 His style can be heard in the playing of many others, most of whom were either born in or spent considerable time in the United States, including Michael Gallagher, Paddy Lavin, Tom Busby, Tom Ennis, Hugh McCormick, Eddie Mullaney, Joe Shannon and Andy Conroy.Tom Busby was a student of Carney's and described the style of these pipers in various articles and letters printed in "An Píobaire", the newsletter of "Na Píobairí Uilleann".This close-fingered way of playing Busby always described as the Connaught style of piping.