Willie Clancy

Flawless master of uilleann pipes who left priceless legacy

Liam O’Flynn obituary: born – September 15th, 1945; died – March 14th, 2018

Liam O’Flynn left ‘a perfect legacy for generations of musicians’

The Kildare-born musician began on the uilleann pipes under the great Leo Rowsome

Pitch Battles – An Irishman’s Diary about an ancient tune given new life, via a marriage between uilleann pipes and orchestra

Piper’s lament – An Irishman’s Diary about Johnny Doran and the fall and rise of uilleann piping

Ireland Now: the music that defines today’s Irish nation

In the run-up to St Patrick's Day, Irish Times writers select the acts that represent modern Irishness

‘When Séamus Ennis played, it stood your hair on end’

An extract from a new book on the history of Irish uilleann pipers paints a picture of the inimitable, self-assured Dubliner

‘My language has changed since leaving Ireland’

‘Ireland and Me’: Molly O’Mara, Switzerland

Louise Mulcahy: Tuning the Road

Piping hot on a Caribbean island

An Irishwoman’s Diary about a musical export

David Power: the eighteen Moloney

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Sculpture of Willie Clancy unveiled

Hundreds in Miltown Malbay to see piper Liam O’Flynn unveil life-size bronze statue

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