Uilleann

Folk Music Icon Patrick Sky Passes At 77

Folk Music Icon Patrick Sky Passes At 77

“Patrick Sky the songwriter, singer, and Irish Uilleann bagpipe luthier has left this world into the light from a hospice in Ashville, North Carolina, but …

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Slow Sessions Online Droichead Online

Slow Sessions Online Droichead Online

Brendan McCreanor is a multi-instrumentalist and an accomplished uilleann piper. He is also a founding member of the traditional/folk band Kern, a fully qualified musician in healthcare and is a member of Baile an Salsa, whose music fuses salsa and Trad elements.

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Willie Clancy Summer School Moves Online Second Year Due Pandemic

Willie Clancy Summer School Moves Online Second Year Due Pandemic

The Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, one of the major events of the Irish traditional music calendar, has announced that the event will again move online this year due to the pandemic.

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Tu scendi dalle stelle (Uilleann Pipes)

Tu scendi dalle stelle (Uilleann Pipes)

  • December 17, 2020
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Chords: B, E, Bsus4. Chords for Tu scendi dalle stelle (Uilleann Pipes).

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How Ireland's tradition of blind musicians led to a new vision for orchestral music

How Ireland's tradition of blind musicians led to a new vision for orchestral music

  • September 10, 2020
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Within the Irish ‘uilleann’ piping tradition, there existed two particularly famous blind musicians, both from County Clare. The fame of Pádraig O’Briain …

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Irish Jig on Fiddle & Uilleann Pipes - Cherish the Ladies - Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson

Irish Jig on Fiddle & Uilleann Pipes - Cherish the Ladies - Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson

  • September 10, 2020
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Patrick O'Hare Uilleann Pipes - Reed making

Patrick O'Hare Uilleann Pipes - Reed making

  • September 10, 2020
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Hello everyone Welcome to my Facebook pages where I will post pictures of the Uilleann Pipes that I manufacture.

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Patsy Touhey

Patsy Touhey

  • April 20, 2020
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Pat Touhey was the most successful of the vaudeville pipers. He was in show business for at least 36 years and thought of himself as a comedian and actor. Touhey was also a virtuoso on the Irish pipes and well-regarded as a piper in his day …

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