Music

Conor Mallon started his musical career with the Armagh Pipers Club where he attended Uilleann Pipe lessons. He has progressed through ranks and is now one of the senior teachers at the club. He has been taught by many pipers over the years and they include Jarlath Henderson, Tiarnan O Duinnchinn and John McSherry. 

Conor was the first recipient of the ACNI/BBC NI Young Traditional Musicians Platform award and subsequently was a guest musician with the Ulster Orchestra and with the award winning Foden’s Brass Band. Conor is a Senior County, Ulster and All-Ireland Champion on Uilleann Pipes in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and has won many other awards including the Uilleann Piping Scholarship by the Na Píobairí Uilleann Dublin in 2008 and was the first recipient of the Mark Donnelly Bursary for Uilleann Piping Award in 2010.

Conor has performed at many festivals in Ireland, Europe and the USA including the William Kennedy Piping festival, Piping Live in Glasgow, the Milwaukee Irish Fest and has toured extensively on his own, with his band Connla and also with Comhaltas. He plays Uilleann Pipes and Whistles in the emerging trad band Connla who are described by Irish Music Magazine as, "A New Musical Powerhouse is among us. It is from Northern Ireland, and it is Connla. Wow!" He has performed on a number of Radio shows, TV programmes for RTE, TG4 and the BBC individually and with various other groups including main band Connla.

Quotes

Conor Mallon’s piping is in the forefront of a confident, new and important movement in Irish piping!

Irish American News

A truly wonderful and gifted musician!

Irish American News

Too soon to call him a piping master? No. What a future. Superb!

Irish Music Magazine , Bill Margeson

Conor Mallon’s Piping is…WOW!!

Imelda Bhroga, LiveIreland

Teaching

 

ONE-TO-ONE LESSONS

Conor teaches Uilleann Pipes and Tin Whistle lessons to groups and individuals. For all information regarding lessons please contact Conor on conormallonproductions@gmail.com or fill in the contact form.
 

SKYPE LESSONS

Uilleann Pipes and Tin Whistle lessons via Skype are also available to all levels of students worldwide. For further information and pricing please contact Conor on conormallonproductions@gmail.com or fill in the contact form.