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Joey Abarta is one of the most gifted and versatile musicians performing traditional Irish music and teaching on the West Coast today. Joey's bodhrán playing is highly sought after for his precise rythmic drive and for his unique style and sensitivity. Similarly, Joey's uilleann piping is both lyrical and rythmic and enjoyed by audiences everywhere he performs. In addition to playing pipes and bodhrán, Joey plays the tin whistle and bones. He is a full time professional musician who performs solo and with several bands in the Southern California area and is a founding member of Ciúnas. The John Anson Ford Theater in Los Angeles, the Irish Center for the Arts in San Francisco and the Millpond Music Festival in Mammoth Lakes are just some of the great stages he has performed on.