Nick's Piping Archive

Lives of the Pipers
Brief biographies of selected Irish pipers, active in North America before 1950.

Touhey Archive
About Pat "Patsy" Touhey (1865-1923), the most successful of the vaudeville pipers.

O'Donnell Archive
The activites of Ed and Con O'Donnell of Brooklyn, vaudeville "pipers and fiddlers," circa 1903-1920.

Hibernicons: Irish-themed Panorama Shows and Harrigan's Hibernian Company
A little-remembered form of travelling show circa 1865-1900, often including pipers.

Irish Music Club of Chicago Court Cases 1909
Uproar in this well-known club, with piper John Ennis at the center of controversy.

Gannon's Pleasant Hour saloon, Chicago 1890s
A piping haven on Halsted Street

Pipes in 19th Century Fiction
A compilation of references to Irish music, pipers and piping in 19th century novels.

The Coffeepot
At least one vaudeville-era piper played this "clown instrument," a pennywhistle tucked inside what looked like an old-fashioned coffeepot.

Other Things

Uilleann Pipes:
I stopped taking orders to make bagpipes in 2019.

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