A regulator is a simple chanter which is played with the heel of the hand, allowing the Uilleann piper to play a limited chordal accompaniment to the chanter melody.
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Regulators or regulatory bodies are created to design requirements that are placed on the privatised industries to comply with controls on prices and standards of service. Examples include OFTEL who monitor the Telecommunications industry.
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The Regulators were a body of insurgents in North Carolina just before the American Revolution. Heavy taxes and fees aroused the resistance of the back-country people against Governor William Tryon in 1766. The rebellion spread, but William Tryon signally defeated the armed bands at Alamance, on the Haw, in 1771. His successor, Martin, compromised ...
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