Only tried Northumbrians once myself, and the whole 'co-ordination thing' got the better of me ! ( I'm no piper though ! )
But the sound of the Uilleann's has that fantastic haunting quality, without the "harshness" of the highland pipes ... Harshness is perhaps not the right word, but I'm sure you know the sentiment I'm going for there ..
My mum took me to see the Fureys & Davey Arthur when I was a wee boy.. and Finbarr came back on at the interval, just himself... sat down with his Uilleann's and said " I cant remember a time when I didn't play these.. I have photos of me playing when I was 3 years of age", and he did a 20 minute set himself in the interval.
From then on.. been captivated by the sound of the things.. just lovely !
But I do agree .. the complexity of such an octopus would cause me to give them a wide berth and stick to the tin whistles !
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