vivaldizz (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Interestingly, the Irish uileann pipes were developed by the anglo-irish protestant community in Ireland. A lot of protestant clergy men played them in the early days. Their development roughly coincides with the development of the Northumbria elbow (uileann) pipes in England.

munsterfloyd (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Superb musicians. Colm Murphy on bodhran is class. He is also a great artist.

lilnewfieboy (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

awsome gr8 job guys

gibsonpaddy (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

This is how irish music was meant to be played

seanearnest (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

supposed to be a reply to "boxmusic90"

seanearnest (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

wish there was a better way of expressing appreciation. alas i'm too socially awkward to dance

squiresfan (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

No trying to be contentious here, but as far as I know the pastoral pipes seem to be a joint invention between england Scotland and Ireland. They were undoubtedly the ancestor of the uilleann pipes but they are different and the uilleann pipes are without doubt an Irish development.

Cooley66 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Beg to differ, Squiresfan - it is clear that Uilleann pipes did not, in fact, come from Ireland. Their dad is the "Pastoral pipes" made and played mainly in Scotland and Northern England in the mid-18th century, with a family tree back to the French Musette de Coeur of the 17th century. There were Union pipe makers in England, like Robert Reid of Northumberland. The instrument became popular, and survived, in Ireland - maybe for the reasons you mention - but it wasn't "developed" there.

squiresfan (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

In 17C Ireland, the english wanted all traces of the Irish culture eradicated. At that time poeple played the Irish warpipes which could be heard for miles and attracted the unwanted attention of the english. The english didnt just seize and destroy the pipes but they hanged the piper too.To avoid this ethnic cleansing the Irish developed a quieter instrument which could be played indoors without the english hearing. The result was the invention of the Uilleann pipes in the early 1700s.

elektrovolt (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

agree !