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The tone of the uilleann pipes is unlike that of many other forms of bagpipes. They have a different harmonic structure, sounding sweeter and quieter than many other bagpipes, such as the Great Irish warpipes, Great Highland bagpipes or the Italian zampognas. The uilleann pipes are often played indoors, and are almost always played sitting down.
Uilleann pipes, Flute, Whistle: Years active: 1982–present: Website: ronanbrowne.com: Ronan Browne is an Irish musician and composer who plays the Irish pipes.
"Patsy" Touhey was born 26 February 1865, near Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.According to Captain Francis O'Neill in his seminal work "Irish Minstrels and Musicians" Touhey was the third generation of accomplished pipers stemming from his grandfather, Michael Twohill (the original spelling, b. ca. 1800), his father James (b. 1839) and his uncle Martin, who were considered accomplished players.
In 1992 he won an All-Britain uilleann pipe award. In 1994 he published an instructional book, Bodhrán Basics. Hannigan founded the Steafan Hannigan Band, which later became the Irish band Sin É. [9] The band released two albums, Sin É and It's About Time. [10] The group performed internationally, including at Lincoln Center in New York in ...
Robert Reid was also active in making Union Pipes; the precursor to modern Uilleann pipes. Union pipes early-19th century keyed D-Chanter; by the pipe maker Robert Reid Henry Clough (I) was known to play a Reid set of Union pipes including regulators; surviving parts of this set are now in private hands.
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Liam O'Flynn, Óg Flynn (Irish: Liam Ó Floinn, 15 September 1945 – 14 March 2018) [1] was an Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician.In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty, O'Flynn recorded with: Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Mike Oldfield, Mary Black, Enya and Sinéad O'Connor.