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Davy Spillane
Noah talks with Davy Spillane, who plays the uillean pipes, which are the traditional bagpipes of Ireland. Back in the early 80s, when he was barely out of school, Spillane was in the band Moving Hearts, one of the first groups to put rock and traditional folk together. He recalls that playing the pipes in a rock and roll setting was extremely stressful. Now he plays the uillean pipes in what he terms a "contemporary setting", backed by a keyboard, instead of the more limited drones of the pipes. (Note: Davy Spillane's new CD is "Sea of Dreams", catalog number #1676 on Covert Records - a subsidiary of Relativity Entertainment.) This item is unavailable due to copyright issues.
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