(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 ...

But it could well have been the case that traditional Irish music would have seen the Uilleann Pipes sound muted out of existence. No more than four or five retained the old art of Uilleann Pipe ...