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Hi Mike
  ( i wonder how many posts we'll get on this topic before Sheriff
Mike is forced to bust us for such blatant O.T. shenanigans)  
   Since 'Mabuse' is clearly a fine old Irish name i feel empowered to
endorse your observation that the pipes played on the Myspace site 
the professor cited are NOT Irish pipes but , as you noted, Scottish
Highland pipes. Despite the name , and (i'm sure) good intentions, the
  group in question is definitely playing in the style of our celtic
brethren who still guard the north of Britain. 
   Also, as you note, Irish pipes are a substantially different
instrument with a different sound and very different technique. There
is a good article on this distinction at
http://www.cranfordpub.com/articles/Bagpipes.htm
by another obvious scion of the auld sod: David Papazian
;'>
The most familiar face of the Irish Uillean pipes is probably Paddy
Moloney of The Chieftans. (did anyone else one ever notice the
resemblance between him and Alan Holdsworth?)
(hey! what the hell!.... if i'm already THIS far O.T.!!!)

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

The celtic knots featured on the stock Wiard 300-series faceplates are
also a common decorative motif the elbow-bag of Uillean pipes

(i unreserved confess shame at such a feeble attempt to scavenge some
Wiard-related reference into this post)

slainte!
-doc



--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Michael A. Firman" <maf@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Wierd and cool, but those are highland pipes (which are Scottish and
not Irish).
> The Irish also have pipes (ulleann) which are smaller and softer and
played in
> a different manner. I'm not Irish so I'll have to defer to those on
the list who
> are, as to whether or not this was some sort of insult!
> 
> --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" <grichter@> wrote:
> >
> > Check out "Tekno Train" and, of course, "Amazing Grace".
> > 
> > http://www.myspace.com/brianboruirishpipeband
> >
>