Jane Eyre and Uilleann Pipes

World Music Central features Ireland’s Uilleann Pipes and lists memorable players such as

Davy Spillane

Influential Irish musician who plays uilleann pipes and low whistle. He started playing at the age of 12 and met many famous Irish musicians. He co-founded Moving Hearts, a band that played mostly original compositions with a folk-rock sound. Likewise, he then pursued a solo career and collaborated with various artists such as Enya, Bryan Adams, and Celine Dion. Spillane also composed music for films such as Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Rob Roy. He makes his own instruments and recorded a traditional tunes album with Kevin Glackin called Forgotten Days in 2000. (Angel Romero)

Noticias de Gipuzkoa (Spain) interviews writer Maite R. Ochotorena.

¿Hubo algún autor que le inspirara especialmente a la hora de escribir?

Yo siempre me acuerdo de Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë, que lo he leído miles de veces. Y tiene esa mezcla de ese ambiente romántico -y no lo digo por el romance- con el misterio, ese ambiente extraño que tienen en Thornfield Hall... para mí es mi punto de referencia. (Sara Cabrera) (Translation)