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 ...

(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 ...

Danny Turner speaks to Maria Somerville about how collaboration and a longing for home shaped the dreamlike atmospheres of her sophomore full-length ...

Derrick Gleeson vividly remembers the beginning of his obsession with uilleann pipes. He was nine years old and in the kitchen of his parents’ pub, four miles from Miltown Malbay in Co Clare and ...

The vibrant skirl of pipe music echoed throughout the Vacaville Town Square Library on a stormy Thursday. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Irish uilleann pipe musician, David Winter of ...

AN Ulsterman's instructional book about that most complex of Irish musical instruments, the Uilleann pipes, has just gone into its third edition. AN Ulsterman's instructional book about that most ...

The Great Northern Irish Pipers Club was in the midst of a discussion when one of the members picked up his bagpipes and started playing a spirited jig. Rude? Brazen? At the very least, out of order?

Emer Mayock is a devoted daughter of County Mayo who played tin whistle as a child and now performs on flute and uilleann pipes. She has composed music for the theatre and documentaries.

The result was “Unearthed”, a beautiful album that honors tradition while exploring the potential of the uilleann pipes. Already a favorite showcasing band, Conor is taking Unearthed on the ...

The amazing sound of Loïc Bléjean's uilleann pipes (and Tad Sargent's fabulous bouzouki/guitar)The amazing sound of Loïc Bléjean's uilleann pipes (and Tad Sargent's fabulous bouzouki/guitar) ...

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 ...