Article: Books: The art of the Irish bagpipe.(Features)

Article: Love of music, and the pipes ; Bruce Childress' specialty is ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  January 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Childress' specialty is making the Irish bagpipe called the Uilleann. Byline ... appointment ABOUT THE UILLEANN OR IRISH BAGPIPE The Uilleann pipes feature a ... instruments but specializes in Irish bagpipes called Uilleann pipes (sounds ...

Article: Irish bagpipe musician to perform.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 8, 2005 ;     484 words ...Byline: Sara Hooker Daily Herald Staff Writer Who knows what Uilleann pipes are? Most Irish music lovers, that's almost guaranteed. They're like the bagpipes but smaller. And harder to play. Musician Kieran O'Hare will perform on the pipes Saturday as part of a traditional Irish music concert

Article: Irish bagpipes.(News)
The Mercury (South Africa);  April 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ...AN UNUSUAL item comes this way, the account of an Irish piper. It is best told in his own words. As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no family or friends. The funeral was to be at a cemetery in the remote countryside, and this

Article: Irish Fest to honor heroes of Sept. 11
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  February 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... family tent activities will include Irish bagpipe bands, Irish dancers, a hula hoop ... 6-9 p.m. at family tent, Irish bagpipe bands, McHugh & Eichelkraut, Sullivan ... 30 p.m. at entertainment tent, Irish bagpipe bands, Three Men in Kilts, The Fenians ...

Transcript: Interview: Musician Ruben Blades discusses his social ...
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR);  November 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... beautifully. Mr. BLADES: Thank you. That's Eric Rigler on the uilleann bagpipe, which is the Irish bagpipe. And if I spoke about combining an Irish bagpipe with an Afro-Cuban rhythm to somebody within the industry, you know, they'd look at ...

Article: OUR VIEW
News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  December 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... surplus. This is a budget which found room to help finance the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago and an Irish bagpipe band. It's a budget which bailed out a multimillionaire horse-track owner. Don't be misled: This is not a money ...

Article: LEGISLATURE PUTS PORK BARREL IN THE DARK
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  May 16, 2000 ;     495 words ... ... taken out, by whom and for what. That kind of accounting has gotten embarrassing in the past. Remember $10,000 for an Irish bagpipe band? "This strikes me this year as probably the least amount of accountability for the largest amount of dollars that ...