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Thoughts folks here might be interested in checking out the new Morrison/McCallum uilleann pipes... This video features a full set with all the drones and regulators and such. And no, I am not sponsored by McCallum (nor did I receive any discounts or similar). Also, I do not claim to be an overly pr...

Thanks for letting me know the link was not working. I've almost sorted the extra buttons out for regs now. This thing is great and that AppCordians app is about as good of an uilleann sound that I think one can do through MIDI (I bought and paid for the WARBL and app, so my opinion has not been pur...

The WARBL MIDI controller is amazing! Combined with Appcordians' Uilleann Pipe app, I now have a fully digital MIDI uilleann pipe that sounds incredibly realistic! ALL the audio in this video is straight from the app (no additional audio processing) and you can see me playing it all on the WARBL. Li...

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For sale: Full set of Seth Gallagher uilleann pipes (concert D). Mounted in imitation ivory and brass. Chanter is fully keyed and has stop key. Reeded by Martin Gallen in 2017. U-shaped bass regulator. Regulators are reeded by Martin Gallen in 2017. Tenor and bass drones are reeded with original Gal...

For sale: Full set of Seth Gallagher uilleann pipes (concert D). Mounted in imitation ivory and brass. Chanter is fully keyed and has stop key. Reeded by Martin Gallen in 2017. U-shaped bass regulator. Regulators are reeded by Martin Gallen in 2017. Tenor and bass drones are reeded with original Gal...

I got to unbox a FULL SET of Galloway uilleann pipes! Absolutely stunning set made from ebony and mounted in purpleheart and brass. Thought folks here may want to see this... Many thanks to my friend Nick for letting me unbox them on camera for everyone! https://youtu.be/X24CTwYr--0

I have several videos on bagpipe embellishments. Granted, they're on the practice chanter, but they all apply to this particular whistle as well. Here's a playlist of my technique videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc21D3cFD-pjrN2pm657hTmkI_f3FSSqQ . The one on Doublings would likely be ...

I had the chance this week to play and review a Carbony Highland whistle in A, a carbon fiber whistle that uses highland bagpipe fingering. This thing is pretty cool! Even the high G gracenote works on low A and G (an issue other "highland" whistles often had when I played them). I also co...

Thought folks here may enjoy my video of an unboxing of a half set of David Daye drones and penny chanter! I give 'em a wee go as well after setting them up. Those Daye drones are sweet and steady! https://youtu.be/KUCQi9gOuNY

I've got Flip4mac on my MacBook here (Mac OS X 10.5.2), and it still says I'm lacking the necessary plug-in... Why any organization would post something online in a proprietary format these days is quite confusing.

Uilleann pipers in Texas are few and far between; Austin seems to have the most. The Austin Uilleann Piper's Club meets once a month and I always had a great time hanging out and listening to some good tunes. You should check them out: http://www.austinpipers.net/ Now if I could only find some uille...

I'm a sucker for the look of ivory, but have no wish to have the actual elephant ivory on my pipes. I find the swirly creaminess of good imit. ivory to be quite beautiful it its own right. Both my Gallagher full set and my Highlands have imit. ivory mounts and I think they look fantastic. So what if...

F-natural and C-natural are the two most common keys... The second octave C-natural is generally only available through the use of a key. An F-natural can often be approximated with cross fingerings and off-the-knee playing, but the key makes life a lot easier. B-flat and G-sharp are the other two k...