Eoin Ó Riabhaigh: When the ancient uilleann pipes meet modern 3D printing

In advance of his gig at the 3 Rivers Rising festival in St Luke's, the Cork piper reveals how he uses 21st century tools in the creation of his instruments 

Piper Eoin Ó Riabhaigh plays at the 3 Rivers Rising festival in St Luke's, Cork. 

Taking place across the second weekend of June, the 3 Rivers Rising festival happens at an opportune time for folk and traditional music in Cork, buoyed by a talented young crop of newcomers, and a steady backbone of longtime performers resident in the city.

One of the cornerstones of the weekender is musician and craftsman Eoin Ó Riabhaigh - equally renowned for his prowess as a maker of uilleann pipes, as for learning his craft as a piper from the age of 9, studying under his father, the legendary Mícheál Ó Riabhaigh.