But it could well have been the case that traditional Irish music would have seen the Uilleann Pipes sound muted out of existence. No more than four or five retained the old art of Uilleann Pipe ...

Uilleann Piping is a musical practice in which a particular type of bagpipe (known as ‘uilleann’, ‘Irish’ or ‘union’ pipes) is used to play traditional music. Bearers and practitioners include ...

IT is a source of pride that Irish traditional music - which 60 years ago was ... for help in recovering a set of priceless uilleann pipes which his late father had made to celebrate his birth.

Renowned Irish folk musician Francis McPeake III has died, his family have announced. A part of the traditional music dynasty ...

One of a number of recordings made for ‘Iarthar Chonndae an Chlair', a programme featuring music and speech from ... plays solo reels on the uilleann pipes.

TRIBUTES have been paid to renowned folk musician Francis McPeake III, who will be remembered as a "mentor, tutor and friend" ...

On November 13 th, the fifth instalment of Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse returns with an incredible all-Irish ...

Bringing Irish music to the world was a theme for Paddy ... lending his haunting work on the uilleann pipes to recordings by the Stones, Stevie Wonder and others. It was in his capacity as a ...

Red Luck, an acoustic string trio with local ties, is bringing Irish and American traditional music to Poway’s Templars Hall ...

The Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival has announced winners of this year's young musician award. The ...

Instruments range from the fiddle, Irish flute, guitar, accordions, mandolin and banjo, to unique ones such as the concertina ...

Finbar Furey (born 28 September 1946) is a multi-instrumental Irish folk musician and actor ... Considered one of the finest Uilleann Pipes players in the world, he is the son of fiddler Ted ...