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| | The Uilleann Pipes |
 | | Previously the pipes could be pitched in anything from around B flat to C sharp; the Taylor pipes were in a way a product of market forces, since they produced the greater volume needed to fill the American concert and music halls, where Irish music was a flourishing industry. | | | Whatever the case, the regulators, thought by many to be an integral component of the uilleann pipes, seem to have been grafted on (is it accidental that they are inserted into that part of the pipes known as the stock?) to accommodate non-Irish music. | | | The pipes are in many ways a curious hybrid: since Irish music is essentially melodic, it may be thought that the regulators, which permit harmonic accompaniment, are unnecessary. |
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http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/culture/music/traditional/ulil.shtm
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| | Liam O'Flynn - Tools of the Trade |
| | One of the secrets of listening to pipe music is to attune the ear to hear not just the drone and a chanter but the cords they create together (such as, with Highland pipes, an apparent fifth, a note that is there even though nothing is producing it). | | | Many people, drawn to their exciting music, heard the uilleann pipes for the first time and were struck by their power, their expressiveness. | | | Davy Spillane uses his like a jazz saxophonist and they are a crucial ingredient to the mix of the most successful fusion band of the moment, Afro-Celt Sound System. |
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http://www.taramusic.com/features/lofpipes.htm
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| | Uilleann Pipes and Howling Dogs - Irish Culture |
| | When you’re listening to “Danny Boy,” and they get to the bit about “the pipes, the pipes, they’re calling,” it’s fairly certain that it’s the haunting sound of the uilleann pipes that are doing the calling. | | | The thing of it is, you might have thought you were listening to a flute, a fiddle, or maybe even a piccolo; that’s the thing about this very strange-looking instrument; it has a chameleon-like tendency to sound like whatever the piper wishes it to...theoretically. | | | If you’re a fan of the modern-day traditional Irish band, Danu, you’ve already heard the uilleann pipes. |
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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art22393.asp
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| | Uilleann Pipes |
| | You can hear uilleann pipes at various concerts and on many recordings widely available, for example on Aniar Records (sponsor of this site). | | | This ability to play in a normal musical range allows one to play just about any type of music on the uilleann pipes, including jazz, rock, and classical music, all of which have been done in recent years. | | | Finally, uilleann pipers don't normally learn from sheet music but learn by ear within their tradition. |
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http://www.aniar.net/pipes.html
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| | Uilleann piping / traditional Irish music - Kevin Rowsome |
| | During his early teens Kevin played clarinet and saxophone with the Artane Boys band, a diversion from traditional music which Kevin found hugely beneficial later in the sense that he learned to read and understand music in a different discipline thus broadening his musical horizons. | | | Newspaper article promoting "The Ace and Duece of Piping" Concert in the National Concert Hall Dublin, in which Kevin took part. | | | Uilleann piping / traditional Irish music - Kevin Rowsome |
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http://www.esatclear.ie/~rowsome/kevin.htm
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| | Irish Echo Online - Arts |
| | The two unaccompanied solos by Taylor on the album are the traditional "Girl of the House/The Holly Bush," played on uilleann pipes, and her own "The Happy Union," played on Northumbrian pipes. | | | But it is Becky Taylor's piping that finally carries this album aloft. | | | "My piping career started on the Northumbrian smallpipes back in 1983 after badgering a school music teacher for a set of Irish pipes," she wrote in a liner note for her self-titled, self-issued debut CD in England. |
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http://www.irishecho.com/newspaper/story.cfm?id=14315
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| | Articles |
| | These instruments generate a soft, melodious, surprisingly unobtrusive sound, and because of their pitch, they are suitable for playing with other instruments such as flutes and fiddles. | | | Ray Wall, a uilleann piper, did the sound, and it showed that a piper should always do a piping concert. | | | The vendor arena was, as always, a challenge to the pocketbook. |
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http://www.pipersgathering.org/Articles/Articles.htm
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| | The Chiff & Fipple Uilleann Pipe Annex |
| | If you can't do either of these things, then try to amass as much piping music as you can and spend a lot of time listening to it. | | | As well, try finding Irish clubs or Celtic music societies in your community and play penny-whistle with them. | | | Frequently Asked Questions about this weird and wonderful instrument. |
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http://www.chiffandfipple.com/up
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| | Irish (Uilleann) Pipes - Elderly Instruments |
| | Classic '60s album, the first LP of uilleann piping ever issued! | | | They are joined on some tunes by Maeve Donnelly on fiddle and Geraldine Cotter on piano. | | | Contains the albums "The Pure Drop" & "The Fox Chase" from one of the masters of the Uilleann pipes. |
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http://www.elderly.com/recordings/cats/90.htm
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| | Getting Started On Uilleann Pipes |
| | It plays the melody, puts your fingers in the correct position for a concert D uilleann pipe chanter. | | | This UWC, in concert A, will give you the same finger stretch as most concert D Uilleann Pipe chanters. | | | It can be tuned to a clear 4th or 5th interval, or in unison by moving the slide. |
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http://www.songsea.com/uwc.htm
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| | Uilleann Pipes in Traditional Music |
| | Interview with Liam O'Flynn about the pipes from Tara Music | | | Gerry O'Sullivan from the album The Invasion (Green Linnet) | | | Brenda McCann (Fiddle) and Eammon Walsh (Uilleann Pipes) (Video and Audio 2086Kb) from CCE |
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http://www.teachnet.ie/ddonnelly/pipes.htm
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| | DavySpillane.com Uilleann Pipes and Low whistles, traditional irish music, instruments, making and learning |
| | Evolving through centuries, loved by gentry and travelling musicians alike, banned by foreign forces and at stages becoming virtually extinct, the Uilleann Pipes are still one of the most amazing musical instruments ever developed. | | | Through the work of Davy Spillane, the Uileann Pipes made the quantum leap from the solo and ensemble piping of traditional Irish music to being fully integrated into many other musical forms and genres. | | | Very few musical instruments in the world enjoy so much praise for their beauty, myth and extraordinary sound as the Uilleann Pipes. |
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http://www.davyspillane.com/instruments.html
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| | New Page 2 |
| | One of the treasures of Irish Culture is its traditional music and one of the treasures of this music is the UILLEANN Pipes. | | | The Chanter is the main melody instrument and has a range of two octaves. | | | The present form, with three drones and three regulators, came into being at the beginning of the 19th Century. |
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http://www.kennedysuilleannpipes.com/history.htm
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| | The Uilleann Pipes |
| | For more information on The Uilleann Pipes try Tara Music. |
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http://www.clubi.ie/MBE/uilleann.htm
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| | Clips & Snips |
| | Simple Gifts...(aka Lord of the Dance)...Yamaha plastic soprano recorder, Epiphone acoustic guitar, Uilleann pipes in D by Davy Stephenson | | | I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave(jig)...Marc van Daal fullset concert D uilleann pipes.......... | | | The Priest and His Boots...Alain Froment full concert set uilleann pipes...... |
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http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/uilleann.html
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| | New Celtic Music from Aniar Records |
| | "I first saw a reference to this disc - which is subtitled 'an uilleann pipes and fiddle adventure' - when it was listed in Irish Music magazine among the hottest-selling traditional discs in Dublin. | | | [And]...one of the best pipes and fiddle duets on record." |
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http://www.aniar.net
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| | Pipes of scotland - Uilleann pipes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The bagpipe and pipe music is today virtually a symbol of the Scotland and the Pipe bands are most commonly assocaited with Scotland and the vast | | | provide the best quality Great Highland Bagpipers, Pipe Bands, Ceilidh Bands and Highland Dancers for any occasion in Scotland and world-wide. | | | Music In Scotland - Online Catalogue > Pipe Band. |
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http://supersiteclub.com/ssc/pipes-of-scotland.html
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| | The Session: Discussions - Piano accordians and uilleann pipes... |
| | The original question was related to the compatibility of Uilleann pipes and Piano accordion. | | | The Session >> Discussions >> Piano accordians and uilleann pipes... | | | The Session: Discussions - Piano accordians and uilleann pipes... |
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http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4109/comments
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| | David Daye's Bagpipe Page |
| | GHB Pipe Band Recruiting 7 KB -- Ideas for planning a band recruitment and training program | | | All the sound files are in Windows.WAV format, 16-bit mono sound. | | | ALL Artificial Drone Reed 59 KB -- Diagram for making artificial drone reeds, metal body, soft plastic tongues, mellow tone. |
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http://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bdaye/bagpipes.html
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| | BC Uilleann Pipers' Society - Membership |
| | The first is to listen to as much piping as you can and as many different pipers as you can. | | | A list of the tunes which have been taught at the meetings is available on the Music page. | | | This will also get you used to playing music if you do not play any other instruments. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/bc2/uilleann/membership.html
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| | FLAITHRÍ NEFF, uilleann pipes |
| | A multi-award winning piper he has performed as soloist on uilleann pipes with symphony orchestras in UK, France, Italy, Ireland for works such as Shaun Davey’s “The Brendan Voyage” and Eddie McGuire’s “L’Epopée Celtique”. | | | Flaithrí has also performed with Riverdance as well as other dance shows, and on radio and television, both at home and abroad. | | | - “piping is tight yet rugged” Irish Music, John O’Regan. |
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http://homepage.eircom.net/~teaghlach/22F.html
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| | Uilleann Pipes |
| | A lot of modern musicians have included some uilleann pipes in their songs too: "Heaven's Here on Earth" (Tracy Chapman – New Beginning), Stephan Eicher, etc. | | | albums by Davy Spillane and Michael McGoldrick (who also plays the pipes on late Capercaillie albums), "Riverdance" or "The Seville Suite" by Bill Whelan, "The siege of Carrick International Airport" (Kíla – Tóg É Go Bóg É), etc. | | | Uilleann pipes, which are diatonic like most bagpipes, exist in Bb, C and D. D is the most commonly used tone. |
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http://neverforever.free.fr/instruments/uilleannpipes.htm
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| | Michael Vignoles |
| | Listen to the pipes on Michael's own CD of pipe tunes, played on a set he made himself, of course! | | | The chanter is the main melody instrument and has a range of two octaves. | | | One of the treasures of Irish traditional music, the Uilleann Pipes are a wind-reed instrument that are only manufactured by hand. |
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http://irishpipesmaker.com
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| | Uilleann Pipes |
| | Shebeen, a traditional three piece band that play jigs, reels, and original and modern songs fused with acoustic and some electric guitars. | | | We carry over 1,500 Ethnic Musical Instruments and Accessories that are handcrafted from the finest materials. | | | Robbie Byrne, the Uilleann Pipe player is a very fine and passionate performer and is presently researching and rehearsing his third album - the first is called "The Pebbled Shore" the second, "12 Mile Island". |
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http://q.webring.com/hub?ring=uilleann
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| | Irish Uilleann Pipes Fingering Charts - The Woodwind Fingering Guide |
| | Each fingering chart is split up by acoustic octaves, whose ranges are notated and clickable. | | | Below is a list of all available fingering charts for Irish uilleann pipes. | | | Irish Uilleann Pipes Fingering Charts - The Woodwind Fingering Guide |
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http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/uilleann
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| | UilleannObsession.com - Home |
| | Piping instructors will be Denis Brooks, David Power and Tom Creegan. | | | The CD will be available at their website www.theyllbegoodyet.com » | | | 30/12/05: The eagerly anticipated Peter Laban and Kitty Hayes pipes and concertina duet CD "They'll Be Good Yet" is due out any day now. |
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http://www.uilleannobsession.com
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| | Greenwood Pipes, Uillean Pipes |
| | I first heard the Uilleann pipes as a teenager. | | | They were made as a wedding gift for a friend. | | | I had already been playing Northumbrian Smallpipes, and became absolutely enchanted the first time I heard and saw the Uilleann pipes being played. |
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http://www.greenwoodpipes.com
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| | Uilleann Pipes |
| | The pipes we get from Neil O'Grady are Cocobolo. | | | To ensure the best fitting of reeds to your instrument, we recommend that you order regulators directly from Neil O'Grady. | | | O'Grady pipes are made from Cocobolo (rosewood family) with maple mounts. |
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http://www.songsea.com/uilleann.htm
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| | New Page 2 |
| | I first heard the UILLEANN pipes in the early 90's on a U2 recording, and I was captivated by the sound. | | | It was not until years later that I saw and heard the instrument in person. | | | Today I produce a pleasant sounding half set in "D". |
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http://www.kennedysuilleannpipes.com
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| | Michael Hubbert |
| | Michael is currently making Uilleann Pipes in Concert D, and flat sets. | | | His D chanter design had as its starting point his personal set of pipes by Tadhg Crowley, Cork City, Ireland, c. |
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http://homepage.mac.com/photomorphose/hubbert.html
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| | Uilleann Bagpipes at The Harp and Dragon |
| | More recently, the uilleann pipes have been widely seen in the Riverdance band, and this has excited a great deal of interest. | | | Although uilleann pipes have been around since the early 1600's, their revival in modern times began in the 1960's with a musical group called The Chieftains. | | | The uilleann chanter plays a standard two-octave diatonic scale in key of D or G. Sometimes this basic set is used to play melody, in the same way that a clarinet or oboe might be used. |
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http://www.harpanddragon.com/uilleann.htm
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| | Cumman na bPiobaire Uilleann Inis Fada; The Long Island Uilleann Pipers Club |
| | But like Sehy, he loves the pipes for their musical sound, conduciveness to social gatherings and easy portability. | | | We are a group of Uilleann Pipers residing on Long Island, New York who have come together to share our music and benefit from the experience and talent of our members and other pipers and musicians | | | And when they gather, the sound they make is familiar to most folks, even if the sight of the pipes themselves isn't. |
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http://www.longislandpipers.com
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| | British Columbia Uilleann Pipers' Society |
| | Support the local development of uilleann pipers and traditional Irish music in British Columbia. | | | The society was formed in September 1999 at a gathering of uilleann pipers in Langley, B.C. The society is the first of its kind in western Canada and is actively involved in organising workshops and concerts for and about the uilleann pipes. | | | Organise workshops, seminars and concerts for both the members of the club and the general public. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/bc2/uilleann
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| | Chief O'Neill's Pub Uilleann Pipes - How They Are Played |
| | Most uilleann pipers play by ear, and do not read music. | | | Because of the distinctive, keyboardlike undercurrent of sound supplied by the drones and regulators, uilleann pipes are also referred to as the Irish organ, or union pipes (referring to the union of sounds they produce). | | | It can take several years or more just to learn the basics. |
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http://www.chiefoneillspub.com/brendan_played.htm
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| | Chiff and Fipple Forums :: View topic - New Uilleann pipes reasearch is sorely needed |
| | O'Neill says that Touhey's pipes were sharp of concert pitch but other than that mention pipes are either concert or flat (of concert). | | | However, Ciaran Carson mentions in his "Irish Traditional Music Handbook" that there is evidence of pipes having been made out of boortree and other indiginous woods. | | | "Sionnach" is the Gaelic word for bellows."Comh" is a participle roughly equivalent to "co-" in English and "seirm" means "melody." "Comh-sheirm" can mean either "concert" or "harmony." So "harmony pipes," I guess. |
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http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=335654
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| | Can I Learn Uilleann Pipes? |
| | Conversely, I strongly encourage experienced musicians who cannot play "by ear" to follow the aural method because it helps the piper grow into the music the same way it was created, and to adapt to playing in traditional dance bands and jam "sessiuns." | | | Pipes are usually not good instruments for people who want to play very casually and infrequently as many of us do with a tin whistle, a set of musical spoons etc., or for those who want to carry an instrument in a backpack for cycling and camping. | | | Obviously this instrument, even the bare practice set consisting of bag, bellows and chanter, is more complex than most folk or traditional instruments. |
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http://www.daye1.com/can_I_learn.html
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| | Uilleann Pipes in Utah - Welcome to the Salt Lake Piping Club! |
| | Highlights from David Power's concert with the locals is up and can be viewed here. | | | Please plan on joining the Salt Lake Piping Club in welcoming back David Power and for the | | | inter-mountain west, the Salt Lake Piping Club has grown to become a well known part of the |
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http://www.uilleann.org
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| | Martin Preshaw - Uilleann Pipe Maker - HOME |
| | "I think that you will agree that his pipes definitely have a pleasantly recognizeable sound and feel." | | | The uilleann pipes, the most distinctive sound of Ireland, are one of the most beautiul instruments that have survived the centuries. | | | "Martin's pipes are a real work of art, as well as a first class musical instrument. |
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http://www.unionpipes.co.uk
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| | Uilleann Pipes in the Netherlands and abroad - homepage |
| | Launch of Néillidh Mulligan's new album - 25th July 2003 | | | Piping subjects are the Dannsa concert, the Belfast tionól, the Armagh Pipers Club family session and annual concert. | | | Uilleann Pipes in the Netherlands and abroad - homepage |
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http://mulelia.demon.co.uk/pipes
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| | Austin Uilleann Pipers' Club |
| | We exist primarily to spread appreciation of Irish pipe music - to that end we act as a support group for area pipers, as well as sharing information about our music with the general public. | | | There is no 'membership' as such, so feel free to drop in on our next meeting. | | | The Austin Uilleann Pipers welcomes anyone with an interest in the uilleann pipes; players of any level, prospective players, and non-players alike. |
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http://cberdoll.home.texas.net
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| | Uilleann bagpipes, pipes, chanters, bags, bellows, and Scottish, Irish music, |
| | Uilleann bagpipes, pipes, chanters, bags, bellows, and Scottish, Irish music, | | | Check out the IN STOCK page for newly available bagpipes & accessories | | | Welcome to the home page of our Uilleann Pipes web, we hope you enjoy browsing this site |
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http://www.kmbagpipes.com
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| | Uilleann pipes |
| | Patrick Sky, who makes them, has a website (he plays them, too, I've been listening to his music for (gulp) 35 years) | | | i was wondering if anyone played the uilleann pipes and if you did, i wanted to know if the fingering is different from the GHBP. | | | Irish Forums - Sceala - The Irish Message Forums- Irish Ballads, Irish Songs, Lyrics, Midi Tunes- Uilleann pipes |
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http://www.sceala.com/phpBB2/irish-forums-1832.html
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