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Grace Galligan Music  /  Uilleann Pipes

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One-to-one with multiple All-Ireland Champion Grace Galligan. Online or in person in Dublin — your choice.

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Uilleann pipes, taught by an
All-Ireland Champion

Grace Galligan is a multiple All-Ireland Champion on the uilleann pipes, awarded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann — one of the highest honours in Irish traditional music. She teaches all ages and abilities, from complete beginners to players refining competition-level technique.

The pipes have a reputation for being hard to approach without the right teacher. Grace breaks down bag and bellows control, chanter fingering and ornamentation — cuts, rolls, popping — into clear, achievable steps, drawing on performance experience with the National Folk Orchestra of Ireland and at the Milwaukee Irish Festival.

Who this is for
Absolute beginners deciding whether piping is for them, through to advancing players preparing for Fleadh competition.
Common questions

Uilleann Pipes lessons,
answered.

Are uilleann pipes hard to learn?

They have that reputation, but with the right teacher the fundamentals — bag and bellows control, chanter fingering — are achievable within the first few lessons.

What age can a child start?

Most students begin on a practice set (chanter only) from around age 8–10, moving to full pipes as strength develops.

Do I need to buy pipes first?

No. Most students start on a practice chanter, which is inexpensive, before investing in a full set.

Can I learn uilleann pipes online?

Yes. Grace teaches pipers internationally over video — this is one of the few places in the world you can get championship-level piping tuition remotely.

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