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Irish pipes

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noun

  1. another name for uillean pipes

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Irish pipes, bouzouki, violin and fiddle also feature in the performance alongside an oud - a stringed instrument often described as similar to the European lute - and Middle Eastern percussion.

From BBC

The uilleann pipes, also known as Union pipes or Irish pipes, have been played for centuries and are a beloved instrument in Irish traditional music.

From BBC

Whereas tenor Ronan Tynan rattled the cavernous Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday with his powerful Irish pipes, the Oak Ridge Boys stirred the more intimate sanctuary of St. Martin’s with their rich Tennessee a cappella harmonies on “Amazing Grace.”

From Washington Post

Because of an injury, Barnes has abandoned playing the Irish pipes, but he still plays lute, guitar, mandolin and a vintage harp-guitar built by two Norwegian-immigrant brothers about a century ago in Wisconsin.

From Washington Post

Led by the Birmingham Irish Pipes and Drums band, it will start at Camp Hill with a "confetti blast", organisers said.

From BBC