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 4 decades has fostered the revival of traditional music in the north of Ireland. Since leaving college, he has played professionally and has toured all over North America and Europe in addition to Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia. Since 1999, he has been a member of the band “Lunasa”, with whom he has recorded 6 albums and played at many major festivals including Womad, Glastonbury, Edmonton & Winnipeg Folk Festivals, Lorient Interceltique and The Hollywood Bowl. He has also performed and toured with “Riverdance”, Natalie Merchant, Tim O Brien & Mary Chapin-Carpenter in “The Crossing”, New York-based “Whirligig”, and the “Celtic Jazz Collective” with Lewis Nash and Peter Washington. In the past couple of years, he has worked on various collaborations between traditional and classical music, along with his brother Niall and the composer Micheal O’Suilleabhain. He has recorded on over 40 albums including “Callan Bridge” with his brother Niall, “On Common Ground” with Kevin Crawford and various guest spots with Natalie Merchant, Alan Simon’s “Excalibur” project with Fairport Convention and Moody Blues, “GAIA” with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Karan Casey. He has recently recorded on two movie soundtracks, “Irish Jam” and “The Golden Boys” and played uilleann pipes on the BBC’s “Flight of the Earls” soundtrack. Discography Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford - On Common Ground (BallyO Records) Cillian & Niall Vallely - Callan Bridge (Crow Valley) Lúnasa - Lá Nua (Lunasa Records) Lúnasa - Merry Sisters of Fate (Green Linnet) Lúnasa - Redwood (Green Linnet) Lúnasa - Kinnitty Sessions (Compass) Lúnasa - Se (Compass) Lúnasa - The Story So Far (Compass) Natalie Merchant - Leave Your Sleep (Nonesuch Records) Buille - Buille 2 (Crow Valley) Niall Vallely - Beyond Words (Crow Valley) Caoimhin Vallely - Strayaway Karan Casey - Ships in the Forest (Compass) Karan Casey - Distant Shore (Shanachie) Various Artists - The Leitrim Equation - (Leitrim Arts Council) Whirligig - The Spin John Whelan - Come to Dance (Narada) Alan Simon - GAIA (BMI) Alan Simon - Excalibur (BMI) Alan Simon - Excalibur III - The Origins Susan McKeown - Singing in the Dark Susan McKeown - Lowlands (Green Linnet) Susan McKeown, Robin Speilberg & Aine Minogue - Mother (North Star) Aine Minogue - To Warm the Winters Night (Evergreen) Druidstone - The Vow (North Star Music) Dale-Anne Bradley - (Compass) Ryan McGiver - Troubled in Mind Size2Shoes Carl Hession - Rhythm of the Dance Hands Across the Water w/Tim O’Brien (Compass) Armagh Pipers Club 40th Anniversary Album William Kennedy Piping Festival Live Album Live at the Katherine Cornell Theatre Triocha

Bio

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 4 decades has fostered the revival of traditional music in the north of Ireland. Since leaving college, he has played professionally and has toured all over North America and Europe in addition to Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia.

Since 1999, he has been a member of the band “Lunasa”, with whom he has recorded 6 albums and played at many major festivals including Womad, Glastonbury, Edmonton & Winnipeg Folk Festivals, Lorient Interceltique and The Hollywood Bowl. He has also performed and toured with “Riverdance”, Natalie Merchant, Tim O Brien & Mary Chapin-Carpenter in “The Crossing”, New York-based “Whirligig”, and the “Celtic Jazz Collective” with Lewis Nash and Peter Washington. In the past couple of years, he has worked on various collaborations between traditional and classical music, along with his brother Niall and the composer Micheal O’Suilleabhain.

He has recorded on over 40 albums including “Callan Bridge” with his brother Niall, “On Common Ground” with Kevin Crawford and various guest spots with Natalie Merchant, Alan Simon’s “Excalibur” project with Fairport Convention and Moody Blues, “GAIA” with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Karan Casey. He has recently recorded on two movie soundtracks, “Irish Jam” and “The Golden Boys” and played uilleann pipes on the BBC’s “Flight of the Earls” soundtrack.

Discography

Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford - On Common Ground (BallyO Records)

Cillian & Niall Vallely - Callan Bridge (Crow Valley)

Lúnasa - Lá Nua (Lunasa Records)

Lúnasa - Merry Sisters of Fate (Green Linnet)

Lúnasa - Redwood (Green Linnet)

Lúnasa - Kinnitty Sessions (Compass)

Lúnasa - Se (Compass)

Lúnasa - The Story So Far (Compass)

Natalie Merchant - Leave Your Sleep (Nonesuch Records)

Buille - Buille 2 (Crow Valley)

Niall Vallely - Beyond Words (Crow Valley)

Caoimhin Vallely - Strayaway

Karan Casey - Ships in the Forest (Compass)

Karan Casey - Distant Shore (Shanachie)

Various Artists - The Leitrim Equation - (Leitrim Arts Council)

Whirligig - The Spin

John Whelan - Come to Dance (Narada)

Alan Simon - GAIA (BMI)

Alan Simon - Excalibur (BMI)

Alan Simon - Excalibur III - The Origins

Susan McKeown - Singing in the Dark

Susan McKeown - Lowlands (Green Linnet)

Susan McKeown, Robin Speilberg & Aine Minogue - Mother (North Star)

Aine Minogue - To Warm the Winters Night (Evergreen)

Druidstone - The Vow (North Star Music)

Dale-Anne Bradley - (Compass)

Ryan McGiver - Troubled in Mind

Size2Shoes

Carl Hession - Rhythm of the Dance

Hands Across the Water w/Tim O’Brien (Compass)

Armagh Pipers Club 40th Anniversary Album

William Kennedy Piping Festival Live Album

Live at the Katherine Cornell Theatre

Triocha - Live at WFUV

Live at Mona’s