Torrin Ryan has been playing the uilleann pipes, simple system flute, and tin whistle since he was nine years old. Before turning twenty, he won five Senior All-Ireland Fleadh medals across Derry, Ennis, and Tullamore, along with over two dozen regional first-place titles at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. At age 14, he was awarded an Uilleann Piping Scholarship by Na Píobairí Uilleann in Dublin.

His playing is heavily rooted in the archival recordings of historical masters like Willie Clancy, Séamus Ennis, and Leo Rowsome, alongside the driving rhythm of early Irish-American pipers. This historical approach forms the foundation of his debut solo album, Uilleann Piping from the ‘Boros.

Based in Massachusetts, Torrin maintains an active performance schedule. He tours nationally with various stage productions and has appeared on PBS’s Bluegrass Underground and Brian O’Donovan’s A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn. Locally, he is a fixture in the New England traditional music scene, frequently performing at festivals, hosting Irish sessions, collaborating in small ensembles, and providing instrumental tracking for studio recordings.

As an educator, Torrin spent over a decade teaching at the Boston CCÉ Music School. He is an active member of the Boston Uilleann Pipers Club and a regular instructor and former board member for the Northeast Uilleann Pipers Tionól. Recognizing his role as a tradition-bearer, the Southern New England Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program awarded him grants in 2018 and 2019 to pass the history, music, and art of the session down to a new generation of apprentices.

Updated September 2026. Please discard all previous dated materials.

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I’m very happy to announce my solo album:

Uilleann Piping from the ‘Boros

This recording is a snapshot of what Irish music now means to me, thanks to the sources that have shaped and informed my piping over the past decades.

I’ve spent over a decade with this album’s concept in my mind: a fully solo album of uilleann piping in which I would accomplish every aspect with my own abilities. I played the tunes, recorded, mixed and mastered, and did the art all on my own. The intent is to showcase exactly who I am both musically and beyond at this moment in time. To have a ‘snapshot’ of sorts that I can be proud of and grow from. The music on this album is important and has grown with me, for one reason or another, and I’m happy to put it out into the world.