Hi I regularly play the small pipes at our local wednesday session in Glengarriff west Cork. Most people assume they are the 'Irish' pipes, I used to try to explain the differences to people but have long since given up trying.They are a lovely set made by Dave Burleigh and tuned to Concert 'D' My wife plays Hurdy Gurdy, and the 2 seem to complement each other very well. It must be quite unusual to see (Hear them) over here. We have several good friends who play Uilleann Pipes, and we have had all the usual jokes, " Are they a toy set?" Have you left them out in the rain etc. but we once made an impromptu quartet with Uilleann Pipes, Northumbrian Pipes, Hurdy Gurdy and Fiddle. The sound was magic. Great memories.

All the best

John