comcast.net |
| Who made your set(s) | My original set was made by Michael Vignoles in 1996; the second was made by Seth Gallagher in 2003. | |
| Set Size | I currently own 2 full sets, both concert D. | |
| How long playing Uilleann Pipes | I first began playing in 1996 | |
| Favorite tune | No favorite tune, really, though I do enjoy playing "When Sick Is It Tea You Want?" | |
| Top Interests outside of Piping | Watching Bridget (daughter) grow and learn. | |
| General Field of Occupation | Commercial Real Estate Appraiser | |
| What got you hooked on Uilleann Pipes | I used to play the Highland Pipes (war pipes) and found that the Uilleann Pipes were far more versatile, musically, and the emotive sounds that can be made with the up was what got me hooked on them. |