ABOUT THE MAKER seth gallagher

                                                             photo by Dennis King

In my workshop, on the banks of the Hudson River, just north of New York City, I make Uilleann bagpipes, selling to customers around the world.

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Before taking up the Uilleann pipes I played Highland pipes, first with the Boston Fire Department Pipe Band and then with the Worcester Kiltie Band. After learning of the existence of Planxty and the Bothy Band, however, I realized I'd found the instrument for me: the Uilleann Pipes.

While living in Boston I worked at the Von Huene Workshop in Brookline, making baroque and renaissance recorders and flutes. Under the guidance of master instrument maker Friedrich Von Huene I learned all aspects of instrument making, from toolmaking to hand-turning to wood-finishing. After almost four years there, I moved to New York to start my own business making Uilleann Pipes and now Wooden Flutes as well.

photo by Paul Reid www.hot-house.net

Seth Gallagher Workshop
10 Garden Street
Cold Spring, NY 10516

845-265-5508
email: seth@uilleann.com