Martin Talty (Glendine,

Milltown Malbay Milltown Malbay (), also Miltown Malbay, is a town in the west of County Clare, Ireland, near Spanish Point. The population was 829 at the 2016 Census. Name There is a townland on the southern edge of the town called Poulawillin or Pollawillin ...

, 10 November 1920 - 16 March 1983 was an

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uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from thei ...

and flute player. Talty started playing the

tin whistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria ...

, later progressing to the flute. It was under the influence of

Johnny Doran Johnny Doran (1908 – 19 January 1950)Sleeve notes compiled by Jackie Small and published with ''The Bunch of Keys'' audio tape, Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann (CBÉ 001), 1988 was an Irish uilleann piper. Life and family Johnny Doran was bo ...

(who was playing at the Milltown Races in 1936) that he came into contact with the uilleann pipes.Taylor 2013, p. 28 Talty was one of the founding fathers of the

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (; meaning "Society of the musicians of Ireland") is the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland. The organisation was founded in 1951 and has pr ...

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in 1954. He was also involved in the organizing committee of the first

Fleadh Cheoil The Fleadh Cheoil (; meaning "festival of music") is an Irish music festival run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ), a non-profit organisation. The festival includes live music events as well as competition. Each year a single town or cit ...

in Ennis in 1956 and those in Milltown Malbay in 1957 and 1961. Talty played the uilleann pipes in both the

Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band The Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band is a former céilí band based in Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. History In 1951, the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was founded. This organisation established many local branches, including one in Millto ...

and in

The Tulla Céilí Band The Tulla Céilí Band is an Irish céilí band. History The band was founded in 1946 by Paddy Canny, fellow fiddler P.J. Hayes, pianist Teresa Tubridy, and accordion player Joe Cooley at Minogue's Bar in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. They wer ...

. He attended the same primary school as Willie Clancy, and the two developed a life-long friendship, strengthened by playing the same instruments. After Clancy's death, he was one of the founder of the

Willie Clancy Summer School The Willie Clancy Summer School ( Irish ''Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy'') is Ireland's largest traditional music summer school

Awards

* 1981:

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(sometimes named "Gradam Sheáin Uí Bhaoill")

Personal

Talty married Mary (Ciss) Kennelly (1925-2018) in 1962 and then went to England for a year where they lived in

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and

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. They had two children.

Trivia

As a teenager Talty played Gaelic football with

Milltown Malbay GAA St Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland. The GAA club was formed in 1892. Teams The club has teams in both men's and women's competitions. It has men's teams at Se ...

. He did not get much playing time there. After discussing that with local business man Tom Malone, they decided to found a new club named Clonbony GAA. Milltown Malbay GAA however objected, and they had to appeal with the Munster Council in

Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Arc ...

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. They had to cycle up there and stay the night, but won the appeal.Talty 2013, p. 89-93

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