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uilleann piper en · NOUN

Etymology

Partial calque of Irish píobairí uilleann, or from uilleann pipes.

Meanings

1. One who plays uilleann pipes.
   • Uilleann bagpipes in Ireland differ from Scottish pipes in that the uilleann piper uses bellows under the arm to keep the bag full rather than blowing into the bag. 2008, Jo Sprague, Douglas Stuart, David Bodary, The Speaker's Handbook, page 157:
   • Associated with The Long Note, he became its producer in 1978, in this series devoting time to documentary features, such as that on nineteenth-century uilleann piper and composer, Johnny Patterson. 1999, Fintan Vallely, The companion to Irish traditional music, page 38:
   • He went on to become one of Ireland's foremost uilleann pipers [...] 2004, Claire McKenna, A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Tin Whistle, page 41:
   • A twentieth-century master uilleann piper and mentor of many of today's finest pipers. 2001, June Skinner Sawyers, Celtic music: a complete guide, page 106:

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