Is there anyone who uses the piccolo to play irish music? I mean as his/her main instrument.
What do you mean by piccolo. Something like a Healy, Sweet, or Hammie piccolo?
I think you would like to read this.
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~hammie/Piccolo.htm
I love piccolos! 
Piccolos were really common in the early 1900s if I recall correctly. Currently, I know Glauber uses one in sessions.
Eric
Dixon makes one as well. Although I don’t see people speak very favorably of it, I can play it, so it must be fairly easy to get a tune out of. And it’s about the most inexpensive you’ll find. I havn’t played it in session though. I still have a hard time playing flute in session.
My main man on Piccolo,was John Doonan,of Hebburn,Tyne and Wear-who was known locally as ‘The Whistling Welder’ (he worked in a Shipyard).
He played Piccolo so as to be heard with his dad’s band,playing noisy dancehalls.
He was good enough to win ‘All-Ireland’ championships,and can be heard on Piccolo on 'The Lark in the clear air’album,amongst others.
Michael Eskin just recorded another mp3 clip for me, this time playing my high c flute/fife/piccolo. It is on the audio files page of my webpage. If you are interested, click on the WWW icon below. Any questions about it should be by PM or email. Thank you.
I mean a soprano D wooden traverse flute, with no keys or with the old system of keys (pre-Bohem). That’s the one I’m interested in.
I was just about to post a question on a similar topic. Hope you don’t mind if I intrude a bit!
Anyhow, I was also looking for “a soprano D wooden traverse flute, with no keys or with the old system of keys (pre-Bohem).” I’ve looked at those made by Sweetheart and some by Skip Healy, but was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions? The Healys were closer to what I’m looking for, but it’d be nice to know if there are any other options I ought to look at.
Thanks in advance 
I too, would love to tag along on this thread
I have wondered “where” piccolos fit in. I mean, you have the high to low whistle range, fipple end blown flute, then what everyone seems to just call the flute . . . is a piccolo just a “soprano” flute? If so, is it an easier way to transition into the flute, from whistling?
I thank you in advance for not making too much fun of an misconceptions I have.
matt
Where’s Glauber? He can answer the question, “What is the difference between a high flute, a fife, and a piccolo?” My guess is that you are not going to find perfect agreement on this question. And whatever you do, don’t ask me, because I am confused, as well.