The Northeast Tionól

Held (almost) every year since 1986, the Northeast Tionól is a weekend of classes, workshops, and concerts focusing on the Irish uilleann pipes and fiddle. The 2025 Northeast TIonól will be held from October 17-19, 2025 at Gavin’s Irish Country Inn in East Durham, New York.

We are thrilled to offer this mighty lineup of instructors for the 2025 Northeast Tionól:

Pipes

  • Isaac Alderson
  • Kathleen Dugan-Cavanagh
  • Mickey Dunne
  • Padraic Keane
  • Jimmy O’Brien Moran
  • Michael Stribling
  • Cillian Vallely

Fiddle

  • Aidan Connolly
  • Jesse Smith

Reedmaking

  • Will Woodson

Pipes Triage

  • Benedict Koehler and David Quinn

Instructor bios and photos will be posted to the Instructors page later this spring.
Online registration for the 2025 Northeast Tionól will open in July 2025.

Group photo of 2024 Northeast Tionol participants
The 2024 Northeast Tionól group photo

The 2024 Northeast TIonól is made possible in part by a grant from the Government of Ireland’s Emmigrant Support Programme.

We would also like to acknowledge the support we’ve received (financial and otherwise) over the years from Na Píobarí Uilleann and from Culture Ireland.