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>Mike - I met Ronnie several times, usually at the >Irish Centre in Camden >Town, London, where I was having lessons in uilleann >piping in the late 80's >/ early 90's . He also came to our weekend in >Ilfracombe in November 1990 >(South Western Association Of Uilleann Pipers ) and >played the magnificent, >legendary set of pipes that he had made by Geoff Wooff >in Australia. Geoff >is now in Ireland and would be able to supply you with >info about Ronnie, >I'm sure. > >I have no recordings of Ronnie, though you may try Na >Piobairi Uillerann at >15 Henrietta Street, Dublin to see if they have any >archive material of >Ronnies playing. It's worth a shout if you havn't done >so already. They >would also have Geoff Wooff's address. > >There was an obituary published in The Guardian on >Thursday, October 14th >1993, written by Jim Perrin. It's a substantial piece >and is describes much >of Ronnie's extraordinary life in a nutshell. The same >article appears in An >Piobaire, the newsletter for Na Piobairi Uilleann in >Dublin, accompanied by >a piece by Mike Banks. If you are unable to obtain >these articles and would >like me to photocopy and send then do let me have your >address and I'll do >so. > >Strangely enough, I was just reading Ronnie's obituary >and realised that >he lived in Deya. I passed through Deya last Summer >and vowed to return. >When I do I shall not only do the Robert Graves bit >but the Ronnie bit as >well... I shall look forward to that! > >Good luck with your quest and I hope you find what you >need with regard to >Ronnie - he was a mighty, mighty, mighty man. > >All the best - Les Billsberry.

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