uilleann pipes
plural noun
uil·leann pipes ˈi-lən- 
often capitalized
: an Irish bagpipe with air supplied by a bellows held under and worked by the elbow
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ian Eisendrath’s dynamic onstage rock ensemble emphatically has the chops (not to mention the fiddles, bodhrans, Irish bouzoukis and uilleann pipes). 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Moloney founded the Chieftains in 1962 alongside Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy, playing the uilleann pipes and bodhrán. Andrea Towers, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2021 The uilleann pipes were, and to a large extent, are considered a solo instrument. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2021 The performance also features original uilleann pipes by James Mahon, with pianist Bruce Brubaker performing music of Philip Glass. Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2019 Among them a German fiddler, a Canadian on the uilleann pipes, and two sons of former session members. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019 Highlights this year will include tunes from a trio playing uilleann pipes, harp, and double bass, to the contemporary all-string Kirkos Ensemble, the modern jazz songs of Aoife Doyle Music, and R&B soul-pop quartet Super Silly. David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2018 Green Fields of America musicians include: Tim Britton (tin whistle, flute, uilleann pipes), Denis Cahill (guitar), Liz Carroll (fiddle), Karan Casey (vocals), Fr. Mick Moloney, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2018 See More
San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Moloney founded the Chieftains in 1962 alongside Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy, playing the uilleann pipes and bodhrán. Andrea Towers, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2021 The uilleann pipes were, and to a large extent, are considered a solo instrument. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2021 The performance also features original uilleann pipes by James Mahon, with pianist Bruce Brubaker performing music of Philip Glass. Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2019 Among them a German fiddler, a Canadian on the uilleann pipes, and two sons of former session members. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019 Highlights this year will include tunes from a trio playing uilleann pipes, harp, and double bass, to the contemporary all-string Kirkos Ensemble, the modern jazz songs of Aoife Doyle Music, and R&B soul-pop quartet Super Silly. David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2018 Green Fields of America musicians include: Tim Britton (tin whistle, flute, uilleann pipes), Denis Cahill (guitar), Liz Carroll (fiddle), Karan Casey (vocals), Fr. Mick Moloney, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
uilleann from Irish, genitive singular of uillinn elbow, from Old Irish uilen; akin to Old English eln ell — more at ell
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above