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 ...

Fermoy-native Uilleann Pipe master David Hegarty tells Dónal Nolan of the instrument's timeless appeal and its extraordinary heritage in the southwest Dónal Nolan It's a sound buried deep in the Irish ...

I once heard an awful joke about the bagpipes: they aren’t a musical instrument; they’re a breathalyser. Blow into them, and if the sound that comes out doesn’t make you want to kill yourself, you ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The old expression about mighty oaks growing from small acorns is a very useful one when referring to a new music book about to be published this month by Jawbone Press. It is an illuminating new ...

IRELAND IS in danger of losing the craft of making uilleann pipes if it does not invest in training more manufacturers of the instrument, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Despite its Irish roots, ...

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’ ...

It's a sound buried deep in the Irish heart. There cannot be many immune to its effect, as the powerful swell of the drones kick in to push the music into ever-higher realms of the human spirit. But ...