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 ...

Rob Gándara, plays for his son, Finisterre. Gándara is an engineer who designs and makes a modern version of Uilleann pipes. Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes (rhymes with chillin'), are a traditional ...

A two-year uilleann pipe-making class in Dublin is helping to preserve one of Ireland's oldest traditional instruments. The uilleann pipe-making class is part of Ballyfermot College of Further ...

Like long-winded politicians, Scottish bagpipes dominate at funerals and formal parades. But while the Scottish variety might have a higher and much louder profile, another type of bagpipe is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Therese Powell/KERA News 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, ...