He is a teacher and uilleann pipes, concert flute and tin
whistle player born in Kansas to an Irish-American family.He studied at Trinity College in
Dublin, Ireland, where he graduated with a degree in Modern History.Beginning by performing the tin
whistle when he was still a teenager living at home, he later studied the
pipes with Kirk Lynch before moving to Ireland to complete his education.Quickly gaining a reputation for
his musical abilities, he was the first American to be asked to appear at
the "Ace and Deuce of Piping" concert in Ireland and following his success there
he has performed at many festivals and concerts on the international arena.Married to the fiddler, Liz Knowles,
he has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras and ensembles including
the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Anuna, The
Greenfields of America, Ensemble Galileim and the Silver Arm Celtic Band.Artists he has also accompanied are Bonnie Raitt,
J.P.Cormier, Josh Grobin, Don Henley and Mickey Moloney among many others.
In the movies he can be heard and seen in the film Road to Perdition
and on Broadway he has appeared in the musical The Pirate Queen. He
released his first self-titled CD in 2001 with accompanists that include
Liz Knowles and John Williams.As a tutor he has taught the uilleann pipe player Eliot Grasso and
seen him win several awards at the Fleadh Cheoil, been a teacher at Dublin's
The Piper's Club and the William Clancy Summer School, and has appeared at
numerous musical festivals and gatherings giving tutelage.
