Long and winding road leads back home

Uilleann piper David Power is organising Dungarvan’s first music festival, writes Marjorie Brennan

UILLEANN piper David Power has played with some of the top names in traditional music and appeared on stages all over the world, from Broadway to the Sydney Opera House.

But it was only two years ago that the 44-year-old decided to take the plunge and become a professional musician. Power, from Coolnasmear in the foothills of Waterford’s Comeragh Mountains, has followed a winding path to a full-time career in music. He has a degree in biotechnology and worked in industry in Waterford city for 10 years before moving to the US in 2003 with his wife, who was working as a designer for Waterford Crystal.