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  2. Uilleann pipes - Wikipedia

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    The Irish uilleann pipes are far more elaborate in their design, and their development is likely to have occurred among the well-to-do. Certainly many of the early players in Ireland were Protestant, possibly the best known being the mid-18th-century piper Jackson from Co Limerick and the 18th-century Tandragee blind pipemaker William Kennedy.

  3. Tin whistle - Wikipedia

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    The tin whistle is a good starting instrument to learn the uilleann pipes, which has similar finger technique, range of notes and repertoire. The tin whistle is the most popular instrument in Irish traditional music today. [22]

  4. List of bagpipes - Wikipedia

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    Uilleann pipes: Also known as Union pipes and Irish pipes, depending on era.Bellows-blown bagpipe with keyed or un-keyed 2-octave chanter, 3 drones and 3 regulators. The most common type of bagpipes in Irish traditional music.

  5. Pastoral pipes - Wikipedia

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    The pastoral pipes are like the Highland pipes in that the sound is continuous; notes are articulated by finger techniques such as gracenotes. The union pipes, which evolved from the pastoral pipes, enable the player to interrupt the flow of air by stopping the end of the chanter on his knee; this doesn't work for the pastoral instrument ...

  6. Category:Irish uilleann pipers - Wikipedia

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  7. Troy Donockley - Wikipedia

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    Troy Donockley (born 30 May 1964) is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish , which he has performed with since 2007 and joined as a full-time member in 2013.

  8. William Talbot (piper) - Wikipedia

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  9. Na Píobairí Uilleann - Wikipedia

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    Na Píobairí Uilleann (Irish: [n̪ˠə ˈpʲiːbˠəɾʲiː ˈɪl̠ʲən̪ˠ]; meaning "The Uilleann Pipers") is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the Irish Uilleann pipes and its music.