Starting at age 7, Cillian Vallely learned the whistle and uilleann pipes from his parents Brian and Eithne at the Armagh Pipers Club, a group that for over 5 decades has fostered the revival of traditional music in the north of Ireland. Since 1999, he has been a member of Lúnasa, one of the most acclaimed and influential bands in the recent history of Irish music. With Lúnasa, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Glastonbury Festival, Womad Aledaide, Edmonton Folk Festival in addition to multiple tours of Asia, Australia, US and Europe. In recent years, he has also played and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Merchant, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Tim O’Brien, Declan O’Rourke and Riverdance in addition to recording as a guest on over 70 albums. His solo album “The Raven’s Rock” was released to great critical acclaim in 2016.
Cillian Vallely
