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(Therese Powell/KERA News) Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes (rhymes with chillin'), are a traditional Irish instrument that date back to the 18th century. But, as popular as they are in Ireland ...
A two-year uilleann pipe-making class in Dublin is helping to preserve one of Ireland's oldest traditional instruments. The uilleann pipe-making class is part of Ballyfermot College of Further ...
A public appeal to find uilleann pipes that were stolen from a musician’s car while her brother was dying in University ...
Multi-instrumentalist on the musician he’d most like to work with, his leading inspiration, his guilty musical pleasure and ...
I tried my very best to stay up, but I just couldn't." Uilleann pipes are a type of Irish bagpipe known for their unique ...
The track opens with an uilleann pipe drone in B and is the only instrumental accompaniment. The most common key for uilleann pipes is D (concert pitch). Historically, however, it was more common ...
For Jack Brennan, that outlet came in the form of the Uilleann pipes, also known as Irish bagpipes. Throughout his time with South Australian Police, first as an officer then as a detective ...
cornet and uilleann pipes — the latter a reedy-looking cousin of the bagpipes. Nieve bounces from a Steinway to a melodica to an accordion; Costello goes from guitar to the banjo to a drum machine.
An Rogaire Dubh started performing together in 2011 and they perform traditional Irish music on traditional Irish instruments like - Uilleann Pipes (traditional Irish bagpipes) Bodhran (Irish drum ...
Rob Gándara, plays for his son, Finisterre. Gándara is an engineer who designs and makes a modern version of Uilleann pipes. Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes (rhymes with chillin'), are a ...