thank you for sharing your time and energy to produce these tutorials, I have yearned all my life to play Uilleann pipes. My dad was a piper in a Scottish band and i played drums. i had a chanter and would practice a lot. I also played a whistle and still do. I have an Uilleann practice chanter but havent progressed with it. I needed the kind of tutorials you are providing which i have never found anywhere on the internet. I believe i could be successful because of my passion for the instrument. I need all the help i can get. and look forward to everything you have to offer with keen anticipation. respect Jordie
I started playing uilleann pipes today. Horrible noises and frustration happened. Nonetheless, this beginner lesson was so helpful in getting me off on the right foot and by the end I could at least hold out a single note.. Tomorrow, two notes! Thank you!
@@jerrycargill4847 Thanks for asking! I have been practicing every day (well, almost every day!) for about 40 minutes since then and now can play a couple dance tunes (slowly), scales and be relatively in tune. The dog doesn't run away now when I pick them up. Getting a good teacher as well as continuing with these wonderful lessons helped out so much. I am playing the Carbony practice pipes. I got them through House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. Cheers!
@@jerrycargill4847 Good luck Jerry! I recommend the Carbony Uileann pipes. They are relatively inexpensive for beginner pipes, made of carbon so they won't break, seem to pass the tuning test according to my teacher and can reach all the notes in a two octave range.
Such a fantastic video, Tom. I just got my half set this week. If I enroll for the paid lessons, can a person request Tom Delaney? Or do you just get assigned? On most every video I've seen, there's a long piece that is cradled in the crook of the left elbow. I'm so confused. My half set has 3 pipes coming out the bottom of the main stock- the large cylinder. The longest one is looped with a "J" hook on the bottom. Are these the drones. I got a set of Cocobolo wood and 3 nickel keys - and I bought the drone reeds from Pipe Dreams Reeds in Scotland. $400. USD. What is the piece that extends upwards and sets in the elbow in most videos ?
Hallo Tom scots back pipe I played for 35year but last year a got a annerisma so no blowing for my and now after 1 year 1 play 2 numbers on the uilleannpipe thank you! Henk: Friesland
Tom, you're truly an inspiration., and I'm super stoked to get started on my Uilleann Pipes journey. I just got my half set this week. You are a great teacher. If I enroll for the paid lessons, can I request Tom Delaney? My set came with a blurry copy of a copy of a copy of a book, and no instructions on how to assemble it.
After your comment on the C naturals, I put them through a pitch analyzer (after first establishing you were tuned to A=440Hz, whereby C5 should be 523). The first and third C5 you played (your preferred) measured 518 and 519Hz respectively. The second, the variant, measured exactly 523 so it was spot on. However, the thing is, on a D instrument, when you play C natural, you're most likely in Mixolydian or Dorian mode, so ironically the C natural sounds unnatural compared with the major scale. In that context, the ever-so-slightly out of tune version may well sound better. Sometimes what your brain wants you to hear defies all odds!
Such a nobel and difficult instrument for learning... and in my opinion, for sure, uilleann pipes, are not only a musical instrument but also a piece of art. Thank you sir, for your time
Thank you so much for sharing this! I am playing along with you now, and this is SO helpful and easy to follow! After playing great highland pipes for 20+ years, I am so excited I'm living out this longtime dream of trying to play Uilleann pipes!
Wow, you are an amazing teacher! You pull it off to make something so complex feel easier with your patient way of going through every minuute detail involved in the process and reviewing each step as due, repeating each to better fixate the movements needed for each of them. Also, you go over the set of proceedings so as to make sure they are properly assimilated and by choosing, as due, a very easy tune to start with. My back wouldn´t allow me to try it but it feels so nice to think I could stand a chance at learning this most beautiful instrument which I love listening to. I don´t think I could ever learn the regular wind pipes but you make learning the amazing Uillieann pipes an inviting path. Congratulations, you are a consummate teacher! Thank you so much for uploading this here!
7:24 This piece of Music is Ah Vous Dirai Je Maman by Mozart (also called Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep, & the ABC's). The Uilleann Pipes are lower pitched than the Great Highland Bagpipes so this one is in the Key of D which is a String player's favorite key.
Very helpful, but if I have one criticism it's to do something about the volume balancing in post production. If I have the volume high enough to hear Mr. Delaney clearly the pipes are painfully loud, and I mean that literally. Putting the volume up and down over and over isn't just annoying, it makes the video almost unwatchable.
where do I find an affordable practice set or what do you recommend for begineers who want to start learning as to what practice chanter/set should we get when we only want to spend a few hundred dollars at the most just to get started rather then a thousand. Thank you!
@@sweetpickles1671 Hey Sweetpickles, check out my short novel of a post I made responding to Richard about a really solid digital option. If there is any info missing in my post feel free to ask questions as I just got the device/app working and it sounds/feels great. ::::::EDIT:::::: My post got deleted right after posting I'm assuming due to its length hopefully it just needs approval before it will come back. I will repost it if you or Richard respond to this as your posts were from a long time ago.
I've been a highland piper for 25+ years. Could you offer any insight on whether the skills from one are transferable to the other? I've been hankering for a set of Uilleann pipes for years but they're quite challenging to find in Canada, particularly in the prairies.
Cat Craft Why not go for broke and order a set Cillian O’Briain pipes, only a 10 year waiting list plus €18,000 I believe, but hey, what a birthday present! Good luck and may all your piping dreams come true👍
Hi, I'm from the south of Brasil and I would love to learn how to play this instrument. How can I affort an uilleann pipe of quality, and what country should I travel to buy one of this?
There's a shop near me in Pennsylvania (USA) that sells quality pipes that start at $800 US and go up to $7300 US. Now, those are Highland pipes, not uillean pipes, and I'm not sure how the prices vary, but hopefully it gives you an idea of costs. They do sell a practice chanter for only $60 US, so that is something you can look in to to try it out before buying an expensive instrument. I'd imagine most companies would be happy to ship a set to your country.
Hi I am a bagpipe learner from Mexico and already started to learn with a method. I have a question concerning the tuning of the chanter. Is it common to use tape on the holes to tune the instrument? Thanks!
Hi Sebastián, I'm not sure, sorry. It's the type of question you would ask on the OAIM Student Forum. Start your 14 day free trial here - member.oaim.ie/free-trial/
Hi there! excellent playing btw! i play the scottish bagpipes and am looking to start on the uilleann ! was just wondering what the cross over of skills is like, would it be like starting again in learning? or is it an easy transition? i notice that the fingering is different
The Uilleann pipes developed over hundreds of years awsy from other bagpipes in the rest of Europe, they're a bit more intricate. So, yes and no to your question. You use your fingers, but in corporate the forearm in addition.. But once you get going, you'll learn in no time, good luck!
1:45 The Notes, Low D to B 7:25 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 16:00 The C Natural 17:25 Back/Top D 18:15 Exercise 21:50 Happy Birthday 28:39 Tune Part 1 29:10 Tune Part 2
I recently bought myself a practice set and now using this video to get started. First of all: thanks a lot for posting it. It is really helpful and after finishing it I will definitely enroll for the full course. One remark and question though: 1. The vibrato movements in lesson 4 are quite distracting when I try to pay attention to how you place your fingers (and since you didn’t “explain” them yet, it would’ve been better to just play plain notes). 2. Still in lesson 4, you seem to play the G without your right ring finger on the chanter (only the pinky) a few times. Is that intentionally or is it a small mistake? Thanks a lot and see you soon in the full course!
This is so good! Thank you for putting this up on RUclips. I’m currently looking for a suitable beginner half set to get started and will definitely be using your lessons. Thank you again!! 👍👍
Same here. Used to play the german shepherd's pipe and the french cornemouse but the uilleann pipes would be a dream come true. If you played the scottish small pipe before you at least have the advantage of having played a bellow blown pipe before.
Would you mind me asking where I could buy a set of uilleann pipes? I’m from limerick and I play the trad flute but the uilleann pipes have always been my dream to play. How much also 😊
I've checked quite a few times on prices for bagpipes in general. I found that the uileann pipes are top of the ranks when it comes to prices. The cheapest "full set" like seen in this video started at about 2 to 3 grand while the most expensive was around 13 grand.
@@marcpeschke4061 This is because they are not made in factories. Each set is hand made, usually custom made, in small workshops. That being said, it's a shocker that an instrument smaller than a guitar costs as much as a piano.
thank you for sharing your time and energy to produce these tutorials, I have yearned all my life to play Uilleann pipes. My dad was a piper in a Scottish band and i played drums. i had a chanter and would practice a lot. I also played a whistle and still do. I have an Uilleann practice chanter but havent progressed with it. I needed the kind of tutorials you are providing which i have never found anywhere on the internet. I believe i could be successful because of my passion for the instrument. I need all the help i can get. and look forward to everything you have to offer with keen anticipation.
respect Jordie
Hi Jordie, Glad you liked it and good with the music !
I started playing uilleann pipes today. Horrible noises and frustration happened. Nonetheless, this beginner lesson was so helpful in getting me off on the right foot and by the end I could at least hold out a single note.. Tomorrow, two notes! Thank you!
How are you doing now? And where did you get your pipes?
@@jerrycargill4847 Thanks for asking! I have been practicing every day (well, almost every day!) for about 40 minutes since then and now can play a couple dance tunes (slowly), scales and be relatively in tune. The dog doesn't run away now when I pick them up. Getting a good teacher as well as continuing with these wonderful lessons helped out so much. I am playing the Carbony practice pipes. I got them through House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. Cheers!
@@daveohippus Good to hear it! Right now I'm looking for a teacher in Chicago, especially to guide me with the purchase of a practice set.
@@jerrycargill4847 Good luck Jerry! I recommend the Carbony Uileann pipes. They are relatively inexpensive for beginner pipes, made of carbon so they won't break, seem to pass the tuning test according to my teacher and can reach all the notes in a two octave range.
Such a fantastic video, Tom. I just got my half set this week. If I enroll for the paid lessons, can a person request Tom Delaney? Or do you just get assigned?
On most every video I've seen, there's a long piece that is cradled in the crook of the left elbow. I'm so confused. My half set has 3 pipes coming out the bottom of the main stock- the large cylinder. The longest one is looped with a "J" hook on the bottom. Are these the drones.
I got a set of Cocobolo wood and 3 nickel keys - and I bought the drone reeds from Pipe Dreams Reeds in Scotland. $400. USD. What is the piece that extends upwards and sets in the elbow in most videos ?
Hallo Tom scots back pipe I played for 35year but last year a got a annerisma so no blowing for my and now after 1 year 1 play 2 numbers on the uilleannpipe thank you! Henk: Friesland
I'm not a musician. But how I'd love to learn play pipe. Many greetings, OAIM. Sure you are great,Thomas Johnston!
I almost gave up until I watched this.
I still sound awful, but I can see slow, VERY slow, progress.
Hi Eddie, that's great to hear ! Keep practicing and let us know if you have any questions.
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic I will for sure be purchasing the rest of it, after I have this down.
Just keep on practicing, but don't practice mistakes!
Thank you all for the comments! I really hope this proves helpful! Feel free to contact me if you have anymore questions!
Tom
Thanks Tom!
Tom, you're truly an inspiration., and I'm super stoked to get started on my Uilleann Pipes journey. I just got my half set this week. You are a great teacher. If I enroll for the paid lessons, can I request Tom Delaney?
My set came with a blurry copy of a copy of a copy of a book, and no instructions on how to assemble it.
Thank you EVER so much Tom, you are a great teacher, you truly grounded me in the basics, so essential
Online Academy of Irish Music
Yes this song is Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep, & the ABC Song, it's a 3+ for 1 deal.
After your comment on the C naturals, I put them through a pitch analyzer (after first establishing you were tuned to A=440Hz, whereby C5 should be 523).
The first and third C5 you played (your preferred) measured 518 and 519Hz respectively. The second, the variant, measured exactly 523 so it was spot on.
However, the thing is, on a D instrument, when you play C natural, you're most likely in Mixolydian or Dorian mode, so ironically the C natural sounds unnatural compared with the major scale. In that context, the ever-so-slightly out of tune version may well sound better. Sometimes what your brain wants you to hear defies all odds!
Thank you! You are a great teacher, and what a beautiful instrument! 💚🍀🍀
Fascinating.
Listen to ,I want my tears back by nightwish u ll love it
Such a nobel and difficult instrument for learning...
and in my opinion, for sure, uilleann pipes, are not only a musical instrument but also a piece of art.
Thank you sir, for your time
Beautiful Bruno, thanks for commenting.
So correct me if im wrong but the high e and low e are the same fingering but which octave you want depends on how hard you press the bag?
Hi Wilson, that is correct. Lot's more with Tom here - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
THANK YOU for this! This is the best I've seen so far, looking forward to more!
Glad you liked it John!
By the look of it, it's similar to that of a tin whistle.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I am playing along with you now, and this is SO helpful and easy to follow! After playing great highland pipes for 20+ years, I am so excited I'm living out this longtime dream of trying to play Uilleann pipes!
Glad it was helpful! More info on the course here - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
I just started the uilleann pipes.i teach hammered dulcimer, and guitar.You sir are an excellent teacher.You have helped me enormously. Thankyou.
Glad to help
Wow, you are an amazing teacher! You pull it off to make something so complex feel easier with your patient way of going through every minuute detail involved in the process and reviewing each step as due, repeating each to better fixate the movements needed for each of them.
Also, you go over the set of proceedings so as to make sure they are properly assimilated and by choosing, as due, a very easy tune to start with.
My back wouldn´t allow me to try it but it feels so nice to think I could stand a chance at learning this most beautiful instrument which I love listening to.
I don´t think I could ever learn the regular wind pipes but you make learning the amazing Uillieann pipes an inviting path.
Congratulations, you are a consummate teacher! Thank you so much for uploading this here!
Thanks Jo!
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic Thank YOU:-)
Do you have any recommendations for a beginner set? I’m in America. They seem quite hairs to find
7:24 This piece of Music is Ah Vous Dirai Je Maman by Mozart (also called Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep, & the ABC's). The Uilleann Pipes are lower pitched than the Great Highland Bagpipes so this one is in the Key of D which is a String player's favorite key.
Very helpful, but if I have one criticism it's to do something about the volume balancing in post production. If I have the volume high enough to hear Mr. Delaney clearly the pipes are painfully loud, and I mean that literally. Putting the volume up and down over and over isn't just annoying, it makes the video almost unwatchable.
Thanks for the feedback - it sounds fine on my headphones.
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic yea it sounds fine in my headphones as well...
Sounds fine to me
where do I find an affordable practice set or what do you recommend for begineers who want to start learning as to what practice chanter/set should we get when we only want to spend a few hundred dollars at the most just to get started rather then a thousand. Thank you!
Hi Richard, check out the FAQ section on here - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
Richard, I am looking for the same thing. I noticed this post is 10 months old. Did you have any luck?
@@sweetpickles1671 Hey Sweetpickles, check out my short novel of a post I made responding to Richard about a really solid digital option. If there is any info missing in my post feel free to ask questions as I just got the device/app working and it sounds/feels great. ::::::EDIT:::::: My post got deleted right after posting I'm assuming due to its length hopefully it just needs approval before it will come back. I will repost it if you or Richard respond to this as your posts were from a long time ago.
I've been a highland piper for 25+ years. Could you offer any insight on whether the skills from one are transferable to the other? I've been hankering for a set of Uilleann pipes for years but they're quite challenging to find in Canada, particularly in the prairies.
Hi Pierre, Finger dexterity, ornamentation and general fingering of the tunes are all transferable.
I’m a highland piper for 23 years now and I want a set of these. This video is awesome
If you’ve not found one yet and want an inexpensive half set David Daye in Ohio USA is good
THANK YOU SIR from the bottom of my heart ❤ 😊🙋♂️
Nicer sound than the bagpipes In my opinion
Had no idea want i wanted for my birthday. Found something
Your family are going to love you for that haha!!
Haha i know!
Cat Craft Why not go for broke and order a set Cillian O’Briain pipes, only a 10 year waiting list plus €18,000 I believe, but hey, what a birthday present! Good luck and may all your piping dreams come true👍
Been playing for almost a decade on and off wish I had these videos when I started!
excellent
Hi, I'm from the south of Brasil and I would love to learn how to play this instrument. How can I affort an uilleann pipe of quality, and what country should I travel to buy one of this?
Same, Man! Espero conseguir uma gaita irlandesa um dia...
There's a shop near me in Pennsylvania (USA) that sells quality pipes that start at $800 US and go up to $7300 US. Now, those are Highland pipes, not uillean pipes, and I'm not sure how the prices vary, but hopefully it gives you an idea of costs. They do sell a practice chanter for only $60 US, so that is something you can look in to to try it out before buying an expensive instrument. I'd imagine most companies would be happy to ship a set to your country.
Try Fuaim na Tíre in Co.Wicklow, Ireland : nice video here : ruclips.net/video/qpzvo-Lg_O8/видео.html
Thanks for doing this!!
Are their practice chanters for uilleann pipes like there are for Scottish highland pipes
Hi, We have a section in our FAQ’s on this topic - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/
Hi I am a bagpipe learner from Mexico and already started to learn with a method. I have a question concerning the tuning of the chanter. Is it common to use tape on the holes to tune the instrument? Thanks!
Hi Sebastián, I'm not sure, sorry. It's the type of question you would ask on the OAIM Student Forum. Start your 14 day free trial here - member.oaim.ie/free-trial/
Hi there! excellent playing btw! i play the scottish bagpipes and am looking to start on the uilleann ! was just wondering what the cross over of skills is like, would it be like starting again in learning? or is it an easy transition? i notice that the fingering is different
Hey Alex, Please ask this question on the OAIM forum.
The Uilleann pipes developed over hundreds of years awsy from other bagpipes in the rest of Europe, they're a bit more intricate. So, yes and no to your question. You use your fingers, but in corporate the forearm in addition.. But once you get going, you'll learn in no time, good luck!
I paly left hand style on whistle, would this effect how I would play the pipes?
You would need your pipes set up differently to play with your right hand on top. like that. Are you thinking of buying a set?
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic Cheers, thanks. Yes, I'm thinking of getting a set in the future. It's been a dream of mine for quite a while.
Mll🎉🇨🇮
Really enjoyed your lessons here, been looking at playing Uilleann pipes for a while. Thanks Dave.
I just opened my first set, and Jesus christ its harder than he makes it look
Keep practicing !
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic I live in a tiny one room, so I'm waiting for warmer weather lol
Marvellous
Will the other lessons be uploaded?
Hi Andrew, all the other lessons are on the website @ www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
Online Academy of Irish Music oh great. Thank you
1:45 The Notes, Low D to B
7:25 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
16:00 The C Natural
17:25 Back/Top D
18:15 Exercise
21:50 Happy Birthday
28:39 Tune Part 1
29:10 Tune Part 2
Thank you for making these lessons!!!!
I recently bought myself a practice set and now using this video to get started. First of all: thanks a lot for posting it. It is really helpful and after finishing it I will definitely enroll for the full course. One remark and question though: 1. The vibrato movements in lesson 4 are quite distracting when I try to pay attention to how you place your fingers (and since you didn’t “explain” them yet, it would’ve been better to just play plain notes). 2. Still in lesson 4, you seem to play the G without your right ring finger on the chanter (only the pinky) a few times. Is that intentionally or is it a small mistake? Thanks a lot and see you soon in the full course!
Hi Stan, keep going with the lessons and when you sign up you can get this question answered on the forum.
Beautiful sound.
This is so good! Thank you for putting this up on RUclips. I’m currently looking for a suitable beginner half set to get started and will definitely be using your lessons. Thank you again!! 👍👍
Cool, glad you liked it !
Try Fuaim na Tíre in Co.Wicklow : nice video here : ruclips.net/video/qpzvo-Lg_O8/видео.html
So if i grt a oractice set can the drones be added to that same set afterwards?
Hi Dean, sure they can. There's some advice on buying a practice set of pipes here - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
I play the whistles, highland pipes, and Scottish small pipes... it’s a dream of mine to try out a set of these!!
Same here. Used to play the german shepherd's pipe and the french cornemouse but the uilleann pipes would be a dream come true. If you played the scottish small pipe before you at least have the advantage of having played a bellow blown pipe before.
Would you mind me asking where I could buy a set of uilleann pipes? I’m from limerick and I play the trad flute but the uilleann pipes have always been my dream to play. How much also 😊
I've checked quite a few times on prices for bagpipes in general. I found that the uileann pipes are top of the ranks when it comes to prices. The cheapest "full set" like seen in this video started at about 2 to 3 grand while the most expensive was around 13 grand.
Hi Anne, there is some info here - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
@@marcpeschke4061 This is because they are not made in factories. Each set is hand made, usually custom made, in small workshops. That being said, it's a shocker that an instrument smaller than a guitar costs as much as a piano.
Try Fuaim na Tíre in Co.Wicklow : nice video here : ruclips.net/video/qpzvo-Lg_O8/видео.html
Notes are the same as a penny whistle yes?
No the notes are different to penny whistle.
Great !
Fantastic!
Thank you!
Hi Lon, check out Tom's structured course - www.oaim.ie/uilleann-pipes/uilleann-pipes-basics/
Why can't you get an Uilleann chanter to learn on ?
You can get a practice set of pipes and I'm pretty sure you can get an electronic chanter.
If you mean just a practice chanter you can’t because wet air such as a human breath, ruin the Reed
@@PeterEvans_music Well I have a Bagpipe Chanter, can't be that different.
It's a bag and chanter
@@buidseachExtremely different in reality.
very strange musical instrument..only today i found out about this thing
What instrument are you playing ?
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic i'm not playing any musical instruments, just interested....
@@onlineacademyofirishmusic great lesson thanks
Well I thought I liked the sound of these but you've cured me of that :P
lol