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Leo Rowsome
12+ albums
celticirishIrish Folkfolkbagpipes
about
Leo Rowsome (5 April 1903 - 20 September 1970) was the third generation of an unbroken line of uilleann pipers. He was performer, manufacturer and teacher of the uilleann pipes - the complete master of his instrument. He devoted his entire life to the uilleann pipes. Samuel Rowsome, Leo’s grandfather sent his sons, John, Thomas and William to a German teacher of music who resided in Ferns, near their home in Co. Wexford to learn the theory of music and how to play various instruments. This knowledge was passed on through William to his son, Leo who made good use of it in his teaching, writing music for his many pupils. Leo was born in Harold's Cross, Dublin in 1903. His father, William realised that his son had the ability to become a talented musician and craftsman. Constantly watching his father making and repairing instruments, Leo learned the art of pipe making and instrument repair. So rapid was his progress at piping that in 1919 at the age of sixteen he was appointed teacher of the uilleann pipes at Dublin’s Municipal School of Music (now D.I.T. Conservatory of Music & Drama) for 50 years. He also taught at Dublin’s Pipers Club of which he was President. In 1925, Leo’s father died at the age of fifty-five. Leo successfully carried on the family business, after completing his own set of pipes in 1926. The instrument remained an object of fascination and veneration for countless audiences at home and abroad. Leo was the first uilleann piper to perform on Irish Nation
top songs
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The Collier's Reel / The Sligo Maid
4452The Frieze Breeches
3013The Blackbird
2784The Fairies Revel / I Won't Be A Nun
2775The Rocky Road to Dublin
2536Jockey to the Fair
2247The Sweep's Hornpipe / The Friendly Visit
2218St Patrick's Day
2189Boil the Breakfast Early / The Heather Breeze
21410Higgin's Hornpipe / The Queen of May
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