Benedict Koehler

Born in Boston, Benedict grew up listening to recordings of Irish traditional music sent over by his mother's family in Dublin. He took up the pipes in his twenties and has listened to and learned from a wide range of the older players, citing as particularly strong influences the stately musical tradition of East Galway and the complex and elegant piping style exemplified by Seamus Ennis and Liam O'Flynn. 

Well known as an insightful and generous teacher, Benedict is also an engaging if low-key performer and will be at the Pipers' Gathering along with his wife, harper Hilari Farrington. 

Benedict and Hilari live in East Montpelier, Vermont where Benedict, in association with David Quinn, makes and restores Uilleann pipes.