Title: Séamus Ennis: An Fear Ceoil
Speaker: Dr James Cully
Time: @ 7:45 PM
Location: Iona Pastoral Centre
Aoife: You may remember the splendid talk James gave about the stained glass artist, Harry Clarke some years ago. I think we will enjoy some recordings of Séamus’ playing during the evening. It should be a very pleasant evening..
Séamus Ennis (Irish: Séamas Mac Aonghusa; 5 May 1919 – 5 October 1982) was an Irish musician, singer and Irish music collector.[1] He was most noted for his uilleann pipe playing and was partly responsible for the revival of the instrument during the twentieth century, having co-founded Na Píobairí Uilleann, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the promotion of the uilleann pipes and its music. He is recognised for having preserved almost 2,000 Irish songs and dance-tunes as part of the work he did with the Irish Folklore Commission.[2] Ennis is widely regarded as one of the greatest uilleann pipers of all time.[2]
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Mise an fear ceoil: Séamus Ennis-Dialann Taistil 1942–1946
This book provides a fascinating insight into the life and work of piper and music collector Séamus Ennis during his period as full-time collector with the Irish Folklore Commission when he worked in counties Galway, Clare, Mayo, Donegal, Limerick and Cavan.
Authors: Séamus Mac Aonghusa agus Ríonach uí Ógáin
Music: The Rainy Day/The Merry Blacksmith/The Silver Spear
Knocklyon History Society 