Piccolo appropriate as a traditional instrument?

A Nach Meyer picc arrived in the mail the other day, tonight I put new pads and threads on the tenons and am merrily squeaking away. It’s great fun, albeit much more work than the whistle and a real feast for the right eardrum…also it’s very dinky, like playing a sopranino recorder or Northumbrian pipes F chanter. Hard to get around the keys, your fingers almost come straight down.
Tiny holes on this thing, Sweet’s holes are quite biggish, aren’t they? Get some earmuffs!

another doonan recording is the topic lp the lark in the clear air.