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 ...

Midlands Uilleann Pipers are holding events in Mullingar to mark International Uilleann Piping Day, Saturday November 1, a ...

“It takes 200 hours to make a set of pipes, and I make everything from scratch,” says the Dublin native and renowned piper.

Bagpipes are an instrument at least a millennia old, the most popular of which, in modern times, is the Great Highland bagpipe. There are other types of bagpipes, some of which have a bellows rather ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FARMINGTON — On Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:15 p.m. Farmington’s Old South ...

Whether called by their nickname, “union pipes,” or their proper name, Uillean pipes (pronounced ill-yin), the sounds of the traditional Irish instruments rang out loud and strong in Delhi on Saturday ...

Rising Irish trad band Réalta is a big deal at home and throughout Europe, where they have played sold-out concerts and festivals since forming in 2011. So it seemed about time that the band, ...

President Joe Biden sparked a social media debate last week when he claimed that a performance by a bagpiper at the White House made "an Irishman feel special". Biden posted a video of a special St.

Three of Vermont’s leading Irish music players, Hilari Farrington, Benedict Koehler and Sarah Blair, open the Plainfield Opera House’s 2023 Winter-Spring Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. This trio of ...