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For over thirty years, Skip Healy has been a renowned, Grammy-nominated performer of Irish flute and American fife music. For details on Skip Healy, his work and his music, just click here.

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Skip Healy's Curriculum Vitae

1966 - 2000 -- Charter Member, Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps (3rd oldest continuously active chartered militia in the U.S.; October 29, 1774 - present).

1976 - 1977 -- Sons of Liberty Fife and Drum Corps, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World.

1979 - 1980 -- Connecticut Blues Fife and Drum Corps. Undefeated season in all categories.

1976 - present -- Ancient Mariners Fife and Drum Corps.

1980 - 1983 -- Flutemaking apprenticeship to Chris Abell, maker of Abell wooden orchestral flutes and Irish whistles (then located in Concord, MA). Made the wooden whistle on which James Galway currently performs.

1984 - 1992 -- Concurrent residency in county Tipperary, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland; toured, taught and performed extensively in Europe and the U.S.

1993 - present -- Owner and instrument-maker, Healy Flute Company, East Greenwich, RI.

2000 - present -- Fife-Major, Varnum Continentals Fife and Drum Regiment.

2000 - present -- Curator, Varnum House Museum (historic residence of General James Mitchell Varnum, Continental General under George Washington).

2000 - present -- Lecturer/Performer on Colonial American History, Rhode Island and Connecticut school systems

1993 - present -- Irish flute Concerts, Workshops, Masterclasses at various locations throughout the U.S.

2002 - present -- Founder and Artistic Director, Wind on the Bay Flute Symposium.

2004 - present -- Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps, Epcot Center, Walt Disney World. Instrument-maker, clinician, and performer.

Wind on the Bay

October 3-5, 2008 -- "Wind On The Bay" provides an atmosphere where players, makers, teachers, and students of traditional music can get together to learn, share, and socialize in a relaxed and comfortable setting.

Visit www.windonthebay.com for information on clinicians, classes, and concerts!

Skip's Tips

  • Pick Your Partner
  • Straight from The Lip
  • Volume Control
  • Feel the Bore
  • Weather or Not

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Events

  • Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - Sunday, July 13, 2008
    2008 International Native American Flute Association (INAFA) Convention
  • Monday, August 4, 2008 - Saturday, August 9, 2008
    Queen Maeve International Summer School of Irish Music, Song, and Set Dancing
  • Saturday, September 27, 2008
    CARNEGIE HALL , New York City (yup THAT Carnegie hall) in the Weill Recital Hall
  • Friday, October 3, 2008 - Sunday, October 5, 2008
    Wind on the Bay

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