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 ...

What do John Lennon, "Braveheart," and UNESCO all have in common? Surprisingly, the famed Irish instrument the uilleann pipes. The traditional Irish instrument, the uilleann pipes, has received the ...

When you spend nearly 40 years in a stressful job like law enforcement, having a way to let off steam can be quite important. For Jack Brennan, that outlet came in the form of the Uilleann pipes, also ...

ALL GOOD things come to those who wait, but in the case of the uilleann pipes that wait can be seven years. The demand for the most quintessential of Irish instruments is so great that an appeal has ...

It’s been a week since someone broke into Gabriel McKeagney’s San Juan Capistrano house and made off with part of his soul: his two sets of Irish uilleann pipes. And a week since the instruments’ ...

There has always been a great tradition of uilleann piping in Kerry and in recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in the traditional instrument. Report shows Dave Hegarty playing the ...

AMONG the heavy machinery of a busy industrial estate, the haunting sound of the uilleann pipes are an unexpected but welcome distraction. But the music playing is not about entertainment -- it is a ...

Uilleann pipes are often confused with the bellicose bagpipes, meaning some people may give them a wide berth. Donal Dineen, DJ, broadcaster, photographer and film-maker, is on a mission to right that ...

THE late great Seamus Ennis was referred to as the ‘God of uilleann pipes,’ for his ability and talent at playing this beautiful but difficult instrument. And if Martin Preshaw isn't yet the god of ...

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, Morning Edition host Andrew ...