Felix Doran passed away in 1972. He played a set of pipes given to him by Leo Rowsome. Yeah, naming THE best is a hard task, and probably a fruitless one, given, as noted above, different styles of playing. One can make a list of great pipers, though, and to add to the list here: Tommy Keane. Ah, there are many great pipers these days. American-born Todd Denman is not too shabby!

-chanteyranger