Patrick J. Touhey

Patrick J. Touhey (1865 – 1923) was a celebrated American player of the uilleann pipes. His innovative technique and phrasing, his travels back and forth to play on the variety and vaudeville stage, and his recordings made his style influential among Irish-American pipers. To a great extent, he can be seen as the greatest contributor to a distinctive merican style.
(Wikipedia, 4/2/2009)