Seamus Ennis

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Séamus Ennis (Irish: Séamas Mac Aonghusa; 5 May 1919 – 5 October 1982) was an Irish musician, singer and Irish music collector. 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 organization 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. Ennis is widely regarded as one of the greatest uilleann pipers of all time. In 1908 James Ennis, Séamus's father, bought a bag of small pieces of Uilleann pipes in a London pawn shop. They were made in the early nineteenth century by Coyne of Thomas Street in Dublin. James worked as a civil servant in Naul, Co Dublin. In 1912 he came first at the Oireachtas competition for warpipes, second at Uilleann pipes. He was also a prize-winning dancer. He married Mary McCabe in 1916. They had six children, including Séamus, who was born on May 5th 1919 in Jamestown in Finglas, North County Dublin. James Ennis was a member of the Fingal trio, which included Frank O'Higgins (fiddle) and John Cawley (flute). They performed on the radio. At the age of thirteen, Séamus started receiving lessons on the pipes from his father. He attended the all-Irish schools at Scoil Cholm Cille and Colaiste Mhuire, which gave him a knowledge of the Irish language as well as En

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The Bonny Bunch of Roses

Ceol, Scéalta Agus Amhráin

The Wandering Minstrel

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Irish pipe & tinwhistle songs

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World Library of Folk and Primitive Music - Ireland

Fabulous Ireland

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The Bonnie Bunch Of Roses (Digitally Remastered)

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Forty Years of Irish Piping

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Irish Pipe & Tinwhistle Songs (Digitally Remastered)

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The Best Of Irish Piping: The Pure Drop & The Fox Chase (Remastered 2020)

Feidlim Tonn Ri's Castle

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Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music

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