“When pipes are going well, it’s heavenly. When they’re not, it can be misery if you don’t know what to do,” says uilleann pipe maker, Aodán MacSéafraidh. Luckily, that’s not a problem for the ...
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 traditional ...
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Liam O’Flynn, a master at coaxing mournful, inspirational and even rollicking music out of the uilleann pipes, arguably the most difficult instrument to play in the arsenal of Irish music, died March ...
The uilleann (illen) pipes have a distinctly Irish bite. We'll hear Christopher Layer in concert with two American symphonies. First, Layer plays the jig "Water Under the Keel," from Shaun Davey's ...
Nearly 400 years after the Wars of the Three Kingdoms between England, Scotland and Ireland, the worlds continue to meld in the form of Celtic music. Furthering the harmony is the Cleveland Celtic ...
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, ...