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Turlach Ur's new year began with another thrilling performance by the Urchins (youth band) at Winter Storm in Kansas City. See the video (click here) and check out the new pipers stepping forward for one of the tunes! We're in the midst of a big piper surge, with five who have just begun performing and another five students getting close to making the jump. Look for as many as 20 pipers and 12 drummers when the band puts on its big annual concert in the park in Grinnell on July 4!
This year will mark Turlach Ur's return to band competition! After getting our feet wet four years ago, we'll be back with a bigger band to do our best against other midwestern bands. We plan to compete in at least three events ... Minnesota (May 4), Springfield (May 18) and Chicago (June 15). Come see what a Highland games is all about and cheer on your favorite pipe band while you're there!!
Be sure to check out the rest of our web site. Meet all our players and students on the Band Roster page, check out some pics and videos at Photos and More, and visit Appearance and Events to find out where you can hear Turlach Ur play!
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Turlach Urchins to Play
Winter Steam In Kansas City!
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Turlach Ur's own Turlach Urchins will be performing at Winter Steam in Kansas City. The after concert party will be the grand finale to a weekend of piping and drumming from some of the greatest highland musicians.
Come see the Urchins at Winter Storm in Kansas City on January 11-13, 2013
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5TH ANNIVERSARY FALL CONCERT!!
On Saturday November 10, don't miss Turlach Ur's biggest and best show of the year. We promised our 5th Anniversary event would be special and we're delivering. The evening begins with locally made cheeses and breads, heavy hors d'oeuvres from Grinnell's newest restaurant, Prairie Canary, and ... for those who dare ... haggis, prepared by Mayflower chef Scott Gruen. Locally brewed British style beers will be served and, for the first time, we will be offering a fine whiskey tasting. Find out how Iowa's renowned Templeton Rye stacks up against some of Scotland's best single malts.
Next comes Turlach Ur itself. Including guest musicians, more than 30 performers will present some of the finest Celtic music and dance in the Midwest. Hear favorites as well as new tunes performed by the full band, small groups and virtuoso soloists.
Don't leave after the concert, because that's when the ceilidh begins! Ceilidh (KAY-lee) is Scottish Gaelic for ... basically ... "really fun party with music and dancing". Small groups of Turlach Ur performers will provide live music for Scottish country dancing and EVERYBODY is invited to join in! It's not hard to learn and even beginners always have a blast. For those who like to be prepared, a workshop will be offered that morning in Grinnell from 10:30 until noon. Highland and Scottish country dance expert Anne Stapleton of Iowa City will be your instructor. Whether you're young or old, have two left feet or three, Anne will have you dancing in no time.
ALL this is included with the price of your ticket ... and that's only $18. Student (under 21) tickets are $10. Call the Grinnell Area Arts Council today at 641-236-3203 to reserve tickets. Don't wait long, because seating is limited to 100 and this event will sell out. |
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Turlach Ur to Perform with The Chieftains!
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ATTEND IN STYLE!!
Serious fans of Turlach Ur, or of Celtic music generally, will want to do this right!
Turlach Ur and the Grinnell Area Arts Council are offering a special "Celtic Toast and Coach" package to ensure you get the most out of the evening. Enjoy Irish stew, Guinness and a taste or two of Irish whiskey at the pre-concert reception at the Grinnell Arts Center. Then, board a chartered motor coach for hassle-free, round-trip transportation to Cedar Falls in the company of fellow fans. Your concert ticket is included. Package prices vary depending upon your chosen reserved seats at the show. Call The Grinnell Area Arts Center at 641-236-3203 for more details.
This is your chance to hear the legendary Chieftains accompanied by your favorite bagpipe band!
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Turlach Urchins open the Winter Storm Concert!
On the evening of January 14, 2012, at Kansas City's Winter Storm concert, perhaps the most important piping and drumming show in North America, the drum corps of Turlach Ur's youth band officially brought the Turlach Urchins to the world's attention. Inspired but unrattled by sharing the stage with many of the living legends of Highland music, the Urchins unleashed a thrilling premier performance of Andrew Hoinacki's "Turlach Urchins' Salute to Winter Storm". Having won the honor of performing at the prestigious event by winning the previous year's drum fanfare competition, the Urchins showed they truly belonged. They thank their beloved instructors, Nancy Clower, Andrew Hoinacki, Aaron Mars and Malcolm Rosenberger ... and they urge you to watch the show!
Turlach Urchins at Winter Storm Video 1
Turlach Urchins at Winter Storm Video 2
Turlach Urchins at Winter Storm Video 3
For the third year in a row, the entire Urchin band opened Winter Steam, the huge party after the concert. For the third year in row, they put on a fantastic show and the crowd went nuts!! Check out the huge drum corps and three great pipers blowing the toughest reeds they could handle!
Winter Steam Video
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The "Jewel of the Prairie" hosted RAGBRAI XXXIX and welcomed riders to Grinnell! |
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Turlach Ur rocked center stage at the Grinnell stop for over 25000 RAGBRAI riders! From appearing as guest musicians with metal band Whiplash to wowing the crowd with some of the hottest pipe band music around, Turlach Ur was the hit of the evening ... and the talk of RAGBRAI! |
Turlach (TUR – lock)-a large fire
Ur (ur)-beautiful, flourishing, fresh, new, vigorous
Founded in 2007 and based in Grinnell, Iowa, the Turlach Ur Pipe Band now boasts a roster of 25 pipers and drummers. We will add two new pipers in the summer of 2010 and have another six piping and drumming students working hard. More than half of our band members are junior players, ranging in age from ten to seventeen. Together, they make up Turlach Ur's increasingly popular youth band, the Turlach Urchins.
Turlach Ur holds weekly band practices and monthly group lessons at which all levels come together for instruction in small groups (and lunch in a big group!) We pride ourselves on playing great music and having a great time. The two come together in our concerts, which easily are among the most fun and imaginative pipe band shows anywhere.
Contact Rob Clower clower@iowatelecom.net or call 641-990-6820 for more information.
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Turlach Ur is a program of the Grinnell Area Arts Council
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