Uilleann pipes

De uilleann pipes (/ˈɪlən/ ⓘ IL-ən or /ˈɪljən/ IL-yən, Irish: [ˈɪl̠ʲən̪ˠ]), dem samtyms dey bell am Irish Bagpipes, be de characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known for English insyd as "union pipes", demma current name be sam partial translation of de Irish language terms píobaí uilleann (literally, "pipes of de elbow"), from demma method of inflation. No historical record of de name anaa use of de term uilleann pipes dey before de 20th century. Na ebe invention of Grattan FloodA History of European Folk Music, 1997, by Jan Ling, p. 146 University of Rochester Press (states the uilleann pipe name was invented by Flood) den de name stuck. People mistook de term 'union' dey refer plus de 1800 Act of Union; dis be incorrect as Breandán Breathnach dey point out say poem wey dem publish for 1796 insyd dey use de term 'union'.Breathnach, Breandán (1996). Folk Music and Dances of Ireland. Ossian Publications. ISBN 978-1900428651.

 Ein Etymology 
Uilleann be sam genitive form of de Irish word for "elbow”, uillinn. De Irish term for uilleann pipes be píb uilleann (alt. píob uilleann), wey dey mean "pipes(s) of de elbow(s)”."Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): uillinn". www.teanglann.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

 Notable players 

 Willie Clancy (1918 – 1973)
 Johnny Doran (c.1908 – 1950)
 Séamus Ennis (1919 – 1982)
 Finbar Furey (born 1946)
 Paddy Keenan (born 1950)
 Declan Masterson
 Michael McGoldrick (born 1971)
 Paddy Moloney (1938 – 2021) of The Chieftains.Sandomir, Richard (12 October 2021). "Paddy Moloney, Irish Piper Who Led the Chieftains, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
 Liam O'Flynn (1945 – 2018) of Planxty
 Leo Rowsome (1903 – 1970)
 Davy Spillane (born 1959)
 Troy Donockley (born 1964) of Nightwish."Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle, guitars, bouzouki, bodhrán, vocals :||: NIGHTWISH OFFICIAL WEBSITE".

 References 
Bibliography

 Brian E. McCandless. "The Pastoral Bagpipe" Iris na bPiobairi (The pipers review); 17 (Spring 1998), 2: p. 19–28.
 O'Farrell's Treatise on the Irish Bagpipes (The Union Pipes) 1801

 External links 

 The Irish piping organization Na Píobairí Uilleann ("the uilleann pipers")
 'Tools of the Trade' – An interview with Liam O'Flynn
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Category:Irish folk music
Category:Irish musical instruments
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